Alyssum maritima procumbens Aphrodite Improved Mixed

The much improved Aphrodite selection of this highly versatile plant features uniform, compact plants which carry a profusion of striking blooms over an exceptionally long period in summer. Especially useful in containers.

Height: 8-10cm (3-4in)

Alyssum maritima procumbens Avalanche

For a sweetly scented carpet of snow white flowers, we don't think you'll do better than choose Avalanche. A selection which is vigorous and uniform, starting to flower extra early and continuing throughout the season. Easy to grow and a must for beds, borders and the rockery. Flower summer. Height 6cm (2.5in).

Alyssum maritima procumbens Trailing Rosy-Red

Compactness is out of favour with this variety. The habit is much more trailing than other alyssum making it an excellent variety tor hanging baskets, window boxes, cascading out of pots and containers and of course bedding, borders and rockeries where it spreads happily to form an excellent, lightly scented cerise carpet. Flowers summer. Height: 10-15cm (3-4in).

Alyssum saxatile Golden Queen

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.

Aquilegia flabellata var pumila kurilensis Rosea

Extremely dwarf plants with attractive, nodding, rose-pink and cream flowers against unusual blue-green, fan shaped foliage. Ideal for planting at the front of borders or in containers and rock gardens. Height: 15-20cm (6-8 inches).

Aquilegia viridiflora Chocolate Soldier

This rare, choice species features delicate, nodding, chocolate-brown, 1.5cm (½in) blooms from late spring onwards. The neatly compact plants are perfect for borders and rockeries. A collector's item. Height: 30-35cm (12-14 inches).

Armeria hybrida Bees Hybrids

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. Height: 45-60cm (18-24in).

Aubretia Purple Cascade F1

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).

Aubretia T&M Mixed Hybrids

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.

Bidens ferulifolia Golden Eye

From T&M's own breeding program comes this prostrate form of Bidens, Ideally suited for baskets and containers or tumbling over low walls, the bright yellow flowers and ferny foliage will enhance the summer sunshine in any garden. Flowers summer. Height: 25-30cm (10-12in).

Campanula carpatica Blue And White Uniform F1

This true perennial can be treated as an annual, producing an abundance of 2in chalice shaped blooms that smother the dwarf plants. Plant in groups of four, 1in apart for maximum impact in containers and at seasons end, transplant in the border or rockery as a perennial.

Campanula cashmeriana

A charming plant from Afghanistan and Kashmir, ideal for baskets, containers and the rock garden. Although compact, its semi-trailing habit lends itself to all of these uses. Soft grey-green foliage with a profusion of lilac-blue bell shaped flowers, over a long period. Because of its attractive foliage, the plant looks good, even out of flower. Sow early to achieve flowering the same year, in which case it may be used as an annual and then transplanted to the border or rockery to continue growing. Flowers summer. Height 15cm (6in) semi-trailing.

Campanula lusitanica ssp lusitanica

Dwarf, neat mounds of fine foliage, covered in a profusion of dainty, purple star like flowers, over a very long period. Excellent planted in baskets, containers, rockeries or annual borders.

Campanula Rockery Mixed

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).

Campanula rotundifolia

The pretty British Harebell otherwise known as the bluebell of Scotland, produces thin wiry stems of nodding pale blue flowers. An easy, charming plant for rockery, border etc.

Carpanthea pomeridiana Golden Carpet

A profusion of large, fully double flowers in lemon and canary-yellow. Wonderful for the rockery, containers and bedding, adoring a sunny, dry situation. Flowers summer. Height 15cm (6in).