Feature Plant

Evergreen Azaleas Offering vibrant spring colour, there’s an Evergreen Azalea for every occasion. Often seen in Oriental cities, Evergreen Azaleas are versatile plants that can brighten up any part of your garden. Producing an abundance of colour from April to May, these plants are the smaller cousins of Rhododendrons. As such, they thrive in acidic,…

Erysimums Also known as ‘Wallflowers’, Erysimums have narrow leaves with dense, colourful flower spikes of fragrant flowers. Erysimums, or ‘Wallflowers’, can be annuals, biennials or woody-based perennials. Our favourite for this month are the perennial types with their long lasting flowers in shades of mauve, apricot, yellow and red. Growth is best in a sunny…

Peonies With their giant, flamboyant blooms, few plants can rival the peony for their elegance and beauty. Peonies are easy to grow herbaceous plants that once established, can live for decades, often up to fifty years. They’re unrivalled when in flower and make an excellent low maintenance plant that’s perfect for beginners and experienced gardeners…

Nemesia Offering a profusion of small, colourful flowers all summer long, Nemesia are ideal for brightening up patios, borders and rock gardens. Nemesia are a versatile bedding plant for the gardener. They can be used as edging plants, ground covers, in mixed borders, woodland plantings and as container or hanging basket plants. Most varieties grow…

Ornamental Grasses With their elegant seed heads providing structure, interest and movement, ornamental grasses make a great addition to any garden. There’s an ornamental grass for every garden style with different cultivars offering variations in colour, texture and shape. The taller upright varieties, such as Stipa, Miscanthus and Panicum are perfect for making a strong…

Dahlias Making a well-deserved return in popularity and with a wide range of forms, Dahlias are excellent for keeping the colour going throughout the summer. There’s a Dahlia for every situation from summer borders, patio containers, bedding schemes and cut flowers. With the many recent introductions, they offer a wide range of flower types, often…

English Lavender An easy to grow, evergreen shrub that offers masses of beautifully scented flowers above silvery-green foliage. Originating from the Mediterranean, English Lavender is a popular plant for adding summer colour to sunny borders, container, herb or gravel gardens. They thrive in warm summers and wet winters in any poor or moderately fertile, free-draining…

Geraniums A traditional favourite, summer Geraniums provide long lasting colour to lift any border or patio. The bright, vivid colours of summer geraniums are always a popular choice for gardeners. An essential addition to sunny mixed borders or pots they thrive in free draining soils and are very drought tolerant. Upright and bushy, these succulent-stemmed…

French Lavender Cultivated for more than 400 years, French Lavender offers intense fragrance and unforgettable flower spikes. French Lavender are popular plants for adding summer colour in sunny mixed borders or pots. Originating from the Mediterranean, they thrive in free draining soils and are very drought tolerant. They survive well in a sunny corner or…