| ACHILLEA 'NOBILIS NEILREICHII' | SILVER | £3.50 |
| 35 x 40 | ||
| Gentle grey with a wandering habit, flowers soft creamy-ivory | ||
| ACHILLEA 'MOONSHINE' | GREY | £3.50 |
| 60 x 30 | Evergreen | |
| Pale yellow flowers contrast nicely with filagree foliage. | ||
| ACORUS GRAMINEUS 'HAKURO-NISHIKI' | YELLOW | £3.50 |
| 10 x 15 | Evergreen | |
| Fresh growth bright yellow paling to limey green in fans of narrow grass like foliage. best grown in damp, light shade. | ||
| ACORUS GRAMINEUS ‘OBOROZUKI’ (‘OGON’) | YELLOW | £3.50 |
| 30 x 40 | Evergreen | |
| Marvellous yellow fans of narrow grass like foliage, a good strong colour and very striking, especially in winter. Will grow in ordinary or damp soil, or even in water. | ||
| ACORUS GRAMINEUS ‘VARIEGATUS’ | VARIEG | £3.50 |
| 30 x 30 | ||
| Similar to ‘Oborozuki’ but with a creamy-white leaf stripe. | ||
| AEGOPODIUM PODAGRARIA ‘VARIEGATUM’ | VARIEG | £3.00 |
| 25 x 45 | ||
| Ground elder has been described as the ultimate in ground cover! This could well be true of this variegated form which is less rampant and extremely attractive – in fact positively radiant in a shady spot. | ||
| AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX ‘GOLDEN RULE’ | VARIEG | £6.00 |
| 20 x 20 | ||
| Strap shaped leaves with pale yellow margins. Blue trumpet shaped flowers carried on erect stems (60 cm). Grow in moist but well drained soil in full sun. | ||
| AGAPANTHUS PRAECOX ‘TINKERBELL’ | VARIEG | £6.00 |
| 25 x 15 | Evergreen | |
| Dwarf cultivar with variegated foliage. Leaves are green with a central stripe and white edge. | ||
| ALCHEMILLA ALPINA | SLVR/GREEN | £3.50 |
| 15 x 45 | Evergreen | |
| A low growing form with pale green leaves covered in silky hairs giving it a silvery sheen. Upright spikes of tiny greenish yellow flowers in summer. | ||
| ALCHEMILLA MOLLIS | BL/GREEN | £3.00 |
| 22 x 60 | ||
| The much loved and so useful ground covering Lady’s Mantle, with large, rounded leaves of blue-green felt which hold the dew around their margins. Frothy yellow flowers. | ||
| ANAPHALIS TRIPLINERVIS | GREY | £3.00 |
| 25 x 30 | ||
| A tidy dome of grey leaves. Attractive white pearly everlasting flowers in late summer. Unlike many silvers, this plant dislikes extreme dryness and tolerates some shade. | ||
| ANTHRISCUS SLYVESTRIS ‘RAVENSWING’ | PURPLE | £3.50 |
| 90 x 40 | ||
| Purple leaved form of cow parsley. | ||
| ARTEMISIA ABSINTHIUM ‘LAMBROOK SILVER’ | SILVER | £3.50 |
| 70 x 100 | Evergreen | |
| Attractive silver filigree foliage with particularly good colouring on new growth. Cut back regularly. | ||
| ARTEMISIA LACTIFLORA GUIZHOU | PURP/GREEN | £3.50 |
| 120 x 40 | Evergreen | |
| Excellent plant for middle to back of border. Strong dark stems and purple tinged leaves provide a good background for the white flowers. | ||
| ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA LATILOBA | SILVER | £3.50 |
| 60 x 60 | ||
| A good flower arranger’s plant, valuable for mid-border, with longish silver-white leaves. Erect growth. The flowers are greyish and insignificant, and the plant may be cut back in mid-summer for a fresh start. | ||
| ARTEMISIA LUDOVICIANA ‘SILVER QUEEN’ | SILVER | £3.50 |
| 60 x 90 | ||
| Silver/grey deeply cut felted foliage. A reliable plant that spreads well. | ||
| ARTEMISIA PONTICA | GR/GREEN | £3.50 |
| 60 x 45 | ||
| Very finely divided silver-green leaves on an upright plant with delicate effect. | ||
| ARTEMISIA ‘POWIS CASTLE’ | SILVER | £4.00 |
| 60 x 90 | Evergreen | |
| A shrubby mound of beautifully divided feathery silver-grey foliage, strongly aromatic. Requires good drainage. | ||
| ARTEMISIA STELLERIANA ‘MORIS FORM’ | SILVER | £3.50 |
| 60 x 45 | Evergreen | |
| really flat front-of-border carpeter with almost white felted leaves. Quite virgorous. Full sun. | ||
| ARTEMISIA VULGARIS 'ORIENTAL LIMELIGHT’ | VARIEG | £3.50 |
| 4(60) x 90 | ||
| Silver/grey deeply cut felted foliage. A reliable plant that spreads well. | ||
| Really flat front-of-the-border carpeter with almost white felted leaves. Quite vigorous. Full sun. | ||
| ARTEMISIA ‘VALERIE FINNIS’ | GREY | £3.50 |
| 45 x 90 | ||
| Larger leaves than most of the artemisias but still a useful silver grey | ||
| ARUM ITALICUM PICTUM | VARIEG | £3.00 |
| 20 x 30 | ||
| A very attractive variegated form of the native ‘Cuckoo Pint’. Rich green leaves are heavily marked with cream or white veins. A must for the flower arranger! | ||
| ASARUM SPLENDENS | VARIEG | £4.00 |
| 20 x 30 | Evergreen | |
| An unusual evergreen ground cover plant for a shady, moist but well drained situation. The striking heart shaped leaves are splashed with silver. Rich soil preferable. | ||
| ASPHODELINE LUTEA | BLUE | £3.50 |
| 60 x 30 | Evergreen | |
| An unusual spiky plant of steely blue foliage, perfectly hardy but requiring a sunny, well drained spot. | ||
| ASTER LATERIFLORUS ‘HORIZONTALIS’ | PUR/GREEN | £3.50 |
| 60 x 50 | ||
| In spite of its name this attractive addition to the herbaceous border is very upright in habit. The tiny foliage, green turning coppery purple in late summer, makes a perfect contrast for the dainty whitish pink flowers. | ||
| ASTILBE ‘INSHRIACH PINK’ | BRONZE | £3.50 |
| 30 x 30 | ||
| A low growing compact variety with delightful bronzy foliage particularly when grown in full sun. Soft pink flowers in late summer. | ||
| ASTILBE 'SPRITE' | GREEN | £3.50 |
| 25x25 | ||
| Another low growing variety with dark green foliage. Flowers shell pink. | ||
| ASTILBE 'WILLIE BUCHANAN | GREEN | £3.50 |
| 10(20) x 20 | ||
| A dwarf variety with crimson tinged foliage and creamy-white flowers. | ||
| ASTRANTIA MAJOR ‘SUNNINGDALE VARIEGATED’ | VARIEG | £5.00 |
| 20(60 )x 40 | ||
| An absolutely top class plant with beautiful foliage (especially in the spring and early summer) with creamy yellow splashes and stripes. Pinky-white pin-cushion flowers on 60 cm stems. Better in some shade. | ||
| ATHYRIUM NIPPONICUM PICTUM | SILVER | £5.00 |
| 20 x 30 | Evergreen | |
| Fronds with purplish red stems and silver grey segments sometimes flushed purple red. | ||
| BAPTISIA AUSTRALIS | BL/GREEN | £4.50 |
| 70 x 50 | ||
| An upright perennial with rounded bluey-green leaves. Spikes of pea-like indigo flowers in early summer. | ||
| BARBAREA VULGARIS ‘VARIEGATA’ | VARIEG | £3.50 |
| 10 x 40 | Evergreen | |
| This land cress forms an evergreen basal rosette of vividly yellow-splashed leaves. Yellow flowers. | ||
| BERGENIA 'ROSE KLOSE' | PURPLE/DRK.GREEN | £3.50 |
| 30 x 30 | Evergreen | |
| A compact free flowering variety, salmon pink flowers contrast nicely with dark foliage. | ||
| BERGENIA CORDIFOLIA ‘ROTBLUM’ | GREEN | £3.50 |
| 30 (50) x 30 | Evergreen | |
|
The flower colouring is reflected in the reddish tinged leaves and stems. A smaller and more compact variety. | ||
| BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA ‘GORDANO GOLD’ | VARIEG | £6.50 |
| 30 x 60 | ||
| A rare form of the perennial ‘Forget-me-not’ with the dusky green leaves marbled in yellow. A stunning plant. | ||
| BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA 'JACK FROST' | VARIEG | £6.00 |
| 20(50) x 30 | ||
| Silver leaves with green veins and edges. Bright blue flowers late spring. | ||
| BRUNNERA MACROPHYLLA 'LANGTREES' | VARIEG | £5.50 |
| 60 x 60 | ||
| Large silver spotted leaves and startling blue flowers in late spring, early summer. Best in good soil in the shade | ||
| CERATOSTIGMA PLUMBAGINOIDES | GREEN | £3.50 |
| 30 x 40 | ||
| Excellent crimson red foliage in autumn entitles this plant a space in the catalogue and provides a lovely contrast to the blue flowers. | ||
| CLEMATIS RECTA 'PURPUREA' | PURPLE | £6.50 |
| 150 x 30 | ||
| A beautiful herbaceous clematis fully hardy with strongly purple flushed foliage. Masses of starry white flowers, sweetly scented in mid-summer. | ||
| CONVALLARIA MAJALIS ALBOSTRIATA | VARIEG | £5.00 |
| 15 x 30 | ||
| A variegated form of ‘Lily of the Valley’ with striking cream and dark green striped leaves. Cream scented flowers appear in late spring. | ||
| CONVALLARIA MAJALIS ‘HARDWICK HALL’ | VARIEG | £5.00 |
| 25 x 30 | ||
| Rare form of Lily of the Valley with yellow green margins reminiscent of a hosta. Large white flowers. | ||
| CORYDALIS OPHIOCARPA | VARIEG | £3.00 |
| 60 x 30 | ||
| Fem-like leaves of grey green tinged with bronze make this a fascinating foliage plant. The cream flowers appearing between April and June are tipped with green and red. Well drained soil. | ||
| CROCOSMIA ‘DUSKY MAIDEN’ | BRONZE | £3.50 |
| 50 x 30 | ||
| Late summer flowers of orangey-brown contrast well with the bronze sword-like foliage. Well drained soil preferable. | ||
| CROCOSMIA 'GERBE D'OR’ | BRONZE | £4.00 |
| 60 x 30 | ||
| This has more vigorous habit than Solfaterre, with coppery brown leaves and apricot flowers. | ||
| CROCOSMIA ‘SOLFATERRE’ | BRONZE | £3.50 |
| 50 x 30 | ||
| Another bronzed leaved variety but with apricot/yellow flowers. Both varieties need a little winter protection. | ||
| CRYPTOTAENIA JAPONICA ‘ATROPURPUREA’ | PURPLE | £3.00 |
| 50 x 25 | ||
| A lovely foliage plant. Three lobed rich purple leaves on purple stems. Tiny racemes of pink flowers. Any soil in sun or part shade. Clump forming. | ||
| CYNARA CARDUNCULUS | SILVER | £4.00 |
| 150 x 120 | Evergreen | |
| A excellent ornamental plant with silver grey leaves. A spectacular thistle flowering July to September. | ||
| CYNARA SCOLYMUS (GLOBE ARTICHOKE) | SILVER | £4.00 |
| 150 x 120 | Evergreen | |
| Similar to the above with a more divided leaf. | ||
| DIERAMA PULCHERRIMUM | GREEN | £4.00 |
| 150 x 40 | Evergreen | |
| The ‘Angel’s Fishing Rod’ is often mistaken for a grass as it has long narrow strap-like leaves. That is where the similarity ends, as the elegant arching flower stems bearing deep pink funnel shaped blooms, are far from grass-like. Good rich soil required. | ||
| ECHINOPS BANNATICUS ‘BLUE GLOBE’ | GREY/GREEN | £3.50 |
| 120 x 40 | ||
| Deeply divided greyish green leaves appear regularly on the stem of the globe thistle, which is grown for its prickly blue flowerheads. Sun, poor soil. | ||
| EPIMEDIUM PINNATUM COLCHICUM | GREEN | £3.50 |
| 30 x 30 | Evergreen | |
| Dark green leaved carpeter with bright yellow flowers appearing in the spring. | ||
| EPIMEDIUM X VERSICOLOR ‘SULPHUREUM’ | £3.50 | |
| 30 x 30 | Evergreen | |
| An altogether more striking plant than the former variety. The leaf colouring, particularly in the spring, is an eye-catching reddish purple with light green veins. Pale yellow flowers add the finishing touches. | ||
| ERYNGIUM BOURGATII | SILVER | £4.50 |
| 50 x 20 | Evergreen | |
| Attractive spiky foliage deeply veined giving the appearance of variegation. Steely blue flower heads. | ||
| ERYNGIUM VARIIFOLIUM | SILVER | £4.00 |
| 45 x 25 | Evergreen | |
| Rosette forming – stiff stems in summer bear heads of thistle-like grey-blue flowers. Jagged-edged leaves are mid-green marbled with white. | ||
| ERYSIMUM ‘BOWLES’ MAUVE’ | GR/GREEN | £4.00 |
| 90 x 90 | Evergreen | |
| A tidy bush clothed to the ground with rosettes of narrow grey-green leaves; 30 cm. flower stems carry lilac flowers which lighten as they age. | ||
| ERYSIMUM ‘COTSWOLD GEM’ | VARIEG | £4.00 |
| 40 x 40 | Evergreen | |
| The creamy-yellow variegated leaves of this plant show off the tan and pale purple flowers. | ||
| EUPHORBIA AMYGDALOIDES ‘RUBRA’ | PURPLE | £4.00 |
| 30x30 | Evergreen | |
| The deep maroon flush to the leaves is most distinctive, with yellow-green flowers quite a contrast. | ||
| EUPHORBIA CHARACIAS WULFENII 'WALCOTT' (SILVER SWAN) | VARIEG | £5.50 |
| 90 x 75 | Evergreen | |
| Striking plant with creamy white edges to the grey green leaves. | ||
| EUPHORBIA CHARACIAS WULFENII | GREY/GREEN | £4.50 |
| 100 x 60 | Evergreen | |
| An upright grower with grey green leaves one year and large greeny yellow flowers the next. | ||
| EUPHORBIA CYPARISSIAS ‘FENS RUBY’ | PURPLE | £3.00 |
| 25 x 40 | ||
| Bright purple red foliage, quite feathery in appearance. Quite invasive and is best planted in a restricted space (a section of pipe buried in the bed is ideal) | ||
| EUPHORBIA DULCIS ‘CHAMELEON’ | PURPLE | £3.50 |
| 40 x 60 | ||
| The foliage is a really deep rich purple throughout the summer, turning a strong and then pale pink before leaf fall. The flower bracts are similarly coloured and it is only the little knobble in the centre that is yellow-green. Good with white-variegated grasses. | ||
| EUPHORBIA GRIFFITHII ‘FIREGLOW’ | GREEN | £4.00 |
| 75 x 60 | ||
| Very slightly bronzed rich green leaves topped by bracts of a rich oranged-red. Plant with any yellow leaved shrub. | ||
| EUPHORBIA MELLIFERA | GREEN | £6.00 |
| 90 x 90 | Evergreen | |
| Very handsome and substantial mid-green foliage with a paler mid-rib. Pale straw coloured floral heads have a distinctive sweet scent. Given a sunny, sheltered spot it could easily grow taller. | ||
| EUPHORBIA POLYCHROMA | GREEN | £3.50 |
| 45 x 50 | ||
| A real treat to behold in the springtime when the bright yellow flowers almost cover the dome of mid green foliage. | ||
| EUPHORBIA SCHILLINGII | GREEN | £4.50 |
| 60 x 60 | ||
| Yellow flowers above a dome of dark green leaves with a silvery mid-rib. | ||
| FILIPENDULA ULMARIA ‘AUREA’ | YELLOW | £3.50 |
| 60 x 30 | ||
| The yellow leaved form of the native Meadowsweet. Prefers damp conditions. | ||
| FILIPENDULA ULMARIA ‘VARIEGATA’ | VARIEG | £3.50 |
| 25 x 30 | ||
| In this unusual variety the leaves are green with a vivid central yellow splash. Fluffy creamy-white flower heads. Not too hot and dry. | ||
| FOENICULUM VULGARE ‘PURPUREUM’ | BRONZE | £3.00 |
| 150 x 90 | ||
| The Bronze Fennel has amazingly finely cut, almost hair-like leaves, of a strange bronzy-black contrasting nicely with the yellow umbelliferous flower heads. Plant with any yellow leaved shrub. | ||
| FRAGARIA ‘VARIEGATA’ | VARIEG | £3.00 |
| 12 x 40 | Evergreen | |
| The variegated strawberry. A cheerful ground cover for sun or shade with creamy leaf margins. | ||
| FRAGARIA ‘GOLDEN ALEXANDER’ | YELLOW | £3.00 |
| 12 x 40 | Evergreen | |
| Golden leaved variety with good contrasting red fruits. | ||
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GALICTITES TOMENTOSA |
VARIEG |
£3.00 |
|
20 x 40 |
Evergreen | |
| A Biennial thistle with most attractive white marbled leaves and rather delicate pale lavender flowers. | ||
| GAURA LINDHEIMERI 'CORRIES GOLD’ | VARIEG | £4.50 |
| 75 x 75 | ||
|
Small willow-like leaves with gold margins. palest pinky-white flowers on graceful stems appearing in late summer. |
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| GAURA LINDHEIMERI ‘SISKIYOU PINK’ | GREEN/RED | £4.50 |
| 75 x 75 | ||
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Green
leaves flushed red, pink flowers over a long flowering season, a lovely
addition. |
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| GERANIUM ‘BERTIE CRUG’ | BRONZE | £4.00 |
| 15 x 30 | ||
|
A bushy trailing habit this geranium has dark green bronze leaves, lovely pale magenta flowers from may through until September. |
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| GERANIUM ‘DUSKY ROSE’ | CHOCOLATE | £4.50 |
| 20 x 40 | ||
|
Chocolate maroon foliage with an abundance of pale pink flowers. Good long flowering season. | ||
| GERANIUM 'RAMBLING ROBIN' | SILVER | £4.50 |
| 30 x 75 | Evergreen | |
| Formerly called 'Silver Cloak' this ground covering variety has pretty filigree silver foliage and a delicate pink flower. | ||
| GERANIUM ‘SPRING FLING’ | VARIEG | £4.00 |
| 35 x 30 | ||
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Amazing
colours yellow, green, cream with a pink flush and brown markings in the
new spring growth. Sadly fading to green by summer. |
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| GERANIUM X OXONIANUM ‘WALTER’S GIFT’ | GRN/BRZE | £3.50 |
| 30 x 40 | ||
| The bronzy-green leaves are a subtle back-drop to the pale pink flowers. | ||
| GERANIUM PHLEUM‘SAMOBOR’ | VARIEG | £3.50 |
| 20(35) x 40 | ||
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Chocolate blotching on the fresh green leaves is matched by the flowering in early to mid summer. |
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