Plants marked with an asterisk * will not be ready until May or June – or even later

Pandorea jasminoides
Tender, evergreen, vigorous twining vine from Australia. Dark green glossy pinnate
leaves and beautiful 2” wide flared pinky white trumpet flowers with a dark crimson
throat. Ideal for conservatory or sunroom - if given a minimum winter temperature
of 10 C ( 50 F ) will keep flowering all year. My Conservatory is kept just above
freezing so I cut back hard in winter to the main stem with just 3”-4” spurs.
Seed grown from my white and pink forms so may be variations in flower colour.
*Good soil, bright position. Summer/winter. 10ft. £5.80

Penstemon ‘Garnet’
Reliably hardy Penstemon with freely produced garnet-coloured trumpet shaped flowers
and narrow dark green leaves. Try it in front of Salvia inv. ‘Bethellii’. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or light shade. All summer. 2’6” £4.50

Persicaria amplexicaulis ‘Alba’
I give this plant full marks for its trouble-free elegance and length of flowering
period. Produces thick mats of bold foliage and narrow upright spikes of
white ‘bobble flowers’. Try it against solid white flowers like Dahlias or
Shasta Daises. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade, not too dry. Midsummer onwards. 3-4ft. £4.80

Phlox - All the following Phlox flower from August onwards, when their rich fragrance wafts through the garden. Most are elegant, long forgotten old-fashioned varieties I have collected and which have proved to be garden worthy plants. They prefer rich soil that is not waterlogged. In drier gardens they are happier in part or even full shade. Do try them against the bright yellows and oranges of the Autumn garden.

Phlox x arendsii ‘Anja’
One of the first to flower in May with deep purplish red scented flowers.
Compact growth. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade, dislikes dry. May onwards. 5ft. £4.80

Phlox x arendsii ‘Lilac Star’
New Phlox with strong erect stems, dark green leaves and lilac-purple
flowers with a light, sweet fragrance. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade. Summer. 18” £4.80

Phlox x arendsii ‘Miss Margie’
Neat compact Phlox with fragrant lavender pink flowers. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade. Summer. 18” £4.80

Phlox x arendsii ‘Miss Wilma’
Charming. Lilac-blue with white eye. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade, good soil. Summer. 20” £4.80

Phlox x arendsii ‘Ping Pong’
Silly name – makes me smile but a really lovely little Phlox, with neat pale pink
flowers, each with a dark pink eye. Added bonus of a light, sweet fragrance. Larger
plants ready for spring planting in 3-litre pots.
Sun or part shade. Summer. 18” £5.00

Phlox carolina ‘Magnificence’
Pretty front or middle of the border Phlox with upright stems and
showy trusses of pinky-mauve flowers. Large plants in 3-litre pots.
Sun or part shade, any soil. Early summer. 3ft. £5.00

Phlox paniculata ‘Alba Grandiflora’
Seldom seen old-fashioned border Phlox with graceful willowy growth and
strongly scented pure white flowers. Very drought and shade tolerant. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or shade, any soil. Late summer. 4-5ft. £4.80

Phlox paniculata ‘Eden’s Smile’
Very pretty mauve pink flowers with lighter and darker flashes on the petals. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade. Summer. 2’8” £4.80

Phlox paniculata ‘Manoir de Hézèques’
Not for the faint hearted, stunning deep salmon pink flowers on a sturdy plant.
Try it beside Salvia Bethellii and Penstemon ‘Garnet’
*Sun or part shade, good soil. Summer. 2ft. £4.80

Phlox paniculata ‘Milly van Hoboken’
Old-fashioned trouble-free variety with enormous flowers of soft pink.
One of the earliest to flower. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or light shade, good soil. Summer. 4ft. £4.80

Phlox paniculata ‘Othello’
Striking claret red flowers, not enormous but freely produced. Spring shoots
are dark green flushed purple, fading with age. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade. Summer. 2’6” £4.80

Phlox paniculata ‘Toits de Paris’
This lovely old Phlox has stood the test of time with its large, scented lavender-
blue dark-eyed flowers. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or part shade. Summer. 3ft. £4.80

Phlox seedlings
Raised from seed from my collection of unusual Phlox. Last year there were some
real ‘Bobby Dazzlers’ amongst the seedlings. Come and make your selection
when they begin to flower in August. 2-litre pots.
*Sun or shade, good soil. Autumn. 3-4ft. £4.50

Polygonatum x hybridum ‘Striatum’
Slow-growing Solomon’s Seal with leaves boldly striped with creamy-white.
2 or 3 spikes in 2-litre pots.
Part or full shade. Spring. 2ft. £4.80

Polygonatum species
I’m often asked if this distinctive Solomon’s Seal is a Bamboo as its young shoots
emerge in the spring. Narrow leaves are borne in whorls at intervals up the erect
stems with clusters of small greenish flowers hanging under each whorl. Slowly
reaches over 5ft. here. Fat 4-litre potfulls.
Part or full shade, not too dry. Spring. 5-6ft. £6.00

Potentilla ‘Emilie’
Double darkest maroon-red flowers flecked and edged with yellow. Similar to the
popular P.’Gloire de Nancy’. 2-litre pots.
*Sun, well-drained, poor soil. Summer. 2ft. £4.80

Primula ‘Captain Blood’
Double primrose with velvety deep wine red flowers. Larger plants in 2-litre pots.
Part shade, moist. Spring. 6” £4.00

Primula ‘Craddock White’
Fresh, simple Primrose with white, yellow-eyed fragrant flowers making a perfect
contrast with the deep green leaves.
Part or full shade. Spring. 3” £3.00

Primula ‘Elizabeth Killelay’
Exquisite gold-laced primrose with double gold edged, maroon-brown flowers.
Part or full shade. Spring 8” £4.00

Primula ‘Francisca’
Fantastic new green Primrose, discovered on a traffic island in Canada, with pale
yellow eyes in polyanthus-type heads. Flowers for months on end, well into summer.
The green heads never fade. A few plants ready in March – more later on.
Part or full shade, moist. Spring onwards. 7” £5.80

Primula veris feather petalled
The Feathered Cowslip. Illustrated in Parkinson’s Paradisi in 1629 and re-discovered
in 2002 by Val Wooley. Pretty cut and feathered pale yellow-green calyces and yellow
petals. April – May.
Part or full shade. Spring. 18” £4.00

Pulmonaria - The following recently introduced silver leaved Pulmonarias really are a ‘must have’ for any garden. They light up shady corners, sparkle in sunny borders and retain their leaves in almost pristine condition throughout the summer and well into winter. Miraculously for something so lovely, the snails never eat them.

Pulmonaria blue seedling
Seedling of P.’Blue Ensign’. Has its parents large electric-blue flowers and broad
dusky dark green leaves but has proved far more vigorous and easier to grow. 2-litre pots.
Sun or part shade. Spring. 1ft. £4.80

Pulmonaria ‘Cotton Cool’
Striking recent introduction with completely silver narrow leaves and rather upright
pink-blue flowers in tight heads. 2-litre pots.
Sun or part shade. Spring. 1ft. £5.00

Pulmonaria ‘Majesté’
Stunning Pulmonaria from France with large bright silver leaves and pink
and violet flowers. 2-litre pots.
Sun or part shade. Spring. 10” £5.00

Pulmonaria ‘Silver Surprise’
Impressive new hybrid makes good dense clumps of long sword-shaped, green
edged silver leaves. If I remember correctly, violet blue flowers. 2-litre pots.
Part or full shade. Spring. 1ft. £5.00

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