A beautiful shrub from central Asia which has been given the Award of Garden Merit by the Royal Horticultural Society for its outstanding traits. We’ve grown it at Lambley since we moved here twenty years ago. As it flowers on new wood we cut it back to 90cm each winter. more... about Indigofera heterantha
Raised by us from seed collected in Greece, this delightful form of the winter Iris (better known as Iris stylosa) carries its rich deep violet flowers above the leaves which are narrower and shorter than usual. Flowers from May until September. Very drought tolerant. more... about Iris cretensis ‘Mia’
One of the most beautiful of all the bearded iris, Iris pallida ‘Amethystina’ has been one of the stars of our dry garden for more than ten years. The beautiful blue-green sword shaped foliage is clean the whole season long. more... about Iris pallida ‘Amethystina’
This is one of the best plants for difficult dry spots in sun or light shade, making evergreen clumps of narrow arching leaves. During winter and early spring large, beautiful, deliciously fragrant soft mauve-blue flowers are produced. more... about Iris unguicularis
This is a superb form of the White Algerian Iris. It is vigorous, free flowering and just as tough as the type. It will grow in sun or shade and doesn’t need any supplementary watering when it is once established. more... about Iris unguicularis ‘Alba’
One of the toughest of evergreen perennials which gives so much reward for so little effort thriving as it does in almost any position except dense shade. more... about Iris unguicularis ‘Mary Barnard’
