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.

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Quick growing

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Fruit pollination group

Apple pollination group 2 (9)
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Apple pollination group 4 (8)
Cherry pollination group 2 (1)
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Pear pollination group 2 (2)
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Self-fertile (28)

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Ready made borders

Ready-made border Autumn colour (2)
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Ready-made border Lime-green and orange (2)
Ready-made border Planting the woodland edge (1)
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Planting combinations

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Henry Agg Dog friendly plants (1)
Pink and purple long-flowering plant combination (2)
Pinks and purple dry shade plant combination (3)
Pinks and purples plant combination (1)
Pulmonaria and Athyrium plant combination (1)
Shady clay plant combination (1)
Slug resistant plant combination for shade (1)
Structured shade plant combination (1)
Sun baked plant combination (2)
The Highgrove Mediterranean Garden Collection (2)
Tiarella and Brunnera plant combination (3)
Year round groundcover plant combination (3)
Yellow and gold plant combination (1)

Hardy

No (30)
Semi (37)
Yes (667)

Leaf colour

Blue (13)
Bronze (11)
Green (698)
Purple (16)
Red (13)
Silver (14)
Variegated (24)
Yellow (7)

Ground cover

No (323)
Yes (258)

Position

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Back of border (81)
Bottom of hedges (54)
Conservatories (18)
Covering eyesores (12)
Front of border (433)
Middle of border (155)
Next to a patio (147)
Next to a pond (38)
Next to an entrance (166)
Next to seating areas (156)
Steep banks (180)
Through hedges (9)
Walls & fences (35)

Shape

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Columnar (2)
Fountain (4)
Hummock (2)
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Spreading (1)
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Soil moisture

Damp (47)
Dry/Sandy (92)
Normal (694)

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2024 - Tom Stuart-Smith - National Garden Scheme (2)
2024 - Ula Maria - Muscular Dystrophy (4)

Kitchen garden planting guidelines

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Suitable for large container gardening (34)
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Primula veris

£2.24 - £49.99

approx 50 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

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

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

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Primula vulgaris

£2.24 - £34.99

approx 30 seeds In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

9cm 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)

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Princess and the pea tulip collection

£24.99 - £49.98

1 × collection | 21 bulbs Delivered during September

2 + 1 FREE collections | 63 bulbs Delivered during September

Prunus 'Accolade'

£35.79 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus 'Amanogawa'

£34.79 - £149.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | 80 - 100cm tall available to order from autumn

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

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Prunus 'Beni-yutaka'

£59.99 - £164.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

New

Prunus 'Jacqueline'

£49.99 - £159.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus 'Kiku-shidare-zakura'

£39.99 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

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

Prunus 'Kofugen'

£59.99 - £159.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

New

Prunus 'Kursar'

£39.99 - £159.99

9 litre pot | 1 - 1.2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

New

Prunus 'Little Pink Perfection'

£49.99 - £139.99

9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | top worked at 45cm available to order from autumn

Prunus 'Royal Burgundy'

£39.99 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 1.5 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

New

Prunus 'Shirotae'

£39.99 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

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

Prunus 'Shizuka'

£44.99 - £159.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus 'Shōgetsu'

£44.99 - £129.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus 'Snow Goose'

£39.99 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

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

Prunus 'Snow Showers'

£39.99 - £159.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | top worked at 1.2m available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

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Prunus 'Sunset Boulevard'

£49.99 - £159.99

9 litre pot | 1.8 - 2m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus 'Tai-haku'

£44.99 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus 'The Bride'

£39.99 - £159.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m 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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 5.0 5 2

Prunus 'Tiltstone Hellfire'

£159.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall shipped within 2 weeks

Prunus 'Ukon'

£39.99 - £129.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

0 star 0 star 0 star 1 star 1 star

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Prunus avium 'Plena'

£39.99 - £129.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'

£39.99 - £119.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus cerasifera Crimson Pointe ('Cripoizam')

£164.99

12 litre pot | 2.2 - 2.4m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

New

Prunus Chocolate Ice ('Matsumae-fuki')

£44.99 - £159.99

9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall available to order from autumn

Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai'

£34.99 - £89.99

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

12 litre pot | 50 - 80cm tall available to order from autumn

0.75 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Prunus lusitanica

£26.99

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

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Prunus × subhirtella 'Autumnalis'

£34.79 - £54.99

9 litre pot | 2 - 2.5m tall In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

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Prunus × yedoensis

£48.79 - £129.99

12 litre pot | 1.6m tall In stock (shipped within 2-3 working days)

bare root | 1.2m tall available to order from autumn

9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall available to order from autumn

Pulmonaria 'Blue Ensign'

£9.99 - £39.99

9cm 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)

1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star 1 star

Pulmonaria 'Raspberry Splash' (PBR)

£9.99 - £23.99

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

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

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