Dryopteris wallichiana
fern
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moist, humus-rich soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A tough, hardy fern that is native to the Himalayas. In spring, Wallich's wood fern produces bright green, shuttlecock-like fronds on upright, hairy stems, up to 90cm high. Less fine in appearance than many other ferns, it nonetheless makes a dramatic statement in a woodland garden or under deciduous trees. Once established, it will even grow in dry shade. When the leaves die back, the space can be filled with early-flowering snowdrops. - Garden care: Incorporate lots of well rotted leaf mould, composted pine needles of garden compost into the planting hole. Cut back dead fronds in winter.
Geranium sanguineum
bloody cranesbill
Magenta flowers. Good in acid soil
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Helleborus argutifolius
Corsican hellebore
Evergreen, with nodding, pale green flowers in early spring
£8.99
1.7 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Bergenia 'Silberlicht'
elephant's ears (syn. Silverlight )
Early flowers in spring
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Digitalis purpurea
foxglove
A naturalising foxglove
£1.49
approx 1000 seeds
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Tree fern feed
Tree fern feed
Helps to encourage vigorous foliage and root growth
£6.99
500ml bottle
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba'
bleeding heart (syn. Dicentra spectabilis Alba)
Arching sprays of delicate, heart-shaped white flowers
£5.99
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
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