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
Sowing month inside or protected
Ground cover
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection with peach
double Ellen hellebore collection with peach
From £38.99
available to order from summer
Four seasons clematis collection
Four seasons clematis collection
£62.96
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Double Ellen collection (3 varieties)
hellebore double Ellen collection
From £38.99
available to order from summer
Helleborus × hybridus Pretty Ellen collection
Hellebore Pretty Ellen collection
From £29.99
available to order from summer
Persian wallflower collection
Persian wallflower collection
From £30.99
available to order from autumn
Structured shade plant combination
Structured shade plant combination
£39.96 £35.96
available to order from summer
Weed-smothering mini-border collection
Weed-smothering mini-border collection
£57.99
available to order from summer
Asarum europaeum
Asarum europaeum
From £14.99
available to order from summer
Aubrieta Axcent White (Axcent Series)
Aubrieta 'Axcent White' (Axcent Series)
From £8.99
available to order from summer
Caltha palustris
Caltha palustris
From £24.99
available to order from summer