Mimulus 'Orange Glow' (Monkey flower) Lovely orange flowers all summer long above compact, neat foliage, this plant is great for a rockery (provided it's not too dry), front of border or pond edge. This is one of the older varieties of Mimulus which has stood the test of time and is robust...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' Still one of the best Buddlejas, Black Knight has beautiful dark purple flower lances from July to September, which look black in some light. Produces an intoxicating perfume and is loved by cabbage white, peacock and tortoiseshell butterflies, as...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £8.00
Viola sororia 'Freckles' A wonderful form of the North American woolly violet. Easily grown in any decent soil in sun or part shade. Flowers of a pale blue background freckled with purple spots, in mid to late spring. Height: 15cm Viola sororia is an eastern Northern America...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Trio of Sage (3 Culinary Salvia Varieties) One each of three varieties of Savia officinalis. Salvia officinalis 'Purpurascens' Dusky purple foliage, equally good for cooking as the ordinary Salvia officinalis. Height: 50cm Salvia officinalis 'Icterina' A variegated form of the common...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £9.00
Viola odorata 'Baroness Alice de Rothschild' Raised as a seedling which appeared in Alice de Rothschild's French garden in 1894 and has been very popular with gardeners since. Large violet-blue flowers on tall stems with a very good fragrance. Early flowering, from early winter into spring. Grows...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.90
Primula 'Wanda' An old variety with masses of red-purple flowers in early to late spring. A very robust primula. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Height: 15cm Synonm: Primula × pruhonicensis 'Wanda' Picture courtesy of The Hardy Plant Society.Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £6.90
Campanula persicifolia 'Double Silver Blue' We are very pleased to have been sent this campanula by a generous customer. This is an old variety which has lost its original name and is now not widely available. We used to grow it at the nursery I worked at in my younger days and it's nice to be...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £6.90
Dianthus 'Emile Parié' We are very pleased to have found this now very rare Mule Pink, which dates from around 1840. Small double, salmon pink flowers are produced in branching clusters and when happy the plant will spread over a wide area, throwing up many sprays of...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Anders Fay Seagrave' A laced pink from 2003 and named after Fay Seagrave (see an article by Fay here). Long straight stems make this an excellent variety for the vase. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Briza media (Quaking Grass) A very pretty perennial wild grass. This British Native 'Quaking Grass' is named after the delicate branching heads of green-purple flowers which appear to tremble or quake in the breeze. The green-grey foliage remains short and the flower/seed...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Libertia chilensis This grass-like plant is most unusual in that it has sprays of pure white, almost orchid-like, saucer-shaped flowers with yellow stamens. Most unlike most flowers of this plant type. Its airy habit makes it perfect for growing in a prairie-style...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Carex grayi A very attractive broad-leafed sedge. Tufts of arching green leaves and in early summer it bears mid-green flowers, followed by green, star-shaped seedheads. Popular with flower arrangers. Named in honor of one of America’s leading...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Symphytum 'Angela Whinfield' A very good red flowered comfrey which was discovered growing in Angela and Ian's Snape Cottage garden. We were grateful to have received this plant from Angela herself and are pleased to be able to make it more widely available. Height and spread:...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Santolina rosmarinifolia 'Lemon Fizz' An attractive dwarf bushy shrub, with bright, lemon scented yellow-green foliage and bright lemon button flowers in July and August. Requires a sunny position in any well drained soil. Good for low, formal trimmed hedges, or as an interesting...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Gaura lindheimeri 'The Bride' A superb, long-flowering plant for the border. Pure white flowers from early summer right through into autumn. Petals turn pink as they age. A plant for sunny, well-drained situations. Height: 1.2m Gaura lindheimeri was brought over from Texas and...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Viola odorata 'Kim' One of our favourites. Gorgeous dark purple flowers in late winter and spring, with a good scent. A compact violet which slowly forms a good sized clump. Grows well in semi-shade or Full Shade with free draining, fertile soil. Height: 7cm Sweet...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.90
Dianthus 'Kesteven Kirkstead' Pure white ground with velvety crimson central zone and white throat. Slightly fringed petals. Raised by A.E. Robinson of Enfield as a seedling of 'Laced Romeo'. Awarded an AM by the RHS in 1983 as a plant for the border. Good scent. Height: 30cm Common...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus 'London Lovely' Semi-double flowers with pure white and dark purple crimson central zone which gets paler as the flower ages. Lacing of the same colour. Bred by F.R. McQuown and introduced in 1944. Height: 25cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Lawley's Double Red' We are very grateful to a generous customer who donated this lovely pink. Wonderful double red flowers with serrated petals on blue foliage. Scented. Very similar to Dianthus 'St Nicholas'. Not much is known about the history, although it possibly...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Veronicastrum virginicum f. roseum A wonderful, tall perennial for the back of a border. Branching spires of pale pink flowers above dark green foliage. Forms a good size clump. Happy in full sun or partial shade in most soils. Long flowering from June to September. Excellent for...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Primula florindae A large primula with tall yellow candelabras of flowers held high above green foliage. Likes a shady spot in damp soil and can take it very wet. Will self-seed if allowed. Late flowering for a primula, in July and August. Height:...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Messines Pink' Beautiful double flowers of deep salmon pink over green foliage. One of the Mule pinks. Age unknown, but thought to be from around 1840. Height: 25cm There is a story told of this pink which is that a soldier, wounded in the Messines Ridge area, was...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Sops in Wine 2' For many years there have been two different pinks with the name 'Sops in Wine'. This dates back to at least 1900, so it seems likely that two varieties came to be given the same name in different parts of the country, rather than just a modern mix up...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus 'Doreen Hodgson' Single pink flowers with darker pink eye and overlapping petals. A beautiful alpine pink. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height: 15cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Achillea 'Moonshine' Silver-grey foliage with flat sulphur-yellow flower heads from June to September. This variety is shorter than some. Bred by Alan Bloom in 1954. Attractive to pollinators, particularly hoverflies. The plants spread slowly into sizeable clumps without...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Artemisia pontica A spreading plant with finely cut foliage that can be used as ground cover in hot sunny places, or as a feature silver-grey plant. Came from Europe before 1570 and is a herb used in the production of absinth and vermouth. Drought tolerant once...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Osteospermum 'Shire Pink' This hardy African Daisy has been growing in our garden for many years and we have now propagated it and given it a name. It has come through many winters, including the 'Beast from the East' 2017/18 winter so appears to be fully hardy. It has very pale...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Brympton Red' An old pink which was originally found growing in a workhouse at Beaminster, Devon. It was later rediscovered at Brympton D'Evercy. Glowing single crimson flowers with a darker edge. Long stemmed and fragrant. Quite Lovely. Height:...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus lumnizeri A compact, bushy pink with grass-like foliage and bright white serrated flowers. Height: 15cm Common name(s): PinkClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Primula beesiana From the mountain meadows of China, this primula works best when planted in groups. Will happy self seed so you don't need to buy lots of plants, simply leave the flower heads on. Beautiful candelabras of flowers in spring and summer. Loved by...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Chrysanthemum 'Elspeth' An old variety which is now very rare and classified as ‘Threatened in cultivation’ by Plant Heritage. Elspeth is believed to have been bred at Capel Manor and known to have been grown since at least 1911. A tough and...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £6.90
Dianthus 'Whatfield Ruby' From 1985. Deep rose-pink with a thin maroon central eye. Very fragrant. Long flowering season with intermittent flowers appearing until late into the autumn. A beautiful alpine pink. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Fusilier' An alpine pink and one of S.T. Byatt's military series for the rock garden. Very fragrant blooms and very compact, bushy foliage. Introduced sometime before 1955 when the RHS awarded it an AM as a border plant. Height: 15cm Common name(s): Pink;...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Geranium macrorrhizum album White or very soft pink flowers are borne in loose clusters on slender, upright stems above a dense clump of attractive foliage. Flowers over a long period, from May to September. Plants form dense, weed suppressing clumps of green and red...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Earl of Essex' A 19th Century double rose pink dianthus with fringed petals. The flowers turn almost white as they age. Strong scent. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Verbena rigida A superb low-growing perennial verbena which produces masses of branched candelabras of deep purple to magenta flowers. Shorter than many verbena. this really produces an amazing display of flowers, from June right through to autumn. Introduced into...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Geranium thunbergii 'Jester's Jacket' A good ground-cover geranium with unusual variegated foliage of green, cream and red. Pink flowers from May to July. Height and Spread: 30 x 60cm Common name(s): Variegated cranesbill 'Jester's Jackets' Myth and Legend Apparently, the...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Campanula carpatica A clump forming campanula with masses of blue bell flowers in summer. Height: 20cm Common name(s): Tussock bellflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Campanula portenschlagiana An alpine campanula, easily grown in rock gardens, on walls, in front of borders or even in containers. It forms a generous, dense mat of small ivy-like leaves which become hidden beneath the mass of small purple bells in summer. Easy to grow and looks...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus deltoides 'Alba' The white flowered version of Dianthus deltoides. Masses of white flowers on neat mats of dark green foliage. Excellent for rockery, container or front of border. Height: 8cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Photo courtesy of The Hardy Plant...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Helichrysum stoechas 'White Barn' Discovered and named by Beth Chatto, this selection has larger leaves than the type and makes a good bushy plant. Golden papery buds open into interesting sulphur-yellow flowers from June to August. Drought resistant when established and likes a...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Heath' A very robust, strong grower with large double white flowers with a light green central zone and a strong scent. Age unknown but thought to be quite old. Strong, straight stems make it good for cutting and putting in a vase. Height: 30cm Common name(s):...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.75
Dianthus 'Whatfield Cancan' One of the Whatfield pinks. This one has many fragrant, double, pink flowers with fringed petals. Dates from 1989. Excellent for border edges, rockeries, paving or in containers. Height: 15cm Common name(s): Pink; Gillyflower Synonym: Dianthus...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Penstemon 'Raven' Sumptuous dark purple flowers with white throats between June and October. Penstemon ‘Raven’ has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s prestigious Award of Garden Merit (AGM). Equally at home in traditional cottage...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Dianthus 'Lancing Supreme' Light pink ground with maroon lacing and central eye. Very scented. Ideal as cut flowers having tall strong stems. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50
Sedum spurium 'Tricolor' A tough variegated plant with small, variegated, fleshy leaves are green in the centre and edged with white and pink. The flowers are tiny, star-shaped, light pink and borne in clusters in summer. Very drought tolerant. Excellent for the edge of...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: £4.90 Now: £3.90
Eryngium planum 'Blue Hobbit' 'Blue Hobbit' is a dwarf Eryngium, perfect for the front of a border or a container. Many small, steely blue flowerheads from May to September. Thistle-like foliage. A very tough little plant. Very happy in coastal gardens and very drought-resistant...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Dianthus 'Priory Pink' An old pink with semi-double, verging on double fringed pink flowers and a good scent. Darker when it first opens. Height: 30cm Common name(s): Pink; GillyflowerClick here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £4.90
Chrysanthemum 'Picasso' Now listed as endangered by the Hardy Plant Society and is on their Conservation Scheme Plant list. Masses of small double peach flowers shading to apricot in centres and flushed carmine at the edges. Blooms October-November on neat plants...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £6.50
Chelone obliqua alba (Turtle's Head) White flowers that really do look like turtles all clustered together on the top of stiff stems, hence the common name of Turtle's Head. These form slowly spreading clumps with soft green leaves. Likes a soil that does not dry out in summer. Flowers in...Click here for full details... MSRP: Was: Now: £5.50