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Annual Plants


Annual plants fall under two categories - hardy and half-hardy. Hardy annuals can be grown outdoors and will tolerate cooler tempratures, whereas the more tender half-hardy annuals need protection and must not be planted out until all risk of frost has passed. These delightful summer flowers add colour and interest to beds, borders, containers and hanging baskets. Use the selections in the left menu to select the right plants for your garden.



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Nicotiana 'Eau de Cologne Mixed'

Tobacco Plant

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A special mixture offering uniform, mid-height plants with upward-facing nicotiana flowers, in a tapestry of glowing colours. The upright flower stems of Nicotiana ‘Eau de Cologne’ are guaranteed to lend a sparkle to your borders and their evening fragrance only adds to their irresistible charm. An elegant annual that is most effective when planted in large drifts throughout beds and borders. Height: 50cm (20”). Spread: 25cm (10”).

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    • 24 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £9.99
    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £12.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £25.98 £17.99
    • 140 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £18.99
    • 280 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £37.98 £24.99

Sunflower 'Inca Gold'

  • NEW in 2013

Try something different in your containers this summer that will really get the neighbours talking. This cheery little helianthus has lax, trailing stems and a multi-branching habit that billow from hanging baskets in a mass of small sunflower blooms. Sunflower ‘Inca Gold’ can also be grown as spreading groundcover at the front of informal summer borders. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 45cm (18").


Companion planting: Try growing sunflowers with chives to deter aphids.


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Companion Planting

Read Michael Perry's blog: Make a change to your plant choices - 2

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    • 5 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £9.99
    • 10 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of March 2014
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    • £19.98 £14.99

Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' - Part of the Alan Titchmarsh Collection

Honeywort

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This unusual little plant is one of my garden favourites; and you can always track it down in the garden by listening for the sound of buzzing bees. It's easy to grow too; at home in most soils and producing sprays of electric-blue, metallic blooms, which ‘drip’ with purple florets. Cerinthe major ‘Purpurascens’ is a real stunner. And if you want to impress your neighbours, this will certainly give them something to talk about. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 30cm (12").
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    • 3 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 6 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £14.99

Stock 'Tall Clove Scented Mix'

Matthiola incana, Gillyflower

With their spicy, clove-like scent, and tall sturdy stems, these stocks make fantastic cut flowers that bring fragrance and colour to your home. The closely packed flower spikes of this tall, clove scented mix emerge in a blend of at least 6 lovely pastel shades. This customer favourite mingles beautifully in cottage garden borders, or planted in large drifts and containers. Height: 60cm (24”). Spread: 40cm (16”).
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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £11.99
    • 72 plugs

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    • £19.98 £16.99
    • 140 miniplugs

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    • £14.99
    • 280 miniplugs

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    • £29.98 £24.99

Dianthus barbatus 'Green Trick'

Sweet William, Dianthus barbatus 'Temarisou', Carnation 'Green Trick'

  • NEW in 2012
  • Eye-catching carnations lasting 4-6 weeks as a cut flower
  • Perfect for containers
Dianthus 'Green Trick' is going down a storm in the Dutch cut flower auctions, and is set to be a favourite for modern wedding bouquets. The extraordinary pompom shaped, green flowers are 5cm (2”) wide and last an incredible 4 to 6 weeks in a vase. This modern relative of the ever popular Sweet William performs superbly and flowers within just 8 weeks of planting. Often grown as a biennial, this short lived perennial is ideal for cottage garden borders, beds and containers. Height: 45cm (18”). Spread: 30cm (12”).

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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    • 3 pencil plugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £9.99
    • 6 pencil plugs

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    • £19.98 £14.99

Cornflower

Centaurea cyanus, Blue-Bottle, Bachelor's Buttons, Wildflower

A much loved annual wildflower, also known as bachelor’s buttons or blue-bottle, producing bright blue blooms carried on long slender stems. These delicate flowers are highly attractive to bees and other beneficial insects and are produced in abundance from June to August. Grow cornflowers in beds and borders where their tall swaying stems will create an informal display, or use them as cut flowers for a vase indoors. Height: 80cm (31"). Spread: 30cm (12").
Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

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    • 3 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
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    • £8.99