ASTER

Requires sun and well drained soil.

Monch has lavender blue flowers, a very long flowering period from July to October

ASTER ALPINUS

ASTRANTIA

Forms dense clumps in moisture retentive soils, happy in sun or part shade.

This variety has deep crimson flowers from May to July.

SOME LOVELY PLANTS, ALL RED VARIETIES

AGASTACHE

Adored by bees & butterflies, also known as Giant Hyssop.

Grown in full sun and well drained soil, it reaches a height of 45 cm. A long flowering time from late spring to early autumn. Adds colour to borders, rock gardens or containers.

None in stock currently

GEUM

These wonderful bright perennials are suitable for a sunny, moist but well drained soil.

ALABAMA SLAMMER, MAI TAI, totally taNGERINE, BLAZING SUNSET

HELENIUM

Helenium - Rich coloured free flowering for a sunny border. RUBY TUESDAY IN STOCK

Lythrum

Lythrum - Easy and reliable for any soil, sun or part shade that does not dry out.

Flowers June to September

SOLD OUT FOR NOW

CHELONE OBLIQUA

fULLY HARDY PERENNIAL. SUN OR PARTIAL SHADE. HT 80 CM X 45 CM SPREAD. PINK/PURPLE FLOWERS AUGUST TO OCTOBER.

SOLD OUT

Nepeta

Lovely hardy perennial, ideal complimentary plant with Roses, Achilleas & Geraniums, loves the sunshine in a well drained site. Adored by bees & butterflies. Flowers from May until August.

SIX HILLS GIANT & PURRSIAN BLUE

LUPIN

Wonderful stately hardy perennial, happy in a sunny site, prefer a dry site. clump forming

blue, pink, white, yellow and red shades, flowering throughout the summer if dead headed regularly. good for cut flowers too.

a few gallery series, mixed colours & RED

Poppy

Spectacular early summer colour, best on well drained soil in full sun. White, scarlet red, or plum coloured, bees go crazy for their abundant nectar.

pAPAVER ORIENTALE BRILLIANT

PHLOX

Many varieties providing colour from early spring until mid summer, many are fragrant. Easy to grow on moist, well drained soil.

ALPINE VARIETIES - EMERALD CUSHION, McDANIELS CUSHION. SCENTED PURPLE FLAME

Polemonium

Polemonium - Jacobs Ladder. Derbyshire’s flower symbol. Lovely spring flowers, prefer semi shade and a moist but well drained soil.

Flowering months May to July.

PURPLE RAIN in stock

POTENTILLA

Wonderful hardy perennials flowering from May to August. Happy in sun and a well drained soil. Many colours - orange, red, scarlet, crimson & yellow.

MISS WILMOT IN STOCK

Rudbeckia

Fabulous for their stunning sunny colours - golden yellow, deep yellow, bronze, orange and deep green. Flower June to September, loved by bees & butterflies.

GOLDSTURN IN STOCK

Salvia

No garden should be without these stunning plants, sun loving, drought resistant and a magnet for bees. Flower June to September

HOT LIPS & schneehugeL, EAST FRIESLAND

Scabious

Long flowering plants for the sunny border, preferring chalky, well drained soil. Magnet for bees and butterflies.

Flowering May to September.

PINK MIST & BUTTERFLY BLUE IN STOCK

Sedum

Wonderful plant for the sunny dry border, bees & butterflies adore this nectar rich hardy perennial.

Flowers July to October.

IN STOCK - SEDUCTION GREEN ROSE & herbstfreude & DARK MAGIC

Thalictrum

Hardy perennials for a moist, well drained soil in sun or part shade.

‘Hewitt’s Double’ sprays of tiny double lilac flowers, flowers July - September.

THUNDERCLOUD IN STOCK

VERBENA

Verbena bonariensis - tall rigid stems up to 200 cm, tiny flower clusters from June to October, a magnet for bees & butterflies. Not reliably hardy but left unpruned they usually come through all but the coldest of winters

BRAMPTON PURPLE & BONARIENSIS

veronica & veronicastrum

Tall, elegant, hardy perennial for the back of the border, flowering July to late summer, loved by bees & butterflies.

RED FOX BLUE SPIRES

CIMICIFUGA

Renamed to Actaea, common name is bugbane. Stunning purplish-bronze folage, fragrant pale pink flowers late summer in to autumn.

a good stock of brunnette

LEUCANTHEMUM

Shasta Daisy. Full sun or partial shade, lovely daisy like flowers from early summer to autumn, loved by pollinating insects.

alaska, LUNA & spellbook lumos in stock

MONADA

Also known as bergamot & bee balm. it is a magnet to pollinating insects.

NONE IN STOCK CURRENTLY

campanula

bellflower - some species are small alpines, some are tall woodland and meadow plants, easy to grow in either sunny or shady borders, not at all fussy. taller plants flower freely during the summer.

mEDIUM BLUE, MEDIUM PINK, sarastro & takesimana IN STOCK

penstemon

flowers similar to foxgloves, there are many varieties to brighton up borders from summer to mid autumn. require full sun & good drainage.

WINDSOR RED & LAURA IN STOCK

Echinacea

Wonderful perennial for a sunny site, most soils except very dry and very wet. Flowers June to October.

PAPALLO SEMI DOUBLE

GAURA

These hardy perennials prefer a fertile soil, moist but well drained, full sun or partial shade. SUITABLE FOR ground cover, cottage garden, prairie PLANTING & WILDFLOWER PLANTING.

SOLD OUT AT PRESENT

ANEMONE

ANEMONE - WIND FLOWER. Full sun or partial shade in moist, fertile humus rich soil. flowers july to september. fully hardy. wonderful plants for adding late colour in the garden. very reliable. perfect for partial shade at the back of the border.

ANDREA ATKINSON, BRESSINGHAM GLOW & WHIRLWIND IN STOCK

achillea

YARROW - WONDERFUL HARDY PERENNIALS, LOVED BY POLLINATING INSECTS. FLOWERS SUMMER THROUGH TO AUTUMN. FULL SUN IN MOIST BUT WELL DRAINED SOIL. TRULY STUNNING PERENNIALS AVAILABLE IN SO MANY BRIGHT COLOURS.

MILLY ROCK ROSE IN STOCK

AJUGA

COMMON NAME BUGLE. EXCELLENT GROUND COVER, WILL THRIVE IN SHADE, FRONT OF THE BORDER, IT WILL TOLERATE POOR SOILS BUT DOES NEED MOISTURE, WILL COPE WITH FULL SUN TOO. FLOWERS APRIL TO JUNE, FULLY HARDY.

ERIGERON

ERIGERON KARVINSKIANUS - MASSES OF SMALL DAISY FLOWERS, WHITE THEN TURNING PINK, LONG FLOWERING FROM MAY TO OCTOBER. FULL SUN OR PARTIAL SHADE,IN FERTILE BUT WELL DRAINED SOIL. FULLY HARDY. WONDERFUL AS AN EDGING, ALONG PATHS, SPILLING OVER WALLS OR IN CRACKS IN PAVING. VERY TOLERANT. in stock. SEA MIST & KARVINSKIANUS IN STOCK AT PRESENT.

CIRSIUM RIVULARE

This is a stunning long flowering hardy perennial. Thistle like heads of purple flowers from may to july, a magnet for pollinating insects. ht 100 cm x 50 cm spread. moist, well drained soil in sun.

LYSIMACHIA CLETHROIDES

THIS LOVELY LOOSESTRIFE LOVES A RICH SOIL BUT IS VERY TOLERANT OF OTHER SOILS. FULLY HARDY & SPREADING. SHEPHERD CROOK SPIKES OF WHITE STARRY FLOWERS jULY TO sEPT. hT 90 CM X 60 CM SPREAD.

BRUNNERA

very hardy and shade loving. moisture retentive soil. lovely forget-me-not type blue or white flowers april to june. ht 50 cm x 50 cm spread. superb ground cover.

LOBELIA

Happiest in moist, well drained soils in sun or part shade. apply a protective mulch in winter. Ht 90 cm x 50 cm spread. Spikes of scarlet flowers july to october.

LYCHIS

A WONDERFULL HARDY PERENNIAL RELATED TO OUR NATIVE WILDFLOWER THE CAMPION. ANY SOIL WILL DO, IN SUN OR PART SHADE. GOOD CUT FLOWER. CLUMP FORMING FOLIAGE. FLOWERS MAY TO AUGUST. HT 90 CM X 50 CM SPREAD.

GERANIUM (HARDY)

Hardy crane’s bill. one of the most valued and versatile of garden plants. tolerant of sun, shade, dry moist conditions. max ht 50 cm x 90 cm spread. repeat flowering if cut back after initial flowering. May to oct.

heuchera ‘coral bells’

wonderfull evergreen hardy perennial. so many varieties and colours available. all are very tolerant of soil types and tolerant of shade, part shade and sun. ideally lift and divide every three years. good groud cover. ht 50 cm x 50 cm spread.

pulmonaria

‘lungwort’ great for early colour, very hardy, evergreen, ground cover, with pretty blue, purple, pink or white flowers from march to may/june. ht 10 - 50 cm x 10 - 50 cm spread. remove faded flowers to prevent self seeding.

TELLIMA

‘FRINGE CUPS’ EXCELLENT GROUND COVER. VERY HARDY. LOVES SHADE TO PARTIAL SHADE, MOIST SOIL. PRETTY DELICATE LOOKING FLOWERS APRIL TO JUNE.

LAVENDER

NO DESCRIPTION NEEDED HERE, EVERYONE LOVES LAVENDER, ESPECIALLY BEES. LOVES A SUNNY BORDER AND WELL DRAINED SOIL. FLOWERS ALL SUMMER LONG, BLUES, WHITES, PURPLES. HIDCOTE AND FRENCH VARIETIES IN STOCK.