Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Tom's Chelsea Woodland Sanctuary mini-border collection 'Cool & Calm'

Crocus plant collection

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Calling on themes of naturalism and modernity, and incorporating a few of Tom Stuart Smith’s signature shade-loving plants, this woodland...

6 × 9cm plants

£57.99 £9.67 each

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Plant description

Calling on themes of naturalism and modernity, and incorporating a few of Tom Stuart Smith’s signature shade-loving plants, this woodland sanctuary-themed collection creates a serene, naturalistic feel. With delicate white blooms, greenery, and elegant fern-like textures, it's perfect for illuminating dimly lit spaces, bringing a timeless charm and a sense of tranquillity to borders and woodland margins.

Carefully curated to deliver on style and performance, and grown to order on the Crocus nursery, our mini-border plant collections create beautiful displays that come back year after year. The collections comprise six, 9cm plants.

Each collection is suited to fill a 1m sq space in the border, and has been designed to enable you to either place them on their own, intersperse them with other plants, or weave them in multiples through your borders to create a cogesive, considered look to your planting scheme.

Alternatively, pop them into our Tall antique zinc dolly pot and create a showstopping seasonal display for the patio.

What's included:

Each collection contains the following plants:

1 x 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, which arise from amongst the lush green foliage. Grows to 25cm.
2 x 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.
1 x Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark': Pearl-grey, saucer-shaped flowers with pale grey stripes on the petals appear in summer among finely cut mid-green leaves. This exquisite meadow cranesbill is one of the tallest and most vigorous hardy geraniums. It is ideal for the front of a sunny border though it can also cope with a fairly shady spot. Try it in a wildflower meadow too, where it can self-seed freely. Grows to 90cm.
2 x Digitalis purpurea 'Dalmatian White' (Dalmatian Series): You won't be disappointed with this new foxglove if you like to see immediate results, as it will nearly always flower in its first year. The pure-white flowers that form on the upright branching stems have a pretty freckling of plum coloured markings in their throat, and if cut back promptly, there may well be a second flush of flowers later in the year. Grows to 60cm.

Flowering period

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

Plant features

Position

Light shade / shade

Rate of growth

Average

Soil

Moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil, or peat-free general purpose compost

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.

When potting up, use a good quality general-purpose compost, and make sure the plants are kept well watered, particularly during warmer weather.

Please note:

Some of the plants in this collection will die right back in autumn, then fresh new growth will appear again in spring.

Warning

Humans/Pets: TOXIC if eaten

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