Photos taken last year unless otherwise stated
Anancyclus depressus garden gnome (flattened Alexander’s foot) 9cm pot £2, 1 Litre £3.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Small white daisy-like flowers with deep red undersides. Flowers close at dusk and reopen in the morning. Drought tolerant Flowers spring to early summer Height 5-10cm(2-4 ″) Spread 10cm(4″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Anemone Nemorosa (Wood Anemone) 9cm pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade White flowers March to April Naturalises well Height 10cm(4 ″) Spread 30cm (12 ″) Soil: not sand |
Aquilegia McKana Giant Hybrids   (16th May 2022) 9cm pot £1 each, 1 litre pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Mix of colours Flowers April to July Height 75cm (30”) spread 20cm(8”) |
| Arenaria montana ‘Avalanche’ | Hardy perennial Prefers full sun or partial shade Dwarf, cushion-forming rockery plant, white flowers with a pale yellow throat. Flowers May to August Height 6″ (15cm) Spread 12″ (30cm) |
Armeria pseudarmeria Ballerina-red 9cm £1.30 | Armeria pseudarmeria Ballerina-red Hardy perennial Sunny position Compact plants with grass- like foliage. Red globe shaped blooms on long strong stems May to August Height 10cm(4 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
| Armeria pseudarmeria Ballerina-white 9cm £1.30, 1Litre £3.50 | Armeria pseudarmeria Ballerina-white Hardy perennial Sunny position Compact plants with grass- like foliage. White globe shaped blooms on long strong stems May to August Height 10cm(4 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Bamboo Farqesia rufa AGM | Hardy perennial Partial shade to sun Evergreen. Clump forming. Produces new shoots in the spring. Height 150- 200cm(60-80 ″) Spread 150cm(60″) Soil: Not sand nor chalk |
Brunneramacrophylla ‘Blaukuppel’ (Perennial forget-me-not) 2 Litre pot £6 1Litre pot £3.50 | Hardy perennial Prefers light shade Small blue flowers April to June Height 45cm(18″) Spread 20cm(8″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Delosperma Cooperi (cooper’s ice plant)  9cm pot £1.70 | Hardy perennial Full sun Deep purplish-pink, daisy-like flowers up to 5cm across May to August. Height 10cm(4″) Spread 60cm(24″) Soil: not clay or chalk Attractive to pollinating insects |
 | Delosperma Cooperi (cooper’s ice plant) – larger one Delosperma Desert Jewels (Luckhoffi-Hybrid – small one |
Delosperma Desert Jewels (Luckhoffi-Hybrid )  9cm pot £1.70 | Hardy perennial Full sun Orange, red, pink, yellow or white flowers mainly with a lighter eye. Flowers May to August Height 5cm(2″) Spread 15cm(6″) Soil: not clay or chalk Attractive to pollinating insects |
Dianthus Pinifolius 9cm pot £1.70 | Hardy perennial Full sun, well-drained soil Dense heads of small dark ruby red flowers spring to early summer Height and spread 25cm(10″) Soil: not clay |
Digitalis Parviflora 9cm pot£1.30,  2Litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Small reddish brown flowers May to July Good cut flower Height 60cm(24″) Spread 30cm (12”) Soil any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Erigeron Karvinskianus ‘Stallone’ (Mexican fleabane)   1 Litre pot £3.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Lots of daisy-like flowers turning rose-pink with age Height 30cm(12″) Spread 100cm(40 ″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects Will freely self seed |
Euphorbia characias subsp. Wulfenii AGM 1 litre pot £3.50 | Hardy Perennial/Shrub Clusters of yellow-green blossoms subtly displayed against the green foliage. Large blossom stalks. Drought resistant. Flowers April to June Height and spread 120cm (48″) |
Euphorbia Stricta ‘ Golden Foam’ | Hardy perennial Prefers full sun or partial shade Compact with masses of golden flowers on wiry red stems in Spring. Height 50cm(20 ″) Spread 50cm(20 ″) Good cut flower |
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Geranium sanguineum Tiny Monster 1 Litre pot £4.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Light red-purple flowers, with darker veins, and white centre. Flowers late spring to autumn Height 25cm(10″) Spread 60cm(24″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Heuchera ‘Marmalade’ AGM PBR 2.5 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Shade, partial shade or sun Ruffled amber leaves with pink undersides. Tiny white flowers raised above the leaves May and June. Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: Not clay nor chalk Attractive to pollinating insects |
| Iris ‘Mer du Sud’ (bearded Iris) AGM  1.5 litre pot £4.50 | Hardy Perennial Full sun Huge purple flower heads with a blue beard on strong stems, splendid perfume, numerous buds. Flowers May to June Height 80cm (32″) Spread 40cm (16″) Soil: Sand, Loam |
Lamium galeobdolon ‘Hermann’s Pride’ (yellow archangel) | Hardy perennial Partial shade to shade Clump forming. Silver mottled dense semi-evergreen foliage Yellow flowers May to June. Height 30cm(12″) Spread 30cm(12 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Myosotis sylvatica compacta Victoria White (Perennial Forget-Me-Not) (picture 1Litre pot)9cm pot £1.20 | Hardy Perennial Prefers partial shade Often self-seed freely White flowers April to August Height 20cm(8″) Attractive to pollinating insects |
Oxalis Adenophylla 9cm pot £1.50 | Hardy Perennial Prefers full sun or partial shade Small compact rosettes of foliage and masses of dainty lilac pink flowers. Height 10cm (4″) Spread 20cm (8″) Flowers: April to June |
Pachysandra t. ‘Green Carpet’ (Japanese spurge ‘Green carpet’)  9cm pot £2 | Hardy perennial Partial shade or shade Evergreen dark green glossy leaves. Spikes of tiny white flowers above the leaves early summer. Particularly good ground cover for a shady position. Height 15cm(6 ″) Spread 100cm( 40″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Peony lactiflora ‘Edulis Superba’ in bud 3Litre pot £12 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Rose scented flowers, magenta-rose guard petals with silver edged magenta-pink inner petals May to June Height 90cm(36″) Spread 60cm(24″) Soil: not chalk Good cut flower |
Phlox subulate Emerald Cushion 9cm pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Dense, vigorous, mound forming evergreen plant with pink flowers in late spring and early summer Good edging plant Height 10cm(4″) Spread 50cm (20″) Soil: not clay |
Poppy orientale Pizzicato 9cm pot £2 | Hardy Perennial Prefers full sun A semi-dwarf poppy either red, scarlet, orange, salmon, mauve, rose, pink or white all with a black centre. The flowers are 15cm in diameter and are held on strong stems. Height: 50cm (20″) |
Poppy rupifragum Double Tangerine Gem  9cm pot £1.30 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Soft orange flowers and attractive silvery blue flowers. Flowers May to August Height 60cm(24″) Soil any finishing flowering for this year |
Potentilla Fireball     2Litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Full sun or partial shade Double five petalled cup shaped flowers late spring to autumn. Colours yellow, orange or red – not known until in flower Strawberry like leaves Height 45cm(18″) Spread 60cm(24″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects finishing flowering for this year |
Primula denticulate hybrids 2 litre pot £5 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Rounded heads of flowers April to July. Flowers rose or lavender Height 30cm(12″) |
Pulmonaria ‘Cotton Cool’ AGM 2 litres £5, 1 litre £2.50 | Hardy perennial Shade to partial shade Silvered leaf with blue flowers fading to pink March to May. Height 25cm(10″) Spread 20cm(8″) Soil not sand |
Pulsatilla White Bells 1 litre £3.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Clump forming. Hairy young leaves. White bell-shaped flowers March to May followed by cottony seed heads. Height and spread 20cm(8 ″) |
Rhodiola rosea (roseroot, dark purple stonecrop) 1.5Litre pot £4.50 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Clump forming. Tightly packed fleshy blue-green toothed leaves with yellow flowers May to July. Height and spread 25cm(10 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
| Roscoea ‘Kew Beauty’ AGM (Alpine ginger)  1.5 litre pot £5, 2 litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Pale yellow flowers May to July Height 30cm Spread 20cm Soil: Clay, Loam (Dies back in winter and does not reappear until May) |
Roscoea purpurea (Alpine ginger) | Hardy perennial Prefers partial shade Purple flowers May to July Height 30cm Spread 20cm Soil: Clay, Loam (Dies back in winter and does not reappear until May) |
Rosemarinus officinalis Capri  1 Litre pot £3 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Dwarf trailing decorative rosemary with lavender blue flowers in spring Height 20cm(8″) Spread 20cm(8 ″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Salvia ‘Christine Yoe’ 1Litre pot £4 | Hardy perennial Sunny position Purple flowers. Small aromatic leaves. Flowers May to September Height 100cm(39″) Spread 100cm(39″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Saxifraga ‘Variegata’ (x urbium) (Variegated London Pride)   9cm £2 (Photo last spring | Hardy perennial Full sun to mostly shade Evergreen rosettes of leaves spotted with yellow. Wiry stems of dainty pink flowers April to May Height 30cm(12″) Spread 70cm(28″) Soil: any Good groundcover or edgings |
Sempervivum hybridum winter hardy varieties (also known as houseleeks)  9cm pot £1.30 | Hardy perennial Sunny position. Drought tolerant Rosettes of succulent spiral patterned foliage. Height 5cm(2.5″) (without flower) Soil: any as long as not wet |
Sweet woodruff (Galium odoratum) 9cm pot £2.50 | Hardy perennial Partial shade Small clusters of star-loke fragrant flowers above emerald green leaves April to July Height 20cm(8″) Spread 30cm(12″) Soil: any Attractive to pollinating insects |
Verbascum phoeniceum 1Litre pot £3.50 | Hardy perennial Sun or partial shade Slim spires of flowers May to August above rosette of deep green leaves. Flower colour could be white, pink, salmon or purple Height 90cm(36″) Soil: not clay Attractive to pollinating insects |
Viola rivinianna Purpurea Group (labradorica) (common dog violet) 9cm pot @£2.50 | Hardy perennial Partial shade or sun Dark lavender-blue flowers with dark purple-green foliage. Flowers April to June Height 15cm(6″) Spread 20cm(8 ″) |
| Autumn Fern AGM Dryopteris erythrosora  2 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Prefers light shade and moist soil. Tolerant of dry ground after 1st year in garden. Evergreen. New fronds are glossy copper and pink which mature to green. Height 60cm(24 ″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any |
| Fortune’s Holly Fern Cyrtomium fortune var. clivicola  2 Litre pot £6 | Hardy perennial Full or partial shade Evergreen. Matt-surfaced pale yellow-green serrated edged leaves. (Will turn yellow in full sun) Height 40cm(16 ″) Spread 40cm(16″) Soil: any moist well drained |
Japanese Painted Fern (Athyrium niponicum var. pictum ‘Red beauty  1.5Litre pot £6.50 | Hardy deciduous perennial Part to full shade, moist soil Silvery grey green with deep wine red colour in the centre and burgundy midribs Height 30-45cm(12-16″) Spread : indefinite as has creeping rhizomes Soil: not chalk |
| Japanese Tassle Fern Polystichum polyblepharum AGM  2 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Well-drained soil in partial shade to shade. Evergreen. Glossy leaves darkening with age. Tips of unfurling fronds are covered with light sandy brown hairs. Height 60cm(24 ″) Spread 90cm(36″) Soil: Not clay |
King of the Male ferns (Dryopteris affinis ‘Cristata’ 2.5Litre pot £7.50 | Hardy semi-evergreen perennial Will adapt to any to any growing situations but at its best in moist semi-shaded soil. Crested along the edges of the fronds with a large terminal crest. Eventual height 120 (48″) Eventual spread 90cm(36 ″) Soil: any |
Shuttlecock fern AGM (Matteuccia struthiopteris) 1.5Litre pot £6.50 | Hardy deciduous perennial Prefers moist soil Fresh bright green fonds in spring creating a vase shape habit. Changes to brown fronds in the winter Height 100cm(40″) Spread 45cm(18″) |
Spleenwort Fern Asplenium scolopendrium Undulatum Group  1.5 Litre pot £6.50 2 Litre pot £7 | Hardy perennial Prefers a moist shady position. Tolerant of dry ground after1st year in garden. Evergreen, shiny, wavy-edged fronds, which unfurl in early spring. Height 40cm(16 ″) Spread 45cm(18″) Soil: any |
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