Plants included
- Eco- friendly sourcing
- Peat- free compost
- Long lasting plants
- Independent British nurseries
French lavender
- Latin name
- Lavandula stoechas
- Type
- Hardy evergreen shrub
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Jun-Aug (purple/pink)
- Can it be multiplied
- Semi-ripe cuttings
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- Can be toxic to pets if ingested
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Prune spikes after flowering to stop it becoming woody
Geranium
- Latin name
- Geranium
- Type
- Hardy herbaceous perennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.6m
- Situation
- Full sun or partial shade
- Flowering months
- Jun-Sep (purple/blue)
- Can it be multiplied
- Division (spring)
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Deadhead to prolong flowering
Viola
'White Swan'
- Latin name
- Viola
- Type
- Hardy evergreen perennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun or partial shade
- Flowering months
- Autumn, spring, summer
- Can it be multiplied
- Seed (late winter / early spring)
- Edible
- Yes
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- No
- Plant care tip
- Cut back in autumn
Wallflower
'Bowles's Mauve'
- Latin name
- Erysimum
- Type
- Hardy evergreen perennial
- Final height
- 0.75m
- Final width
- 0.75m
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Spring, summer, winter (purple)
- Can it be multiplied
- Semi-hardwood cuttings (spring / summer)
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- -
Corydalis
'China Blue'
- Latin name
- Corydalis flexuola
- Type
- Hardy herbaceous perennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Partial shade
- Flowering months
- Spring / summer (blue)
- Can it be multiplied
- By seed or division (autumn)
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- No
- Plant care tip
- Grow in moderately fertile, humus-rich soil
Columbine
'Nora Barlow'
- Latin name
- Aquilegia vulgaris
- Type
- Hardy herbaceous perennial
- Final height
- 0.7m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun or partial shade
- Flowering months
- Spring, summer (purple)
- Can it be multiplied
- Propagate by seed
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- Ingestion may cause mild stomach upset. Wash hands after handling
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Cut back after flowering
Mexican fleabane
- Latin name
- Erigeron karvinskianus
- Type
- Hardy herbaceous perennial
- Final height
- 0.3m
- Final width
- 0.75m
- Situation
- Full sun
- Flowering months
- Summer (pink / purple / white)
- Can it be multiplied
- By seed in pots in a cold frame (spring)
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Cut back to ground level in autumn
Penstemon
'Pink Bedder'
November tip: Cut back to near ground level (assuming flowering has finished)
- Latin name
- Penstemon
- Type
- Hardy herbaceous perennial
- Final height
- 0.75m
- Final width
- 0.3m
- Situation
- Full sun or partial shade
- Flowering months
- Jul-Oct (pink)
- Can it be multiplied
- Division (spring)
- Edible
- No
- Toxic
- None reported
- Bee friendly
- Yes
- Plant care tip
- Deadhead during flowering and cut back to base in winter.