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A Year in Colour
Fløyel
Romantic and richly elegant. A collection featuring deep reds, antique whites, greens and golds.
April
Geums, Umbellifers, Grasses
Flower from May – July
Masses of soft flowers carried above a rosette of green foliage, feathery grasses and white umbels.
1 Geum (2-3l)
1 Ravenswing (1.5-2l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
May
Astrantia, Geraniums, Grasses
Flower from May – August
Astrantia come in a range of subtle colours that combine beautifully with showier plants. They’ll tolerate sun but thrive in shade. Long flowering, they make an invaluable source of pollen and nectar, not to mention beautiful cut flowers.
Geranium Phaeum produce small nodding flowers that sit high above a leafy hummock of green a purple, that as well adding interest helps suppress weeds.
1 Astrantia (2-3l)
1 Geranium (1.5-2l)
1 Stipa Teniusima or Briza Media (1.5-2l)
Jun
Cosmos, Gaura, Briza Media (my favourite combination)
Flower from June to September.
Deep and dusky chocolate scented flowers combine with the gentle fluttering whites and golds of Gaura and Briza media. It doesn’t get much more beautiful or longer flowering.
1 Chocolate cosmos (2l)
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
July
Echinacea, Yellow Umbellifers, Grasses
Flowers from June to September.
A beautifully naturalistic combination of warm white parasols, soft yellow umbels and deep, muted purple grass.
The seed pods formed at the end of summer are every bit as wonderful, providing visual interest through the winter, food for wildlife.
1 Echinacea (2-3l)
1 Yellow umbel (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
August
Japanese Anemones, Verbena, Grasses
Flower from July to October
A haze of white Anemone combine with the lavender clouds of verbena and golden grass, providing welcome colour at a time of year when everything else starts to slow down. Beloved by butterflies and gardeners alike. The seedheads of Anemones also provide wonderful form and food in autumn and winter.
1 Japanese Anemone (2-3l)
1 Verbena (2l)
1 Deschampsia (1.5-2l)
September
Narcisssus & Allium bulbs
To be planted in September for flowers next spring.
A collection of some of the prettiest and most reliable Narcissus and Allium bulbs, in ivory and deep reddish purple respectively.
Narcissus Starlight Sensation (20)
Allium Atropurpureum (20)
Allium Sicilian honey garlic (20)
N.B. Collection TBC subject to availability
October
Tulipa Black Hero, Belle Epoque & Ronaldo
To be planted in October for flowers next spring.
A deep, dark collection of tulips, in deep red, dark purple, and smokey apricot and in ivory and deep reddish purple respectively.
Tulipa Black Hero (20)
Tulipa Copper Image (20)
Tulipa Antraciet (20)
N.B. Final collection TBC subject to availability
November
Sarcococca (Christmas Box), Rosemary and Ivy
Flower from December to March
Small white flowers and the most incredible honey-like perfume guaranteed to lift the spirits on short winter’s days.
1 Sarcococca (2-3l)
1 Rosemary (1l)
1 Ivy (10cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC
December
Hellebores, Ferns and Snowdrops
Flower from December to February
Hellebores are also known by the far prettier name, Christmas Rose. This early flowering variety is called Christmas Carol and pairs beautifully with other seasonal whites and greens – snowdrops, ferns and November’s Christmas Box – to give any garden a timeless festive makeover
1-2 Helleborus Christmas Carol (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
January
Hellebores, Ferns and Snowdrops
Flower from January to March
Off white hellebores take centre stage They offer some of the most beautiful colours you will find in any garden at any time. The fact that they flower at a time of year when both flower and colour are in short supply makes them all the more remarkable.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
February
Hellebores, Ferns, and Snowdrops
Flower from January to March
I have yet to meet a colour of Hellebores I did not love, but they do an especially good line in deep reds and purples.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
March
Fritillaria and Ipheion
Flower from March to April
Snakeshead Fritillary is a bit of a rarity in our collections; a flower that doesn’t flower for long. It is however one of the loveliest and most exotic of our native plants, and is perfect for filling the gap between early hellebores and later tulips.
2-3 Fritillaria. Snakeshead Fritillary (1l)
2-3 White Ipheion (1l)
N.B. Final collection TBC
April
Geums, Umbellifers, Grasses
Flower from May – July
Masses of soft flowers carried above a rosette of green foliage, feathery grasses and white umbels.
1 Geum (2-3l)
1 Ravenswing (1.5-2l)
1 Stipa Tenuissima (1.5-2l)
May
Astrantia, Geraniums, Grasses
Flower from May – August
Astrantia come in a range of subtle colours that combine beautifully with showier plants. They’ll tolerate sun but thrive in shade. Long flowering, they make an invaluable source of pollen and nectar, not to mention beautiful cut flowers.
Geranium Phaeum produce small nodding flowers that sit high above a leafy hummock of green a purple, that as well adding interest helps suppress weeds.
1 Astrantia (2-3l)
1 Geranium (1.5-2l)
1 Stipa Teniusima or Briza Media (1.5-2l)
Jun
Cosmos, Gaura, Briza Media (my favourite combination)
Flower from June to September.
Deep and dusky chocolate scented flowers combine with the gentle fluttering whites and golds of Gaura and Briza media. It doesn’t get much more beautiful or longer flowering.
1 Chocolate cosmos (2l)
1 Gaura (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
July
Echinacea, Yellow Umbellifers, Grasses
Flowers from June to September.
A beautifully naturalistic combination of warm white parasols, soft yellow umbels and deep, muted purple grass.
The seed pods formed at the end of summer are every bit as wonderful, providing visual interest through the winter, food for wildlife.
1 Echinacea (2-3l)
1 Yellow umbel (2l)
1 Briza Media (1.5-2l)
August
Japanese Anemones, Verbena, Grasses
Flower from July to October
A haze of white Anemone combine with the lavender clouds of verbena and golden grass, providing welcome colour at a time of year when everything else starts to slow down. Beloved by butterflies and gardeners alike. The seedheads of Anemones also provide wonderful form and food in autumn and winter.
1 Japanese Anemone (2-3l)
1 Verbena (2l)
1 Deschampsia (1.5-2l)
September
Narcisssus & Allium bulbs
To be planted in September for flowers next spring.
A collection of some of the prettiest and most reliable Narcissus and Allium bulbs, in ivory and deep reddish purple respectively.
Narcissus Starlight Sensation (20)
Allium Atropurpureum (20)
Allium Sicilian honey garlic (20)
N.B. Collection TBC subject to availability
October
Tulipa Black Hero, Belle Epoque & Ronaldo
To be planted in October for flowers next spring.
A deep, dark collection of tulips, in deep red, dark purple, and smokey apricot and in ivory and deep reddish purple respectively.
Tulipa Black Hero (20)
Tulipa Copper Image (20)
Tulipa Antraciet (20)
N.B. Final collection TBC subject to availability
November
Sarcococca (Christmas Box), Rosemary and Ivy
Flower from December to March
Small white flowers and the most incredible honey-like perfume guaranteed to lift the spirits on short winter’s days.
1 Sarcococca (2-3l)
1 Rosemary (1l)
1 Ivy (10cm)
N.B. Final collection TBC
December
Hellebores, Ferns and Snowdrops
Flower from December to February
Hellebores are also known by the far prettier name, Christmas Rose. This early flowering variety is called Christmas Carol and pairs beautifully with other seasonal whites and greens – snowdrops, ferns and November’s Christmas Box – to give any garden a timeless festive makeover
1-2 Helleborus Christmas Carol (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
January
Hellebores, Ferns and Snowdrops
Flower from January to March
Off white hellebores take centre stage They offer some of the most beautiful colours you will find in any garden at any time. The fact that they flower at a time of year when both flower and colour are in short supply makes them all the more remarkable.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
February
Hellebores, Ferns, and Snowdrops
Flower from January to March
I have yet to meet a colour of Hellebores I did not love, but they do an especially good line in deep reds and purples.
1 Hellebore (2-3l)
1 Fern (1.5-2l)
3 Snow drops (10.5cm)
March
Fritillaria and Ipheion
Flower from March to April
Snakeshead Fritillary is a bit of a rarity in our collections; a flower that doesn’t flower for long. It is however one of the loveliest and most exotic of our native plants, and is perfect for filling the gap between early hellebores and later tulips.
2-3 Fritillaria. Snakeshead Fritillary (1l)
2-3 White Ipheion (1l)
N.B. Final collection TBC