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Common name: Black-eyed Susan A very free flowering annual climbing plant with that produces open trumpet-shaped flowers in various colours with a distinctive black eye.  Average height 6ft and spread 4ft. Flowers May to September (Annual).'

A large deciduous shrub or small tree that is related to the Camellia and bears lovely camelia-like single white flowers for several weeks in late spring. Autumn colour. Good for bees.  Prefers a cool, sheltered spot with neutral to acidic soil...

Variegated Japanese Spurge. A spreading evergreen perennial with toothed, dark green leaves with attractive white margins, tiny clusters of white flowers from June to July. Useful and attractive groundcover for a shaded area. Average height 0.5ftm,...

One of the most dramatic and distinctive trees, purple (or copper) beech is identified by it's rich, deep purple wavy-margined leaves, that take on a reddish tint in autumn. The leaves retain their best colour if planted in full sun. It is deciduous but,...

Common name: French Lavender A compact bushy shrub with narrow grey-green leaves and dense spikes of dark purple flowers topped with purple bracts from late spring to summer. Average height/spread 2ft. Flowers May to August. Full Sun. Hardy in a well...

Common name: Shamrock A perennial with stunning deep purple triangular leaves. Delicate funnel-shaped, pale pink flowers are produced on arching stems above the leaves in summer. Can be planted outside or kept as a houseplant. Average height 8"-1ft. Full...

A spectacular flowering plant producing stunning heads of bold and showy flowers set against attractive large leaves from July to August. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Protect from frost.

Common name: Dog Hobble, Switch Ivy A magnificent evergreen spreading shrub with vivid red foliage especially in the latter half of the year.   Forms an attractive mound or can be pruned to keep it smaller. Average height 4-5ft, spread 7-8ft. Partial...

Common name: Red Valerian An old cottage garden plant often seen growing on walls and dry, stony banks. Attractive fragrant scarlet-red flowers throughout summer above bright green leaves. Self-seeds freely. Average height/spread 2.5-3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Hop A herbaceous perennial climber with green, deeply lobed leaves that lighten in colour as they mature. Green then straw-coloured flower spikes in summer from July to August. Average height 15ft+ Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Bishop's Mitre A clump-forming semi-evergreen perennial with delicate deep green leaves, tinted with bronze. Pendent, delicate bright yellow flowers, with short brown spurs are borne in spring above the leaves. Cut back the old foliage in...

Pretty arching stems with with precisely paired, oval leaves along their length. These are followed by dangling, green-tipped, red bell-shaped flowers that persist throughout late spring and early summer. Average height 2-3ft. Partial/full shade. Hardy.

A compact bushy shrub with veined, dark green leaves. Clusters of tiny white flowers in late spring, followed by metallic-blue fruit. Both male and female plants needed to produce fruit. Average height 2-4ft, Average spread 4ft.  Full sun/Partial shade...

6 for £26  Common name: Purple Loosestrife A clump-forming erect perennial with tall spikes of soft light pink flowers from mid-summer to early autumn Max Height 1.2m Max Spread 45cm Flowers July to September Full sun Hardy Water thoroughly before...

6 for £32 Common name: Bloody Cranesbill A low, mat-forming geranium with finely cut foliage and pale pink, saucer-shaped flowers from June to September. A good choice for the front of the border and wildlife-friendly, attracting pollinators into the...

6 for £32 Common name: Cranesbill A low spreading geranium with silky pale green leaves and many rounded shell pink flowers with a silvery sheen and darker veins produced on trailing stems from May to September. Average height 1ft. Average spread 2ft...

3 for £30  A striking dahlia with vibrant pink blooms Flowers from July until late September Perfect for borders or containers Average height 3ft Full sun or partial shade Lift and store tubers over winter

3 for £27 Common name: Montbretia Spikes of tall orange-red flowers, the paler centre has a darker ring surrounding it. The flower spikes are surrounded by upright sword-shaped leaves. Vigorous and free-flowering from  August-September. Average height:...

3 for £27 Common name: Montbretia A perennial with sword-like mid-green leaves.  Arching spikes of usually downward-facing, yellow flowers are produced from June to August.  Lovely planted among grasses. Average height 2ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

3 for £27 Common name: montbresia  An upright perennial with sword-like mid-green leaves. Arching, branched spikes of deep yellow flowers are produced from July to September. Average height and spread 2.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.   "Perfect...

3 for £27 1 plant in a 3ltr pot A bold perennial with pleated, sword-like mid-green leaves Arching, branched spikes of upward-facing, funnel-shaped, bright red flowers from June to July RHS Award of Garden Merit Average height 4ft, average spread 1...

A mat-forming, evergreen perennial with large, dark green leaves turning red in autumn and spikes of pink flowers from July to October, turning red when mature. Average height 1ft, spread 1.5ft.  Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Iceland poppy, Arctic Poppy A colourful and fragrant dwarf poppy that will flower from late spring and throughout summer in shades of bright pink Great for pots or in the border and lovely as a cut flower too Usually grown as an...

Common name : Russian Sage A compact version of Russian Sage, a shrubby perennial with deeply cut silvery, aromatic leaves and spikes of violet-blue flowers produced in airy panicles from August to September Average height 2.5ft, average spread 1...

A beautiful clump-forming perennial with broad, hairy, heart shaped leaves which are silver with green veins It produces blue forget-me-not type flowers in spring Average height 1.5-2ft Full sun/partial shade Hardy Good for ground cover

Common name: Coralbelly Heucheras are versatile, evergreen perennials with stunningly coloured foliage. It ranges from deep purple to vivid lime green depending on variety and is ideal for groundcover. Delicate sprays of flowers appear above the foliage...

Common name: Russian Sage A compact variety of sub-shrub with deeply cut silver-grey leaves It produces spikes of violet-blue flowers August to September that create a stunning cloud of blue Average height 1.5ft, spread 2ft Full Sun Hardy

Common name: Tropical foxglove Upright clump-forming perennial with spikes of pink flowers during the summer Average height 1-1.5ft Full sun or partial shade Hardy

Common name: Stiff Bottlebrush Bushy stiff-stemmed shrub with narrow, dark green leaves. Bears deep red bottlebrush-like flowers from April to August. Average height 5ft.  Full sun. Not hardy. 

Common name: Salvia nemorosa  A clump-forming, compact perennial with spires of pink flowers that are produced over a long period from early summer to autumn Average height 1.5ft, spread 2ft Full sun/partial shade Hardy

NEW! Common name: Chocolate cosmos A new variety of chocolate cosmos with the same delicious scent but a new cherry red colour & larger flowers. It has a compact habit so is great for containers. Average height 1.5ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common Name : False Goat's Beard A perennial with deep green divided leaves and airy plumes of light pink flowers that are produced over a long period from early summer Ideal for damp, shady spots This is a low growing variety Average height and spread...

Common name: Balloon Flower A compact clump-forming perennial with bluish green leaves. Clusters of white balloon-like buds open to cup shaped flowers from July to August.  Average height 1ft, Average spread 1.5ft.   Full sun/partial shade. Hardy

Common name: Climbing evergreen hydrangea A large climbing shrub with dark green leaves turning yellow in Autumn.  Large domed clusters of white flowers are borne from July to August. Excellent cover for a shady wall. Hardy   

Common name: Tulip Tree An upright, pyramidal form of the Tulip Tree. The attractive, saddle-shaped, dark green leaves, turn yellow in autumn.  Really unusual looking cup-shaped pale yellow-green flowers with orange bands at the bases are produced in...

Common name: Sweet Gum A medium-sized Sweet Gum with a pyramidal habit and attractive lobed foliage that has a red flush to the young leaves in spring before turning green.  The leaves are usually held on the plant through into early winter.  Average...

Common name: Persian Ironwood The foliage on this large shrub/small tree emerges a deep purple before the leaves turn green with purple edges  in summer. In autumn in turns a striking bright yellow. A new compact form with a narrow, upright habit,...

Common name: Beautifully Veined Mountain Ash A small tree with erect stems and wide-spreading branches in a flat-topped, tiered crown.  The doubly-toothed simple leaves appear in early spring, or even late winter, and are at first bronze-tinted...

Common name: Sweet Gum A conical tree with large, deeply divided, glossy leaves that turn a beautiful orange-yellow in autumn. More compact and slow grwoing than the species. Makes a excellent specimen or avenue tree. Average height 30ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name Sandwort. Low-growing evergreen, greyish green leaves, cup-shaped white flowers from May to June. Average height 5cm. Average spread 40cm.  Full sun/Partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Water Lily The fragrant flowers of this attractive water lily have petals that lie widely open, and red-tipped stamens that stand erect at the centre.  Aspect: Full sun Average spread: 50-90cm Planting depth: 30-50cm Flowering period:...

Common name: Water Lily Wonderfully free-flowering and showy. The large, pale pink blooms of this attractive water lily look stunning against the elegant foliage.  Aspect: Full sun Average spread: 75-90cm Planting depth: 30-80cm Flowering period:...

Common name: Water Lily Surrounded bt attractive, green foliage, the pale lemon blooms of this stately water lily are free flowering. Outstandingly attractive in the pond.  Aspect: Full sun Average spread: 70-90cm Planting depth: 30-90cm Flowering...

Common name: Water Lily This water lily has pure white, double flowers with attractive golden centres. A good variety for medium to large ponds or lakes.  Aspect: Full sun Average spread: 75-100cm Planting depth: 60-90cm Flowering period: June-September

Common name: Water Lily The very unusual and attractive flower is often considered to be Marliac's ultimate hybrid. The flowers can have upward of 100 petals and are large as are the leaves.  Aspect: Full sun Average spread: 100-120cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Water lily Pretty white, pink blushed star-like shaped flowers. Larger blooms have a pronounced sweet smell. Not as prolifically flowering as other lilies but the unique veriegated foliage with red-brown marbled or with yellow & white...

Common name: Water lily Although related to Nymphaea Alba, unexpectantly the flower has a lovely, dark red centre with lighter petals to the outer edge. The flowers are surrounded by prolific green foliage.  Aspect: Full sun Average width:...

Common name: Japanese Maple This variety has beautiful brilliant scarlet-pink young leaves fading to greenish red with prominent red veins. As a compact tree with dense foliage, it grows well in large tubs or planters.   Average height 3-4ft. Full...

Common name: Hemp Agrimony or Dutch agrimony A tall, native marginal plant with bold, dome-shaped clusters of tiny, fluffy, dusty pink flower heads in late summer and early autumn. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-120cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Slender-tufted sedge A tall, slender, tufted sedge that grows in rivers, streams and lakes throughout the British Isles.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-90cm Planting depth: 0-15cm Growth rate: Moderate

Common name: Balkan Clary A bushy, upright perennial with aromatic, greyish green leaves and a profusion of deep rose pink flowers on strong, upright spires from July to September. Excellent plant for attracting bees and other pollinators into the garden...

Pretty almost flat starry pink and white flowers, produced on a short stem over long periods in the summer. Flowers April to August. Average height 10cm. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy.

Robust clump forming deciduous perennial with small star shaped cerise flowers spring and summer. Average height 0.5ft Full sun

Compact deciduous perennial with small star shaped pink flowers late spring and summer. Average height 1ft  Full sun

Common name: Loosestrife A biennual with grey, crinkle-edged leaves with pale veins and attractive burgundy flowers that are produced from June to August. Tolerant of damp soil and great for attracting pollinators intot the garden. Average height 3ft,...

Common name: Japanese Spindle The rich green leaves are margined creamy yellow especially the young growth. At its best in a sunny position. Average height and spread 2ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Japanese Cedar An attractive and unusual small coniferous tree with soft, creamy yellow needles which darken to green over the summer. The foliage takes on bronze and purple tints in winter. Brown cones are produced in autumn on the ends of...

Architectirally striking sword-like leaves of lime green and creamy white.  Average height 5ft. Full sun. Protect in harsh winters. 

Common name: Coral Bells A beautiful semi-evergreen perennial grown for its attractive leaves, which are a deep purplish red. Delicate sprays of pinkish flowers appear from June to August. Average height 2-3ft. Full sun/partial shade/shade. Hardy.

Common name: Italian Cypress An extremely narrow coniferous tree with dense deep green foliage.  it keep a neat narrow shape without pruning.  Average height 15ft + Full sun  Hardy 

Common name: Yew A reasonably fast-growing wide, columnar evergreen shrub with stiff, dense stems. It has dark green, glossy needles. An ideal variety for hedges and for shaping as topiary. All aspects. Average height 3-4ft. Hardy. 

Common name: Fountain Grass A majestic, clump-forming perennial grass with deep burgundy red foliage. The flowers are borne on tall arching stems, and begin red then turn lighter with time, contrasting with the leaves.   Average height 3-4ft.   Full sun...

Common name: Margurite A clump-forming and reliable perennial with glossy, dark green leaves. The white daisy-like flowers have many layers of petals which gives a ruffled look, and large, bright yellow centres. The blooms are held atop sturdy stems and...

An elegant grass with narrow spidery, horizontally held, green leaves with a silver midrib and large plumes of red-brown flowers. Average height 2.5-3ft.  Flowers August to September. Full sun. Hardy.  

Common name: Shrubby Cinquefoil A bushy shrub with dark green leaves. Pretty cup-shaped, bright yellow flowers are produced from May to July. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Shrubby Cinquefoil A long-flowering, compact shrub that will grow on poor soils and is drought-tolerant. Small white flowers from late spring to early autumn.  Average height: 2.5ft Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Hardiness: Hardy

Common name: Flowering Rush A pretty umbellifer with pink flowers held above triangular foliage that matures from red to green. The roots used to be crushed and used as food in northern Asia. Good for pollinators.  Aspect: Full sun Average height:...

Common name: Sweet flag Dark green iris-like foliage with a small, green, horn-shaped bloom. It grows from a rhizome which runs across the ground out of which the leaves rise up. It has been used in fragrances and medicinal cures since Egyptian times. It...

The long narrow leaves have a creamy white margin. The fragrant, pale purple flowers are held high on stems in umbels. It is free flowering late in the season. Aspect: Full sun Average height: 10-50cm Planting depth: 0-1cm Growth rate: Slow

Common name: Obedient plant Sharply toothed leaves are lanceolate and mid-green with pink or mauve flower spikes. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 75-90cmPlanting depth: 0-10cmGrowth rate: Slow

Common name: Water spearmint or Preslia cervina A delicate aromatic plant covered with lilac flower heads. It has a spearmint smell.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 30-40cmPlanting depth: 0-5cmGrowth rate: Medium

Common name: Purple loosestrife A stunning plant for a medium to large pond or lake. The tall, pink blooms can be seen from some distance, it is free flowering over a long period in summer.  Aspect: Full sun Average height: 120-180cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Blue lobelia This showy perennial has lanceolate, light green leaves. The erect stems produce lavender-blue, tubular flowers crowded together on the upper part. The unfortunate species name is based on the fact that it was a supposed cure...

Common name: American Water Plantain A compact and attractive form of the native Alisma with more rounded leaves. Mature plants will produce numerous flower heads with delicate white/pink petals. Good for pollinators.   Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Japanese maple A small tree with stems that are bright red when young, developing white stripes as it matures The foliage has an unusual variegation in shades of pink, white and green that creates an attractive 'marbled' effect Winged seed...

Common name: Japanese maple A small tree with stems that are bright red when young, developing white stripes as it matures The foliage has an unusual variegation in shades of pink, white and green that creates an attractive 'marbled' effect Winged seed...

Common name: Bishop's Mitre A clump-forming semi-evergreen perennial with delicate deep green leaves, tinted with bronze. Pendent, delicate bright yellow flowers, with short brown spurs are borne in spring above the leaves. Cut back the old foliage in...

Common name: Rock Rose, Sun Rose A dense bushy shrub with wavy-margined dark green leaves. Pretty saucer-shaped white flowers open from red buds from June to August. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Rock Rose, Sun Rose A low spreading shrub with dark green,  leaves. Flowers, white with a striking yellow and crimson blotch at the base of each petal are produced from June to September. Average height 2ft, spread 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Feather Reed Grass A striking perennial grass with upright mid-green leaves and airy pink-bronze flowers fading to soft brown from July to August. The flower spikes persist throughout the winter providing a long season of interest. Average...

Common name: Barberry A beautiful variegated shrub of broad, upright habit. Young rounded leaves are almost red when young almost red, turning a marbled purplish-pink when mature. Average height 4-5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

1 plant in a 10 litre pot, trained against a 4ft trellis A small climbing rose with mid-pink flowers and a sweet scent. Produces masses of flowers along the upright stem, green foliage. Suitable for growing in a container. Repeat Flowering summer through...

  Common name: English lavender An attractive perennial with silvery, fragrant foliage. It produces light purple flowers in the summer which attract bees and other pollinators to your garden. Average height & spread 1.5ft Full sun Hardy   For a...

 Japanese Maple. A beautiful acer with striking stems and leaves. The foliage emerges in shades of salmon pink before developing lemon-green tones in summer before turning rich ochre and coppery oranges in the autumn. Average height/spread 6-7ft. Partial...

A deciduous shrub with arching branches and deeply veined green leaves. White flowers are produced at the stem tips are produced from may to June, followed by glossy black fruit. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.'

Common name: Cranesbill A spreading mat-forming perennial with aromatic evergreen leaves. Abundant clusters of magenta-pink flowers from June to July. Average  1-1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. 

Vigorous clumps of bushy leaves and tall stems of dark purple flowers with attractive veining from June to July.  More vigorous than many and best at the water's edge or in moist, sunny borders. Average height 3ft. Full sun.  Hardy.

Vigorous clumps of bushy leaves and tall stems of sky blue flowers from early to mid-summer. Average height 2-3ft.  Full sun. Hardy.   "Good for planting around edge of pond"

Common name: Willow Moss A greyish-green moss with branched stems. It grows all year round in both fast flowing and still water. It is so named because it was used in Sweden to fill up spaces in their chimneys and walls to exclude air and prevent fire...

Common name: Hornwort A very good oxygenator and can grow to great depths so is ideal to put in lakes and ponds. It is a free floating plant but weighting helps secure the plant in the required location. Hornwort has foliage that resemble small horns...

Common name: Pendulous Sedge A native sedge found on riverbanks and in ancient boggy woodlands. Dark green, grassy foliage with attractive pendulous flower spikes in July and August. The leaves are evergreen providing year round interest and will...

Common name: Blue Passion flower A vigorous climber with rich green leaves and bowl-shaped white flowers with blue tips from June to August, followed by orange-yellow fruit in August. Average height 10ft+. Partial shade in a sunny, sheltered position.

A clump-forming perennial with mid-green leaves. Attractive dense, umbels of richly coloured dark wine-purple flowers on dark red stems are produced from May to July. Average height 5-6ft. Full sun. Hardy.