What Plant, What Month?
Forever changing seasons mean our displays are always evolving, it’s best to visit garden centres at least once in every season to get plants for interest throughout the entire year.
Spring
Examples of plants we love for the best spring blossoms
Rhododendron and Azaleas
Rhododendrons have glossy leaves and bloom in late spring in shades of white, salmon, peach, pink, and purple, and often fragrant. There are so many different varieties of rhododendrons and azaleas there’s one for every landscape situation. From low-growing ground cover azaleas, that grow from 1 to 2 feet, up to plants that can grow up to 25 feet tall.
Fruit and Ornamental Tree Blossom
Some of the best spring flowers bloom from the branches of cherry trees, crab apples, and Hawtorns.
Crab apples also have fantastic colour crabs in late summer which are ideal for looking after our native birds.
Syringa- Lilac
These beautiful blooms are now available to all gardeners on dwarf multi stem shrubs, dwarf trees and the more traditional larger plants with their recognisable large, highly scented flowers.
Summer
Examples of plants we stock for summer blooms
Hibiscus
Hardy hibiscus are lovers of sun and brilliant at attracting butterflies. Blooming late in the summer they produce huge flowers in shades of red, pink, blue or white. The main hardy garden form, H. syriacus, is useful free flowering garden shrub, eventually growing to 10ft (3m) or more, but can be pruned after flowering to keep smaller if need.
Fuchsia
Fuchsias have distinctive bell-shaped flowers that bloom all summer and well into autumn, usually until the first frosts. There are multiple varieties available, in shades of white, pink, magenta, purple and red. Some varieties even have golden or variegated foliage, or purple or red-tinged leaves for added interest.
Bedding Fuschias are make fantastic summer bedding plants but we just love these hardy perennials types that will bloom every summer for decades.
Echinacea – Coneflower
Coneflower is a mid-summer bloomer flowering through till first frosts. Providing your garden with months of flowers is really is a perennial not to be missed.
There are so many different varieties with varying heights and colours, you’re sure to find one that’s perfect for your garden.
This sun lover is perfect for meadow or prairie planting schemes, and attracts all kinds of pollinators and insects into your garden.
Roses
This is a vast family of plants, from climbers to ground cover.
From enormous blousy blooms to small open flowers that are great for visiting insects and bees.
There’s a colour and growth habit for every garden. Roses are sometimes classed as high-maintenance but when given lots of food they will stay happy and healthy for many years.
Lavender
Lavender is an absolute must for its wonderful fragrance, short-bushy growth habit and its wide selection of varieties and colours.
It’s a great border plant for well-drained soil and raised planters. Lavenders thrive in full sun. It’s deer and rabbit resistant and attracts butterflies and bees.
With thousands of varieties available in shades of white, pink, purple, blue and purple every garden should have at least one Lavender… or even a hedge! Munstead is traditional used to underplant standard rose bushes and compliment each other very well.
Autumn
Examples of plants we stock for autumn flowers and foliage
Callicarpa ‘Profusion’- Beauty Berry
This shrub is becoming more and more popular due to its violet berries which team with flaming foliage in autumn, both held on the plant for several months. It likes fertile, well-drained soil, and sun position.
Physalis- Chinese Lantern
These colourful autumn plants are firm favourites once the season changes, with delicate orange fruit cases that resemble tiny hanging pumpkins. They're the perfect choice if you're looking for a chic way to incorporate a Halloween theme in your home in late October.
Chinese lanterns typically flower between July and October adding a bright pop of colour to your borders.