This wonderfully showy Hosta is a sport of ‘First Frost,’ the American Hosta Growers Association’s 2010 Hosta of the year, and is considered one of the finest varieties available today. Read more about Hosta ‘Autumn Frost’
The quintessential pot plant, Hostas thrive in light shade given a little irrigation and annual feeding. This classically variegated foliage speciment with vivid green margins and decorative gold centres is one of the best of the new cultivars. Read more about Hosta ‘Beach Boy’
This eye-catching, multiple award-winning Hosta will make a 60cm tall by 120cm across mound of soft chartreuse coloured leaves with dark green margins, topped in summer by sturdy spikes of fragrant white trumpet flowers. Read more about Hosta ‘Guacamole’
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A new variety this lovely hybrid Hosta has large textured blue leaves edged with a bold white margin. The lavender blue funnel shaped flowers are held on 50cm stems well above the 40cm by 50cm foliage mounds. Read more about Hosta ‘Hi-Class’
This hosta has gleaming white leaf edges against striking green. In late summer short stems of lavender flowers dance just above the foliage. A delight to any keen gardener. Partial to full shade.
50-55cm x 100cm Read more about Hosta ‘Minute Man’
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'Venus' is a medium sized Hosta which produces the most deliciously fragrant, trumpet shaped white flowers held well above the foliage on 50 cm tall stems. The large handsome leaves are bright glossy green, quite different in colour from others of its clan. Read more about Hosta plantaginea ‘Venus’
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Attractive shade-loving perennial with heart-shaped wavy shiny green and creamy-golden variegated foliage, Clusters of pale purple flowers sit above the leaves from the end of summer and into autumn. Hostas are best grown in pots in light shade. Read more about Hosta ‘Queen Josephine’
This vigorous Hosta, with its spicy fragrance and white trumpet flowers, was voted Hosta of the Year by the American Hosta Growers Association a few years back. Read more about Hosta ‘So Sweet’
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This beautiful and unusual new Hosta has large, white margined, green leaves handsome in themselves but what is remarkable about this variety is it rhubarb red petioles and flower stems. Read more about Hosta ‘Sorbet’
Large dark green leaves are edged with a very wide yellow margin.‘Twilight’ forms a sturdy mound of foliage topped with pale lavender flowers that appear in July. Partial to full shade.
50-55cm x 90-100cm Read more about Hosta ‘Twilight’
Hydrangeas are a much-loved plant that featured in many an Australian garden during the last century and provide fond memories for their generous flowers and cooling presence. In hot inland districts it would be as well to plant them in a spot that is protected from the hottest sun and fiercest wind and don't allow to dry out. As good size shrubs they are quite drought resistant once mature. When grown in pots these benefit from a regular feed of a slow-release fertiliser every 8 to 10 weeks. Read more about Hydrangeas
This beautiful new Hydrangea was raised in Kyoto. The double, clear pink flowers are exquisite and last in good condition for many, many months. Whilst looking terrific in the garden it also makes a superb pot plant because of its dwarf habit. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Desire’
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Bred in the magical city of Kyoto, ‘Forever’ has exquisitely shaped double flowers, soft pink or soft blue depending on soil acidity. ‘Forever’ will flower from mid-spring until quite late in the autumn. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Forever’ PBR
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Bred for pots with a maximum height of just 90cm this is one of the deepest burgundy flowered Hydrangeas available for inside and out. Flowers appear in spring and continue through to April maturing to a charming dusky mulberry colour. Compact. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Magical Ruby Red’
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‘Candlelight’ is an outstanding new variety of hardy, sun tolerant Hydrangeas. Large conical creamy white flowers are displayed on sturdy red stems. The flowers age to shades of pink. ‘Candlelight’ has handsome green foliage which turns to attractive autumnal tones. Read more about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Candlelight’ PBR
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This brilliant French bred Hydrangea has the reddest flowers of all the Hydrangea paniculata varieties. Hydrangea paniculata is a more sun tolerant species than the mop head varieties. During early summer it is crowned by heads of white flowers. Read more about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Diamant Rouge’ PBR
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A breakthrough in Hydrangea breeding ‘Magical Revolution’ will flower for almost half the year does very well in pots. When in flower pots can be brought inside to decorate the house. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Magical Revolution’
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A genine breakthrough in Hydrangea breeding extending the flowering for almost half the year. It can be grown in pots and brought indoors for a terrific floral display.. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Magical Pearl’
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A beautiful variety for pot growing from Kyoto in Japan, ‘Romance’ has deep mauve blue or deep pink flowers depending on soil acidity. ‘Romance’ will flower from mid-spring until late summer. It is dwarf in growth habit making it suitable for small gardens and pots. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Romance’
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Lace cap variety with mid pink or blue flowers depending on soil ph. Strongly growing with attractive black stems flowering from late spring. Frost hardy. Protect from hot winds and afternoon sunshine and keep moist in the drier months. Height to 1.2m. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Black Lace’ Obsidian Collection (TM)
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‘Storm Cloud’ will carry, from late spring into summer, large mop top flower heads, blue or mauve depending on soil acidity. Acidic soil produces the bluest flowers. The bare black stems are showy in winter. Best grown in a moist well drained spot in light to medium shade. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Storm Cloud’ Obsidian Collection (TM)
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Hydrangea ‘White Knight’ will carry, from late spring into summer, large white mop top flower heads. The bare black stems are showy in winter. Best grown in a moist well drained spot in light to medium shade. Makes a good pot plant.
130cm x 130 cm Read more about Hydrangea ‘White Knight’ Obsidian Collection (TM)
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Still our favoured H. paniculata selection with large floral cones of the most perfect ivory white. The fertile flowers stay green throughout the season whilst the white infertile flowers age to soft pink in the autumn. Read more about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Greenspires’
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‘Kyushu’ is a tall vigorous variety which quite early in the season produces large white panicles which remain white for the whole season. We grow all Hydrangea paniculata cultivars in sunny spots protected from hot winds. Read more about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Kyushu’
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H. paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ has grown well here even during hot summers. This French bred variety carries large creamy white flower heads. As summer progresses these heads become flushed with soft pink and slowly age to deep pink. Read more about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Sundae Fraise’ PBR
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This Taiwanese form makes a low graceful shrub clothed with narrow, glossy green leaves and topped by white lace-cap flowers during summer. Best grown in a moist lightly shaded spot where it will make 80-100cm tall by as much across. Read more about Hydrangea scandens ssp chinensis f. formosana
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A stunning lacecap hydrangea, with frilled pink or blue blooms and rich leaf colour in autumn. Like most hydrangeas, ‘Blue Deckle’ bears pinkish flowers when grown in alkaline soil, and blue flowers when grown in acidic soil. Grows 1.25m high by a little less across. Read more about Hydrangea serrata ‘Blue Deckle’
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A beautiful lacecap hydrangea, with crown-like pink or blue blooms and rich leaf colour in autumn. Like most hydrangeas, bears pinkish flowers when grown in alkaline soil, and blue flowers when grown in acidic soil. 1.25mtrs by a little less across. Read more about Hydrangea serrata ‘Tiara’
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The oakleaf Hydrangea is one of the most beautiful of all small summer flowering shrubs. The oak shaped green leaves, large and handsome, give lovely autumn tones as they change to bronze, red and burgundy. Read more about Hydrangea quercifolia
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‘Fasan’ is the German word for Pheasant. It is one of the rightly-famous Teller lace cap selections of Hydrangea which were bred in Switzerland. ‘Fasan’ makes a small growing shrub with typical glossy Hydrangea leaves. Read more about Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Fasan’
Bred for pots with a maximum height of just 90cm this is one of the deepest burgundy flowered Hydrangeas available for inside and out. Flowers appear in spring and continue through to April maturing to a charming dusky mulberry colour. Compact. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Magical Ruby Red’
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‘Grandiflora’ is a much better doer than the dwarf varieties of H. paniculata. If left unpruned it will make a large shrub or small tree some 3 to 7 metres tall by 2 to 4 metres wide. It can be kept to a more manageable size by giving it a hard cut back during winter. Read more about Hydrangea paniculata ‘Grandiflora’
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The oakleaf Hydrangea is one of the most beautiful of all small summer flowering shrubs. The oak shaped green leaves, large and handsome, give lovely autumn tones as they change to bronze, red and burgundy. Read more about Hydrangea quercifolia
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This oakleaf Hydrangea is one of the most beautiful of all small summer flowering shrubs. In ‘Snowflake’ the conical heads of double white flowers dangle elegantly over the oak shaped green leaves, large and handsome. Read more about Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Snowflake’
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Native to the mountains of Korea and Japan, Hydrangea serrata grows into a compact shrub a metre, or a little more, tall by as much wide. Its glossy green leaves make a perfect foil for the white lacecap flowers. Read more about Hydrangea serrata ‘Fuji Waterfall’
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The species, native to Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey, grows amongst rocks and in sparse pine woods. It makes a prostrate trailing mat of small, aromatic, soft grey-green leaves studded by large, long-lasting lemon flowers. Read more about Hypericum cerastioides ‘Sylvania’
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This Hypericum cultivar is a chance seedling that was found in the 1940s in Rowallane Garden, now the headquarters of the National Trust in Northern Ireland. Read more about Hypericum ‘Rowallane’
The Japanese Blood Grass is one of the showiest of all small grasses and despite its soft look it is a very tough plant indeed, growing in a hot sunny spot with very little watering in our garden. The blood red leaves are most intensely coloured during summer and autumn. Read more about Imperata cylindrica ‘Rubra’
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Iris foetidissima is one of the best strappy leaf plants for growing in the shade, even dense and dry. Glossy deep green arching leaves are handsome the year round. During spring it produces small mauve flowers which, whilst not flashy, repay close attention. Read more about Iris foetidissima
One of the most beautiful of all the bearded iris, Iris 'Pink Satin’ has been one of the stars of our dry garden for more than twenty-five years and now is a much-admired major feature in our woodland garden. Read more about Iris germanica ‘Pink Satin’
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Long cultivated in the glass houses of Holland and England this beautiful, evergreen, starry white flowered, lemon fragrant Jasmine is happy outside even in my frosty garden. Read more about Jasminum azoricum
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Starry Jasmine is a native of South Africa where it is widely grown in gardens. Mostly evergreen, it tolerates some frost but should be planted in late spring in very cold districts. It has coped with frost here in a sheltered position. Read more about Jasminum multipartitum
This superb, fairly new variety features two-toned flowers - coral in bud, opening lime green. The flower heads have a different profile from most of their kin; they are spaced rather than congested. Read more about Kniphofia rufa ‘Rasta’
