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Very dark, glossy scalloped foliage and deep blue flower spikes make this low spreading, fast growing Ajuga a real eye-catcher. A knock out in containers and a striking accent to light coloured plants. Adaptable to most soil conditions. Enjoys full sun to partial shade.
An extremely vigorous small leaved groundcover with dark new leaves and 'blueberry' blue flowers on 20cm spires in spring. The leaves are thicker and more weather resistant than other varieties. Prefers shady, fertile, moist conditions.
A traditional cottage garden favourite. Soft, lime green rounded leaves that sparkle when wet. Forms a compact mound with frothy lemon yellow flowers that hover delicately above the foliage from early summer. Prefers a semi shaded spot. Wonderful for edging.
Stout, glossy green leaves turning an eye catching ruby in winter and deep rosy red flowers appearing in Spring add superb seasonal interest to a year round display. Ideal edging to paths and borders and bold in pots. Can take full sun. Good soil.
Another outstanding cultivar to originate from the famous Bressingham Gardens and without doubt the best white flowering Bergenia we have seen. Superb also for its purity of colour, and early free flowering nature. Easy with summer moisture.
A robust old fashioned favourite. Invaluable for its glossy ground covering foliage and striking pink spring flowers. Will grow almost anywhere with no fuss. Highly recommended for wide-spread use around your garden.
A spectacular shade foliage plant with large heart shaped silver and green veined leaves which emerge in spring. The stunning foliage display is offset with spays of forget-me-not blue flowers early in the season. Ideal woodland garden plant. Prefers a moist soil with good organic content. Leaves may burn in hot afternoon sun. Ideal for dry shade.
A spectacular shade plant with large silver and green veined leaves which emerge in Spring. The stunning foliage display is offset with spays of forget-me-not blue flowers early in the season. Ideal woodland garden plant. Prefers a moist soil with good organic content. Ideal for dry shade.
Traditional favourite for low hedges and topiary. Now finding widespread favour as formal gardens become more in vogue. Though slowish growing will perform faster with good soil and warmth. Best trimmed over summer. Some sun and drainage.
A prolific Petunia with small flowers performing well in hanging baskets, pots sand planters.
An intricately tangled mass of silvery-grey branches provide interest and create a talking point for your garden all year round. Great for colour and textural contrast. Looks stunning when planted in groups. Loves sun and thrives in poor dry soils.
Long tubular soft blue bells adorn this garden performer throughout Summer & Autumn. Mystic Bells has a strong upright habit making it an ideal mixer with other long flowering perennials. Equally stunning in a pot. Dappled shade is best, with summer moisture.
A fantastic succulent with thick fleshy stems and glossy green leaves sometimes tinged red or yellow. Also known as the Jade plant or Money Tree and is considered a symbol of prosperity. Bears star-shaped flowers in late autumn and benefits from a light pruning to keep in shape.Protect from frost and keep dry in winter.
A 'Pacific Giant' delphinium that will impress you with its deep violet blooms with white stamens. A very vigorous grower that will flower in the first year after planting. Excellent cut flower. Adores lots of sun but will also be happy in semi-shade. Cut back after flowering .
A distinguished delphinium producing strong spikes of semi-double blooms of white. Delphinium Pacific Giants are excellent for cutting and add structure and presence to the back of cottage garden perennial borders.
'Sugar Plum' is a beautifully fragrant dianthus, easy to grow and very hardy. A compact form with mid pink, frilled flowers highlighted with cherry central markings and attractive plum coloured buds. Heavy flowering in spring with repeat blooming if spent
'Sugar Plum Coral' is a beautifully fragrant dianthus, easy to grow and very hardy. A compact form with ruffled coral to deep pink flowers and attractive dark pink coloured buds. Heavy flowering in spring with repeat blooming if spent flowers are removed.
Another great performer, Dianthus Sugar Plum Raspberry forms a compact mound with stunning flowers in a bright raspberry with a darker centre. The dark buds are an outstanding compliment to the blue/grey foliage. Great for pollinating insects.
Dianthus 'Waterloo Sunset' boasts exquisite vivid pink flowers with a port wine eye. The beautiful double blooms have a delightful fragrance, are compact and exceptionally long flowering. Great in borders, containers and as a cut flower.
Spires of large, dangling bells which are strawberry-rose in colour with darker markings on the inside. Forms a low rosette of glossy green leaves in the first year, bursting into flower during the second summer. Vigorous. Usually lives 2 to 4 years, more of a perennial in
habit than common varieties.
Daydream is a vivid pink with masses of globe shaped flowers held on strong upright stems, a modern take on a hardy and very worthwhile perennial, this clump forming beauty is robust against whatever the garden environment throws at it, needing a minimum of care to get plants established.
This is a very special Dreameria boasts masses of large dreamy white, globe-shaped blooms neatly held atop sturdy upright stems. Ideal for front of border where you want a low edge of white flowers, with attractive green foliage clumps when not in flower. Hardy to most conditions once established.
Dream Weaver produces masses of large mulberry purple globe shaped flowers held on sturdy upright stems. It forms a neat tight mound and being tolerant of dry conditions makes it ideal for rockeries. Bred for extreme hardiness and prolonged high volume flowering performance.
The ultimate hardy yet beautiful flowering plant! Dreameria Dreamland is smothered in coral pink globe shaped flowers on sturdy upright stems, it looks like a series of colourful pompoms in the garden! Drought tolerant and hardy, these tough little beauties will make you seem green fingered and reward you with success even if you're not that confident!
Multiple soft pink pompom flowers on hardy green compact foliage that forms an attractive green mound when not in flower. Bred to be tough. Globe shaped flowers are held upright on sturdy stems, and not only are there masses of them, but they last and last!
Large daisy-like flowers with greenish white petals that fall back from brassy central cones steal center stage in the garden from late summer. The ideal performer for a mid layer in a sunny prominent border. Easy and fully hardy.
increasingly recognised medicinal values. Full sun in a rich, well drained soil.
A fantastic addition to the winter garden. Provides masses of fragrant flowers when virtually nothing else is flowering. Wall Flower ‘Lilac Joy’ produces masses of fragrant flower heads in deep through to soft lilac with a hint of cream, which smother the compact bush to brighten your garden from the earliest days of spring.
A dainty little geranium with bright pink flowers which contrast well with the glossy chocolate coloured leaves. Makes a great groundcover in a sunny spot. Use as a rockery or container plant or trailing over walls. Combines well with silver-leaved plants. Prefers a moist well drained soil.
This exquisite treasure epitomizes the English cottage garden. From late spring until autumn an abundance of the most fabulous luminous lavender-blue flowers are continuously produced above the elegantly divided foliage. Full sun to part shade and moist soil.
This terrific German hybrid forms a fast-spreading mound of dark green leaves, bearing small magenta-pink flowers from early summer through autumn. Ideal for edging or groundcover use and also a good choice for tubs or mixed containers. One of the longest flowering dwarf selections.
Bred for superior flower power & compact form. A vigorous, mounding plant with masses of vivid orange blooms throughout late spring and early summer. Easy to grow, dead head to promote re-flowering. Perfect for mixed beds and cottage gardens. Prefers full sun, is drought and frost tolerant.
This Geum has been bred for its superior flower power & compact form. A vigorous, mounding plant with masses of red orange single blooms throughout spring. Easy to grow in any garden, dead head to promote re-flowering. Perfect for mixed beds and cottage gardens.
A delightful semi-whipcord Hebe with minute emerald green leaves. Forms a compact rounded cushion. Perfect for rockery or tub. Superb as a feature plant when contrasted against other foliage colours and textures. Easy when grown in full sun.
This Hebe forms a tight dome of grey-green foliage with red margins, with increasing red tinting in winter. Sports pale lilac flowers in early summer but mostly grown for its neat foliage. Whilst being great for borders or single planting, also good for growing in containers.
This delightful native naturally looks like it has just been trimmed. Forms a rounded specimen ideal for further shaping and contrasting with other forms and foliage. White summer flowers. Many garden uses. Easy with some sun and good drainage.
This sweetly fragrant, vanilla scented, Heliotrope is an excellent plant for adding colour to your garden. Produces rich purple heads of flowers throughout the summer months. A must for any fragrant garden. Thrives in a sunny, free draining position with protection from hard frosts.
Popular in containers.
Fragrance is emitted from marine blue blooms throughout a long summer. An ideal tub plant, heavenly fragrance around BBQ areas, for outdoor seating areas or under windows. Loves full sun and warmth. Best overwintered indoors in cold areas.
Exquisite multi coloured blooms with speckled hearts in winter and early spring. Creates interest both outside and as a cut flower. Glossy dark green leaves are prominent all year round. Best in shade and is superb for underplanting. Mixed seed line, variances will occur. Quite drought tolerant once it is established making it ideal for planting under trees.
'Anna's Red' forms a compact clump of dark marbled green leaves with stunning deep magenta red flowers providing colour and interest in the winter garden, flowering from winter to early spring. A shade lover at home in a woodland garden or under-planting.
Delicately mottled burgundy red flowers sit above the marbelled green foliage in the depths of winter. A smaller and more compact growing habit than other Hellebores. Enjoy indoors as a pot plant before planting out in the garden.
Cinderella’ is an outstanding new variety with exceptional novelty. An abundance of multi-petaled flowers of white with speckled pink features are a highlight throughout the winter months when colour in the garden can be hard to find. Perfect for a container or planting en masse.
Helleborus Hannahs Blush offers distinctive marbled foliage on a healthy vigorous plant. The flowers are a delicate pink fading to tones of mauve. Suitable for both indoor and garden situations.
Helleborus Isabellas Charm produces a large volume of ruby pink flowers on upright stems making this beautiful Helllebore ideal for cutting. Bracts deepen to a dark burgundy with beautiful marbled foliage.
A superior selection of winter rose developed from a breeding programme from New Zealand's own Terry Hatch. Large flowers varying from deep maroon through rose to pink and even white, with intricately speckled centres. The blooms face more up and outward than other varieties. Vigorous, hardy and easy to grow. Mixed seed line.
'Molly's White' produces a mass of cup-shaped white flowers flushed with lime green and dusky pink undersides. Dark attractively marbled green leaves make the foliage interesting when it's not in flower. Prefers a dappled shade and well drained soil. These enchanting flowers give great colour to the winter garden.
Olivia's Joy has soft pink flowers edged in a deeper colour held well above its marbelled evergreen foliage. Makes a delightful indoor plant for 3-5 weeks before planting out in a semi shaded border or container.
A vigorous hybrid hellebore with very handsome marbled foliage, with deep pink veins in spring turning silver later in the season.Flowering is prolific, displaying mid-pink blooms with yellow stamens from late winter to mid-spring. Hardy and tolerant of a wide range of soils best planted in shade or as under planting of trees and shrubs.
With its stunning evergreen marbled foliage and deep burgundy flowers, 'Ruby Daydream' is destined to become a popular addition to the range of these wonderful winter-flowering plants. Simply lovely upright blooms are of the most divine deep plum colour,
Proudly held well above its handsome marbled foliage, predominantly white blooms are deliciously edged and backed with deep mulberry - a colour combination that is both simple and elegant. 'Sophie’s Delight' is quite happy indoors for up to three weeks, after which it will be a valuable evergreen addition to a semi-shaded border or container.
Pretty pale pink flecked flowers with a double pleated dark burgundy centre, crowned with a tuft of yellow stamens create an eye catching display over bushy mounds of thick evergreen leaves. Prefers a shady spot in moist soils. Perfect for a woodland garden, or underplanting as groundcover.
A stunning addition to the winter garden 'White Tutu' has gorgeous ruffled white double flowers speckled with dark red accents borne high above lush green foliage. This orientalis type hellebore tends to flower later in the season. Does well in darker shaded areas, with a well drained soil but with adequate water.
A superior selection of, yellow, white, pink, red, spotted, striped. A superior selection of, yellow, white, pink, red, spotted, striped and semi-double types. Large flowers. The blooms face more up and outward than other varieties. Vigorous, hardy and easy to grow.
Beautifully ruffled, strongly dissected, bright green leaves are overlaid with a silvery-white sheen. The plant has a tight habit and the foliage colour holds well all season. Short stems of small white bell flowers appear in late spring. Adds great evergreen texture and form to borders or woodland plantings.
Bred to compliment 'Lime Marmalade'&'Marmalade'. A large & bold plant with ruffled, deep purple-black leaves and a silvery veil. Extra thick leaves stand up to heat and cold. Very quick growing, giving rapid garden or container impact.
Silky black foliage with great ruffles. Large glossy leaves form a neat mounding habit with good vigor and reliability. Sprays of white/cream flowers. Wonderful for mixed borders, edging, massed landscaping and containers.
Rich deep tones in the striking foliage of this heuchera are sure to impress. Stunning bright red leaves in spring turning to darker brown-red during the summer. Pale pink sprays of flowers from spring. Hardy option for containers, borders or planting under trees and shrubs. Prefers some shade and good drainage.
This Heuchera sports mirror-bright silver foliage, and has contrasting black veins that really sparkle. The soft violet leaf back is as pretty as the top, but is rarely seen due to the ultra-neat habit of the plant. It has fantastic bouquet-type flowers of exotic fuchsia-pink.
This zingy coloured heuchera sports tasty lime-coloured foliage with spires of white flowers in summer. It has a mounding habit and is a great landscaping plant. Gives fabulous contrast to purple leaved heuchera and lightens up dark shady corners. Protect from intense sunlight, prefers well drained soil.
Richly coloured, shiny undulating foliage, ranging in colour from umber to deep sienna, hot pink on the leaves undersides. Narrow spires of red-brown flowers appear in summer. Showy in all seasons a good landscaping choice. Full sun to part shade.
A compact Heuchera with amazing deep purple, almost black leaves thickly spotted with hot pink in spring. In summer the leaf colour lightens and cream-pink dots adorn the foliage. Can be used in a border, mass planted for ground cover or in a container. Moist but well drained soil.
The glossy midnight hues of this dark foliaged Heuchera, won't fade out during summer. The ultra dark leaves contrast beautifully with greens, blues and silver. Suitable as edging, ground cover or in containers. Cold hardy, heat and humidity tolerant.
A bold heuchera with tightly ruffled peach to amber leaves and a compact mounding habit which works well in a container, front of a border or as edging, providing a wonderful textural colour spot. Small white sprays of flowers in spring. Will stand full sun, needs good drainage and is drought tolerant.
Silvery green foliage with purple/red veining and sprays of rose pink flowers. This is a new version of 'Green Spice' but with bright pink flowers.It has a vigorous but tidy mounding habit making it a great border, edging or massed landscape plant.
Plum Royale is the first Heuchera to have amazing, shiny purple leaves all summer long. Attractive white flowers in spring & summer contrast beautifully with the dark foliage. A neat and compact mounding habit and sun tolerance makes this and excellent landscaping choice. Requires a well drained soil.
A bigger habit evergreen heuchera with colour interest for every season. The leaves are frosty plum-purple in spring and autumn, berry-red in summer and deep-purple in winter. The silver frosting is most pronounced in summer and winter. Silvery-pink flowers re-bloom through summer. Suitable for mixed beds & under-planting.
Deeply cut foliage, forming a vigorous spreading mound that changes colours with the seasons. In spring and early summer the leaves are gold with red veins. In late summer they evolve to green with red veins and in autumn the older foliage turns orange pink. Best in part part shade, moist but well drained soils. Easy care.
Outstanding vigor combined with brassy gold and red spring colour on maple shaped leaves makes this heucherella a beacon in the garden. Use as a landscape perennial in mixed beds, under high branching shrubs. Spikes of white flowers on dark stems. Winter foliage colour of olive and brown. For best foliage colour contrast plant in semi-shade.
First purple trailing Heucherella. Stunning purple silver maple shaped leaves which will spread if planted as a ground-cover or trail in a container. Flowers are a delicate soft pink in summer. Vigorous and quick to establish. Best in full to part shade and prefers moist soil. Feed occasionally with slow release fertiliser.
Deeply cut foliage, forming a vigorous spreading mound that changes colours with the seasons. In spring and early summer the leaves are bright lime-yellow with red veins. In late summer they evolve to lime green with red veins. Delicate white foam flowers from spring. Best in part part shade, moist but well drained soils. Easy care.
This impressive giant hosta was named in honour of the only Lady Emperor of China. A stunning garden specimen which is fast growing, forming an upright clump of green foliage,with Lavender flowers in mid summer. Because of its size & rapid growth rate it needs consistently good moisture & regular feeding. Requires shade & slug protection.
This impressive giant hosta was named in honour of the only Lady Emperor of China. Fast growing, forming an upright clump of green foliage,with Lavender flowers in mid summer. Because of its size & rapid growth rate it needs consistently
good moisture & regular feeding. Requires shade & slug protection.
A stunning hosta with heart shaped, glossy lime to mid-green leaves which form a neat full compact mound. It is the dark purple colour of the stem that infuses the base of the leaf that makes this hosta special. The foliage is crowned by sprays of lavender flowers in late summer. Good slug resistance.
A lovely compact hosta with variegated foliage featuring stark white leaf centres trimmed with a deep green margin and striking deep burgundy coloured stems and at the leaf base. Deep violet flowers appear on similar dark coloured stalks in late summer. Requires a moist rich organic soil and afternoon shade.
An outstanding compact blue Hosta bred in NZ. The new leaves of 'Silver Knight' are a strong blue fading to silver blue with age, quickly forming a dense clump of foliage and producing pale mauve flowers in summer. Although more tolerant of North Island humidity, it still requires a moist well drained soil and a shady location.
An outstanding Hosta and the most striking of all the yellow edged selections. Forms a large dark green clump with the wide yellow margins bringing alive a shady prominent garden spot. Lavender summer flowers add to the charm. Good soil with some shade and summer moisture.
This lacecap hydrangea has dark strawberry-red flowers offset with a froth of lacy white/pink buds. Free flowering and compact in habit the rose-red flowers contrast well with the rich dark green foliage. A great houseplant that can be planted outdoors. Harden-off first and plant in a shady spot with adequate water.
An outstanding foliage plant with large kidney-shaped glossy green leaves forming an impressive mound. In mid-summer long stems of yellow flowered daisies rise above the foliage. Wonderful under story plant adding architecture & structure to a garden. Moist soil, best with some shade.
Very dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with tiny, dark green, glossy leaves and small creamy white flowers in spring. Makes a very neat, quick growing hedge. Prune monthly during the growing period to ensure a dense screen. Will thrive in most soils and tolerates some shade but needs good drainage.
Dwarf heavenly bamboo with handsome fern-like leaves that change colour with the season. Lacy burgundy new growth in spring, star-shaped white flowers in summer and a fabulous show in winter with its orange-red foliage. Use as a specimen or mass plant. Sun or semi-shade. Will grow with little care or maintenance once established.
These delicate flowers will introduce a touch of aromatherapy to your garden. Great for mixed containers, baskets and borders. Pinch growing tips to promote bushiness. Best planted in full sun to part shade.
These delicate flowers will introduce a touch of aromatherapy to your garden. Great for mixed containers, baskets and borders. Pinch growing tips to promote bushiness. Best planted in full sun to part shade.
These delicate flowers will introduce a touch of aromatherapy to your garden. Great for mixed containers, baskets and borders. Pinch growing tips to promote bushiness. Best planted in full sun to part shade.
A delightful new nemesia from the 'Berry Delight Collection' which produces a prolific display of lovely blueberry flowers in early spring. The flowers are fragrant and the plants are hardy with a neat mounding form. Cut back after flowering for repeat flowering. Great for fragrance and colour in outdoor entertaining areas.
A delightful new nemesia which produces a prolific display of stunning port wine coloured flowers from early spring. The flowers are fragrant and the plants are hardy with a neat mounding form. Great for fragrance and colour in outdoor entertaining areas. Gorgeous in pots mixed with spring bulbs. Cut back to encourage repeat flowering.
This new nemesia produces compact hardy plants with large, prolific soft bicolour lavender softly fragrant flowers over a long period. Nemesias prefer a well drained rich organic soil. Avoid exposure to hot summer afternoon sun. Gorgeous in pots mixed with spring bulbs.
This new series of nemesias produce compact hardy plants with large and prolific soft lilac fragrant flowers over a long period. Nemesias prefer a well drained rich organic soil. Avoid exposure to hot summer afternoon sun. Trim regularly to encourage flowering.
A delightful new nemesia from the 'Berry Delight Collection' which produces a prolific display of duo-toned mauve & cream blooms in early spring. The flowers are fragrant and the plants are hardy with a neat mounding form. Great for fragrance and colour in outdoor entertaining areas.
A delightful new nemesia from the 'Berry Delight Collection' which produces a prolific display of dark strawberry pink blooms in early spring. The flowers are fragrant and the plants are hardy with a neat mounding form. Great for fragrance and colour in outdoor entertaining areas.
This new nemesia produces compact hardy plants with large and prolific white flowes, highly secented with vanilla fragance over a long period. Nemesias prefer a well drained rich organic soil. Avoid exposure to hot summer afternoon sun. Gorgeous in pots mixed with spring bulbs.
A real favourite and without a doubt one of the best hybrids raised to date. Masses of lavender blue flowers perform from late spring. Cut back after flowering to keep plant bushy and to get a flush. A great edging and informal hedge plant.
Large floral spikes of the best lavender-blue grace this plant from spring to autumn. A valuable perennial for the back of the border due to its height and extensive period of flowering. Will occasionally attract inquisitive cats. Easily grown in a sunny spot.
Prolific soft pink flowers on a low compact plant are the key features of this new variety of Platycodon. Well suited to a spot where it can be viewed from close up to appreciate it. Easy care.
Prolific blue flowers and a compact habit are the key features of this new variety of Platycodon. Well suited to a spot where it can be viewed from close up to appreciate it. Easy care.
This exciting new selection of balloon flower is sure to please with its compact habit, pure white colour and free flowering nature. Ideal for a patio pot or front of a sunny, warm border.
This variegated polemonium has broad, bold cream and green foliage, with pink tones which intensify in cool periods. Tall stems bearing light blue flowers grace the plant from late spring to early summer. Winter dormant.
This dwarf evergreen shrub with glaucous grey-green leaves sports pretty mauve/purple pea like flowers.The main flush of flowers comes in spring/summer with repeat blooms year round. Ideal for low borders and hedging, and stunning as a container plant for patios and courtyards.
A sought after New Zealand native as both flowering groundcover and for underplantings. Forms an attractive creeping mat which comes alive over summer with a smothering of large white blooms followed by interesting berries. Extremely easy.
Clusters of buttery-yellow, fragrant, double flowers are surrounded by a deep green leafy collar. Compact and long-blooming, putting on a tremendous show in the spring. Easy to grow. Likes part shade and fertile well drained soil. Keep evenly moist.
Produces clusters of bright blue, double flowers surrounded by a deep green leafy collar. Compact and long-blooming, putting on a tremendous show in the spring. Likes part shade and fertile well drained soil. Keep evenly moist.
Produces clusters of rich cream fragrant double flowers surrounded by a deep green leafy collar. Compact and long-blooming, putting on a tremendous show in spring. Plant in part shade, in a fertile well drained soil but keep evenly
moist.
Clusters of yellow flowers with orange edging on the petals are surrounded by a deep green leafy collar. Compact and long-blooming, putting on a tremendous show in the spring. Likes part shade and fertile well drained soil. Keep evenly moist.
Clusters of double white flowers with a pink blush that age to soft lilac, surrounded by a deep green leafy collar. Compact and long-blooming, putting on a tremendous show in spring. Plant in part shade, in a fertile well drained soil but keep evenly moist.
Clusters of double, intense red flowers resembling a tiny rose bud are surrounded by a deep green leafy collar. Compact and long-blooming, putting on a tremendous show in the spring. Plant in part shade, in a fertile moist, well drained soil.
Raspberry pink blooms over a shimmering, frosty mint foliage. Good for shady areas, helps to lighten shady parts of the garden. This unique Pulmonaria is sure to please. Flowers in mid to late Winter.
One of the finest Floribunda Roses, displaying large double white blooms with a creamy center from late spring. Beautiful in a border, continuing to produce a profusion of blooms until very late in the season. Full sun and annual fertiliser for best results.
This unique Tiarella will definitely raise some eyebrows as it glows in your landscape. The black, palmate-cut leaves are edged with nearly neon green margins in the spring. Creamy flowers in spring are an added bonus to the stunning foliage. An excellent specimen for a cool shady area.
An absolute must for almost every garden. Flowering from as early as July this plant provides some of the best spring colour there is. Completely smothered in charming china-blue flowers it continues to flower throughout the season. Great for baskets, containers and as edging. Superb foliage plant also, easy and very rewarding.
A multitude of dainty, two-toned lavender and white blooms flutter above the green heart shaped foliage. A ground cover for that special spot at the front of the border. Will appreciate a moist, fertile, well drained soil with some shade. Very easy care.