Shire Plants Blog

This striking violet is new to us this year and will be available in a few weeks. The dark colour of the flowers really stand out at this time of year (flowering early in a polytunnel). As a bonus the … read more

Love this violet. It does just what it says on the tin. This one is in the pollytunnel so it's flowering early but the sororia violets usually flower after our native dog/wood violets, so they ar … read more

This is Viola odorata 'Princess Diana' which is flowering in the polytunnel now. She has a gorgeous scent when the sun is on her.

This is one of the earliest violets to flower. Hence its name: Viola Christmas. 

Our latest newsletter is out and this month we look at crystallising flowers and feature a number of our favourite violet plants.You can read the newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/82bcb4cedf67/ … read more

This is Viola odorata 'Dick o' the Hills', a sweet violet which has just started flowering and should be flowering strongly through to late spring. I like to think it was named after a wizened old she … read more