Primula vulgaris
primrose
- Position: partial shade
- Soil: moist, humus-rich, neutral to acid soil
- Rate of growth: average to fast
- Flowering period: March to May
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Our native primrose is held in deep affection, partly because its one of the first spring flowers. From early March to May clusters of pale lemon, often fragrant flowers with centres the colour of egg yolk, appear among rosettes of large, deeply-veined, bright-green leaves. Primroses look especially lovely in a woodland garden or along a shady bank,and are suitable for most shady garden sites. Plant them en masse and allow them to naturalise as they would in the wild, among ferns and other woodland plants. - Garden care: Divide large clumps after the plant has flowered, preferably during a wet spell.
Helleborus × hybridus
lenten rose syn. (Helleborus orientalis)
Pretty, saucer-shaped flowers
£7.99
1.7 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Polypodium vulgare
common polypody
Native evergreen fern. Very versatile!
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Acer davidii
snake bark maple
Unusual snake-like bark
£21.99
3 litre pot
within 2 weeks
Aquilegia alpina
Alpine columbine
Jaunty, nodding blue flowers in spring
£7.99
2 litre pot
within 2 weeks
Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata'
daphne
Fragrant flowers in late winter
£14.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Anemone blanda
wood anemone
Bright little jewels in spring
£5.99
9cm pot
available to order from winter 2013
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The simple pale-lemon primrose - literally the prima rosa or first flower - lifts early spring and pleases the bees
Val Bourne - Garden Writer