Perennials

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Other perennials (140)
Geraniums (hardy) (27)
Salvia plants (27)
Echinacea plants (19)
Hosta plants (19)
Lupin plants (16)
Anemone plants (15)
Iris plants (14)
Paeonia plants (14)
Achillea plants (13)
Delphinium plants (13)
Aster plants (12)
Digitalis plants (12)
Geum plants (11)
Campanula plants (10)
Dahlia plants (10)
Nepeta plants (10)
Penstemon plants (10)
Astrantia plants (9)
Thalictrum plants (9)
Agastache plants (8)
Rudbeckia plants (8)
Sedum plants (8)
Veronicas & Veronicastrum (8)
Allium plants (7)
Brunnera plants (7)
Crocosmia plants (7)
Helenium plants (7)
Hemerocallis plants (7)
Kniphofia plants (7)
Persicaria plants (7)
Verbena plants (7)
Gaura plants (6)
Sanguisorba plants (6)
Primula plants (5)
Scabiosa plants (5)
Acanthus plants (4)
Leucanthemum (4)
Papaver plants (4)
Agapanthus plants (3)
Dicentra plants (3)
Epimedium plants (3)
Lythrum plants (3)
Monarda plants (3)
Phlox plants (3)
Pulmonaria plants (3)
Alstromeria plants (2)
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Baptisia plants (2)
Coreopsis plants (2)
Euphorbia plants (2)
Aconitum plants (1)
Artemisia plants (1)
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Garden Saxifraga (1)
Hellebore plants (1)
Heuchera & Heucherella (1)
Rodgersia plants (1)
Verbascum plants (1)

Facing

East (310)
North (137)
South (514)
West (566)

How much sun

Light shade (331)
Shade (38)
Sun (512)

Soil type

Acid (393)
Aquatic (5)
Chalky (448)
Haven't a clue (255)
Heavy clay (357)
Light sandy (467)
Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost (52)
Moderately fertile, moist, but well-drained soil, or general-purpose loam-based potting compost (8)
Normal (591)
Peat-free general-purpose compost (13)
Prefers acid soil (4)
Reliably damp or boggy soil (7)

Special conditions

Boggy or damp shade (40)
Coastal conditions (37)
Dry shade (26)
Dry sun (139)
Exposed positions (32)
Tolerate air pollution (12)
Tolerates drought (117)

Flowering month

January (5)
February (6)
March (17)
April (48)
May (148)
June (332)
July (418)
August (369)
September (273)
October (99)
November (6)
December (1)

Flower colour

Black (10)
Blue (88)
Brown (2)
Colourful collections / bicolours (25)
Green (7)
Orange (37)
Pink (153)
Purple (126)
Red (84)
White (121)
Yellow (54)

Fragrance

All scented flowers (38)
Aromatic foliage (84)
Evening scent (4)
Highly scented (6)

Attractive to wildlife

Attractive to bees (344)
Attractive to birds (23)
Attractive to butterflies and moths (114)
Attractive to pollinators (295)
Attractive to wildlife (295)

Quick growing

No (17)
Quite (488)
Yes (161)

Eventual size

Large (93)
Medium (339)
Small (238)

Special features

Architectural silhouettes (99)
Attractive seedheads (55)
Autumn foliage colour (6)
Berries or fruit (5)
Climate resilient (232)
Coloured leaves (28)
Columnar (4)
Deciduous (32)
Dinner plate dahlias (2)
Easy to grow (61)
Evergreen / semi evergreen (36)
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Flower spires (131)
Flowering (564)
Large leaved (7)
Long flowering (156)
Low maintenance (156)
Makes a good hedge or screen (5)
Plants that are native (16)
Plants that don't need pruning (13)
Plants that show resistance to deer and rabbits (168)
Plants that will cope with the odd football (4)
Resistant to diseases (112)
Scented Leaves (5)
Scented flowers (5)
Small leaved (15)
Stylish in the border (81)
Sublime umbelliferas (28)
Suitable for containers (114)
Suitable for hanging baskets (3)
Tough plants that are harder to kill (25)
Winter colour (21)

Bulb planting time

Autumn planting (36)
Spring planting (30)

Bulb divisions

Dahlia (Division 1) Single-flowered (2)
Dahlia (Division 2) Anemone-flowered (1)
Dahlia (Division 5) Decorative (1)
Dahlia (Division 8) Cactus (1)
Dahlia (Division 9) Semi cactus (2)
Tulip (Division 11) Double late group (1)
Tulip (Division 14) Greigii group (1)
Tulip (Division 3) Triumph group (1)
Tulip (Division 5) Single late group (1)
Tulip (Division 8) Viridiflora group (1)

Bedding planting time

Autumn & winter planting bedding (2)
Spring & summer planting bedding (4)

Chelsea plant of year

2011 (1)
2019 (1)
Centenary (1)

Sowing month inside or protected

January (1)
February (7)
March (13)
April (15)
May (9)
August (1)
September (3)
October (3)
November (1)

Sowing month outside

February (1)
March (7)
April (10)
May (12)
June (4)
July (3)
August (4)
September (5)
October (6)

Multibuy packs

6 packs (5)
Multibuy offers (563)
Selected offers (16)

Ready made borders

Ready-made border Add some oomph (1)
Ready-made border Autumn colour (11)
Ready-made border Azure and gold border (5)
Ready-made border Bee and Butterfly (4)
Ready-made border Blending purples (3)
Ready-made border Blue and silver (3)
Ready-made border Brilliant orange (1)
Ready-made border Budget (6)
Ready-made border Chalky soil (7)
Ready-made border Clay soil (10)
Ready-made border Cool grasses and hot exotics (3)
Ready-made border Cool shade (2)
Ready-made border Cottage garden scheme (12)
Ready-made border Dark and light (2)
Ready-made border Divine summer (3)
Ready-made border Dry Mediterranean (7)
Ready-made border Early colour (3)
Ready-made border Elegant and architectural (4)
Ready-made border Fiery summer (9)
Ready-made border Flowers for pollinators (5)
Ready-made border Fresh and wild (4)
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Ready-made border Mediterranean (2)
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Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (4)
Ready-made border Red summer (11)
Ready-made border Sandy soil (9)
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Ready-made border Shades of pink (6)
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Ready-made border Shady sanctuary (2)
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Ready-made border Steamy jungle (2)
Ready-made border Summer savanna (3)
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Ready-made border Sunny pink (4)
Ready-made border The grand experience (2)
Ready-made border Woodland (1)

Planting combinations

Add some oomph plant combination (1)
Agastache and Angelica plant combination (3)
Agastache and Echinops plant combination (2)
Agastache and Helenium plant combination (2)
Astrantia and Digitalis plant combination (2)
Astrantia and Geranium plant combination (1)
Attracting wildlife seed combination (1)
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Blue and yellow plant combination (2)
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Dazzling colour weed-smothering plant combination (3)
Drought tolerant plant combination (3)
Dry shade plant combination (2)
Dry sun plant combination (4)
Echinops and Achillea plant combination (3)
Echinops and Salvia plant combination (2)
Edible flowers plant and seed combination (1)
Featured combinations (1)
Foeniculum and Astrantia plant combination (1)
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Green and white plant combination (3)
Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (7)
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Less is more plant combination (1)
Long flowering plant combination (3)
Low maintenance gems plant combination (3)
Low maintenance plant combination (summer) (2)
Lythrum and Campanula plant combination (2)
Moisture plant combination (2)
Oenothera and Perovskia plant combination (2)
Opposites attract plant combination (2)
Persicaria and Echinacea plant combination (2)
Pimpinella and Pennisetum plant combination (1)
Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (2)
Pink and purple plant combination (2)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (3)
Pinks and purples plant combination (2)
Plants for pollinators plant combination (5)
Prairie plant combination (1)
Purple and gold plant combination (3)
Red and orange plant combination (3)
Rich tones slug resistant plant combination (3)
Sanguisorba and Calamagrostis plant combination (1)
Self seeding seed combination (1)
Shade lovers plant combination (3)
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Shady lady plant combination (2)
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Spires and spots plant combination (2)
Stars of the show plant combination (2)
Structured shade plant combination (1)
Summer sizzlers plant combination (3)
Sun baked plant combination (2)
Sunny and dry plant combination (1)
Sunny chalk plant combination (1)
Sunny clay plant combination (3)
Thalictrum and Astrantia plant combination (1)
The Highgrove Hosta Collection (6)
The Highgrove Kitchen Garden Collection (7)
The Highgrove Mediterranean Garden Collection (3)
The Highgrove Mixed Delphinium Collection (3)
The Highgrove Purple Delphinium Collection (2)
Tiarella and Brunnera plant combination (4)
Vibrant colour for bees plant combination (2)
Woodsmoke plant combination (1)
Yellow and gold plant combination (1)

Hardy

No (8)
Semi (76)
Yes (520)

Leaf colour

Blue (24)
Bronze (7)
Green (533)
Purple (17)
Red (3)
Silver (18)
Variegated (26)
Yellow (5)

Ground cover

No (442)
Yes (153)

Position

Arches & pergolas (2)
Back of border (78)
Bottom of hedges (20)
Conservatories (1)
Covering eyesores (2)
Front of border (236)
Middle of border (324)
Next to a patio (41)
Next to a pond (56)
Next to an entrance (51)
Next to seating areas (95)
Steep banks (57)
Through hedges (2)
Walls & fences (2)

Soil moisture

Damp (75)
Dry/Sandy (241)
Normal (579)

Used at Chelsea

2001 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (4)
2002 - HRH The Prince of Wales - Laurent-Perrier (13)
2003 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (18)
2004 - Sir Terrance Conran - Laurent-Perrier (2)
2005 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (18)
2006 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (16)
2007 - Jinny Blom - Laurent-Perrier (21)
2008 - Arabella Lennox-Boyd - Daily Telegraph (9)
2008 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (8)
2009 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (3)
2009 - Ulf Nordfjell - Daily Telegraph (16)
2010 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (11)
2010 - Tom Stuart-Smith - Laurent-Perrier (11)
2011 - Cleve West - Daily Telegraph (13)
2011 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (13)
2012 - Arne Maynard - Laurent-Perrier (27)
2012 - Sarah Price - Daily Telegraph (9)
2013 - Christopher Bradley-Hole - Daily Telegraph (16)
2013 - Ulf Nordfjell - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2014 - Luciano Guibbilei - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2014 - Tommaso del Buono - Daily Telegraph (7)
2015 - Dan Pearson - Laurent-Perrier (6)
2015 - Marcus Barnett - Daily Telegraph (20)
2016 - Andy Sturgeon - Daily Telegraph (1)
2017 - James Basson - M & G (2)
2018 - Sarah Price - M & G (4)
2018 Tom Stuart-Smith - Garfield Weston Foundation (20)
2019 - Andy Sturgeon - M & G (17)
2019 - Sarah Eberley - Forestry Commission (10)
2022 - Andy Sturgeon - Mind Garden / Crocus (17)
2023 - Sarah Price - Nurture Garden (16)
2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (13)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (12)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

Propagate in green house (6)
Suitable for compact container gardening (1)
Suitable for grow beds (8)
Suitable for large container gardening (9)
Suitable for window boxes (1)
Use cloche (7)

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599 items

Iris 'Harmony' (Reticulata)

£7.49 - £15.98

25 × bulbs Delivered during September

50 + 25 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter

2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.8 5 12

25% off

Erigeron karvinskianus

£2.99 - £39.99

approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × approx 100 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.9 5 183

Allium nigrum

£6.99 - £13.98

10 × bulbs Delivered during September

20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 4

Tulipa 'Negrita'

£6.99 - £22.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter

3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 5

Eranthis hyemalis Cilicica Group

£6.99 - £23.97

10 × bulbs Delivered during September

20 + 10 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

9cm pot | 3 per pot available to order from winter

6 × 9cm pots available to order from winter

0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 4

Zantedeschia aethiopica

£6.99 - £19.00

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × bulb available to order from winter

3 × bulbs available to order from winter

0.25 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.3 5 6

Tulipa 'Menton'

£6.99 - £19.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

21 × bulbs Delivered during September

12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter

3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 3

Allium hollandicum 'Purple Sensation'

£6.79 - £109.99

10 × bulbs Delivered during September

5 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September

30 × bulbs Delivered during September

15 × bulbs | organic Delivered during September

150 × bulbs Delivered during September

250 × bulbs Delivered during September

2 litre pot | 3 per pot available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.7 5 52

40% off

Anemone × hybrida 'Whirlwind'

£6.59 - £25.79

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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50% off

Lupinus 'King Canute' (PBR)

£6.50 - £14.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star 2.0 5 1

50% off

Aconitum 'Ivorine'

£6.50 - £14.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

50% off

Lupinus 'Tequila Flame' (PBR)

£6.50 - £27.50

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Lupinus 'Gladiator' (PBR)

£6.50 - £16.49

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 1

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50% off

Spigelia 'Cajun'

£6.50 - £14.00

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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New

50% off

XXX

£6.50 - £14.00

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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Cyclamen hederifolium

£6.49 - £44.99

3 × corms Delivered during September

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9 × corms Delivered during September

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.6 5 8

Tulipa 'Doll's Minuet'

£6.49 - £19.00

7 × bulbs Delivered during September

14 + 7 FREE bulbs Delivered during September

12cm pot | 5 per pot available to order from winter

3 × 12cm pots available to order from winter

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 7

Hosta fortunei var. albopicta

£5.99 - £22.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during November

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 4.0 5 3

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'George Davison'

£5.99 - £39.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × corms available to order from winter

30 × corms available to order from winter

0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.9 5 13

Crocosmia × crocosmiiflora 'Carmin Brilliant'

£5.99 - £39.99

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

10 × corms available to order from winter

30 × corms available to order from winter

0 star 0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 3.8 5 5

Hosta sieboldiana var. elegans

£5.99 - £46.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during November

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × bare root plants Delivered during November

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 2 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)

£5.99 - £44.99

1 × bare root plant Delivered during November

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE bare root plants Delivered during November

2 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Tartan'

£5.99 - £18.35

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Digitalis 'Spice Island'

£5.50 - £22.49

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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6 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Cyclamen cilicium

£5.50 - £12.50

9cm pot | 1 plant In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

50% off

Cirsium rivulare Frosted Magic ('Lowcir') (PBR)

£5.50 - £13.49

9cm pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

3 × 9cm pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Spartacus' Senior

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

0 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Soulman'

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Mexican Star'

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

Allium stipitatum 'Mount Everest'

£5.49 - £35.98

1 × bulb Delivered during September

3 × bulbs Delivered during September

2 litre pot | 1 per pot available to order from autumn

2 + 1 FREE 2 litre pots available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

50% off

Dahlia 'Tamburo'

£5.49 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tuber available to order from winter

50% off

Dahlia 'Nuit d'Eté'

£5.29 - £17.99

3 litre pot In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

2 + 1 FREE 3 litre pots In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

1 × tuber available to order from winter

3 × tubers available to order from winter

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