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.

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.
GAURA  LINDHEIMERI ‘SISKIYOU PINK’                                GREEN/RED £4.50
75 x 75

Green leaves flushed red, pink flowers over a long flowering season, a lovely addition.

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.
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

Amazing colours yellow, green, cream with a pink flush and brown markings in the new spring growth. Sadly fading to green by summer.

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

Chocolate blotching on the fresh green leaves is matched by the flowering in early to mid summer.
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