A reliable North American bulb with deep blue, starlike flowers held on stiff stems. Has naturalised in our meadows. Deciduous perennial. 40cm. Part shade and sun. H4. 10cm pot. Read more
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The most intense shade of campanula blue within this species and only 1m tall. Thoroughly effective border perennial. July. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Perennial with china blue bells. June-July. 1m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
An old favourite for rock gardens and edging. Hummocks of blue bells. June-Aug. Perennial. 25cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Mauve flowers come out of nowhere at a time of year when we are starved of colour. The foliage follows. The whole thing is dormant from summer onwards. Charming and a welcome addition to the spring garden. Looks good with blue pulmonarias. Late Feb.-March. Perennial. 30cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
Hardy perennial, excellent for tubs or bedding. Graceful racemes of coral red, tubular flowers. All summer and autumn. 60cm. This won an Award of Merit when shown by us to the RHS, October 1978. H4. 10cm pot. Read more
A charmer with small, round-lobed leaves marbled and brushed with varying tones of green and silver. Flowers with bright pink and magenta flowers amongst its own foliage in January and naturalises if it likes you. Best in deciduous shade but not too dry. 5cm. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
Common in gardens and rightly deserving of its place. Small heart-shaped leaves, marbled in grey and green, spiral out from an underground corm in the autumn and remain prominent right through the winter into spring, making the perfect companion to snowdrops and Hart’s Tongue ferns. The foliage goes dormant during the summer before pink flowers emerge in naked ground in October. Tolerant of dry shade. 5-10cm. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
A fine summer flowering perennial cow parsley with finely divided rich green leaves and heads of white flowers June/July. 1.2m. Sun or partial shade and moist well drained soil. 90cm. H6. 10cm pot. Read more
A medium sized grass with upright stems and impressive plumes of ash brown flowers. A good mixer. 1.2m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
This grass looks good from June to March, when finally cut down. Soft and fluffy in flower, June-July, its stems dry to pale vertical rods; a strong feature in the winter garden. 2m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more