Mail Order Plants
We are pleased to present this list of interesting and less usual garden plants for mail order. Almost all the plants are grown in a commercial coir compost to insure rapid establishment. Unless stated they should all be planted weather permitting as soon as possible.
All are of generous size, usual nursery quality, not flimsy plugs

• The plants are listed with a brief description, the pot size is in Italics and the price is in bold type.
• Please order using one of the methods under 'Choose how to order'
• Delivery by 24 hour carrier
• Should any plant not be up to specification upon receipt please let us know immediately, we will not accept responsibility at a later date.
• The list is valid until 31st March 2003, the last date at which plants will be packed and sent out weather permitting.
• The full nursery directory is available for £1-00 (by coin or 5 x 2nd class stamps). This details all the plants propogated and sold by the nursery, however not all the plants are suitable to be posted and some are available at other times of the year. Requests for plants not mentioned in this list should in the first instance be made by telephone 07850 328756

(AGM) denotes plants that have received an Award of Garden Merit.

To find the plant you are interested in more quickly, click on the letter above which is the first letter of the name of the plant.

AGAPANTHUS Navy Blue
A new form famed for its free flowering even at an early age. Compact habit and dark blue coloured flowers. Excellent in tubs or the border . Not requiring good soils but should be allowed to become pot bound if grown in pots
£4-00 14cm pots

ALTHAEA rugosa
Perennial hollyhock with large lemon yellow flowers. Best in sun or very light shade in good soils. Makes a shrubby growth habit up to around 4' high
Self-supporting. Flowers late summer £3-00 9cm pots

ALYSSUM saxatile citrona
Attractive hardy perennial alyssum with lemony yellow flowers in mid spring. Silver grey foliage to contrast for the rest of the year. Average to dry soils, mat forming foliage 8" high £3-00 14cm pots

ANGELICA gigas
A magnificent centre piece for a mixed border, or in the herb garden as a specimen. Umbels or reddish flowers on a spire that can reach 1.5m. Monocarpic. Easily self-seeds in undistributed ground. Sun, average to good soils £3-00 9cm pots

AQUILEGIA chrysantha (Wild Form)
An elegant species which carry shapley flowers with large spurs, golden yellow on stems up to 2' high. A very reliable hardy plant for the border, or among shrubs. Sun or part shade. Branching flower stems prolong the show. £3-00 9cm pots

ARTEMESIA stelleriana
Very attractive silver grey foliage makes the perfect foil for the yellow flowers in mid to late summer. Trim from time to time. Sun, average to good soils
£3-00 9cm pots

DIERAMA dracomontanum
Dwarf hardy free flowering species lots of stems of rose coloured flowers in mid summer reaching just 18". Loves sun and average to rich garden soils. £3-00 9cm pots

DIERAMA pendulum
The rarely offered "Angels fishing rod". Impressive 4' high arching wands of bell like flowers in silver pink. Stately upright foliage. Hardy in any good soil in sun. £4-00 14cm pots

DIGITALIS foxy Apricot
Exciting new introduction. Dusky apricot flowers freely borne on stems up to 4' high. Sun or light shade, good in all soils except really wet. Sterile so increase by stem or root cuttings.£3-50 9cm pots
As exhibited at Chelsea 2002 for the first time

DIGITALIS x mertonensis
The "Strawberry Foxglove". Individually the largest flowers in this family. The colour of strawberry puree. Hardy perennial around 2' 6" in flower. Average to good soil. Sun / Part Shade. Comes true from seed. Do not consume, large plants only. £4-50 2ltr pots

DIGITALIS grandiflora
The large yellow flowered perennial foxglove, easy and versatile species. Best in average to good soils in Sun or Shade. Often herbaceous in winter. 2' high. Do not consume.£3-50 14cm pots

DIGITALIS parviflora
The "Chocolate" foxglove. A long lived perennial producing many spires of densely packed pale brown fls. Sun or light shade. Large elongated basal leaves in winter. Comes true from seed. Do not consume
£3-00 9cm pots
£4-50 larger plants in 1.5 litre pots

DIGITALIS purpurea 'Campanulata Alba'
This seldom offered form is a self-seeding biennial, with a most unusual terminal flower enlarged like a gloxinia. Pure white no throat markings rather choice. Sun or Shade. Do not consume £3-50 14cm pots

DIGITALIS purpurea f.albiflora
Another selected form of our native foxglove. This one with pure white flowers for Sun or Shade. Good in all plantings. 4' to 5' high. Do not consume £4-00 1.5ltr

DIGITALIS purpurea 'Apricot'
Biennial favourite of our native digitalis. This variety has apricot buds fading to pink flowers. Excellent planted in groups in the mixed border. Best in light shade or sun, average to good soils. 4' to 5' Early summer. Do not consume £4-00 1.5ltr

DIPSACUS The Teasel
And why not plant one!Loved by wildlife (especially the Chaffinch) and a striking change of form in the border with useful "teasels" for teasing your own wool or decorating at Christmas and floral arrangements £34-00 14cm pots

FESTUCA glauca
A superb blue grass, very hardy likes a sunny site. Annual division maintains the startling blue of the leaves. 8" high £3-00 9cm pots

FRANCOA sonchifolia
Chillian member of the saxifrage family. Many stems of rose coloured flowers in mid summer reaching 2' high on stately upright stems. Loves part shade or sun and average to rich garden soils. Hardy -10 deg C Sun/Pt. Shade £3-00 9cm pots

HELLEBORUS Blue Lady
About as blue as you canm imagine a hellebore to be, so probably best described as variety has purple blue flowers. Produced in early spring. A hardy perennial best in good soil in sun or light shade £6-00 1.5 ltr
Should flower 2003 but not guaranteed

HELLEBORUS Pink Lady
A new strain of hellebore with rich pink flowers held above the foliage in early Spring. Best in good soils sun or part shade. £6-00 1.5 ltr
Should flower 2003 but not guaranteed

HELLEBORUS Red Lady
A beautiful deep red flower in early Spring, this new strain of hellebore promises to be an excellent choice. Good soil in sun or light shade. Hardy perennial £6-00 1.5 ltr
Should flower 2003 but not guaranteed

HELLEBORUS White Lady
Another variety in this new strain. This new strain of hellebore has white flowers delicately marked inside. A hardy perennial flowering from early Spring in good soils in sun or light shade. 16" flower. £6-00 1.5 ltr
Should flower 2003 but not guaranteed

HELLEBORUS Yellow Lady
Seldom seen a beautiful yellow flower in early Spring, this new strain of hellebore promises to be an excellent choice. Good soil in sun or light shade. Hardy perennial £6-00 1.5 ltr
Should flower 2003 but not guaranteed

HELLEBORUS lividus
"The cyclamen leaved Hellebore" attractive dark green and silver grey marbled foliage held through winter and pretty dusky pink flowers in early spring. A species seldom offered in this its true form. 4" to 5" high. Sun warm site
£4-00 14cm

HEUCHERA micrantha 'Palace Purple Improved'
Still one of the best of the dark leaved heuchera. Making a bold statement at the front of the border all year round. Stems of white flowers up to 16" high in mid-Summer. Leaves around 4" across. £3-00 9cm pots

HOSTA Aureomarginata
One of the more distinct varieties of this popular race of plants. Good foliage appearing unusually early. Darker green central leaf with lime green edge. Pretty flowers. Light shade and Good soil. Very choice grown in tubs if you have the time.£4-00 Bare rooted plant.

HEMEROCALLIS American Revolution
Quite one of the most amazing "day lilies" we have come across for its dark chocolate blood red coloured flowers. (Difficult to describe) Hardy herbaceous perennial requiring a sunny site to flower well and average soils . £9-00 1.5 ltr pots

HOSTA plantaginea var. japonica (agm) (syn:grandiflora)
Late into growth, so possibly missing the slugs who have taken to other tastes. This hosta has veined lime green foliage and, late in the season the most amazing large and strongly scented white flowers, easily 3" or more long. Well worth the effort. Stunning in pots £4-00 Bare rooted plant.

HOSTA Sum and Substance
One of the more distinct varieties we grow. Magnificent large golden foliage even in sun. 3' tall and the same across. Large pale lavender white flowers in mid season. Also excellent in a tub. £4-00 Bare rooted plant.

IMPERATA cylindrica rubra (syn: 'Red Baron' )
This recent introduction is certainly one of the most striking of the non- invasive ornamental hardy grasses. Red tipped foliage catches the sun and lights up like stained glass. Best is good soils, not wet. Sun or Light Shade, 16" high £3-00 9cm pots

INCARVILLEA delavayii Bees Pink
For an exotic look this old favoured variety will flower all summer with large pink flowers on stems up to 2' high, contrasting lustrious dark green foliage. Hardy herbaceous perennial. Sun, average to well drained soils.£3-00 9cm pots

IRIS sibirica 'Butter & Sugar' (agm)
Very elegant and attractive Iris. White and yellow flowers on stems around 3' high. Self-supporting. June normally Sun or Light shade or Sun, average soils. Can be grown in wetter soils.£3-00 Bare rooted

IRIS sibirica ''Ottawa'
Very elegant and attractive Iris. Dark indigo blue flowers on stems around 3' high. Self-supporting. Flowering in June normally. Average soils, sun or light shade, good in marginal sites also. £3-00 Bare rooted

IRIS sibirica ''White Swirl'
Shapely flowers of pure white, a robust and attractive species forming clumps in the border 2'6" high and flowering in mid-summer. Good soil Sun or Part Shade £3-00 Bare rooted

LYSIMACHIA ephemerum
Hardy herbaceous perennial with dark green grey foliage. Branching stems of white star like flowers are produced from late May onwards. Good for difficult soils in sun or part shade. 3' high, taller in good soils. £3-50 14cm pots

LIBERTIA grandiflora
Iris like slender green foliage is the base for the long stems of white starry flowers produced from May onwards. Good in gravel beds and as an architectural change of form in the mixed border. Sun 2' £3-00 9cm pots

LIGULARIA dentata 'Perpurea'
Daisy like flowers in bold yellow contrast the large foliage which is purple green in colour. For a good soil, in sun. Can also be grown in marginal sites. Height 2'6" foliage and up to 4' flowering stem £3-00 9cm pots

MATTHIOLA incana alba (perennial white stock)
Uncommon hardy small shrub with highly perfumed white flowers from Spring through Summer. Ideal for tubs, window boxes or the garden. Sun and average even poor soil £3-50 14cm pots

MELIANTHUS major (agm)
Easily the most impressive foliage of any herbaceous plant that can be grown outside in the UK. Great in tubs too. Mature stems should be planted deep in Sun or light shade. 1m These plants should be overwintered and planted out in May 2003. £4-50 9cm pots

SALVIA pratensis 'Indigo'
Quite beautiful indigo blue flowers. Strong branching spires of flowers mid to late summer. Sunny site, average soil. Attractive new foliage bronze at the base. Flower spires can reach around 16" maybe more. £3-00 9cm pots

TRIFOLIUM rubrum
A hardy perennial tall "Clover" flowering towards the end of Summer with spires of ruby red flowers around 3' high in average to good soils. £3-00 9cm pots