Plants that Flower in April

With a little planning there should be loads of colour in the garden now. Magnolias and ornamental cherries put on a fab display, while pulmonarias, periwinkles and early anemones will carpet the ground beneath.

Quick growing
Chelsea plant of year
Ground cover
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl
pansy 'Cool Wave Raspberry Swirl'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Morpho
pansy 'Cool Wave Morpho'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Frost
pansy 'Cool Wave Frost'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Fire
pansy 'Cool Wave Fire'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Viola × wittrockiana Cool Wave Blueberry Swirl
pansy 'Cool Wave Blueberry Swirl'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Myosotis sylvatica Mon Amie White
forget me not 'Mon Amie White'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Myosotis sylvatica Mon Amie Pink
forget me not 'Mon Amie Pink'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Myosotis sylvatica Mon Amie Blue
forget me not 'Mon Amie Blue'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Nature
Primula 'Nature'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Elle
Primula 'Elle'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Eclipse Burgundy
Primula 'Eclipse Burgundy'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Eclipse Blue
Primula 'Eclipse Blue'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from winter
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from winter
Primula Husky Raspberry Punch (Husky Series)
Primula 'Husky Raspberry Punch' (Husky Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Husky Blue Bicolour (Husky Series)
Primula 'Husky Blue Bicolour' (Husky Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Husky Bloody Mary (Husky Series)
Primula 'Husky Bloody Mary' (Husky Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Husky Appleblossom (Husky Series)
Primula 'Husky Appleblossom' (Husky Series)
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Obsidian Antique Rose
Primula 'Obsidian Antique Rose'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Obsidian Purple
Primula 'Obsidian Purple'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Showstopper White
Primula 'Showstopper White'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Showstopper Purple
Primula 'Showstopper Purple'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Showstopper Fire Dragon
Primula 'Showstopper Fire Dragon'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Primula Showstopper Bucks Fizz
Primula 'Showstopper Bucks Fizz'
£5.24 - £10.48
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Erysimum Sugar Rush Orange (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Orange' F1
£2.99 - £5.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Hyacinthus orientalis Violetti Star
Hyacinthus orientalis 'Violetti Star'
£5.24 - £13.50
5 × bulbs | garden available to order from autumn
15 × bulbs | garden available to order from autumn
Erysimum ( wallflower ) Sweetly fragrant collection
Sweetly fragrant wallflower collection
£19.16 - £38.32
1 × collection | 15 jumbo seedlings available to order from autumn
2+1 FREE collections 45 jumbo seedlings available to order from autumn
Erysimum Sugar Rush Red (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Red' F1
£2.99 - £11.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × seedlings | jumbo available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo available to order from autumn
Erysimum Sugar Rush Primrose (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Primrose' F1
£2.99 - £11.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
Erysimum Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour (Sugar Rush Series)
wallflower 'Sugar Rush Purple Bicolour' F1
£2.99 - £11.98
9cm pot available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
5 × seedlings | jumbo available to order from autumn
10 + 5 FREE seedlings | jumbo available to order from autumn
Erysimum Fire King
wallflower 'Fire King'
£2.24 - £16.48
approx 500 seeds available to order from autumn
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn
sweet william Indian Carpet
sweet william 'Indian Carpet'
£10.48 - £18.74
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
40 + 20 FREE seedlings available to order from autumn
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
Viola Sorbet F1 Mixed
£10.48 - £20.99
2 + 1 FREE 9cm pots available to order from autumn
40 + 20 FREE seedlings available to order from autumn
Persian wallflower collection
Persian wallflower collection
£23.24 - £46.48
1 × collection | 30 plants available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE collections | 90 plants available to order from autumn
Erysimum cheiri Purple Shades
wallflower 'Purple Shades'
£8.24 - £16.48
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn
Erysimum cheiri Primrose Dame
wallflower 'Primrose Dame'
£8.24 - £16.48
1 × pack of ten | bare root available to order from autumn
2 + 1 FREE packs | bare root available to order from autumn
Cercis chinensis Avondale
Cercis chinensis 'Avondale'
£26.24 - £187.49
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
5 litre pot available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall | tree available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus The Bride
Prunus 'The Bride'
£29.99 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Accolade
Prunus 'Accolade'
£26.84 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Salix caprea Kilmarnock
Salix caprea 'Kilmarnock'
£29.99 - £112.49
4 litre pot | 1m tall | weeping available to order from autumn
12 litre | top worked at 1.2m | weeping available to order from autumn
Pyrus salicifolia Pendula
Pyrus salicifolia 'Pendula'
£33.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Little Pink Perfection
Prunus 'Little Pink Perfection'
£37.49 - £104.99
bare root | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Prunus Kanzan
Prunus 'Kanzan'
£18.74 - £89.99
bare root | 60 - 80 cm tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Crataegus × media Paul's Scarlet
Crataegus × media 'Paul's Scarlet'
£36.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Honey Tulip ('Jurmag5') (PBR)
Magnolia Honey Tulip ('Jurmag5') (PBR)
£169.99 £127.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Snow Goose
Prunus 'Snow Goose'
£29.99 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Spire
Prunus 'Spire'
£29.99 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus vilmorinii
Sorbus vilmorinii
£33.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Tai-haku
Prunus 'Tai-haku'
£33.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus cerasifera Nigra
Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'
£29.99 - £89.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Starlight

New

Prunus 'Starlight'
£149.99 £112.49
12 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall available to order from autumn
Acacia dealbata
Acacia dealbata
£29.99 £22.49
2 litre pot | bush available to order from autumn
Prunus Shōgetsu
Prunus 'Shōgetsu'
£33.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Kursar
Prunus 'Kursar'
£29.99 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Pyrus calleryana Chanticleer
Pyrus calleryana 'Chanticleer'
£33.74 - £97.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Paulownia elongata Futuro (PBR)

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Paulownia elongata 'Futuro' (PBR)
£29.99 £22.49
3 litre pot available to order from autumn
Prunus Shosar
Prunus 'Shosar'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus serrula Branklyn
Prunus serrula 'Branklyn'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hanagasa
Prunus 'Hanagasa'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Jacqueline
Prunus 'Jacqueline'
£37.49 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Hokusai
Prunus 'Hokusai'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Asano
Prunus 'Asano'
£169.99 £127.49
12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn
Magnolia wilsonii Eileen Baines
Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'
£219.99 £164.99
12 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Magnolia Sunsation
Magnolia 'Sunsation'
£129.99 £97.49
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Cercis canadensis Texan White
Cercis canadensis 'Texan White'
£249.99 £187.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Amelanchier × grandiflora Ballerina
Amelanchier × grandiflora 'Ballerina'
£169.99 £127.49
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
Acer rubrum Red Sunset ('Franksred')
£179.99 £134.99
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall | grafted available to order from autumn
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma
£29.99 - £44.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
Betula papyrifera
Betula papyrifera
£26.99 - £59.99
bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
TR300009 litre pot | 1.5 - 1.8m tall708 available to order from autumn
Sorbus discolor
Sorbus discolor
£39.99 £29.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Copper Kettle
Sorbus 'Copper Kettle'
£33.74 - £67.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
Sorbus aucuparia Cardinal Royal ('Michred')
£29.99 - £59.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Sorbus Apricot Queen
Sorbus 'Apricot Queen'
£39.99 £29.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × blireana
Prunus × blierana
£44.99 £33.74
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × yedoensis Shidare-Yoshino
Prunus × yedoensis 'Shidare-Yoshino'
£36.59 - £123.74
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus × yedoensis Ivensii
Prunus × yedoensis 'Ivensii'
£44.99 £33.74
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Umineko
Prunus 'Umineko'
£29.99 - £59.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus tenella Firehill
Prunus tenella 'Firehill'
£44.99 £33.74
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus sargentii Charles Sargent
Prunus sargentii 'Charles Sargent'
£39.99 £29.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Pink Shell
Prunus 'Pink Shell'
£44.99 £33.74
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus pendula Pendula Rubra
Prunus pendula 'Pendula Rubra'
£37.49 - £59.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis Ruby
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis 'Ruby'
£29.99 - £67.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Weeping Yoshino
Prunus 'Weeping Yoshino'
£54.99 £41.24
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Sunset Boulevard
Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard'
£37.49 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-tamanishiki
Prunus 'Beni-tamanishiki'
£164.99 £123.74
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmpl')
Prunus Frilly Frock ('Fpmspl')
£59.99 - £127.49
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Beni-yutaka
Prunus 'Beni-yutaka'
£44.99 - £123.74
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus Ichiyo
Prunus 'Ichiyo'
£41.24 - £119.99
bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn
12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn
Prunus incisa f. Yamadei
Prunus incisa f. 'Yamadei'
£159.99 £119.99
12 litre pot | 45cm tall | top worked available to order from autumn
Sorbus bissetii
Sorbus bissetii
£129.99 £97.49
12 litre pot available to order from autumn

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