Large violet blue saucer flowers in late spring and early summer. On a fast growing shrub which has grey felted shoots and lobed grey green leaves. Sun, well drained soil.

I had to originally go against my wife to buy this, but the bright red flowers are very eye catching & there are so few really good reds, especially of hardy plants. Deadhead to promote continued flowering.

Very much admired recently (before I had chance to propagate from it of course), brick red flowers age gracefully.

Individually large pale pink flowers profusely produced over fresh green foliage for an extended period.

Incredibly popular here last year-sold out early due to its small size and softest lemon yellow plates of flowers. Sun, not waterlogged.

You have just come across a vigorous, spreading plant that grows well in dry shade. Lovely soft grey foliage and clean cream flowers for late spring 'till Aug. Ideal for difficult places.

Plates of spicy orange flowers in summer make this a must for hot beds, cut down after flowering for even more flowers.

I am a convert to this pure, large flowered, double white (ages beautifully which can't often be said of white flowers) pom pomed plant which has an extremely long flowering period (May-Oct). Provide some support or allow to recline gracefully. Sun or part shade.

This is a sumptuous plant the richest red flowers glow in the garden. Always sells out quickly.

Excellent short growing, soft red flowers which age well keeping their colour. Jun-Jul and repeats through to November! Sun not waterlogged.

From the same stable as A. 'Summer Wine' and shares its excellent constitution but is of a salmon pink colour-lovely.

Glowing plates of almost luminous pink flowers in mid to late summer, look excellent with purple foliage or just as a border focal point. Definitely not a subtle colour!

Have you ever seen a plant you really liked, but not bought it because you thought it was a bit expensive & then really regretted it? I did that with this plant & then didn't see it for sale again for years. It is a very good strong glowing purple colour which again had many admirers & hence always sells very strongly. Reflowers well.

Good grey foliage is an excellent foil for apricot flowers which age to creamy custard. Sunny, reasonably well drained.

The name is taken from the colour of the sandstone cliffs of the German river Weser and is a warm pinky salmon red, (redder than Salmon Beauty and they go well together. Long flowering, not wet, sun or part shade.

For semi to full shade a great autumn colour of steely blue on tall stems. Hooded flowers in late August to October. Put it with Aconitum Royal Flush for different blues and Tricyrtis for purples and pinks.

In spring (as I write this) the new leaves are a stunning deep red becoming green speckled white, later. The flowers are improved on the species being larger and a darker, clearer blue. Poisonous.

Extra Photo of spring leaf

This is very different and useful from many of the other Wolf's banes having cream flowers produced in early summer rather than autumn. Sun to shade in a rich soil which doesn't bake. Poisonous.

(3'). (Doll's Eyes). Indispensible to the autumn shade garden having many, large, showy, pure white berries which have a black spot on them, hence the common name. Just watch as they are poisonous. Very hardy and easy.

Other white Agapanthuses (or should it be Agapanthi?) are beautiful but often maddeningly slow. This is vigorous, floriferous and beautiful from July to Oct. Sun, not waterlogged.

I am delighted to be able to offer this exceptional new plant. Black-Blue flowers on dark stems from July to September. Beautiful and much requested.

New, vigorous, long blooming hybrid from New Zealand. Abundant deep blue-purple flowers from July to Oct. Flowering size.

A smaller navy blue Agapanthus with flowers from July to Sept. Flowering size.

Deep purple blue flowers which, with it being an A. inapertus hybrid, the flowers hang in a most appealing way.

(10"). Lovely spheres made up of many silvery flowers starred with blue July to Oct.

(34"). Stunning, dense floriferous heads of vivid blue are produced over strong hardy foliage. Flowering size.

A unique and beautiful colour of large heads of soft grey flowers freely produced with grey anthers and green pollen. A tough and reliable plant. Sun, not wet.

Good glossy dark green leaves form an excellent ground cover with pink (orchid looking?) spikes in spring. Sun or shade.

(Malva) This is an excellent new Hollyhock-like plant which doesn't get rust! Creamy semi-double flowers with maroon stamens over a very long period it is sterile so puts all energy into flower production, not seed (Jun to Nov). Perennial and robust, a real change for continuing colour in autumn. Sun not wet.

Starry cornflower blue flowers make a globe of beauty in late spring. For sun in a soil which isn't waterlogged. Unusual colour for Alliums. (-18°C).

The white and extremely beautiful equivalent of Allium carinatum pulchellum & both will clump quickly. AGM.

Metallic mauve, starry flowers make an enormous sphere of flowers up to 9" across that dry well. May-Jul. Sun to part shade & will clump steadily. AGM

(Allium farreri). A gorgeous little rockery or front of border plant with pendent heads of deep violet purple flowers. Clumps well.

(5'). This is the very tall allium often shown towering over small children. Orange-sized flower heads of lilac are produced in early summer. Excellent poking through herbaceous plantings. (-15°C). AGM.

This showy giant produces large, violet-purple globular flower heads. Very striking especially in a clump, even a single bulb will multiply quite quickly Sun or part shade not waterlogged.

A sensational hybrid with sturdy stems bearing huge (over 10") soft spherical inflorescences of violet flowers in early summer. Not waterlogged soil. AGM

A very new and still rare wonderfull introduction clumping up very quickly to provide a mass of cone-shaped heads of pinky purple. Easy and recomended. Sun or shade, not waterlogged. (-16°C).

Another truly impressive Allium, with intense purple flower heads the size of a large tennis ball. Looks best in clumps or even drifts. The foliage appears very early in the year and starts to die at flowering so plant with herbaceous perennials or low shrubs. Highly recommended. Sun or part shade, AGM

Fascinating football sized heads made up of pink flowers on stalks of different lengths. These dry perfectly making an intriguing dried flower head. Sheltered spot in sun, well drained. Flowers are beautifully scented- quite a surprise on an Allium.

A new hugely popular form because it is so distinctly beautiful, with globes of white flowers each having a purple centre suffusing to pink. Sought after for a sunny position. (-16°C).

A very easy border stalwart. It gives height & elegance with a certain regimentallity as the purple dense cones of flowers are held on ramrod straight, thin stems. July.

A rare, lower growing variety with exquisite, large dark red, narrow, funnel shaped flowers. Hardy but protect 1st year until the roots have gone deep. Sun, not wet.

A shorter plant with large vibrant red, deep rose and picotee flowers over a long period.

After trialing this for a year I can thoroughly recommend this long flowering eye catching flower. The delightfully patterned flowers are mainly rose madder with peach & a bold white centre dotted with carmine. HARDY, for sun, not too wet.

A seed raised strain of pinks which I find to be the most difficult to track down. Vigorous & free flowering. Protect the roots in the first year, but after this they are very hardy.

An excellent garden plant with purple flowers, with a lighter centre. Pull (not cut) old flower stems to keep stimulating flower production.

Stunning rich purple flowers with white eyes over an incredibly long flowering period. (June to end Nov!). Front of border or pots do not allow to freeze solid if in pots. Pull old flowering stems to initiate more flowers. Sun, not wet.

A brand new, compact, bright red variety which flowers from June until Nov. and longer. Very compact HARDY plants ideal for the front of the border. Good foliage. Pull dead shoots & do not allow pots to freeze solid. (-10°C).

Huge apricot flowers over compact plants.

Alstroemeria Princess Series: It is with great pleasure that I offer this range of Princess Alstroemerias. Many nurseries are selling them at well over £10 per plant, & I have to admit it that they are still worth it. Incredibly floriferous, starting in June the photo was taken in mid Nov! Very compact ideal for patios or front of border, in a well drained sunny site. Cover roots in winter especially the first year and protect those grown in pots from being frozen through. Stunning red purple (cherry reddish) flowers. Hugely popular.

Alstroemeria Princess Series: It is with great pleasure that I offer this range of Princess Alstroemerias. Many nurseries are selling them at well over £10 per plant, & I have to admit it that they are still worth it. Incredibly floriferous, starting in June they continue until mid Nov! Very compact ideal for patios or front of border, in a well drained sunny site. Cover roots in winter especially the first year and protect those grown in pots from being frozen through. Eye catching pink and white bicolour, the pink on the centre of each petal makes a starry effect.

Alstroemeria Princess Series: It is with great pleasure that I offer this range of Princess Alstroemerias. Many nurseries are selling them at well over £10 per plant, & I have to admit it that they are still worth it. Incredibly floriferous, starting in June the photo was taken in mid Nov! Very compact ideal for patios or front of border, in a well drained sunny site. Cover roots in winter especially the first year and protect those grown in pots from being frozen through. Beautiful yellow and orange flowers.

(1'). Beautiful rose pink flowers over an incredibly long flowering period. (June to end Nov!). Front of border or pots do not allow to freeze solid if in pots. Pull old flowering stems to initiate more flowers. Sun, not wet. (-10°C).

Alstroemeria Princess Series: It is with great pleasure that I offer this range of Princess Alstroemerias. Many nurseries are selling them at well over £14 per plant, & I have to admit it that they are still well worth it. Incredibly floriferous, starting in June they continue until mid Nov! In fact, I have contacted by very satisfied customers saying that theirs flowered through until mid-December. Very compact ideal for patios or front of border, in a well drained sunny site. In cold areas cover the roots in their first winter and protect those grown in pots from being frozen through. A warm salmon orange colour good for a mediterranean feel and very popular.

A new find for me and much requested, beautiful, glowing purple flowers from spring to late autumn. Can be grown in a pot or garden. Lovely and much sought after, I never have enough to satisfy demand.

This is a real delight in late summer and through autumn, tall very willowy, wiry stems which have the same see through properties as Verbena bonariensis produce a myriad of rose pink mallow shaped flowers. Easy and incredibly robust even on thick clay.

(Blue Pimpernell) A fabulous colour for the well drained rockery or scree. Bright Gentian blue flowers adorn a plant which is much easier to grow than many Gentians. Mine has proved hardy over the past four years and perennial.

Rare, sought after by all those that see its vicious bright pink almost red flowers. Looks more like a Mesembryanthemum than a spring flowering Anemone. AGM

This is the archetypal tall, white, autumn Japanese Anemone. Indispensible and a cottage garden or even more structured border must. Each virginal white flower has a boss of golden anthers in the centre. Good in partial shade or sun. AGM

The original species was collected by Robert Fortune from the cemetery of Shanghai. This is a selection dating back to 1932 & has stood the test of time well, being a prolific plant with silvery pink flowers. Unbeatable for autumn colour. AGM

Semi-double, deep purpley pink flowers which are distinct enough from other varieties to merit growing. Like most of the Japanese Anemones, a must for the autumn border. AGM

Brilliant white, semi-double Catherine wheels of spiky petals are at their showy best in late summer through autumn. An excellent compact variety.

A delectable hybrid which has A. nemerosa as one parent produces large, soft, pale yellow flowers on nodding stems in early spring. Shade lover and good in dry shade. (-20°C)

This wood anemone has delightful double white flowers that develop a distinct rich blue centre as they age. Very attractive. Good for dry shade although it will grow quicker with more moisture.

The largest flowered of all Wood anemones. A substantial well held pure white flower. Lovely .

A much darker blue than most wood anemones looking more like an Anemone blanda form. Excellent for dry shade but will grow quicker if moister. Spring.

Large flowered form, still good in dry shade, with blue flowers which are purple backed. Dark purpley tinged foliage.

A lovely wood anemone which is vigorous and spreading. Light pinkish blue large flowers in spring. Ideal for shade.

A pot of these delightful lavender blue, large flowered, yellow centered gems sells on sight! Very easy & spreading, excellent under trees & shrubs good for dry shade. Flowers April & May.AGM.

A lovely wood Anemone with flowers that open white and reliably age to pink. Good in dry shade although clump quicker if moister. (-18°C).

In my opinion the best of the blues.

A lovely wood Anemone with flowers that open white and reliably age to an intense pink. Good in dry shade although clump quicker if moister.

Always in huge demand the double white form of our wood anemone has flowers like buttons with a white ruff or pom-pom of petals in the centre of spreading florets. Reminds of a miniature Gardenia. Good in dry shade but will grow quicker if moister.

This is one of the most prolific of wood anemones excellent for dry shade. The flower petals have been replaced by fern like leaves which take on pinky tints as they age. Once established they form a clump which flowers for a long time (10 weeks) and is always massively popular with customers. Looks like an exotic fern in flower.

An excellent spring carpeting shade lover with double starry bright yellow flowers. Good in dry but quicker if moister. Disappears mid summer so grow under Tricyrtis for example.

A refined Japanese woodland ballerina with airy sprays of nodding purple & light pink flowers which look similar in form to a spurless Aquilegia. Rare and extremely choice. Avoid sun & drying winds July-August .

An autumn flowering delight with large darkest purple heads (almost sinister). Small plants which establish better. allow to seed as usually monocarpic. (as with all Angelicas fresh seed grows easily).

Smaller & laxer with greyer foliage than Anthemis E.C. Buxton or 'Sauce Hollandaise' this bears lovely very pale yellow flowers in late spring and into summer.

A first rate perennial for a sunny position. Hundreds of cool, pale lemon yellow flowers in mid summer for weeks. Trim top third off after first flush for reflowering in Sept-Oct. Good for picking. Plus ferny leaves persist all winter giving a small dome of foliage in the border.

An excellent plant on its own or in drifts. Starting to flower in late May and going on 'til August. Then cut off the top third for re-flowering Sept-Oct. Over winter a low mound of dark green ferny foliage has a presence in the herbaceous border. Creamy, very pale lemon flowers are paler than A. E.C. Buxton with which it goes well. Recommended.

A Cow’s Parsley with finely divided, deep plum black leaves. Very attractive and highly desirable. Always much sought after as such a good foil for brighter subjects. The new leaves are bronze before aging plum. In summer pure white flowers shine above the foliage.

I never have enough of this double dark purple (black) frilly Aquilegia, a cottage garden must. looks a bit like a Clematis. Sun or part shade .

Fully double, rose pink, flowers, another essential cottage garden flower. Sun or part shade .

Double flowers but this time with ruby red petals on red stems. Sun or part shade. A beautiful plant that comes true from seed.

When established eventually producing enormous snake skin mottled leaf stalks which unleash a parasol of leaflets from the top. The arum flowers are just as impressive with brown & white longitudinal stripes sometimes with a splash of green. Shade not dry.

A lovely leaf like umbrella spokes tops green and fawn spathe with white stripes.

A smaller Arisaema, needing shade & moist conditions, good for a peat bed. Has yellow spathes striped with green.

A brooding almost malevolent presence in flower. Large, shiny chocolate brown spathes are striped white and the hood curls over the top giving rise to a cobra appearance. Dramatic three lobed, heavily textured leaves. A dramatic plant for shady woodland areas. Humousy soil best. (May- Jun)

A fantastic & quite rare, minty green striped white urn like flower.

A truly spectacular plant with tall mottled leaf stems and well held striped purple and white flowers in spring. Shady but not dry areas.

A rare, handsome, variable species with green or greeny purple white striped spathes.(Smallish tubers )

Another spectacular species with shiny red-brown spathes which have a big hood and thin white stripes. The large leaves are equally as impressive being heavily veined.

Dramatic lime green spathes show off to perfection the purple-black sinisterly twisted spadix. Always attracts comment as it is large, showy and one of the easiest to grow and flower. A humus rich soil which neither dries out or gets boggy is ideal for all of these fantastic plants.

A connoisseurs’s plant. Green jagged leaves suffused with purple, mahogany & silver held on purple stems. Late summer sees masses of silver flowers held high.

The famous and sought after Arum with bright yellow spathes in early spring, the top of which curl attractively back. Distinct and very beautiful for a sunny well drained sheltered position with humus in the soil.

Recent winters have not have hurt this tropical Bamboo look -alike. Dramatic stems with a distinct similarity to Sugar cane bear blue green leaves. Likes moisture & looks wonderful in a pot for patio plantings. It is also the plant used to provide oboe reeds. Makes lovely swishing noises in gentle winds as the leaves brush each other but in stronger winds the leaves go horizontal & are quiet; The Arabs say; 'It whispers in the breeze & is silent in the storm'.

Lovely large white flowers striped with brown in early summer are held on branched flower stems giving a candelabra effect.

Perhaps best grown as a pot plant (rich blue pot looks an electric combination) and placed in a cold greenhouse over winter, this is an excellent foliage plant with silver spear shaped eaves . (Well drained soil). AGM

A shorter, large flowered aster which bears its frilly semi-double pink flowers from Sept to late Oct. these fade at the tips to almost white. Very pretty.

Grown for its wonderfully long flowering period this mildew-proof Aster bears lavender blue flowers from July to November. AGM

A very vigorous, long flowering, easy plant with mauve daisies topping grey leaved clad stems. Disease resistant. Self seeds, naturalises well.

A rare plant, nearly lost from cultivation with good sized blue flowers in late summer and through autumn. An added bonus is the dark purple shiny stems and purple colouring to the upper leaves. Of easy maintenance. Few only.

Not as little as the name suggests. This is in the top flight of all border perennials, absolutely saturated with bright blue flowers from Sept-Oct the centres of which turn from yellow to a warm red brown as they age. AGM

Mildew resistant, extremely rare variety with glorious pinky mauve flowers in profusion in September and October. The eye ages a rich brown. Sun or light shade.

A very lovely shell pink aster flowering Aug- Oct and one of the most popular I sell. For sun or part shade, not too dry.

(Aster n.a. Autumn Snow). A contrast to the purple New England Asters is this pure white form. Mildew free.

This is an undeservedly rare aster with pinky flowers reliably produced in quantity in late Sept thru to Nov. Mildew free.

A good reliable purple aster again mildew free, but like all Aster novae angliae types does not want to be too dry.

Stunning red pink flowers in Sept-Oct on mildew free plants. A glorious colour for the autumn. One of the most requested Asters and goes beautifully with all other novae angliae forms Sun or light shade. AGM

The asters & Chrysanths. make the autumn garden & this Aster is a star every year. From Sept-Oct. it is shrouded in hundreds of starry pink flowers making large heads. AGM

An excellent compact form with large dense heads of rich purple flowers with a conspicuous yellow eye. No mildew or staking, for sun. Oct-Nov.

An excellent sturdy and bushy Aster having bright violet blue petals in mid-late summer. Another mildew resistant plant which is compact, highly desirable and clumps well.

Totally different from other autumn flowering Asters this prostrate woody herbaceous plant hugs the ground with tiny grey green leaves & then obscures itself in late September with a myriad of white flowers. Mildew free, good front of border or in pot allowing to spill down the side.

An early to mid season Astilbe with eye catching, long lasting, dense panicles of dark crimson flowers above bronzy foliage. Requires damp conditions AGM Mid season flowering -peaks June.

(Astilbe Burgunderrot). A rare plant which is unsurpassed in the red range for colour quality and strong growing habit. Tolerant to both heat and drought. Still prefers a soil which doesn't dry out too much. Highly recommended. AGM Early flowering -peaks late May.

It does not matter how long you've been a gardener there are always going to be plants new to you that come along & just astound you. Tall rich purple flower spikes in Sept & October. Really special for moist, rich soils in sun or partial shade.

New and bred to be the most sun and drought tolerant of all Astilbes and still to be outstanding garden impact. This is a compact form with purple-red flowers opening from deep red buds. Red stems and dark bronze green foliage. Late flowering -peaks (July).

A uniquely shaped flower known as Hattie's Pincushion, green & white bracts surround a dome of white & sometimes pink, small starry flowers. May to Oct. flws. for a shady not too dry spot. Easy and reliable, a stalwart of the shady garden.

The named varieties of Astrantia are rightly very popular at the moment. This new, large flowered var. has beautiful dusty pink flowers set in a silver and green cup of bracts. Delectable! (long flowered: May- Sept) good on clay.

Very dark maroon flowers on purple stems, like all Astrantias excellent for heavy clay soil.

One of the most asked about plants when in flower. Distinct and very beautiful pink flowers which are a lot earlier than other vars. Good for clay in sun or part shade.

A new still rare Astrantia with Raspberry red flowers over light shiny foliage. A lovely combination.

The darkest of all dark red Astrantias with ruby stems and often maroon tints to the lower leaves. Again very desirable, sought after and beautiful. (May- Sept.)

Soft pink flowers in upward umbels produced in early to mid summer. Good for clay in sun or part shade. Reliable & rarely seen.

A relatively new introduction having large, soft Gerbera-like flowers of pale lavender with a purple centre. For sun and well drained soil. June-Oct.

This is such a new plant that most gardening books have yet to include it. This is a perennial & hardy Bidens (although give it a sheltered position) with tall stems topped with starry creamy lemon yellow flowers. All clump well.

A beautiful combination of yellow flowers with each petal tipped & centrally zoned in cream. Very unusual & sought after.

The best of the Bletillas for reliable flowering year after year. Wonderful large pink flowers on a hardy plant. The individual flowers are on a spike of up to 12 pinky purple flowers. Spreads steadily in part to full shade in a soil which is not too dry. Later in flower than many orchids-June to Juy.

A perennial borage with crozier flowers of exquisite pale blue, copiously produced in arching sprays. Bristly rosettes of dark green foliage. Very amenable: from woodland to dry bank are acceptable. Spreads well through seeding although never a problem. Has a very long flowering period and seems impervious to pests!

This is a beautiful plant introduced a few years ago for a shady not too dry spot. Sensational silvery leaves are surrounded with a green margin and contrast with the green veins. Copious sprays of blue forget-me-not flowers in spring.

Still very rare this beautiful form has soft yellow leaves which slowly turn to lime as the year progresses. Blue spring flowers. Shade, not too dry.

Dramatic all silver leaves (no green veins as in B. Jack Frost). This was introduced after the aforementioned and is just as good. Can't decide which to have - get them both; they provide interest in the shady garden when the spring flowers are but a memory. Sprays of blue flowers in spring, shade, not too dry.

Completely different from the typical butterfly bush type flowers, this species has graceful, arching branches bearing long narrow alternate leaves & wreathed in June with delicately fragrant lilac flowers. I first saw this grown as a standard and the waterfall effect was stunning.

The flowers of this hybrid are produced in bunches rather than the wands of B. davidii or the balls of B. globosa. They are scented & just as attractive to butterflies, but with a longer season. The colour is a wonderful orange suffused with warm lilac giving a harmony rather than a clashing colour.

This has flowers looking similar to a Astrantia, but finely wrought from the thinnest copper and bronze, which is not too surprising as they are both members of the same family -umbellifera -the cow parsleys! Excellent for cutting, and beautifully unusual, good for sunny dryish sites.

Large Wisteria blue starry flowers on strong stems. May.

(3'). Lovely creamy white starry flowers are borne in large spires in May. AGM Good in heavy clay in part shade but very easy on all soils and soon clumps up (-20°C).

Large rich blue starry flowers on strong stems. June. Very easy on all soils. I grow mine in woodland but sun is fine. Just watch out for bears -they dig up the bulbs and eat them! AGM

Large creamy with double flowers in a spike in late May. Very distinguished & stately. Good on heavy clay, sun or part shade.

Unfortunately, rarely seen is this distinctive and highly attractive glomerata type Campanula. The bells are upward facing and white suffused with varying amounts of pink. Very sought after and utterly beautiful a rich soil suits it best. Sun or part shade.

Glacial flowers of cool white with the edge in icy light blue. An arresting combination in flower for a long time. Sun or light shade.

After only a few months in the garden demand for this plant was higher than almost any other plant I have grown. Unique, large pale grey-blue bells on good stems over pale green foliage, much admired. May-Aug. Available June 08

Seduce a neighbour by asking if they like your hot lips, they'll love it when they see that the action lasts from May to July! This compact plant has dark leaves topped with flowers suffused maroon on the outside, white on the inside densely spotted, especially on the edge of the bell, with red. Prefers a good soil. Available mid spring '08

Clump forming plant with light green leaves & tubular, flared flowers the colour of a Cadburys chocolate foil. Clumps quickly and adds grace and style to a planting plan. Sun or part shade.

Superlative when well grown in a rich moist soil. The large heads of many flowers vary from a pinky lilac to blue & are produced from July to September. Clumps well & is very perennial. A border highlight! AGM.

A new and still rare Campanula bred for its compact height. The rich dark violet flowers are produced all summer. Healthy leaves - no need to stake! In the two years I have been selling it, it really has become a customers firm favourite.

An unusual and very good plant which, when I previously offered it, always sold out. I have been bulking it up and now have plenty of this light lilac pink large flowered form and definitely different Reliable and easy, if not on unimproved clay in sun or light shade.

Lovely open blue bells suffused with lilac. Sun.

Brand new, easy Campanula, with spidery soft pink flowers in airy heads in mid spring to mid summer. It's a C. punctata type with the bells split into individual petals to give a unique effect. Sun or part shade.

(Primula-leaved Campanula). Soft leaves (which remind me of another plant!) form the base to spikes of mid blue flowers, each with a purple spot in the centre. White anthers are the perfect contrast. Well drained soil in sun.

This is a delightful strong plant of upright habit smothered with many long cherry red bells, edged in white.

A NEW rare plant which is very compact and well branched bearing long, very dark purple flowers from nearly black buds. Stunning and vigorous plant for summer into autumn. Sun or light shade.

A plant becoming better known as more people realise its attributes of sturdiness and reliability. Beautiful blue bell-like flowers on clumpy green plants. Takes heat well in sun to light shade.

Good clumps of elongated heart shaped leaves give rise to masses of large rosy red bells on arching stems, from June to September. Available June 2008

Quite a new introduction which is quickly becoming very popular. A vigorous plant with shiny green leaves & purplish stems which spreads by runners. It is covered with large white pendant flowers, spotted with maroon.

Unusual plants that flower mid summer onwards & do well in dryish shade are a rarity. This Campanula has beautiful double blue flowers, freely produced & is easily grown. Can also be grown under less demanding conditions! Sun to shade, not too wet.

(Syn. C. 'Tropicana'). A few only of this eye catching spectacular Canna. Last year I didn't have to water my stock plant as so many people were drooling over it! It has purple-maroon leaves with red & yellow stripes & glowing orange flowers. Another plant for summer bedding or patio planting. Other nurseries are selling this at £8.50 or £10.00 & they cannot propagate enough so unfortunately be prepared to be disappointed.

(Double Lady’s smock). To my mind the very best form with very palest pink, double large flowers.

Large heads of pure white flowers with a cool green hint in the centre. Rare and sought after. Shady, not too dry.

Graham Stuart Thomas calls this the most imposing of all hardy flowering plants. Eventually erupting from a lily bulb comes a stout stem with immense, polished and shiny heart-shaped leaves diminishing in size up the stem. At the top hang enormous, white,trumpet shaped flowers with a red centre, they also produce the most glorious heady scent. They require a deep, rich, humusy soil which should be moist but also well drained. These are medium bulbs & will take up to three years to flower, after which the main bulb will die & leave offsets of various sizes which start to provide an annual horticultural feast.

A stiffly erect reddish-brown leaved sedge, the ends of each leaf coil in an endearing spring like manner. Any reasonable soil.

A very graceful sedge with burnished, brown leaves that swish in the wind. Maintains form & colour throughout the winter. Has been very disparagingly called the “Dead grass plant”. One of my favourites.

Fabulous copper coloured wiry foliage that catches the sun, especially good in the autumn when the cooler weather intensifies the orangey tints. Similar to C. testacea.

A lovely cascade of fine bright green leaves eventually forms a trunk & hence a tree grass! Moist soil in sun or part shade. Looks excellent even before the trunk.

As above but in shiny hazel coloured leaves.

(San Diego or tall blue sedge). A new introduction by Norwell Nurseries to this country! Its architectural shape & height coupled with its silvery blue, evergreen foliage make it unique in the current garden repertoire. In Britain it attains a height & spread of 30" x 24" but in warmer areas reaches up to 6'. A good garden soil, in sun or partial shade, avoiding cold, winter winds suits it best. Established clumps can be cut down after the silvery blue flowers are produced from mid-spring to early summer. The new foliage is then at its bluest best.

A lovely sedge with fawn leaves gilded with burnished copper. Allow the sun to show it to its best. Very popular.

Visitors to the gardens are amazed that this seemingly luxuriant and tropical looking plant is hardy. Not only that but it revels in shady conditions, especially in good soil. The Canna-like leaves are on stems which freely produce dark red bracts from which exotic soft orange hooded flowers are produced. Clumps steadily.

On the face of it a perennial cornflower sounds difficult to get worked up about, but the reason that this frequently sells out is because requests from nursery visitors are so high, I hope that this year I will have a few extra plants. The richest purple large cornflowers over healthy silver foliage. Plus the bonus that it grows well in dry shady areas. A real aristocrat.

A wonderful big pale yellow scabious. For large gardens & where you want people to take notice! Good for back of the border, beloved by bees. Virtually unkillable; a great present for non gardeners!

Tim Ingram; Umbellifera expert rates this in the top ten of all the members of the genus, (praise indeed considering Astrantias, Eryngiums & Bupleurums all have to have a place). Easy to grow in a damp or dry semi-shaded area it flowers from May onwards with many panicles of pink flowers atop ferny apple scented leaves

Wintersweet. Pendant, waxy, highly fragrant sulphur yellow flowers, with a contrasting purple centre, adorn the naked branches throughout the winter. Can be grown as a free standing shrub or against a sunny wall.

A Korean which starts to flower early with plum red double flowers, a lovely flower for a sheltered site.

Inexplicably we are the only nursery selling this lovely large flowered, semi-double, pale peach aging to pale pink Chrysanthemum. It flowers mid September and is very popular. My thanks to Judy Barker, NCCPG National Collection Holder for this plant.

A lovely reliable and versatile mid-late autumn flowerer. Rich purple (almost magenta) pom-poms are freely produced and are a good combination with C. Mei Kyo and Purleigh White. Never needs staking, the colour would be glorious at any time of year but in October it is magnificent. Sun or light shade.

A rare plant with lovely very soft yellow, single flowers-like a hardy Argyranthemum in late Sept, October and November.

A good white with a green centre to show off all the other colours to their best. Oct-Nov. Virtually indistructable! Very, very rare but brilliant-described by one customer as Dulux White

A good red flowerd chrysanthemum similar to Rumpelstiltskin but flowering later, prolific and good. (photo does not do it justice!) Thanks to Judy Barker, NCCPG, National Collection Holder for this.

(Also known as Peterkin). Another very reliable, hardy, Oct and Nov. flowering plant with bronze pom-pom flowers produced in profusion. Looks great with any of the yellow or orange Chrysanths especially Nantyderry Sunshine.

Not sure about the name its what I acquired it as....Distinctive jagged grey green leaves covered with masses of spider like burnt orange flowers in autumn. The quills being red and opening orange. Lasts ages in water. A good do'er for sun or light shade not waterlogged. (-16°C)

A rare and exceptionally good hardy Chrysanth. flowering late Oct well into Nov.