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Espalier 2yr old tree. Orchard Apple. A hardy tree which yields smooth-skinned red fruit that is white-fleshed, crisp and very juicy. Ready for picking in late October. Heavy cropper. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group 3 self-fertile. MM106 rootstock...

An old English variety of mid-season cooking apple. The fruit is large, with a sweet but tangy flavour. Often considered a good eating apple too. The blossom is flushed with pink in spring Average height 10-14ft.  Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group...

2-3yr old tree. Desert Apple. An excellent mid to late season variety that was developed as a cross between 'Golden Delicious' and 'Jonathan'. Produces very large yellow-green apples, flushed red with a rich, juicy, flavour. Good bearer. Fruits August to...

A mid-season, versatile apple that can be used for cooking or eaten fresh. The red flushed fruits are ready to harvest in early-mid September, when they are perfect for cooking but if left for longer the flavour sweetens, making them a delicious, crisp...

2-3yr old tree. An excellent tasting mid season, dual purpose apple being both pleasant as a dessert apple and versatile in the kitchen. Originates from Japan where it is known as 'Mutsu'. Pollination group 3. MM106 rootstock   Type of apple:...

2-3yr old dwarf tree. A mid-season, upright, spreading tree which produces crisp, juicy, red dessert apples. Average height 6-8ft making it perfect for the smaller garden, or if a more compact tree is required. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. Pollination...

2-3yr old tree. Desert Apple. An excellent mid-season apple with outstanding juiciness and flavour. Good bearer. Pale pink flowers appear in mid to late May and fruits anytime between August and November. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group 3...

2-3yr old dwarf tree. An early fruiting apple tree which produces a heavy crop of bright red, eating apples with a juicy, acidic taste and firm flesh. Ready to pick in September. Good pollinator. An excellent apple for juicing or even cider making...

2-3yr old tree. Desert. An excellent mid to late season variety that was developed as a cross between 'Golden Delicious' and 'Jonathan'. Produces very large yellow-green apples, flushed red with a rich, juicy, flavour. Good bearer. Fruits August to...

2-3yr old tree. Desert apple. A wonderful early apple that can be harvested as early as July in the warmest parts of the UK. Not one for storing but crisp and juicy eaten fresh from the tree with a lovely red flush to the skin. Early season, harvest from...

Granny Smith is a versatile apple that can be eaten fresh used for cooking or also added to salads and other dishes. A late season apple with a crisp and juicy flavour. Max Height 10-12ft. Flowers April to May. Fruits August to November. Full sun. Hardy...

Common name Coneflower Bushy deciduous perennial with large daisy like white, green centered flowers late summer to autumn.  Average height 2-2.5ft Full sun partial shade.

Common name: Coneflower A bushy perennial that produces stunning mostly double pink flowers from late summer through the autumn. Average height 3ft.  Full sun or partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Coneflower A compact, upright perennial with sturdy stems bearing large daisy-like flowerheads with bright white petals and a cone-shaped orange-brown domed centre. Flowers from July to September. Great for priaries style planting schemes...

Common name: Cranesbill A tall plant with very large handsome leaves. It produces large reddish purple flowers with a dark, star-shaped eye from June to September. Average height 1ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

A dessert apple that produces red-flushed fruit with a superior flavour. The apples are sweet but with a sharp-edge and rivals Cox's orange pippin for flavour. The blossom is an attractive deep pink. Average height/spread 10-12ft. Full sun. Hardy...

A bushy perennial with large, pretty, tubular-shaped, deep purple flowers with a white throat, produced from July to September. Medium green leaves and a compact habit. Average height 2ft, spread 1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy (may need some...

Common name: Lily turf A clump-forming evergreen perennial with dark green strappy leaves.  It produces spikes of blue flowers during the autumn.  Average height 1ft.  Partial or full shade.  Hardy.

A superb dahlia with dark purple-black serrated leaves that provide a striking contrast with the rich chocolate-red single blooms. Compact variety that works well in pots or near the front of the border and adds colour over a long period throughout...

Common name: Vervain A lovely verbena that produces elegant purple-pink flowers on long, narrow stems from June to September. The flowers will attract a range of pollinators into the garden and the seedheads provide winter interest. Average height...

Common name: Fleabane A spreading perennial with grey-green leaves. Pretty yellow centred flowers with white petals, fading through pink to purple with age, are produced prolifically throughout the whole of spring and summer. Average height 15-20cm,...

A mid-size form of hybrid delphinium that has beautiful spikes flowers.  Flowers appear from June to July, cut them back for another flush of flowers in late summer/early autumn.  Average height 3.5ft.  Full sun. Hardy.

A large-leaved bushy perennial with large, pretty tubular-shaped, mid-blue flowers from July to September. Average height 1.5ft Full sun/partial shade. Protect from frost.  

A variety that was developed in Canada in the 1990's which ripens early in the season (late August) and has Golden Delicious and McIntosh in its parentage. Crisp and juicy with a good mix of sweetness and acidity. Average height 10-12ft. Full sun. Hardy...

  Common name: White Lilyturf A versatile and undemanding evergreen perennial with long dark green leaves, narrowly edged with yellow. and dense spikes ofpure white flowers that are produced  from September to November. Average height 1ft, spread 1-2ft...

Common name: Tamarisk An large arching shrub with needle-like leaves on arching branched. Impressive feathery plumes of light pink flowers are produced from May to June.  Average eventual height 8-12ft Full sun Hardy

Common name: Whirling Butterflies A bushy clump-forming perennial with slender stems. Produces delicate, star-shaped light pink and white flowers on tall airy stems, over a long season from June to September. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Full sun...

Common name: Hardy Geranium, Cranesbill.  A mound-forming perennial with marbled leaves. it produces large, cupped, blue flowers with white centres and maroon veins from early to late summer. Average height 1-2ft. Full sun/partial shade...

Orchard Apple. A mid-season dessert apple with a coppery-brown rough skin and crisp, fine-textured flesh. Its flavour is very good - nutty and sweet. Fruit ready to pick late September. Pollination group 2 self-fertile. MM106 rootstock. Prune to desired...

A compact perennial with beautiful, loose spikes of pure white, purple and blue semi-double flowers from June to August. Brings a cottage garden feel to the border and is also excellent as a cut flower for the vase.  Average height 3ft. Average...

Lilyturf. An evergreen perennial with narrow dark green leaves and dense spiked of bright mauve flowers. Flowers from September- November. Average height: 1ft - 30cm Average spread: 1ft - 30cm Partial Shade Hardy   

Bell shaped flowers which are deep purple-red. Flowers from July through until September. Average height: 2ft - 60cm Average spread: 1.5ft - 45cm Full sun / partial shade Hardy

An upright semi-evergreen perennial with mid-green strappy leaves It produces large tubular-shaped, flowers in purple and blue shades with a whitish throat from July to September, Average height 2ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.   1 plant in...

Common name Salvia nemorosa 'Florsaldblue' A compact, clump-forming perennial with aromatic, grey-green leaves and dense, erect spikes of purple-blue flowers in summer. Average height 1-1.5ft  Full sun partial shade...

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Common name: African lily A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with strappy green leaves. It produces clusters of trumpet-shaped pale blue  flowers on upright stems throughout late summer Average height 2-3ft.  Full sun They like...

Common name: French Lavender A compact, bushy, evergreen, shrub with narrow grey-green, aromatic leaves and s rounded spikes of pure purple flowers in summer. Average height 1-1.5ft (plus flower spikes) Full Sun Hardy 3 Lavender 'Anouk' for £18 Please...

Common name: Blue Fescue, Grey Fescue A densely tufted evergreen grass with narrow inrolled blue-green, arching leaves and panicles of delicate, violet-flushed, blue-green flowers. Average height/spread 1ft. Full sun. Hardy

Common name: Cranesbill A long-flowering hardy geranium that produces bright purple blue flowers from late spring through to the autumn. Average height: 2ft Full sun, partial shade  

Common name: Coneflower An upright perennial with strong stems of large daisy-like flowerheads produced from June to September.   The vivid purple petals surround a prominent deep orange centre. Average height 3ft, spread 1.5ft   Full sun...

Common name: Coneflower A clump-forming, elegant perennial with coarse, deep-green serrated leaves.  It produces daisy-like pink flowers with a central cone that attracts butterflies. Average height 1.5ft. Full sun or partial shade Hardy.

Common name: African lily A perennial with long deep green leaves. Strong upright stems are  topped with elegant heads of funnel-shaped white flowers with a touch of soft grey-blue from July to August Average height 3ft, spread 1.5ft Full sun Hardy (may...

Common name: Coneflower An upright perennial with strong stems of large daisy-like purple flowerheads produced from June to September.   The many petals surround a prominent deep orange centre. Average height 3ft, spread 1.5ft   Full sun...

Common name Coneflower Bushy deciduous perrennial with large daisy like white, green centered flowers late summer to autumn.  Average height 3ft Full sun partial shade 

Common name: Coneflower An upright perennial with strong stems of large daisy-like flowerheads with a cone-shaped golden brown centre, surrounded by purplish red petals. Flowers from July to September. Loved by bees and insects. Average height 3-4ft...

A compact, low bushy shrub with bronze-purple flushed leaves. Bell-shaped, black-red flowers are borne from May to June. Average height 3ft. Full sun. Sheltered spot.  

2yr old dwarf tree. Spartan is an orchard apple that yields smooth-skinned red fruit that is white-fleshed, crisp and very juicy. Ready for picking in late October. Heavy cropper. Average height 6-8ft. Full sun. Hardy. Pollination group 3 self-fertile...

2 year old bare root fruit tree on MM106 root stock An excellent mid-season eating apple which produces medium, golden fruit that is flushed with orange-red in Autumn. The apples are aromatic, crisp, and have a superb rich and juicy flavour. Full sun...