A heavily fragrant, winter-flowering evergreen shrub. White flowers followed by black berries. Very smart, especially in partial shade. 1.5m. H5. 1.5L pot. Read more
Evergreen shrub, related to box, with neat, glossy foliage, shade-tolerant. Inconspicuous but powerfully sweet-scented creamy white blossom followed by spherical red fruit. Jan. The best, we think, of this group. 2m. H5. 1.5L pot. Read more
A hardy evergreen saxifrage, making loose rosettes of rounded, beautifully patterned leaves. Airy sprays of lop-sided white flowers in early summer. Good in shade. Perennial. 30cm when flowering. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
Makes dark evergreen rosettes of sharply toothed, long-petioled and spoon-shaped leaves, hairy all over and blushed red on the underside. The flowering effect is a floating foam of white, made up of a mass of reddish stems clothed in loose panicles of small white-petalled flowers. Loves a damp shady place. May-June. Hardy. Perennial. 20cm. H5. 10cm pot. Read more
Vigorous deciduous twining climber for a north wall, hung with waxy red blossoms on long stalks in May. Unusual and exciting. 5m. H4. 2L pot. Read more
A wonderfully rewarding perennial umbellifer, with lacy foliage in early summer (good background for Lychnis coronaria), followed by multiple white corymbs, July-Sept. 1.5m. H6. 1L pot. Read more
A tall perennial ragwort with corymbs of bright yellow flowers on 2m plants. July. H4. 10cm pot. Read more
Long, arching sword-shaped leaves, rich green in colour, pleated along its length. The most dramatic foliage grass for the exotic garden. Quick to make an impression. Tender perennial. 1m. H2. 1L pot. Read more
Fimbriated greeny white flowers from May into July. A tough hardy perennial that is tolerant of difficult conditions such as dry shade. 60cm. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A profusion of pale yellow flowers borne on tall hirsute stems, with large, lance-shaped basal foliage. Well suited to a naturalistic setting. July-Nov. 1.6m. H7.1L pot. Read more
Another perennial yellow daisy (we love ’em), tall, self-supporting, with interesting clasping leaves around square stems. Aug-Sept. 2m. H7. 1L pot. Read more
A rampant 2m take-over perennial. Handsome cut-leaves and panicles of spidery-yellow flowers followed by fluffy seeds, nice as ‘deads’. Likes wet places. Aug. H4. 10cm pot. Read more