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Common name: Michaelmas Daisy  Now re-classified as Symphyotrichum, but still commonly known as Asters. Forms a low mound with stems bearing double rpink daisy-like blooms in autumn. Loved by bees and a valuable plant for adding late burst of colour to...

1 plant in a 1ltr pot Common name: Michaelmas Daisy, New England Aster.  'Aster' translates as 'Star' from Ancient Greek and these plants are so-called because they produce masses of starry, daisy-like flowers from September to October when most other...

Common name: Yarrow Best red flowering Achillea. Average height 1.5-2ft. Flowers June to September. Partial shade or full sun. Hardy.

A tall, robust perennial with divided foliage, and large, flattened heads of bright yellow flowers.  Full sun.  Average height 5-6ft. 

Superb foliage plants with large, veined leaves with yellow & green varigation.  They thrive in damp, shady conditions. Flower spikes are produced in early summer. Average height 1-2.5ft. Hardy.

Clump-forming, evergreen bamboo  with bright green culms tinged pink and orange, bearing narrow, linear, blue-tinged, bright green leaves. Average height 6-10ft Full sun partial shade. 

A perennial with vibrant lime green/yellow foliage with darker green margins.  The leaves have prominent parallel veining. Tall flower spikes of lavender blue flowers are produced in early summer. Average height 15.5ft. Hardy.

1 plant in a 3 litre pot Dogwood. One of the most strikng coloured stemmed varieties. A vigorous shrub with branches that are flushed with fiery orange-red tones throughout winter. Soft green leaves appear in spring, followed by small white flowers, the...

A clump-forming, vigorous,herbaceous perennial sending up tall upright stems with green, lance-shaped foliage and large, white bell-shaped flowers in summer.  Full sun partial shade.  Average height 5-7ft

A clump-forming deciduous perennial grass with flat, arching leaves and bronze flowering panicles that fade to pale brown. Full sun partial shade.  Average height 3-6ft

Common name: Oven's wattle An evergreen shrub with triangular shaped leaves. Small flowers bloom in late winter early spring.  Average Height: 4m - 13ft Average Spread: 5m - 16ft Full Sun  Flowering period late winter - early spring   

A beautiful deciduous climber bearing long sprays of large deep violet-blue flowers from April to May followed by velvety seedpods. The flowers are strongly fragranced. Ideal for training against a sturdy garden structure such as a pergoal or along a...

Common name: Japanese wisteria A very unusual and strking Wisteris that proiduced long racemes of striking deep purple double flowers from May to June. This variety of twining climber is particularly vigorous. Average height 15ft+. Full sun/partial shade...

1 plant in a 2 litre pot Common name: Meadow Rue A graceful perennial with blue-green fern-like foliage and airy spires of fluffy pink flowers held above the leaves on upright black stems from July to September. Pale purple-pink seedheads follow the...

Common name : Smooth Solomans seal This woodlander has a slight appearance but actually is a reliably hardy plant that will do well in shade for many years.  Average height 1ft Shade.

A small, bushy deciduous shrub with broadly oval leaves and very large, spherical heads of white sterile flowers in summer.  Average height 5-6ft  Full sun partial shde. 

Deciduous perennial grass, producing mounds of bright chartreuse-yellow leaves in spring, tipped crimson, the colour becoming golden-yellow as the season progresses to autumn, with dark orange and rich burgundy-red tints persisting into winter.  Average...

Primrose jasmine.  A singularly beautiful evergreen species with bright yellow, semi-double flowers from March till mid May. Best grown against a wall in favoured locations or ina conservatory.  Full sun partial shade.   

A useful evergreen for partial shade with arching deep green leaves, giving depth and shine to your garden. Bears pale blue flowers in late spring, followed by dark blue berries.  Average height 0.5-1ft   

A catmint with a difference. Cats don't go mad over it. This variety flowers all summer and has big, bold foliage. The flowers are plae blue and held in the large flower spikes.  Average height 4ft.  Full sun, partial shade. 

Meadow Rue.  Herbaceous perennial with clumps of green to dark purple foliage. Tall stems topped with white flowers.  Full sun partial shade.  Average height 2.5ft. 

Evergreen perennial. Tropical-looking. Multi-coloured grass like foliage. Clusters of white flowers in spring.  Full sun.  Average height 1ft. 

An anticlockwise twining cultivar, the leaves are up to 35cm long with about 11 downy leaflets. Flowers in hanging sprays are highly scented and open to pale lilac from rich violet buds.  Full sun partial shade.  Average height 28-39ft 

A lovely variety with an abundant spring flowering. A lovely scent starting from a young age. Unusual caramel coloured leaves.  Full sun Average height 20-30ft.   

Society Garlic. Arching foliage with fragrant white flowers in summer.  Full Sun.  Average height 1.5-2ft 

The green and golden leaves of this strong growing perennial are fairly slug resistant and produces and good clump in just a few seasons. Also does well in a pot and saucer. Lavender coloured flowers are held in spikes.  Average height 2ft   

The colourful leaves have excellent variegation with bright green and dark green. Forms a very lived clump that can be split to make more plants.  Partial shade, full shade.   

Blanket flower.  Free flowering North American perennial with relatively large, daisy-like yellow flowers. Flowers throughout the summer months.  Full sun.   

Low growing evergreen perennial. Grass-like dark green foliage. Spreading spiked of voilet-pink flowers late summer.  Full shade.   

Plantain Lily.  Herbaceous perennial. Blue, green and yellow foliage. Stems of lavender flowers in summer.  Partial shade.  Average height 1.5ft. 

Japanese forest grass.  Herbaceous perennial with variegated cream and green foliage, purple in autumn. Mound-forming and architectural.  Partial/full shade.  Average height 1.5ft. 

Evergreen shrub/small tree.  Unlike many of the mimosa's, this form has strappy willow like leaves. It bears clusters of fluffy yellow flowers during the summer.  Average height 8-9ft  Partial shade

Common name: Peony A beautiful perennial with deep green, divided foliage. Large, fully double rose-pink, scented flowers are produced later than most peonies from June to July. The blooms fade to white as they age. Average height/spread 2-3ft. Full...

Common name: Peony A clump-forming perennial with mid-green leaves. It produces large, single, cup-shaped white flowers with slightly ruffled petals and golden yellow stamens in early summer. Average height 2.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.    

Common name: Peony  A lovely perennial forming a mound of deep green foliage with large semi-double flowers from May to June in a pretty shade of coral pink that soften to creamy yellow as they age. The blooms are strongly fragrant and ideal for the vase...

An impressive succulent with spoon shaped purple leaves forming attractive rosettes.  Bright yellow flowers appear in summer. Average height/spread: 3-4ft. Prefers well-drained soil. Best grown in a container in a sunny, sheltered spot and moved under...

Common name: Mock Orange An arching shrub with clusters of fragrant, single cup-shaped, white flowers with a purple-flushed centre that are borne from May to June. Average height 4ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.  

Common name: Mock Orange An upright shrub which produces clusters of double, wonderfully fragrant, pure white flowers from June to July. Average height 6-8ft (if left un-pruned). Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Mock orange A fountain-like deciduous shrub with clusters of single, white, fragrant, cup-shaped flowers that are borne from June to July. Average height 4-5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Passion flower A vigorous evergreen climber with rich green leaves and bowl-shaped, deep pinky-purple flowers with white filaments. Flowers mid-Summer to Autumn. Height 10-30ft. Partial shade. Hardy to -8C.

Common name: Passion flower A vigorous climber with rich green leaves and bowl-shaped, soft purple flowers with green anthers from August to November. Average height 8-12ft. Hardy in a sheltered spot only. Partial shade.

A pretty upright, shrub with fresh green leaves. Masses of star-shaped purple-pink flowers with wavy petals and yellow anthers are produced from May to June. Average height 4ft. Full Sun. Hardy.

Common name: Lemoine deutzia An elegant bushy shrub with bright green leaves and arching stems. Masses of fragrant star-shaped, white flowers are produced from April to May. Average height/spread 5-7ft.  Full Sun. Hardy.

A rounded, evergreen shrub with glossy mid-green leaves. Clusters of pendent flowers in late winter and spring.  Full sun or partial shade.  Frost hardy. 

Common name: Peony A clump-forming perennial with mid-green, deeply cut foliage and pretty flowers. Average height 2ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Garden pink  A pretty flowering plant with strongly fragrant large blooms.  Average height: 20cm Full sun.  Hardy.

Common name: Columbine Nodding blue, white or pink flowers are borne in late spring/early summer.  Average height: 50cm Average spread: 50cm Full sun - Partial shade        

A very attractive perennial with attractively coloured flowers in a loose spike from May to July.  Average height 3ft.   Full sun.  Hardy. 

A very attractive perennial with attractively coloured flowers in a loose spike from May to July.  Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.   

Common name: Pot Carnation A bi-colour variety with evergree foliage and sweetly scented flowers that are rose pink at the edges and darker in the centre. Great for containers or at the front of a border where they will form neat clumps. Average height...

Common name: Whirling butterflies A beautiful perennial with slender stems and delicate, star-shaped light pink and white flowers produced over a long season from June to September. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Coneflower A bushy perennial that produces large dairy-like flowers that are an unusual green and light pink with dark centres throughout the summer. Full sun or partial shade.  Hardy.

A beautiful perennial with bright flowers with a yellow- orange domed centre. Loved by bees and butterflies.  Height: 1m / 3ft Spread: 50cm / 1.5ft Full sun/ partial shade Season of interest: Summer Hardy   

A compact perennial with bright flowers with a yellow- orange domed centre. Loved by bees and butterflies. Height: 1m / 3ft  Spread: 50cm / 1.5ft Full sun/ partial shade Season of interest: Summer Hardy 

An evergreen shrub with arching branches and small, glossy, mid-green leaves. Small clusters of white flowers appear in Spring.  Full sun.  Average height 5ft. 

A vigorous, dense, spreading evergreen shrub with wide, dark green and leathery leaves.  Full sun Average height 5ft

1 plant in a 3ltr pot Variegated green / grey leaves produce whitr flowers from April onwards. Average height: 50cm / 1.5ft Average spread: 50cm /1.5ft  Flowering period - April - May Shade - Partial Shade

Common name: Greater Masterwort  A clump-forming perennial bearing compact umbels of tiny flowers. Average height: 1m Average spread: 50cm Full sun - Partial Shade  Hardy

Common name: Masterwort, Hattie's Pincushion Pretty dusky pink & white flowers from June to August and attractive lobed foliage. Average height 2ft, spread 1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: White Passion flower A stunning climber with rich green leaves and large bowl-shaped white flowers with prominent green and purple from June to August, followed by orange-yellow fruit.  Average height 20ft. Partial shade. Hardy in a...

An upright, slowly-spreading, deciduous fern with erect to arching, bright red stems.   Partial shade. 

1 plant in a 20 litre pot Common name: White flowered Chocolate Vine A semi-evergreen climber. Attractive dark green leaves above, blue-green beneath, purple tinged in winter. Fragrant racemes of cream flowers with purple stamens are borne from March to...

1 plant in 7ltr pot  Common name 'Chilean Potato Tree'. A climber with dark green leaves and fragrant clusters of white flowers from summer through to Autumn. Average height/spread: 18-20ft Aspect: Full sun Harindess: Hardy

1 plant in a 7ltr pot with cane Full Sun / partial shade Average height & spread 8 x 1.5m  

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.

Common name: Potato vine A scrambling climber with dark green leaves. Fragrant clusters of white flowers are produced from June to September, followed by black fruits in September. Average height 12ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Honeysuckle A beautiful evergreen climber which produces deep copper yellow flowers against rich bronze coloured new stems and leaves in spring. Average height 8-15ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

1 plant in a 7 litre pot Common name: Honeysuckle. A twining climber with dark green leaves, blue-green beneath. Bright clusters of tubular, pink, orange and yellow flowers from June to August. Average height 15ft+. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Heavenly Bamboo A compact dwarf evergreen shrub with narrow leaves  that are a stunning ruch red when young. Pretty clusters of tin white flowers with large yellow anthers appear in mid summer followed by bright red fruit in August...

Common name: White Passion flower A stunning climber with rich green leaves and large bowl-shaped white flowers from June to August,  followed by orange-yellow fruit. Average height 20ft. Partial shade. Hardy in a sheltered spot. 

Common name: Elder An upright bushy deciduous shrub with very finely cut, almost black foliage, which is the perfect foil to the pink-flushed blooms from May to June. In Autumn, leaves turn rich red. RHS Award of Garden Merit.  Average height 6-8ft. Full...

Californian Lilac. Clusters of bright blue flowers bloom from late spring. A compact evergreen shrub with large glossy dark green leaves.    Average Height: 1.5m  - 5ft  Average Spread: 1.8m - 6ft Full Sun   

1 plant in 10ltr pot. Fig tree. A small tree with attractive, large, deeply lobed leaves. In late summer, edible figs are produced with a deep purple/brown flush to the skin. The sweet flesh is sweet and red. Excellent crops.   Eventual Height: 10ft...

Common name: Silk-tassel Bush (male form). An upright shrub with glossy, evergreen green leaves. Attractive grey-green catkins are produced in mid-winter. Very well-suited well-suited to being grown as a fan or an espalier supported on wires or trellis...

1 plant in a 2 litre pot Common name: Star Jasmine A twining climber with glossy dark evergreen leaves,  often turning crimson in winter. Pure white star-shaped flowers with a strong sweet scent are borne from July to August. Average height 12ft+. Full...

Common name: Magnolia A medium-sizes deciduous shrub. In spring it produces large tulip-shaped flowers that are deep red-purple on the outside but creamy white inside.   Suitable for smaller gardens  Average height 4-12ft Full sun or partial shade Hardy

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An early flowering, deciduous climber, with divided, green leaves. Bears a profusion of single, pure white flowers from May to June. Average height 10ft+. Good for a north wall. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

An early flowering, deciduous climber, with green divided leaves. Bears a profusion of single, creamy white, scented flowers. s from may to June. Average height 20ft+. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

A brand new compact and spine-free variety of Mahonia. An evergreen shrub with abundant long narrow leaves and spires of bright yellow flowers that are borne from August to October. The flowers are followed by attractive blue berries. Average height and...