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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.



We have found 19 products.
 

Begonia 'Apricot Shades' Collection

A versatile Begonia collection including our best-selling trailing Begonia 'Apricot Shades Improved', and the equally as good Begonia 'Patio Apricot Shades' which has a more upright habit. Both varieties display beautiful, large, double blooms in sunshine shades of apricot and lemon. Flowering from July to October they are perfect for brightening up your patio containers, hanging baskets and Flower Pouches® with long-lasting colour! Their weather-resistance and flower power will create a fabulous display that will light up even a shady corner.


  • Collection comprises 24 plug plants each of:
  • Begonia 'Apricot Shades Improved' - Large, cascading double blooms in sunshine shades of apricot and lemon will pour from your containers from July to October. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 45cm (18").
  • Begonia 'Patio Apricot Shades' - Equally as good as our best selling trailing version but has a more upright habit making it better suited to patio containers. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 35cm (14").
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    • 48 plugs - 24 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
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    • £24.98 £17.99

Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Apricot Shades Improved' F1 Hybrid

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A best seller, Begonia ‘Apricot Shades’ is as versatile as it is beautiful! Large, cascading double blooms in sunshine shades of apricot and lemon will pour from your containers from July to October. These tuberous begonias will perform whatever the weather, in sun or semi shade. The trailing habit of Begonia ‘Apricot Shades’ makes them ideal for hanging baskets, window boxes and flower pouches for a really impressive display that will light up even a shady corner. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 45cm (18").

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

Gardening news: Top 10 best-selling plants of 2012

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    • 5 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £7.99
    • 15 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
    • SAVE £10.98  
    • £23.97 £12.99
    • 24 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
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    • £11.99
    • 48 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • SAVE £6.99  
    • £23.98 £16.99
    • 100 Postiplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
    • SAVE £99.81  
    • £159.80 £59.99

Begonia 'Patio Apricot Shades'

  • NEW in 2013
Begonia ‘Patio Apricot Shades’ is equally good as our best selling trailing version. With the same weather resistant blooms and fabulous flower power, this specially selected patio variety has a more upright habit making it better suited to patio containers. Perfect for brightening up your patio this summer in sun or shade, come rain or shine. Height: 30cm (12"). Spread: 35cm (14").

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

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    • 12 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
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    • £8.99
    • 24 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £17.98 £12.99
    • 48 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • SAVE £16.97  
    • £35.96 £18.99

Patio Mixed

Our Patio Mix has everything you’ll need to fill your patio pots this summer! This fabulous collection is perfectly suited to growing in containers for long lasting colour. Mingle them together to create fabulous mixed plantings. Height: 65cm (26"). Spread: 45cm (18").

  • Collection comprises:
  • Petunia 'Frenzy' Mixed - Weather resistant blooms in pure colours, picotees, veined, and some with bright, white stars.
  • Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly' - Awarded an All American Selection medal for its unusual azalea-shaped snapdragon flowers.
  • Lobelia 'Ultra Cascade' Mixed - An opulent mix of old and new varieties that gives you the best of both worlds - and longer-lasting displays.
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    • 36 plugs - 12 of each variety

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £13.98

Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Non-stop Mocca'

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  • Customer favourite
  • Dark foliage

Fully double flowers in a mixture of five vibrant colours contrast dramatically with the rich, chocolate coloured foliage. Begonia ‘Non-Stop Mocca’, as the name suggests, is one of the best begonias for continuous summer flowering. A distinctive plant for vibrant displays in beds, containers, baskets and window boxes. Height and spread: 30cm (12”).


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

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    • 36 plugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £25.98 £17.99

Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Illumination Mixed'

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  • Customer favourite
Light up your summer displays with Begonia ‘Illumination’ mixed. An outstanding begonia with masses of flowers come rain or shine. With a true cascading habit, this colourful mix will leave your hanging baskets, containers, and Flower Pouches® literally overflowing with rainbows of colour all summer long. Height and spread: 60cm (24”).

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

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    • 36 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
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    • £12.99
    • 72 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £25.98 £17.99

Begonia x tuberhybrida 'Apricot Shades' F1 Hybrid

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  • Cascading radiant colour
  • Unbeatable for value and durability
  • Keeps blooming - whatever the weather
  • Extra-large double flowers
  • Perfect for Flower Pouches™
A best seller, Begonia Apricot Shades is as versatile as it is beautiful! Large, cascading double blooms in sunshine shades of apricot and lemon will pour from your containers from July to October. These tuberous begonias will perform whatever the weather, in sun or semi shade. The trailing habit of Begonia Apricot Shades makes them ideal for hanging baskets, window boxes and flower pouches for a really impressive display that will light up even a shady corner. Height: 30cm (12”). Spread: 45cm (18”).

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How to grow bulbs, corms and tubers


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

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    • 5 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
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    • £10.99
    • 5 tubers

    • Despatch: January - March 2014
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    • £12.99
    • 10 jumbo plugs

    • Despatch: By end of April 2014
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £21.98 £16.99
    • 10 tubers

    • Despatch: By end of January 2014
    • SAVE £8.99  
    • £25.98 £16.99

Marigold 'Zenith Mixed'

Tagetes patula x erecta, Afro-French Marigold

  • Best in class for marigolds
  • Vigorous bedding marigold
The result of an Afro-French Hybrid, Marigold ‘Zenith’ produces masses of large, crested or carnation-like flowers, in a wide range of yellows, reds, oranges and bicolour shades. These vigorous, bushy plants have outstanding weather resistance making them ideal for planting en-masse creating the 'wow' factor in beds, borders or containers. Height and spread: 35cm (14in).

 

Culinary note: French Marigold flowers are edible.

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

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    • 12 plugs

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
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    • £5.99
    • 36 plugs

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

    • Despatch: By end of June 2013
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £23.98 £16.99

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
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £19.98 £14.99

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

Honeywort

 Customer Rating
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

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
    • Double up 36 to 72 for £5 extra  
    • £19.98 £16.99
    • 140 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
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    • £14.99
    • 280 miniplugs

    • Despatch: By end of May 2013
    • SAVE £4.99  
    • £29.98 £24.99