Welding Supplies from IOC Homepage
| "The Ultimate Winter Hardy Shrub Collection x 12 Mature Bushes" |
| "You can now enjoy true year-round interest with vibrant flower colour, brightly coloured berries and stems, tactile bark and wonderfully fragrant flowers - simply brilliant value for money compared to expensive potted garden centres shrubs.
These 12 tried and tested garden winners will fill any gaps you might have in your existing beds and borders or allow you to plant a new one from scratch, with each individual shrub having the potential to fill 1m2 / circa 10ftsq. Once planted they will rapidly grow away and look tremendous from this year onwards, providing a stunning visual display and a degree of privacy and security for you, as well as a natural safe haven for a wide variety of wildlife. The berries will provide much needed winter food for wild birds and the shrubby structure will provide cover and protection for them too.
Varieties Included: Symphoricarpos albus: Known as the 'Common Snowberry' for obvious reason! The berries provide much needed winter food for wildlife. Height 3-4ft.Syringa vulgaris: The common Lilac produces fragrant lavender coloured blooms each May. Hardy and deciduous and great for hedging, it grows to 10-15ft tall.Cornus alba: The 'Red-Barked Dogwood' provides fantastic autumn colour with its bright red vertical branches. In summer it leafs up and even has soft pink flowers in mid-summer. Height 3-4ft. Potentilla 'Red Ace': Beautiful scarlet-red flowers all summer long, contrast wonderfully with rich green foliage! Height 2-3ft.Hibiscus syriacus Blue: Exotic yet hardy! Torrents of lavender-blue flowers each summer! Height 4-5ft. Spirea douglasii: Part of the rose family, it is often know as the 'Rose Spirea'. Easy to grow with masses of pretty pink flowers in early summer. Perfect for small spaces - height 3ft Forsythia intermedia 'Spectabilis': Literally one of the most spectacular early season shrubs because of its bright yellow bloom. Perfect for hedges and really easy to grow. Height 4-5 ft. although can be trimmed in to a tidy hedge. Hypericum moserianum 'St John's Wort: Lush green foliage and pretty, bright yellow flowers all summer long. Perfect for a sunny or part-shaded position. Height 3-4ft. Deutzia scabra: Also Known as the Fuzzy Deutzia, this native of Japan & China grows to around 8ft tall and smothers itself in pure white fragrant flowers in June. Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea': A great hedging plant because of its spiky branches, but also a beautiful garden plant. The yellow flowers appear in late spring and the purple foliage provides lovely autumn colour. Height 3-4ft. Philadelphus coronarius: Commonly known as the 'Mock Orange' it will be clothed in a profusion of creamy-white flowers throughout June & July. The flowers are fabulously fragrant. Height 5-6ft.Weigela rosea: A lovely garden shrub, with fabulous pink flower colour in May, June and July. Height 3-4ft.
Please note that these plants are supplied dormant and without leaves, looking more like dried twigs, and will establish in the ground over winter. They will not show signs of growth until the weather warms in spring, when they will burst into leaf."
Price: 19.99 |
| "Hardy Gardenia 'Crown Jewel' plant in 9cm pot" |
| "The hardiest, most floriferous Gardenia yet, Crown Jewel is a great variety, that is only just being seen in the UK! Just as stunning and as fragrant as its indoor relative, its snowy white, waxy, star-shaped flowers completely smother its exquisite evergreen leaves from early June.
The scent of gardenias is so gorgeous its often used in perfume, so imagine sitting on your patio this summer surrounded by its intoxicatingly sweet fragrance heavenly! A beautifully compact shrub, Gardenia Crown Jewel is very easy to grow and care for. Simply plant it in a pot or garden border, preferably using ericaceous compost, and it will happily grow and flourish outdoors all year round."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Hydrangea 'Miss Saori' plant in 9cm pot" |
| "The amazing Hydrangea that everyone is talking about!! Forget those dull seaside displays of blues and pinks, 'Miss Saori' is something different. And this was recognised when it won the Best Plant 2014 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Such has been the popularity of this stunning hydrangea that plants remains scarce, although we have once again secured stock of these sought-after beauties for our customers this year.
So what is all the fuss about? Well, each flower is fully double, which is unusual for Hydrangeas. To top this, each petal looks sugar-coated with lipstick-pink edging, fading subtly to the centre, creating a wonderful effect when the huge flowerhead is seen.
Bred in Japan by the world's premier Hydrangea hybridiser, 'Miss Saori' also repeat flowers, as it flowers on both young and old wood - this removes many of the conundrums of pruning, making it easier to manage, and longer flowering than conventional types. As if this was not enough, as cooler autumn approaches, and the final flowers blossom, the leaves turn burgundy purple, presenting the perfect foil for the flowers.
Be one of the very few who can grow this so early in it's life, it is set to be an exceptionally successful variety."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Tree Hydrangea ""Incrediball"" (Strong Annabelle) plant in 3L pot" |
| "Hydrangea 'Incrediball', the Tree Hydrangea (also known as Strong Annabelle), produces amazing and enormous colour-changing blooms that change from Lime Green to Pure White then fade to Green again, to make the most amazing displays in your garden and your home. It is unbelievable, but true!
This is an entirely different species and variety than the traditional pink and blue plants you are probably more familiar with. The stems are incredibly strong to enable the support for this amazing flower, and they are tolerant of rain and wind hence the name, 'Incrediball'!! Also known as 'Strong Annabelle', this has been bred to supersede Hydrangea 'Annabelle', which suffered from weaker stems in wind and rain.
Displays will be all summer long whatever the weather and will produce flowers to up to 30cm or 12 inches in diameter. They can be cut and used as dried flowers too - this will preserve the natural colouration or spray them gold or silver for spectacular Christmas decorations.
The Tree hydrangea is a form of Hydrangea that is quick-growing, forming an upright shrub. Unlike the bushy hydrangeas, these shrubs provide later blooms for added garden colour. Growing as a shrub with multiple stems, tree hydrangeas can be pruned to look like trees, hence their name.
Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, for real Summer impact in your garden, the Tree Hydrangea 'Incrediball' is a winner.
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Price: 19.99 |
| "Flowering Weeping Cherry ""Snowshowers"" Bare Root tree 1-1.2M" |
| "A lovely new selection of the classic garden Weeping Cherry Tree, the variety 'Snow Showers' becomes smothered in small pure white flowers early in sping each year, with that clasisc weeping habit so perfect for smaller spaces.
This deciduous beauty bursts into life in early-spring with burnished-bronze leaves; quickly followed by clusters of pretty snowflake-like flowers that completely smother each elegant, arching branch. Has a very pronounced weeping habit, so perfect for smaller gardens.
Then, as you sit out in your garden in mid-summer, youll see the leaves turn glossy and green, then fade to fiery orange-red in a jaw-dropping autumn show! Simply spectacular!"
Price: 19.99 |
| "Hardy Hibiscus syriacus (Mixed colours) - pack of 5" |
| "These strong growing and fully winter hardy Hibiscus Syriacus plants will provide you with a torrent of beautiful flowers from June until September each year. They are supplied as Bare-Root plants ready to plant immediately and will grow to around 5ft tall over 3 seasons, and will be smothered in fabulous flowers throughout the summer months. In shades of pink, plum, blue and white they will provide a Mediterranean look to your garden yet these hardy plants will return year after year with their gorgeous display. Perfect to establish in pots on your patio or to fill gaps in your beds and borders you could even grow them as a hedge!"
Price: 14.99 |
| "Daphne Perfume Princess 2L" |
| "This fantastic new Daphne originated from a private breeder in New Zealand and won a 'Plant of the Year' award in Australia but is perfectly suited for British gardens too!
Arguably the best Daphne yet, it's both earlier and longer flowering than other varieties but it's really the blossom itself that makes this Daphne so special. Flowers open from dark pink buds into large clusters growing up to 5cm across- as much as four times the size of a regular Daphne - a 3-year-old plant can have as many as 10 clusters along each stem!
Aside from the size of its blooms, the mesmerising fragrance 'Perfume Princess' produces really sets this plant apart - it's undoubtedly the sweetest scented of all Daphne's!
'Perfume Princess' is also a very easy Daphne to grow, thriving in a wide range of conditions and is even happy in full sun. Evergreen, it looks lovely in the border even when not in flower and due to its compact nature, it's a natural choice for a large container where space is limited in the border.
Wherever you grow it make sure it's a place you frequent so that you can enjoy the perfumed fragrance that will fill the air when the plant is in bloom!"
Price: 14.99 |
| "Hibiscus Tricolour 3L bush" |
| "Flowering in August and September, amaze your friends and neighbours with this horticultural wonder! Containing 3 varieties of matching vigour, each with its own flower colour grafted on to the same plant, these totally hardy perennials will provide maximum summer colour impact for many years to come. Usually our growers would graft 3 of the same colour, but in an experimental moment, created this delightful result! Height 50 cm (2ft)."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Hydrangea Magical Revolution PINK 2x10cm" |
| "The Magical Colour Changing Hydrangea - an essential pair of two beautiful Mophead Hydrangeas which will explode with a profusion of magically-coloured flower heads all summer.
The 'Magical Revolution' series are abundantly flowering, compact, multi-stemmed Hydrangeas with flowers that undergo a simply stunning range of colour changes.
Heads emerge bright lime-green, followed by white flowers which colour up before maturing to a rich green tinged with purple, producing a kaleidoscope of colour in your garden.
Very easy to grow, these fully-hardy Hydrangeas thrive in moist soil in semi shade (or sun with shade during the hottest part of the day).
They provide the perfect foil for perennials (particularly alliums) and annual bedding, and are equally at home in a pot on your patio or balcony.
Even happy as a short-term houseplant, the multi-coloured heads are bang on trend as cut flowers for a vase or bouquet."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Daphne Eternal Fragrance 2L" |
| "What could be better than the sweet heady fragrance of Daphne in the garden!
Eternal Fragrance's perfumed blooms are produced in abundance from April until October every year. It's a compact and slow growing variety so it is perfect for smaller gardens and this semi-evergreen Daphne produces flowers on new growth, meaning the creamy white blooms just keep on coming right through the summer!
We've grown this superb plant on a little longer than those normally available from other online garden stores, to give you a much better plant for your money.
Grow it in a pot and place on the patio or near a garden path so you enjoy the delightful scent!
Height and spread 90 cm (3ft). Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot ready for planting into your favourite container!"
Price: 14.99 |
| "Chilean Lantern Tree 'Crinodendron hookerianum' in a 9cm Pot" |
| "Here's a lovely evergreen shrub that's perfect for a sunny border or a large patio pot. It bears slender, shiny dark green foliage throughout the year and from late spring to autumn becomes smothered with deep pink lantern blooms.
Easy to care for, the Chilean Lantern tree thrives in UK gardens and is a proven performer leading to the RHS Award of garden Merit."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Daphne Perfume Princess 9cm" |
| "This fantastic new Daphne originated from a private breeder in New Zealand and has just won the 'Plant of the Year' award in Australia but is perfectly suited for British gardens too! Arguably the best Daphne yet, it's both earlier and longer flowering than other varieties and the blossom makes this Daphne extra special.
Large, fragrant flowers open from dark pink buds into large clusters growing up to 5cm across- as much as four times the size of a regular Daphne - a 3-year-old plant can have as many as 10 clusters along each stem. Aside from the size of its blooms, the mesmerising fragrance 'Perfume Princess' produces really sets this plant apart - it's undoubtedly the sweetest, most divinely scented of all Daphnes.
'Perfume Princess' is also a very easy Daphne to grow. Slow growing and compact, it thrives in a wide range of conditions and is even happy in full sun - making it ideal for novice gardeners and the more experienced alike. Evergreen, the lustrous, dark green leaves add structure and form to your borders, and even when not in flower, it's still a great choice for a large container where space is limited.
Wherever you grow it, make sure that it's in a place where you can fully enjoy the perfumed fragrance that will fill the air when the plant is in bloom.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Magnolia 'Yellow Bird' half std 80cm bare root" |
| "Magnolias are a traditional sign that spring has arrived each and every year, with their beautiful huge buds bursting into colour early in the season. Most Magnolia are pink or shades thereof, so this rare and fabulously unique hybrid 'Yellow Bird' really is unusual, and made even more so as it has been grafted to make a half standard lollipop form with a clear stem beneath!Magnolia 'Yellow Bird' bears the most wonderful huge lemon-yellow flowers, sometimes streaked lime green, emerging just before the deep green leaves unfurl in the spring.Easy to grow, it's already been grafted into a half standard form with a ball of foliage atop a long clear stem, hardy to -15C (although best to avoid windy sites) and with just a little prune to shape will form a nice, low maintenance, medium sized specimen garden tree. Plant up in a large patio container and place by a doorway, gateway or pathway where it will make a superb eye-catching feature, or on a patio where you can really enjoy the beauty.
Supplied as a bare root tree approx 70-80cm tall, ready for immediate planting."
Price: 19.99 |
| "Magnolia 'Black Beauty' bush bare root" |
| "An unusual, premium magnolia for a border or even a large patio container, Magnolia x brooklynensis 'Black Beauty' is slow growing yet produces many flowers - perfect for growing in small gardens.
A new introduction from the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens breeding program and not widely available, this is one of the darkest magnolias available to the home gardener.
Sumptuous dark purple, almost black, tulip-shaped blooms open to reveal a contrasting creamy white interior and a sublime perfume.
Blooming from late spring into early summer, Black Beauty avoids many damaging late frosts, so manages to keep its flowers pristine when other magnolias do not. An extremely hardy plant in general, surviving below -30C!Easy to grow, this fully winter-hardy Magnolia makes an eye-catching focal point in smaller spaces, and its super-easy to look after.
Reaching just 1.8m (6ft) in 10 years, your Magnolia will be sent as a bare root bush and is ready for immediate planting - a cost-effective way to get your hands on this rare beauty. Please note that your tree is dormant and will not have any leaves until the spring."
Price: 19.99 |
| "Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride' 12cm" |
| "Just imagine, an explosion of snow-white flowers in your garden all summer - from one of the newest and most desirable of the recent hydrangea introductions.
This is your opportunity to get your hands on this brand-new hydrangea which was awarded the prestigious title of Plant of the Year for 2018 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and it's easy to see why!
With a unique blooming habit, 'Runaway Bride' produces snow-white flowers along the length of its branches which can take on an attractive pink tint as they age. This is a real breakthrough for hydrangeas which normally flower at the tips of shoots only.
The profusion of white lace-cap blooms gives this hydrangea its common name of the 'garland hydrangea' and the flowerheads themselves create a light, airy feel - making them ideal as a centrepiece in pots and even hanging baskets - there seems to be no end to its talents!
Also, and an absolute bonus in our opinion, the flower colour does not change with the pH in your soil - they're always white! This hydrangea is sure to become an exceptional garden favourite, so get yours now and become one of the first to grow it.
Introduced at the premier UK flower show, Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride' was bred by world-renowned expert Ushio Sakazaki who also brought us trailing Surfinia Petunias, so this is a hydrangea with a superb pedigree.
Bang on trend as cut flowers or winter displays, hydrangeas are known the world over for their heads of gorgeous flowers, they're easy to grow and a breeze to maintain, no wonder they're one of the UK's most popular flowers!
Eye-catching in pots and planters on the patio or decking, the flowers dry on the plants and retain their appeal for a very long time, often until the middle of winter and you can even use the flowers in dried flower arrangements."
Price: 9.99 |
| "Hibiscus Starburst Chiffon 9cm" |
| "This brand new 'Chiffon' Patio Hibiscus will produce an abundance of massive, multi-layered blooms - each reaching up to 5 inches across and in an exquisite, deeply-veined starburst bicolour of deep pink and white!
Despite its exotic looks, it is very hardy and incredibly easy to care for too. Perfect either in a large pot or garden border, it will flower all summer long from around June. This colour was a new release in 2018 and remains in very short supply - get yours now before they're gone! Height 1.5m or prune to size.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for potting on or planting out."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Rhododendron Collection 3 colours x 4L" |
| "Grown for their large, spectacular flowers, these Rhododendrons are evergreen shrubs with voluminous, colourful blooms produced through the spring.
Contrasting with the gorgeous flowers, the evergreen leaves are glossy, olive-green and provide a good foil for other plants such as colourful perennials - which will also give another layer of planting to your garden.
Growing to around 2-2.5m high and wide, depending on variety, Rhododendrons are ideally suited to container growing, and this will also help to keep them compact and of course easy to maintain.
Perfect for providing masses of colour in early spring, Rhododendrons thrive in moist soil and partial shade, and need acidic soil, so incorporate plenty of ericaceous compost to the planting hole or container when planting.
Supplied as a collection of 3 plants in 4L pots, 1 each of 'Pink Lady', 'Nova Zembla' (Red), and 'Elsie Straver' (Yellow)."
Price: 39.99 |
| "Weigelia middendorffiana Mango 3L" |
| "'Mango' is a striking and reliable new form of Middendorff weigela, bred by award winning UK nursery Hilliers. Only recently available to home gardeners, Mango is a compact shrub with lush, bright green leaves and clusters of creamy-yellow trumpet-shaped flowers.
Emerging from its winter dormancy in spring, 'Mango' forms a neat, upright mound of luxurious leafy stems, topped with its gorgeous flowers - each with a distinctly mottled orange throat which changes from yellow to orange as the flower matures.
An ideal plant for gardeners with little time for fussy maintenance, Mango is fully winter hardy, really easy to grow and always gives good results - grow it in a flower border or in a container on your decking, patio or balcony, it's the perfect low maintenance plant!
Set to be much in demand, Weigela Middendorffiana 'Mango' is supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, eventually reaching 150 x 150cm - make sure that you don't miss out!"
Price: 19.99 |
| "Gardenia jasminoides 70cm standard 20cm pot" |
| "Just imagine sitting on your patio this summer surrounded by the intoxicatingly sweet fragrance from your very own standard Jasmine plant - just heavenly!
This gorgeous, standard Jasmine will reward you with the most highly scented, perfect flowers, the perfume from which is absolutely breathtaking, filling the air with sweet fragrance.The perfectly formed, rose-like 'waxy' white flowers are produced above rich-green, glossy leaves to form a beautifully rounded ball of foliage.
A large, evergreen shrub with deep glossy green leaves and very fragrant, white camelia-like flowers, the common Gardenia is certainly an eye-catching plant, worthy of a place in any garden.
Thought to be too tender for UK gardens, the Cape Jasmine can actually be grown outside in summer in a sheltered frost-free area, however it's best treated as a summer patio plant and brought under cover through the winter.
Holder of a prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a plant that has been rigorously trialled, and you can be guaranteed that it will perform.
Delivered as a standard plant, 70cm tall (including pot) Gardenia jasminoides makes a delightful houseplant or summer patio plant."
Price: 29.99 |
| "Viburnum plicatum Kilimanjaro Sunrise' 3L 70cm cane (Wedding Cake tree)" |
| "We like to bring our customers plants that we call 'good-doers', and this lovely Viburnum certainly is that - combining four distinct periods of garden interest in one easy-to-grow hardy shrub.
Awarded the Best New Plant at RHS Chelsea Flower Show in 2015, 'Kilimanjaro Sunrise' erupts into flower, with tiered layers of white lacecap blooms in April and May - giving rise to its sometimes used common name of the Wedding Cake Tree. These age a lovely blush pink, often with many overlapping tones on the plant at once.
This is followed in summer by bright red berries, which help feed the birds and other wildlife, before it surprises you again with a smaller autumn re-flowering. Then, in a final blaze of glory, it sheds its bright autumn leaves, as it hibernates in preparation for another year of garden thrills.
Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot., Viburnum Sunrise is a compact growing shrub at just 2.5m (8ft) tall and 1.5m (5ft) wide after 7-10 years, it makes a lovely mixed border specimen.
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Price: 19.99 |
| "Cistus Collection 3 x 9cm" |
| "Also known as the rock rose this Mediterranean native of dry, rocky soil enjoys dry and sunny conditions and is perfect for gravel gardens and dry, sheltered areas of the garden.
A plant that comes into its own in early summer, the single, saucer-shaped flowers around 5cm across are produced around the same time as peonies which makes them an ideal plant to bridge the gap between spring bulbs and summer roses. Each crepe-paper flower lasts only a day, but the bushes are smothered in buds, giving a display that lasts for many weeks.
Easy to grow and relatively trouble free, Cistus are quick growing and perfect in pots being relatively smaller, semi-evergreen shrubs. Ideal too for the front of the border where they will happily mingle with other Mediterranean shrubs such as Rosemary, Salvias, Santolina and Lavender. Fully hardy to around -10°C, plants benefit from winter protection to avoid frost damage.
Supplied as three plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting into warm soil. 1 each of:
Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset' AGM - Award-winning cistus with rose-Pink blooms with yellow centre. 50cm x 100cm.Cistus x purpureus 'Alan Fradd' - White flowers with a crimson blotch in the centre. 100cm x 100cmCistus 'Silver Pink' - One of the hardiest of the cistus varieties with blooms up to 8cm across. Peach-pink blooms. 100cm x 100cm"
Price: 12.99 |
| "Magnolia 'Genie' p14" |
| "A fantastic variety for a small or medium garden because of its compact size, Magnolia 'Genie' makes a delightful specimen plant for cottage garden style planting or as a focal point in a large tub.
Blooming from April in a rich eruption of colour on the bare branches, the dark purple-red buds open to reveal rich maroon, lightly scented tulip-shaped flowers.
Much more floriforous than similar varieties, the blooms will hold onto their colour longer and in ideal conditions Genie can flower repeatedly for a few months.
Make space in your garden for this hardy, deciduous magnolia, and Genie will grow into an upright shrub around 3m x 2m, rewarding you with a glorious display every spring.
Sure to be much in demand this year, we supply an established plant in a 14cm pot, ready for planting out.
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Price: 14.99 |
| "Gardenia jasminoides Sweet Heart 9cm" |
| "Rarely available, this desirable Gardenia is covered in crisp white, scented blooms and glossy evergreen foliage.
The next generation of fully hardy Gardenias, and a big improvement on the older varieties, 'Sweet Heart' is hardier and more vigorous and produces bigger flowers with better scent.
A beautifully compact shrub, Gardenia 'Sweet Heart' is very easy to grow and care for and has a neat, compact habit which makes it perfect for small gardens. Simply plant it in a pot or a garden border, and it will happily grow and flourish outdoors all year round.
The scent of gardenias is often used in perfume, so place this dazzling shrub near doorways or paths so that you can enjoy its fragrance - just imagine sitting on your patio this summer surrounded by its intoxicatingly sweet perfume - heavenly!
Loved by bees this garden gem prefers slightly acidic soil in sun or part shade and is supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, reaching approx. 1.2m high and wide."
Price: 7.99 |
| "Camellia Collection 3 x 9cm" |
| "One of the nation's favourite early spring plants, Camellias are, when given the right conditions, very straightforward and problem free.
Providing fabulous displays of flowers when almost every other plant is still asleep for winter, they're ideal for providing a bold splash of colour when the garden is quite drab - plus they're fabulous in pots where they can be moved to any part of your garden.
The key to success with Camellias is they need acidic soils - like Rhododendrons. This means they can easily be grown in pots in ericaceous composts, and provided they are fed with specialist ericaceous feed, will provide many years of colour and interest.
They are evergreen, and their neat, shiny, tough leaves will provide a backdrop to other plants all year.Flower buds start swelling late the previous summer, and keep getting bigger all autumn and winter, until they burst open in early spring. The flowers can be caught by frosts when they are opening, but the buds are generally fine, and the plant is 100% hardy and tough.
Supplied as three plants in 9cm pots ready for potting on or planting out, each Camellia collection contains one each of:
Blood of China - Vivid, scarlet-red, semi-double blooms with a central crown of yellow stamens 3m x 2m. Fl Feb - April
Brushfield's Yellow - Creamy white, anemone-form blooms with a light-yellow tone to the centre of the flower. 4m x 2.5m. Fl Feb - April
Triumphans - Deep rose-pink, double blooms. 3m x 3m. Fl Feb - April"
Price: 19.99 |
| "Paeony 'Cora Louise' bare root" |
| "An absolute stunner, this lovely perennial is an Intersectional Peony, a hybrid between traditional perennial varieties and the tougher tree peony, combining beauty, colour and robustness in one.
Also known as an Itoh Peony after Dr. Toichi Itoh, 'Cora Louise' produces beautiful white flowers with frilly, ruffled centres and a unique lavender blush at the petal base.
Highly prized by collectors these peonies quickly form a neat mound of deep-green foliage that acts as the perfect backdrop for its giant flowers - this superb peony will give you a tremendous display through May and into June.What's more, the blooms carry a light scent which is a joy on those sunny spring days!
Long lived and easy to grow, this fully hardy peony is especially vigorous with sturdy flower stems that don't require staking - making them exquisite cut flowers.
Perfect in mixed borders in sun or light shade, it's not a plant that enjoys the confines of a pot for too long - if you must grow them in a container, use a large one and after a few years unpot the plant and relocate to a bed or border.
Plants will produce dozens of flowers when happy and because they grow wide rather than high, they are an excellent choice for a border hedge, with a wave of flowers which add to the overall planting scheme.
Consider growing them in several groupings of three or more at intervals along the length of a flower border for an early wave of romantic colour tones.
Supplied as a bare root plant ready for potting up and growing on or planting straight out when the soil has warmed."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Pieris Collection 3 x 9cm" |
| "These showy evergreen shrubs are perhaps the perfect garden plant as they are easy to care for, fully hardy and give months of interest in the garden. Young foliage in early spring takes on dazzling shades of red and pink before slowly maturing to glossy green. Later in spring dense panicles of white or pink blossom emerge resembling 'Lily of the Valley' and giving a superb display for several weeks.
Pieris are very easy to care for and need little attention apart from removal of spend flowers and a light trim every couple of years to keep shape. Although fully hardy they are best in a sheltered spot as young foliage can be damaged by severe frost and high winds. Plant in borders or large patio pots. Best in acidic soil, in containers use ericaceous compost.
Collection contains 3 x 9cm potted plants, 1 each of:
Forest Flame (AGM) - fiery red young foliage turns to green through pink and cream. Creamy white flowers. 4m x 2.5m
Little Heath - unusual variegated green and cream leaves. H1m x W1m
Mountain Fire (AGM) - Bright red young leaves mature to dark green and contrast with white flowers. H4m x W4m
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Price: 14.99 |
| "Salix 'Mount Aso' 3L" |
| "Wow!... Just wow!! You really can't get a more striking plant for your late winter and spring garden - and we're so excited to be able to bring it to you!
This new introduction is absolutely exquisite with its gorgeous pink fluffy catkins which just beg to be stroked as you walk past the bush. The fuzzy bunny tails burst from the tight maroon buds as the temperature warms in early spring, bringing a splash of vibrant colour to your garden, with the promise of warmer weather to come.
When grown as a hedge or as coppices, the new young growth is luminous with fire when the catkins break - it's really a sight to behold Perfect for a winter garden, the pussy-willow catkins start to appear from late winter and last well into the spring, and the stems are truly impressive when cut and brought into the house for an early flower display. In fact, this variety was bred for the cut-flower market, by a cut-flower arranger, so you know that the stems will make a great visual impact.
As the season progresses, the tiny pink powder puffs gradually turn golden as the pollen emerges, bringing a subtle shift of colour to the whole bush, before the blue-green leaves emerge and form a magnificent backdrop to other plants and flowers in the garden.
Not just a pretty face, 'Mount Aso' is also known for its abilty to tolerate pollution, salt sea air and damp areas - a truly versatile and useful plant!
We supply an established plant in a 3L pot, with an ultimate height and spread of approx. 2m x 2m, but can be restricted by pruning."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Yellow Bird of Paradise 3 x 9cm (Caesalpinia)" |
| "If you want to grow something different, then this is the plant for you.
The Yellow Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia gillesii), is a bushy shrub with a profusion of snapdragon-like flowers dripping with orange-red tassels.
Caesalpinia goes by several other names, including the Desert Bird of Paradise and Crimson Threadflower - which give a hint to its drought tolerance and beautiful flowers.
The yellow flowers reach around 2.5cm (1in) and are extended further, sometimes by as much as 7.5cm (3in), by the showy stamens. Produced on erect stems 15-30 (6-12in) long, the blooms are a favourite with humming birds in its native South America.
Rarely sold or grown in the UK, Martin discovered it on a Spanish Nursery on a trip there recently, and bought all we were allowed to.
With fine feathery foliage, like an Acacia, this bird of paradise (which incidentally is not related to the Strelitzia), is borderline hardy in the UK, so we advise protecting from frost in winter. Grow it in large pots in a sunny position, and enjoy its amazing flower displays in late summer.
Caesaplinia easy to care for and generally problem free - plants under glass may need a restrictive prune after the first flush of flowers."
Price: 14.99 |
| "Hydrangea Runaway Bride in Square Planter" |
| "Just imagine, an explosion of snow-white flowers in your garden all summer - from one of the newest and most desirable of the recent hydrangea introductions.
This is your opportunity to get your hands on this brand-new hydrangea which was awarded the prestigious title of Plant of the Year for 2018 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show and it's easy to see why!
With a unique blooming habit, 'Runaway Bride' produces snow-white flowers along the length of its branches which can take on an attractive pink tint as they age. This is a real breakthrough for hydrangeas which normally flower at the tips of shoots only.
The profusion of white lace-cap blooms gives this hydrangea its common name of the 'garland hydrangea' and the flowerheads themselves create a light, airy feel - making them ideal as a centrepiece in pots and even hanging baskets - there seems to be no end to its talents!
Also, and an absolute bonus in our opinion, the flower colour does not change with the pH in your soil - they're always white! This hydrangea is sure to become an exceptional garden favourite, so get yours now and become one of the first to grow it.
Introduced at the premier UK flower show, Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride' was bred by world-renowned expert Ushio Sakazaki who also brought us trailing Surfinia Petunias, so this is a hydrangea with a superb pedigree.
Bang on trend as cut flowers or winter displays, hydrangeas are known the world over for their heads of gorgeous flowers, they're easy to grow and a breeze to maintain, no wonder they're one of the UK's most popular flowers!
Eye-catching in pots and planters on the patio or decking, the flowers dry on the plants and retain their appeal for a very long time, often until the middle of winter and you can even use the flowers in dried flower arrangements. We've already potted your plant for you into a 25cm (10in) 'Infinity' square planter, ready for immediate display."
Price: 29.99 |
| "Callistemon sieberi Widdecombe Gem 9cm" |
| "New for this season, this fabulous addition to the amazing Bottlebrush family will add colour and form and bring something a little special to your garden.
One of the hardiest bottlebrush trees, callistemon sieberi 'Widdecombe Gem' has evergreen, needle-like leaves and striking, creamy yellow flowers shaped like a bottlebrush.
Each flower spike is made up of thousands of thin stamens, each pollen rich, so become a mecca for bees and butterflies early in the season. Flowering from April to August, it is great to attract early season pollinators to fruit.
Grow in a pot in a warm and sunny spot, in a well-drained soil mix. Although hardy to -10C or so, we would advise some winter protection to prevent damage to early growth.
Upright, robust stems make Widdecombe Gem ideal for growing in a pot on the patio or balcony and as it's easy to grow, anyone can enjoy its exotic blooms through the summer.
Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for immediate planting."
Price: 7.99 |
