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Busy Lizzie Accent Mixed F1
Busy Lizzie Accent Mixed F1
120 plugs + 20 Free  £5.49

Fuchsia Lady Boothby
Fuchsia Lady Boothby
- world's only climbing Fuchsia - 3 plants £6.49

Fuchsia Hardy Collection A (Army Nurse, Delta's Sarah & Shrimp Cocktail)
Fuchsia Hardy Collection 9 plants 3 of each for £8.99

Petunia Tidal Wave
Petunia Tidal Wave climbing Petunia
42 plug plants £16.35

Lily Oriental Stargazer
Lily Oriental Stargazer
- ideal for containers - 5 premium bulbs £8.74

Geranium T&M's Jackpot F1
Geranium T&M's Jackpot F1
- 36 plugs + 6 FREE £4.99

Begonia Cascading Apricot Shades F1
Begonia Cascading Apricot Shades F1
2½ to 4 inch, mostly double blooms, 5 plants £9.99, 35 plugs +19 FREE £6.49

Busy Lizzie 'Blue Sky'™ (PBR applied for)
Busy Lizzie 'Blue Sky'™

Brand new - Impatiens 'Blue Sky'™ is the world's first multi-flowering, blue Busy Lizzie.
3 plants - now half price £9.99

 

 

 

 

Ferns

Buckler Fern  £4.95

Position:  partial shade. Soil: moist, humus-rich soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing. Hardiness: fully hardy. This striking deciduous fern has triangular-shaped fronds, which are coppery-red when young and slowly mature to dark green. One of our recommended plants, it needs plenty of moisture and contrasts beautifully with evergreen ferns and other woodland plants. Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. Cut back decayed fronds in winter to allow new growth to emerge.

Cyrtomium  £5.95

Position:  partial to full shade. Soil: moderately fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average. Hardiness: fully hardy. An evergreen fern with bright green, broad, leathery fronds and distinctive black stems. It is sometimes called holly fern due to the distinctive shape of the fronds. This fern has an upright habit and looks particularly attractive among other ferns or woodland plants in a shady border. but it does need humus-rich soil to thrive in. Garden care: Remove old fronds in spring to allow the new growth to uncurl. do not allow to dry out.

Golden Male Fern (syn. D. affinis 'Cristata The King)  £6.95

Position:  partial shade. Soil: moist, humus-rich soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing. Hardiness: fully hardy A cultivar of the native male fern, Dryopteris affinis, found in woodlands in wetter parts of Britain, this is a handsome, shuttlecock fern that keeps its leaves almost all year round. The young fronds unfurl a golden green and the plant retains a fresh, bright appearance through. out the summer. Try it in a moist shady border with other woodland plants. Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. Cut back decayed fronds in winter to allow new growth to emerge.

Hard Shield Fern  £5.95

Lustrous, long, dark green fronds forming a distinctive shuttlecock-like shape. This hard shield fern is reliably evergreen, even in cold areas. Perfect for providing all-year interest for a shady, well-drained mixed border, the finely divided foliage looks wonderful frosted in the winter garden. Position:  full or partial shade. Soil: fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average. Hardiness: fully hardy. Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole

Male Fern  £6.95

Position:  partial shade. Soil: moist, humus-rich soil. Rate of growth: average. Hardiness: fully hardy A native, male fern found naturally in moist woodlands around the UK. This large, deciduous fern has feathery, green fronds which form a distinctive, shuttlecock shape and turn coppery in autumn. It makes a fine companion for shade-loving woodland plants, especially other ferns, and when its leaves die back, the space can be filled with early flowering spring bulbs such as snowdrops. Garden care: Incorporate lots of well-rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles or garden compost into the planting hole. Cut back dead fronds in winter.

Regal Fern  £6.95

Position:  partial shade. Soil: moist, fertile, humus-rich, preferably acid soil. Rate of growth: average. Hardiness: fully hardy. A stunning, giant fern that really lives up to its regal name. In spring, huge, bright green fronds unfurl and filter the sunlight. In autumn, they turn bronze before dying back. This deciduous fern forms a natural, rounded shape and looks fantastic planted near a pond or stream, where its feathery fronds will be reflected in the water. It likes damp, preferably acid soil, and looks breathtaking with other moisture-loving, large foliage plants such as rodgersia and gunnera. Garden care: Lift and divide congested colonies in autumn or early spring.

Shuttlecock Fern  £4.95

Position:  partial shade. Soil: humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to slightly acid soil. Rate of growth: average. Hardiness: fully hardy. This wonderful deciduous shuttlecock fern is at its most beautiful in spring when the large, pale green, lacy fronds start to unfurl and filter the sunlight. It is one of the best foliage plants for areas of moist, dappled shade and works particularly well planted in groups next to water or in a woodland garden in between deciduous trees. Garden care: Remove dead fronds in early spring. Lift and divide large colonies in spring. This plant is featured in the In The Shade Collection. Click here to view the ready-made border design.

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