A completely new concept in hardy perennials. Easy to grow, flowering in just 4 months from sowing and producing lots of flowers from spring to first frosts. The colour range is too wide to describe but includes cream, butter, lemon, all imaginable shades of salmon, orange, red, plus mustard, ochre, bronze, grey and beige, in fact, almost the complete spectrum of pastels. Suitable for border, pots, containers and even windowboxes, or as a flowering pot plant. Flowers can be used fresh or dried. Flowers spring to summer. Hgt 60cm (2ft). More...
Per Packet, £2.49
An imposing long flowering, long lived perennial with pyramids of beautiful 2in flowers. A excellent border plant easily grown from seed. Rich blue flower spikes add a unique colour to the garden, held aloft delphinium-like foliage. Spikes also last as a cut flower. More...
Per Packet, £2.69
Hollyhock - A rich cottage garden mixture of colourful pastel shades. The Antwerp blend has attractive and unusual palmate foliage, and is also shown to have the best levels of resistance to the common Hollyhock problem of rust. Excellent for borders, especially planted in groups. More...
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Hollyhock - A selection of the true Marsh Mallow with soft grey foliage and stems with heart-shaped leaves, finely toothed and pure white five-petalled flowers. Enjoys full sun and a damp situation, hence most likely the reason for its name of 'Marsh Mallow'. Wonderful back of border plant, flowering all through the summer months and an essential part of any cottage garden. More...
Per Packet, £1.99
Hollyhock - Another remarkable creation from T&M's flower breeders. This mouthwatering colour combination, makes this stunning Hollyhock so unique. Scrumptious veined flowers in juicy blackcurrant, fade to paler berry shades around the edges of each bloom. On a single stem of 'Creme de Cassis' you will find an unusual variation of blooms, including double, semi-double and singles, all with a bright yellow eye, all adding to the charm of this cottage garden classic. More...
Hollyhock - This magnificent strain contains a wide range of colours varying from red, pink, rose and white to yellow, and the imperial spikes of blooms give an air of stately splendour. It is one of the finest background plants for the border that we know and is equally effective when grown in small groups. Flowers mid to late summer. Height 2-2.5m (6-8ft). More...
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An attractive ground-hugger with grey foliage and masses of light yellow clusters of flowers in the spring. Vigorous and showy; prune it hard back after flowering. More...
Possibly the most beautiful Aquilegia of all. With glorious light to deep blue flowers 2-3in across sometimes fetching bi-coloured with white. An excellent border perennial, grand for cutting, in bloom for several weeks and will grow in sun or light shade. Flowers late spring/early summer. Hgt. 30-60cm (12-24in). More...
Per Packet, £2.29
A must for the flower arranger! Fully double flowers of suffused red, pink and green arranged in perfect symmetry. Comes remarkably true from seed. Flowers late spring/early summer. Height 24-30in. More...
A beautiful border plant with fully double, nodding blooms in a wide range of colours, from pastel pink shades through to deep ocean blue, some petals tipped in lime green. They also make superb and unusual cut flowers. Flowers early summer. Hgt. 76-100cm (30-40in). More...
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The colourful mounds of blue-green foliage topped by the nodding, scarlet and white spurred blooms give this Aquilegia an elfin appearance. Add a touch of mischief to your border!
CAUTION: Harmful if eaten. More...
A striking selection by T&M's breeder, offering a long succession of blooms In an explosive combination of cerise-pink to red and canary- yellow. The crowning glory is the highly decorative, bright yellow anthers. More...
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One of the best in the long spurred hybrid range producing 2-3in wide flowers in an excellent colour range. Suitable for bedding and cut flowers. Flowers late spring/early summer. Hgt. 90cm (36in). More...
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Easily grown long flowering plants with unusual ball shaped flower heads on thin wiry stems which make a pleasant addition to the flower border. Thriving in ordinary garden soil and particularly useful in full sun and poor soil. They flower and flower the whole summer long, starting in June and often not stopping till early November, and the colour range is glorious, from shocking pink through cerise, red, lilac to palest pink. Attractive in and out of flower they make pleasing rounded dense cushions of growth which are evergreen through the winter. Flowers all summer. Hgt. 70cm (2½ft). More...
An excellent strain almost smothered in flowers in rich purple shades. Excellent for a bold spring display. Suitable for rockeries, walls, borders, edging paths, planters, window boxes etc. Flowers early spring. Spread 30-38cm (12-15in). More...
Per Packet, £2.19
A very special selection of large-flowered Aubretia with a rich colour range. They cascade and spread with vigorous determination. Suitable for rockeries, borders, edging paths, planters etc. Flowers early spring. Spread 18-24in. More...
Called Steeple Bells and one of the most striking herbaceous plants with a profusion of blue sometimes white, starry bell shaped 1½ in flowers in broad spires. Border or can be grown as greenhouse pot plant when it flowers in May and looks gorgeous standing in the patio or indoors. Flowers summer. Hgt. 1-1.3m (3-4ft). More...
A rich selection of those dainty rockery, patio and wall campanulas. Neat mounds always smothered in bloom. They are sun lovers and are easily grown in ordinary free draining soil. Flowers summer. Height 10-15cm (4-6in). More...
Per Packet, £3.29 OUT OF STOCK.
Cupids Dart - An easy to raise, free flowering plant for the front of the border. The brilliant sky blue flowers are freely produced and are excellent for cutting, lasting a long time in water. They can also be dried for winter decoration. Will flower the same year from a late winter sowing. Flowers summer. Height 60cm (2ft). More...
A much improved form of the cushion-type chrysanthemum with a wide and wonderful colour range of extra dwarf and compact plants with 5cm (2in) semi-double blooms produced in spectacular profusion with well grown plants producing upwards of 1000 blooms! Flowering from late August onwards from late winter sowing. Flowers autumn. Hgt. 30x50cm (12x20in). More...
Per Packet, £3.89
Help to raise money for the Anthony Nolan Bone Marrow Trust by growing this special Daisy, with pure white petals and a rich golden centre. Easy to grow, 'For Anthony' is long flowering, ideal for borders and also makes an excellent cut flower. More...
This excellent mixture of quality Delphiniums comes as a formula blend of no less than seven colours. Some pure colours; some with white bees. Their dwarf habit eradicates the concern for flower damage caused by windy and wet conditions. They look great at the front of the perennial border, cottage garden or even in containers. Flowers summer. Height 90cm (36in). More...
A fine variety good for cutting and border with a colour range from white, azure, royal blue, deep blue and lilac often with white or black centre. The florets are well spaced and heads are intermediate between the Pacific types and the annual larkspur form. Flower easily in first summer from an early sowing. Flowers early summer. Height 1.2-1.5m (4-5ft). More...
A justifiably famous and reliable strain that will flower in the summer from an early sowing producing strong spikes of mainly semi-double blooms in a wide colour range on sturdy stems. Flowers early summer. Height 4-5 feet. More...
Carnation - The fragrance and the range of colour is very good. Double beautifully scented, fringed flowers. More...
Travelling in the Alpine regions of Europe one is struck by the magnificent and visual impact of their window boxes, hanging baskets, pots, tubs etc. And then we realised that they make liberal use of pendulous carnations adding an extra slant in perspective and design. The colour range is mainly pink and red shades. More...
Perfect garden filler making a good multi-purpose plant for creating rivers of colour in beds, borders and rockeries between paving or in patio containers. Ground-hugging plants - spread rapidly and give long flowering from spring to autumn. Height 15cm (6in). More...
The first ever F1 Hybrid Foxglove! Spectacular plants that reliably flower in the first year, with another heavy flush of flowers in the second year. Uniform plants with high quality flower spikes in a rich carousel of colour as the speckled, jewel-like blooms open all around the stout stems, giving more impact than ever before! Ideal for shady beds and borders. Prefers any well-drained soil in part shade. More...
An outstanding selection of the 'Cone Flower', distinguished by the warm bright colour of its exceptionally large flowers. The slender elegance and formality of its petals give it a style that will add class to larger flower arrangements. In the border it is no less valuable on account of its robust strong stems and general vigour which give 'Magnus' good wind and weather resistance. Flower in their first season from an early sowing. Flowers mid summer to winter. Height 1m (36 inches). More...
Their brilliant carmine colour, huge flowers and 'cut and come again' capabilities achieve a stunning effect in the garden and for house decoration. Strong stemmed, very weather resistant and much longer lived than their close relation the Rudbeckia. Easy perennials for beds and borders, tolerating dry soil and wind. Flower in their first season from an early sowing. Flowers mid summer to winter. Height 1m (36in). More...
An outstanding variety, which often flowers in the first year from sowing. Mid-height plants produce masses of fiery red blooms surrounded by a ring of rich flame yellow. Can be used as annual bedding, or year after year as a perennial. Excellent for beds and borders; flowers in first year from seed. More...
An increasingly popular cottage garden and border plant now available from seed in this exclusive designer mixture. Only large flowered, border varieties have been selected in shades of blue, purple, pink and white, including 'Splish Splash'™, a striking blue and white bicolour. Without doubt the cheapest way to grow a wonderful range of colours. Flowers early to mid summer. Heights range from 30-60cm (12-24in). More...
A very popular border plant for its clouds of flowers which are useful for flower arrangement, everlasting flowers or just for providing a pretty, misty background for other flowers. Flowers summer. Hgt. 3-4ft. More...
Per Packet, £2.19 OUT OF STOCK.
This mixture of species and hybrids boasts a range of flower and leaf types, even appearing through snow. Flower shades can vary from lime-green, through white, appleblossom pink, to dark maroon, either spotted, speckled or plain Foliage is mid to dark green, leathery with different degrees of dissection. The seed pods are also attractive. These long lived hardy perennials can be grown in the border or as pot plants in the unheated greenhouse, flowering late winter through early spring. A useful addition to the flower arranger when few subjects are available, they reach a height of 30-60cm (12-24in). More...
Per Packet, £4.99
Red Hot Poker - Solid stemmed, enormous spikes of blooms, colours including lemon yellow, golden yellow, bicoloured red and yellow, red and cream. Should flower in their second year from seed. Ideal for sunny borders and good for cutting. Flowers summer to autumn. Hgt. 70-90cm (30-36in). More...
Per Packet, £2.89
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