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<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'
<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'

Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection: Texture & form'

Crocus Border Combinations inspired by Tom Stuart-Smith

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This year marks our 11th collaboration with Tom Stuart-Smith at the Chelsea Flower Show and we are delighted to bring...

4 plants | 1 of each
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Plant description

This year marks our 11th collaboration with Tom Stuart-Smith at the Chelsea Flower Show and we are delighted to bring you this selection of border combinations.

Inspired by The National Garden Scheme Garden, designed by Tom Stuart-Smith & brought to life by Crocus. Plant form and textures are celebrated in this quiet, serene woodland garden scheme. A simple yet elegant colour palette brings a restorative sense of calm. This is a wonderful planting style to suit a shady garden.

What's included:

Each combination contains the following plants. They are all supplied in 9cm nursery pots:

  • Blechnum spicant: As they age the feathery, dark green fronds of this handsome, evergreen 'hard fern' spread semi-horizontally to form an attractive, rosette-like shape. One of our recommended varieties, it provides all-year interest for shady areas of the garden and companionship for shade-loving woodland plants. Grows to 50cm.

  • Convallaria majalis: Strongly scented, bell-shaped flowers with waxy textured petals are followed by bright red berries. These appear on slender, upright to gently arching stems, Grows to 25cm.

  • Lamprocapnos spectabilis 'Alba': Arching sprays of dainty, pure white, heart-shaped flowers appear in late spring above fern-like, fresh green leaves. Easy to grow, this elegant dicentra is ideal for illuminating a woodland garden or as part of a cottage garden scheme. As long as the ground is kept moist, 'Alba' will thrive in full sun or partial shade. It is one of the earliest perennials into flower, but the foliage does die back after flowering, so it is best mixed amongst summer flowers, which can then maintain interest in the border. Please note that this plant will die to the ground in summer and will not reappear until early Spring the next season. Grows to 90cm.

  • Rodgersia aesculifolia: Towering spikes of star-shaped, white or pink flowers on large panicles up to 60cm long in midsummer. This striking, clump-forming perennial with its horse chestnut-like leaves looks great planted in the moist margins of a stream or pond. Best grown in a sheltered, shady spot where it contrasts well with the lacy texture of ferns. Grows to 2m.

Flowering period

  • Jan
  • Feb
  • Mar
  • Apr
  • May
  • Jun
  • Jul
  • Aug
  • Sep
  • Oct
  • Nov
  • Dec

Plant features

Position

Full sun / light shade

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil

Hardiness

Fully hardy

Planting tips:

Prepare the bed well by digging in lots of composted organic matter before you plant. Where possible, plant in odd numbers, and cluster them together to give impact. Multiples of 3 work really well set out in irregular triangles for an organic feel, while larger numbers can be planted in mercurial clusters or drifts. In bigger gardens, try to repeat your clusters through the border to create a sense of rhythm and cohesion. Also, when setting your plants out, check their eventual spread and make sure they’ve enough space to fill out. After planting, keep plants well watered for their first year, particularly during warmer weather, and feed them with a good, general purpose fertiliser through the growing season.

Please note:

This perennial dies back to below ground level each year in autumn, then fresh new growth appears again in spring.

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