Blooming lovely IN MARCH Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now ‘WHITE BEAUTY’ £8.99/2 bareroot plants
These pale cream, lily-like flowers have coppery-red centres, the hue echoed by leaves that are mottled with copper. Perfect for a shady spot that doesn’t dry out. Height and Spread 30cm. suttons.co.uk
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dog’s tooth violets ‘OLD ABERDEEN’
£8.99/1L pot Early flowering with boldly mottled leaves, this Erythronium dens-canis has dazzling, purple-pink, swept-back blooms. Add plenty of compost when planting to keep the bulbs moist. Height 25cm Spread 30cm. ashwoodnurseries.com
Add a touch of loveliness
BARRENWORT ‘RED BEAUTY’ £5/9cm pot
We adore this Epimedium grandiflorum not only for its divine flowers and bronzed, heart-shaped foliage, but also for its ability to grow happily in any soil in sun or shade. Few plants are quite so accommodating! Height 40cm Spread 60cm. edromnurseries. co.uk
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If you want a dog’s tooth violet that will form clumps and spread, this vigorous erythronium is a great choice with nodding, canary-yellow flowers and gorgeous marbled foliage. Height and Spread 35cm. ballyrobertgardens.com
Three plants for fab flowering hedges
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FAIRY MAGNOLIA
With upright, bushy growth, this showstopping evergreen hedge suits any well-draining soil in full sun or part shade. Height 2.5m Spread 2m. thompson-morgan.com
3L
QUINCE
Try ‘Crimson and Gold’ for masses of flowers that adorn bare, prickly branches before leaves appear, followed by edible fruit. Height 1m Spread 1.5m. crocus.co.uk
£7.p9o9t 2L
JUNEBERRY
Amelanchier lamarckii’s dreamy flowers and bronze-coloured leaves are followed by delicious berries, commonly used in gin. Height 10m Spread 6m. hedgesdirect.co.uk
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TIME TO FALL IN LOVE!
‘PAGODA’ £7.99/0.5L pot
