<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

<i>Tom's Chelsea</i> 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

Tom's Chelsea 'Woodland Sanctuary collection 'Textural tones''

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

£50.96 £12.74 each

available to order from autumn

12 plants | 3 of each

£152.88 £12.74 each

available to order from autumn

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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. The geranium is supplied in a 2-litre pot, while all the

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 in a wildflower meadow too, where it can self-seed freely. Grows to 90cm.
Gillenia trifoliata: A charming perennial that bears masses of delicate, star-shaped white flowers in midsummer. In autumn, the pretty, three-leafed foliage turns fiery red and the winter seedheads are a bonus too. Lovely towards the front of a shady woodland border, where the flowers can be appreciated. Grows to 1m.
Digitalis purpurea f. albiflora: From early summer, elegant spires arise from the rosette of foliage, bearing white, tubular flowers that open from the base of the stem upwards. Ideal for adding height to a partially shaded border or woodland garden, these short-lived plants will self-seed freely in the right spot, but the resulting plants may produce purple flowers. Grows to 1.8m.
Epimedium × versicolor 'Sulphureum': An excellent ground-covering form with lemon yellow flowers, that will slowly spread to create a dense, semi-evergreen carpet of heart-shaped, mid green leaflets, which are brownish-red when young. Tough and undemanding, it will cope well with drought once it has become established making it invaluable in dry shady locations. Grows to 35cm.

Flowering period

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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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