Sarah Raven Autumn 2014 Catalogue

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CONTENTS

Bulbs 4 9 12 21

Tulip collections Tulip mixes Tulips by colour Tulip and plant combinations

24 Allium collections and mixes 26 Alliums A-Z 30 Bulbs for naturalising 34 Other autumn bulbs A-Z 39 Indoor bulbs

Plants & Seeds to sow now 23 41

Plants for autumn containers

42 Perennials and biennials for autumn 45 Roses

Plant Tulip Collections NOW for fabulous spring gardens

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Look out for new alliums added this year

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47 48 Seed tin collections 49 Plants for the kitchen garden

Best kit 50 52 Harvesting and kitchen 54 57 Great things for inside and out 58 Sarah Raven soaps Sarah Raven diary and calendars 59 Order form

Fantastic wallflowers - brilliant to plant with your tulips

GUIDE TO PLANT SIZES

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See bottom of each page and order form for delivery times

how to order: sarahraven.com 0845 092 0283 (lines open Monday to Saturday 8am-10pm Sunday 9am-10pm)

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9cm

Tubers and bulbs Flower seedlings Our top size tubers and bulbs are sent out

Our exclusive specially

Veg and Salad seedlings Our favourite

sent out from April ready to pot up then plant out after the frosts.

exclusively for us by our nursery in Lincolnshire.

key to plant symbols RHS Award of Garden Merit

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Perfect for pollinators

9cm Plants Our best value, strong 9cm plants are carefully our nurseries.

When you receive them they can be planted out into the garden.

1,2,3 Litre Pots The bigger the plant, establish and bulk up in your garden. This expensive than the 9cm plants.

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Try new tulips this year The more I know about tulips, the more I love them. They’re the dazzling queens of any spring garden. Every year, I go to Holland to visit as many breeders, gardens and tulip experts as I can. We’ve put together the most incredible range – we think it’s the best available in this country. I love our collections, but there’s no reason why you shouldn’t pick and mix from here to make your own (see

Incredible bulbs for naturalising, see page 30

in succession – look out for Early, Mid and Late in the descriptions.

Another new passion is planting bulbs that will gently spread and naturalise in the garden.

We’ve created a whole new section on this to help you do the same (see page 30).

I love autumn gardening – it’s such a good time of year – the pressure is off, so you can relax and enjoy planning exciting new things for next year.

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Our brilliant collections are chosen by Sarah to look fabulous in your garden. They’ll save you money too, as they cost less than buying the individual varieties.

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BulBs tulip collections “Planning the tulips for my garden is one of my favourite autumn jobs.

You can go for swathes of colour, or small beautiful

tulip

combinations in pots, and then look forward through the winter to their

collections

‘Couleur Cardinal’

‘Havran’

appearance in spring.”

‘Prinses Irene’

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Venetian Tulip Collection exclusive One of the best tulip collections we’ve ever had planted

This collection includes Tulips ‘Couleur Cardinal’, ‘Havran’ and ‘Prinses Irene’. Mid April-May. 260319 45 bulbs (15 of each) £17.95 90 bulbs (30 of each) £32.50

Notes our tulip collections: All varieties are bagged separately, so you can decide where to plant each colour.

All collections come with full planting instructions.

45 bulbs are ideal for three pots (40cm (16in) diameter).

45 bulbs will cover a 1m x 50cm (½m²) area in the ground (spaced 8cm (3in) apart).

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‘Black Parrot’

This collection is beautiful arranged on its own, or with bright acid-green euphorbia (see page 43)

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‘Muriel’

‘Havran’

‘Ronaldo’

Best Dark Tulips Collection bestseller exclusive Who can resist this luscious mix of tulips in a lovely array of purple, crimson, deep red and black? This collection includes Tulips ‘Black Parrot’, ‘Muriel’, ‘Havran’ and ‘Ronaldo’. Mid April-May. 260746 20 bulbs (5 of each) £11.95 40 bulbs (10 of each) £21.95

BulBs tulip collections This collection gives tulips for 6 weeks, from the early ‘Ballerina’ to the late ‘Orange Favourite’

‘Groenland’

‘Spring Green’

‘Artist’

Super Perennial Tulip Collection exclusive excellent weather resistance (crucial if there is endless rain) and last brilliantly in includes Tulips ‘Groenland’, ‘Spring Green’ and ‘Artist’. Mid April-May. 260345 30 bulbs (10 of each) £15.50 60 bulbs (20 of each) £28.50

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‘Helmar’ ‘Ballerina’

‘Orange Favourite’

‘Brown Sugar’

Scented Tulip Collection exclusive You don’t expect tulips to be scented, but these are, smelling deliciously of freesias. I truly love all three.

This collection includes Tulips ‘Ballerina’, ‘Orange Favourite’ and ‘Brown Sugar’. Mid April-late May. 260913 30 bulbs (10 of each) £14.50 60 bulbs (20 of each) £27.50

‘Jan Reus’

‘Bruine Wimpel’

Dutch Still Life Tulip Collection

bestseller exclusive

A fabulous combination of tulips. Growing in a pot, it reminded me of a painting in the Amsterdam Rijksmuseum of a vase of tulips. This collection includes Tulips ‘Helmar’, ‘Jan Reus’ and ‘Bruine Wimpel’.

Classy, sophisticated and beautiful. Mid April-May. 260343 30 bulbs (10 of each) £13.95 60 bulbs (20 of each) £26.95

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‘Tulips ‘Helmar’ with Erysimum ‘Blood Red’ (see page 23)

My best vase for your tulips.

See page 54 for details These tulips will be despatched from late September

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BulBs tulip collections “I have trialled all these collections in my garden, and only the best have been selected.”

Perfect for Pots Collection exclusive

‘Flaming Spring Green’

‘Ronaldo’

‘Jan Reus’

succession of beautiful and unusual tulips for sun or light shade. This collection includes Tulips ‘Flaming Spring Green’, ‘Ronaldo’ and ‘Jan Reus’. Mid April-May. 260814 15 bulbs (5 of each) £9.95 30 bulbs (10 of each) £18.95 60 bulbs (20 of each) £34.50

We pride ourselves on our instruction booklets, free with every order – Sarah’s guide to everything you need to know to plant your bulbs.

‘Jan Reus’

‘Black Hero’

‘Orange Favourite’

Sarah’s Favourite Tulip Collection bestseller exclusive In this wonderful collection, the two winners in our Hero’, contrast with my favourite tulip in the world, the highly scented and incredible ‘Orange Favourite’.

Pictured here with Primula ‘Francesca’ (see page 44). April-late May. 260346 30 bulbs (10 of each) £17.95 60 bulbs (20 of each) £33.95

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BulBs tulip collections

Tulip ‘Mistress Grey’ in Dalloway Vase 340072 £19.95 (see also page 54)

Tulips arranged with Iceland poppy, Papaver nudicaule ‘Party Fun’.

For seeds see website.

Notes

Vintage Silk

‘Apricot Beauty’

‘Groenland’

‘Mistress Grey’

‘Spring Green’

Collection bestseller exclusive Calm and ethereal, this soft combination of unusual colours was my favourite last spring. It works beautifully in the garden, but make sure you pick a few for a vase inside. This collection includes Tulips Early April-May. 260843 20 bulbs (5 of each) £10.95 40 bulbs (10 of each) £19.95

I leave planting my tulips for as long as possible. A few decent frosts will help wipe out tulip blight spores which might be lingering from the previous spring. Wait until November if you can, and keep bulbs cool and dry until you put them in.

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1. Traditional Bulb Planter

2. Bulb Planting Trays

1. Traditional Bulb Planter The best tool for planting lots of bulbs into grass or soil without breaking your back. This longhandled planter is hand-forged with a rustproof steel blade for superb strength and reliability. Ash handle. The best money can buy.

H.89cm (35in) 440034 £59.95 See our website for more details.

More tools on page 51.

2. Bulb Planting Trays Plant bulbs in these, then plant the whole tray into a pot or the ground.

The bulbs will root freely through whole thing out again. 420152 22cm diam suitable for approx 5-6 bulbs (set of 3) £4.95 26cm diam suitable for approx 10 bulbs (set of 3) £5.50 30cm diam suitable for approx 15 bulbs (set of 3) £5.95

3. Bulb Starter Give bulbs a head start with this granular mycorrhizal funghi-based biological fertiliser. It also includes vermiculite for good drainage and seaweed to stimulate root development. Good for tulips, narcissi, allium and even potatoes.

Sent with full application instructions. 420153 500g pack £7.95

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‘Apricot Beauty’

‘Exotic Emperor’

‘Spring Green’

Apricot Beauty Collection exclusive I love white either on its own, or mixed with coral or apricot for the all-important contrast. That’s what you’ve got in this subtle and beautiful combination, growing in the cutting garden at Perch Hill.

This collection includes Tulips ‘Apricot Beauty’, ‘Exotic Emperor’ and ‘Spring Green’. Early April-May. 260846 15 bulbs (5 of each) £8.50 30 bulbs (10 of each) £15.95

These tulips will be despatched from late September

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BulBs tulip collections

‘Ballerina’

‘Black Hero’

‘Doll’s Minuet’

Perch Hill Tulip Collection exclusive

I love to mass tulips either side of the main path in the cutting and veg gardens to give maximum impact in one place, rather than scattering them thinly all through. This trio has lasted for years now at Perch Hill.

The collection includes Tulips ‘Ballerina’, ‘Black Hero’ and ‘Doll’s Minuet’.

Mid April-May. 260845 15 bulbs (5 of each) £8.50 30 bulbs (10 of each) £15.50

Plant your tulips and arrange them, as here, with acid-green euphorbia or guelder rose (see pages 43 and 44) ‘Annie Schilder’

‘Black Parrot’

‘Bruine Wimpel’

‘Burgundy’

All The Pinks Tulip Collection exclusive

Jewel Tulip Collection ‘Doll’s Minuet’

‘Virichic’

‘Florosa’

A wonderful harmony of colours, heights and shapes making a great combination for growing in pots or in a border. Very long-lasting, to look good for nearly two months in your garden. We had this growing round our rhubarb this year and April-May. 260344 15 bulbs (5 of each) £8.50 30 bulbs (10 of each) £14.95

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‘Cairo’

bestseller exclusive I’m obsessed with coppery brown and burnt-orange tulips, particularly when mixed with crimsons and blacks.

That’s exactly what you’ve got with this super-classy collection. This collection includes Tulips ‘Annie Schilder’, ‘Black Parrot’, ‘Bruine Wimpel’, ‘Burgundy’ and ‘Cairo’.

Mid April-May. 260657 25 bulbs (5 of each) £14.95 50 bulbs (10 of each) £27.95

BulBs tulip mixes “Some people like to be very careful about tulip colour combinations, and others want shed-loads of tulips to bring dazzling colour to the garden. If you fall in to the latter group, these mixes are for you. They are not a random selection - they are our best, TOP SIZE, classy, absolute favourite tulips. All you need do

tulip mixes

is dig the trench, or select your containers and plonk them in.”

Florentine Tulip Mix exclusive

‘Antraciet’

‘Burgundy’

‘Tambour Maitre’

Three of the best and most popular tulips in one easy mix. This mix includes Tulips ‘Antraciet’, ‘Burgundy’ and ‘Tambour Maitre’. Mid April-May. 260847 30 bulbs (10 of each) £14.95 60 bulbs (20 of each) £28.95

Unlike our collections, varieties in our mixes are not bagged individually.

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‘Uncle Tom’

‘Havran’

‘Annie Schilder’

Easy pots of tulips to cheer up the patio, window box, front step or porch. They’re guaranteed to look good and make spring’s arrival a cheerful and colourful thing.

This mix includes Tulips ‘Havran’ and ‘Annie Schilder’. April-early May. 260659 10 bulbs (5 of each) – for small 30cm diameter pot £5.50 30 bulbs (15 of each) – for 2 x medium 40cm diameter pots £12.50 60 bulbs (30 of each) – for 4 x medium 40cm diameter pots £23.95

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‘Jimmy’

‘Purple Dream’

Garnet, Amethyst and Amber Mix exclusive

double crimson, chunky ‘Uncle Tom’ and rich purple ‘Purple Dream’. A great mix for a large pot or in a prominent border. This mix contains Tulips ‘Uncle Tom’, ‘Jimmy’ and ‘Purple Dream’.

Mid April-May. 260914 30 bulbs (10 of each for 2 large pots) £13.95 60 bulbs (20 of each for 4 large pots) £25.50

These tulips will be despatched from late September

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BulBs tulip mixes

new

Tulips ‘Ballerina’ and ‘Doll’s Minuet’

in 2014

Ivory and Primrose Tulip Mix exclusive

Bold and Beautiful Mix exclusive ‘Moonlight Girl’

‘Sapporo’

‘Formosa’

Try something new with this mix of soft yellows and ivories, each one with a very ‘Formosa’. Late April-May. 260915 30 bulbs (10 of each) £15.50 45 bulbs (15 of each) £22.95 60 bulbs (20 of each) £29.50

‘Ballerina’

‘Doll’s Minuet’

If I had to choose to take only one tulip to a desert island and brilliant scent, plus they last in the garden for many years. Its perfect partner is the similar shaped, deep pink, ‘Ballerina’ and ‘Doll’s Minuet’. Mid April-May. 260848 20 bulbs (10 of each) £8.50 40 bulbs (20 of each) £15.50

‘Purissima’

‘Exotic Emperor’

White Garden Mix bestseller exclusive Taking inspiration from the white garden at Sissinghurst, I love white with white, surrounded by every tone of silver and green. That’s what you’ve got with this wonderful pair Tulips ‘Purissima’ (single) and ‘Exotic Emperor’ (double). March-April.

260815 20 bulbs (10 of each) £9.25 40 bulbs (20 of each) £17.50 60 bulbs (30 of each) £26.95

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BulBs tulip mixes

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Grow together Tulips ‘recreado’ and ‘groenland’

DArWIN HybrID Trialled in a great swathe on our bank at Perch Hill, this mix of 4 tulips totally stole the April show in the garden last year. Early April. H.60cm (24in) 260916 20 bulbs £7.95 40 bulbs £14.50 60 bulbs £20.95

April-May. 260835 30 bulbs (15 of each) £11.50

Tulip ‘Gentle Giants’ with Mustard ‘Red Frills’

‘Menton’

‘Spring Green’

‘White Triumphator’

Best Pale Tulip Mix bestseller exclusive

Grow together Tulips ‘Queen of nighT’ and ‘annie schilder’ colour combination that’s hard to beat.

Mid April-May. 260850 20 bulbs (10 of each) £7.95 40 bulbs (20 of each) £14.50

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‘Angelique’

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As well as the dark, rich colours, I love these pale pinks, whites and creams with a splash of soft coral-pink as a contrast to stop it being all too polite.

This mix includes Tulips ‘Menton’, ‘Angelique’, ‘Spring Green’ and ‘White Triumphator’. Early April-late May. 260889 20 bulbs (5 of each) £10.95 40 bulbs (10 of each) £19.50

These tulips will be despatched from late September

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BulBs tulips by colour

Almost Black and Purple

tulips by colour

1. ‘Black Parrot’

1. ‘Black Parrot’ PArrOT An exotic and sultry black parrot tulip ‘Black Parrot’, ‘Merlot’ and ‘Annie Schilder’ with Euphorbia robbiae (see page 43)

you can grow and a reliable repeater from year to year. laTe Late AprilMay. H.45cm (18in) 260209 5 bulbs £3.95 15 bulbs £10.50

“Choose your own fantastic combinations or, if you prefer, single colours in pots or borders.

Here are my best, top size favourites, sorted according to colour”

2. ‘Black Hero’

2. ‘Black Hero’ DOUbLE LATE A spectacular double version of and would be better called ‘Black Beauty’. laTe April-May. H.60cm (24in) 260208 15 bulbs £10.95 30 bulbs £19.95 Also in a collection (pages 6 and 8)

3. ‘Black Jewel’

3. ‘Black Jewel’ FrINGED A fringed tulip in the richest satin purple-crimson, which looks with other dark tulips such as ‘Ronaldo’ and ‘Havran’. laTe Late April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260851 15 bulbs £11.95 30 bulbs £22.50

4. ‘Blue Parrot’

4. ‘Blue Parrot’ PArrOT It starts with an amazing green bud, and then opens green with a hint of mauve, transforming into an antique, silvery, silky grey colour. laTe Late April-May. H.55cm (22in) 260853 15 bulbs £8.95 30 bulbs £16.50 7. ‘Muriel’

Look out for 5. ‘Havran’

5. ‘Havran’ TrIUMPH A silk-satin, almost black tulip, to a stem and excellent silvery blue foliage. Mid Mid April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260225 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95 Also in a collection (page 4) or mix (page 9)

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6. ‘Merlot’

6. ‘Merlot’ LILy FLOWErED One of my favourite new discoveries. It is very tall, with an elegant shape in the most beautiful slim. Mid Mid April-May. H.70cm (28in) 260852 15 bulbs £8.50 30 bulbs £15.95

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7. ‘Muriel’ with ‘Orange Favourite’ (see page 17)

earlY, Mid or laTe, and choose so you have tulips from March until May.

7. ‘Muriel’ PArrOT A deep rich, satiny purple with a fantastic twist and turn to every petal and, unlike some parrots, it seems to come back well each year. laTe Late April-May. H.60cm (2ft) 260722 15 bulbs £9.95 30 bulbs £18.50 Also in a collection (page 4)

BulBs tulips by colour

1. ‘Recreado’

1. ‘Recreado’ SINGLE LATE A very elegant deep purple variety, with blackcurrant staining at the top of the stem. One of my longstanding favourites. laTe Late April-May. H.40-50cm (16-20in) 260240 15 bulbs £5.95 30 bulbs £10.95 Also in a mix (page 11)

Almost Black and Purple 4. ‘Ronaldo’ with Dicentra spectablis ‘Alba’ – a great spring combination (see page 42)

4. ‘Ronaldo’ TrIUMPH

2. ‘Night Club’

deep carmine-crimson. This is one of my new favourites. earlY Early April. H.50cm (20in) 260482 15 bulbs £5.95 30 bulbs £9.95 Also in a collection (pages 4 and 6) and mix (back cover)

3. ‘Rem’s Favourite’ with ‘Havran’ 3. ‘Rem’s Favourite’

2. ‘Night Club’ MULTI-HEADED These multi-headed tulips are fantastic with ‘Havran’ (see page

3. ‘Rem’s Favourite’ TrIUMPH Bred to look like a classic Rembrandt tulip with purple and

or 5 to make a great splash in the garden or a vase. Mid Mid AprilMay. H.40cm (16in) 260823 15 bulbs £10.50

in fact a strong-growing, longMid Mid April-May. H.50cm (20in) 260818 15 bulbs £12.50

Pink species tulips

5. bakeri

6. clusiana ‘Peppermintstick’ SPECIES The Lady Tulip is reliable and easy, ideal for colonising an area of your garden with small, yet

bigger and bolder patches year on year. earlY March-April. H.25cm (10in) 260859 15 bulbs £4.95 30 bulbs £8.95

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Scented

6. clusiana ‘Peppermintstick’

5. bakeri SPECIES A wonderful species tulip I have seen in the wild in Crete which

Mix in the great ‘Rem’s Favourite’ to brighten up any group of dark tulips

self-sows. earlY March-April.

H.15-30cm (6-12in) 260215 15 bulbs £5.95 30 bulbs £10.95

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7. hageri ‘Little Beauty’

8. humilis ‘Odalisque’

7. hageri ‘Little Beauty’ MISCELLANEOUS This very pretty species tulip has centres and a delicious scent. earlY March-April. H.15cm (6in) 260472 15 bulbs £4.95 30 bulbs £8.95

8. humilis ‘Odalisque’ SPECIES Pink with a brush of carmine, this invaluable for that. Lovely at the front of the border and good in grass. earlY March-April.

H.10-15cm (4-6in) 260466 15 bulbs £4.95 30 bulbs £8.95

These tulips will be despatched from late September

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BulBs tulips by colour

Pink, Apricot and Coral

1. ‘Angelique’

1. ‘Angelique’ DOUbLE LATE feminine and pretty pink. Mid Mid April-May. H.35-40cm (14-16in) 260201 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95 Also in a mix (page 11)

2. ‘Chato’

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2. ‘Chato’

2. ‘Chato’ DOUbLE EArLy An invaluable tulip for its very deep pink blooms, which look unbelievably like peonies. I had so many letters this spring, absolutely raving about this early tulip. earlY March-April.

H.35cm (14in) 260698 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95

3. ‘China Pink’

3. ‘China Pink’ LILy FLOWErED I grew up with this tulip which is one

3. ‘China Pink’ with forget-me-nots

classic. Mid April-May. H.50cm (20in) 260918 15 bulbs £7.50 30 bulbs £14.50

For forget-me-nots and Erysimum ‘Fire King’ see pages 21-23

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4. ‘Apricot Beauty’

4. ‘Apricot Beauty’ SINGLE EArLy A subtle beauty, washed with silver on the outside, apricot within in shade. Mid Mid April-May. H.40cm (16in) 260204 15 bulbs £7.95 30 bulbs £14.95 Also in a collection (page 7)

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5. ‘China Town’

5. ‘China Town’ VIrIDIFLOrA Exotic and extraordinary, I love this arranged in almost any vase with spring blossom or lilac. Mid April-May. H.55cm (22in) 260917 15 bulbs £7.95 30 bulbs £14.95

6. ‘Doll’s Minuet’ with Erysimum ‘Fire King’

6. ‘Doll’s Minuet’ VIrIDIFLOrA Mid Mid April-May. H.65cm (26in) 260218 15 bulbs £5.50 30 bulbs £9.95 Also in a collection (page 8) or mix (page 10)

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BulBs tulips by colour

1. ‘Mistress Grey’

1. ‘Mistress Grey’ TrIUMPH Another incredible new tulip which is a beautiful smoky pink, washed over a silvery-grey which looks wonderful with soft coloured Iceland poppies and pale, silky tulips such as ‘La Belle Epoque’ (see page 16) and ‘Groenland’. laTe Late April-May. H.40cm (16in) 260858 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.50 Also in a collection (page 7)

Tulip ‘Mistress Grey’ with Mustard ‘Red Giant’. For seeds see website.

Pink, Apricot and Coral

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3. ‘Green Wave’

2. ‘Silver Parrot’

2. ‘Silver Parrot’ PArrOT The most intense pink tulip with ripply petals washed silver on the laTe Late April-May. H.30cm (12in) 260919 15 bulbs £8.95 30 bulbs £17.50

3. ‘Green Wave’ PArrOT weeks in the vase, looking as fresh as the day it was picked. laTe Late April-May. H.50-60cm (2024in) 260224 5 bulbs £4.95 15 bulbs £13.95

4. ‘Groenland’ 4. ‘Groenland’ 4. ‘Groenland’ VIrIDIFLOrA silvery-pink, this is a must for your garden and for the vase, I couldn’t be without it. laTe Late April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260074 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95 Also in a collection (pages 5 and 7) and mix (page 11)

6. ‘Virichic’

6. ‘Virichic’ VIrIDIFLOrA

5. ‘Menton’ with Kale ‘Redbor’

5. ‘Menton’ SINGLE LATE

I cannot describe the beauty of this tulip. It’s

goblet shape. I absolutely love it. Mid Mid April-May. H.65cm (26in) 260712 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95 Also in a mix (page 11)

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5. ‘Menton’

varieties with the longevity of the laTe Late AprilMay. H.60cm (24in) 260246 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95 Also in a collection (page 8)

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1. ‘Abu Hassan’

1. ‘Abu Hassan’ TrIUMPH These remind me of the most incredible pair of velvet curtains, with petals in a deep mahogany crimson with a soft edge of gold. Very perennial too. Mid Mid April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260854 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95 3. ‘Ballerina’

3. ‘Ballerina’ LILy FLOWErED A beautiful orange with a sweet garden. Mid Mid April-May. H.60cm (24in) 260206 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95 Also in a collection (pages 5 and 8) or mix (page 10)

See also with plants pages 21 and 23

2. ‘Apricot Parrot’

2. ‘Apricot Parrot’ PArrOT A beautiful chalky apricot, stunning growing and cut to arrange with white blossom and honesty (see page 21). Very reliable, as well as handsome. Mid April-May. H.50cm (20in) 260920 15 bulbs £7.50 30 bulbs £14.50

Orange, Copper and Brown

4. ‘La Belle Epoque’ DOUbLE LATE 5. ‘Artist’

this. It’s the most incredible colour

5. ‘Artist’ VIrIDIFLOrA An exotic and amazing tulip with

last for weeks. I really love it. laTe Late April-May. H.40cm (16in) 260860 15 bulbs £9.95 30 bulbs £18.95 Also in a collection and mix (back cover)

4. ‘La Belle Epoque’

Mid Mid April-May. H.30cm (12in) 260205 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95 Also in a collection (page 5)

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6. ‘Brown Sugar’

6. ‘Brown Sugar’ TrIUMPH Coppery-bronze, sumptuous, exotic Mid AprilMay. H.50cm (20in) 260921 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95 Also in a collection (page 5)

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8. ‘Bruine Wimpel’

7. ‘Cairo’

7. ‘Cairo’ TrIUMPH The best of all the Single Earlies. It looks like a hanging lantern in a Moroccan souk lit from within. I adore this tulip. Mid Mid April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260473 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.50 Also in a collection (page 8) and mix (back cover)

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8. ‘Bruine Wimpel’

Fantastic huge flowers

8. ‘Bruine Wimpel’ SINGLE LATE A really unusual tulip in a wonderful Mid Mid April-May. H.40-50cm (16-20in) 260210 15 bulbs £8.50 30 bulbs £15.50 Also in a collection (pages 5 and 8) and mix (back cover)

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Orange, Copper and Brown

1. ‘Orange Favourite’ with Sweet William ‘Sooty’

1. ‘Orange Favourite’ PArrOT Freesia-scented and invaluable for its late favourites, shown here growing with Sweet Williams (see page 23). laTe May. H.50cm (20in) 260235 15 bulbs £8.95 30 bulbs £16.95 Also in a collection (pages 5 and 6)

1. ‘Orange Favourite’

4. ‘Orange Emperor’ 2. ‘Prinses Irene’

3. whittallii

2. ‘Prinses Irene’ TrIUMPH The colours of a sunset, with elegant blue-green silver leaves.

Mid Mid April-May. H.30cm (12in) 260237 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.50 60 bulbs £20.95 Also in a collection (page 4)

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3. whittallii SPECIES A truly beautiful tulip, in the deepest coppery orange. Rare and unusual, growing from the same bulbs for Mid Mid April-May. H.25cm (10in) 260247 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £13.50

4. ‘Orange Emperor’ FOSTErIANA Superbly early and favourites for early picking and for the garden. earlY MarchApril. H.45cm (18in) 260234 15 bulbs £5.95 30 bulbs £10.95

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8. ‘Moonlight Girl’ growing through forget-me-nots (see page 21) 5. ‘Formosa’

5. ‘Formosa’ VIrIDIFLOrA variety, perfect planted and arranged with blacks, purples or mauves. laTe Late April-May. H.30cm (12in) 260922 15 bulbs £8.50 30 bulbs £15.95 Also in a mix (page 10)

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6. sylvestris SPECIES This wild native tulip grows well in grass and in light shade under trees and it has a delicious scent. Plant it this year and it will be there for decades. earlY March-April.

H.35cm (14in) 260865 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.50

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For very pale yellow see ‘Sapporo’ page 20 7. ‘Moonlight Girl’

7. ‘Moonlight Girl’

LILy FLOWErED A lovely yellow tulip with pointed,

garden at dusk. Mid April-May. H.55cm (22in) 260864 15 bulbs £8.50 30 bulbs £15.50 Also in a mix (page 10)

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BulBs tulips by colour

1. ‘Antraciet’

See ‘Antraciet’ with polyanthus, page 21

1. ‘Antraciet’

Burgundy, Carmine and Red

1. ‘Antraciet’ DOUbLE LATE A fully double, satin magentacrimson tulip. A top performer and one of my long-standing Mid Mid AprilMay. H.50cm (20in) 260202 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95 Also in a mix (page 9)

TrIUMPH A unique coloured tulip in a luscious carmine with a beautiful smoky blue sheen on the outside Mid Mid April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260857 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95

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3. ‘Jan Reus’

3. ‘Jan Reus’ TrIUMPH the deep, dark and luscious crimson standing favourites. Mid Mid-late April. H.50cm (20in) 260229 15 bulbs £5.95 30 bulbs £11.50 Also in a collection (pages 5 and 6)

4. ‘Lasting Love’

4. ‘Lasting Love’ TrIUMPH Huge heads on statuesque stems in a rich and beautiful carmineburgundy. One of my new-found favourites. Mid Mid April-May. H.50cm (20in) 260923 15 bulbs £8.95 30 bulbs £15.95

5. ‘Couleur Cardinal’ growing in the Venetian Tulip Collection (page 4)

5. ‘Couleur Cardinal’

5. ‘Couleur Cardinal’ TrIUMPH Sophisticated and supremely elegant red-crimson petals with a plum-like, silvery sheen. This was one of Vita Sackville-West’s favourite tulips and there is still lots of it grown at Sissinghurst. Mid Mid April-May. H.35cm (14in) 260216 15 bulbs £5.95 30 bulbs £10.95

6. ‘Roulette’

‘Lasting Love’ growing with ‘Roulette’

Grow together ‘lasTing love’ and ‘rouleTTe’ The perfect duo for a cutting patch or bold border. 260941 30 bulbs (15 of each) £15.95

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6. ‘Roulette’ TrIUMPH A multi-headed satin red, brilliant value for pots or a vase as just a handful of bulbs has such impact.

Mid Mid April-May. H.35-45cm (14-18in) 260856 15 bulbs £7.50 30 bulbs £14.50

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1. ‘Rococo’

2. ‘Pimpernel’ VIrIDIFLOrA

1. ‘Rococo’ PArrOT This is the earliest, frilliest and most dashing Parrot. Great for picking and, with shorter stems than other Parrots, perfect for pots. Mid Mid April-May H.35-45cm (14-18in) 260241 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £10.95 60 bulbs £20.50

planting through lettuce, as on the bank (shown here) at Perch Hill. laTe May. H.40cm (16in) 260924 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95

2. ‘Pimpernel’

White & Cream

3. ‘Tambour Maitre’

3. ‘Tambour Maitre’ TrIUMPH I chose this from hundreds in the overlying touch of smoky crimson.

Mid Mid April-May. H.55cm (22in) 260724 15 bulbs £7.95 30 bulbs £14.95 Also in a mix (page 9)

4. ‘Exotic Emperor’

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4. ‘Exotic Emperor’ DOUbLE EArLy A double tulip, with outer petals more like green sepals. It looks good from the moment the buds begin to at least six weeks. earlY March-April H.50cm (20in) 260475 15 bulbs £8.95 30 bulbs £15.95 Also in a collection (page 7) or mix (page 10)

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5. ‘Flaming Spring Green’ VIrIDIFLOrA A must-have tulip with raspberry ripple stippling on a green and cream base. laTe Late April-May. H.50cm (20in) 260221 15 bulbs £11.95 Also in a collection (page 6)

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6. ‘Double Maureen’

6. ‘Double Maureen’ DOUbLE LATE This tall, statuesque tulip is one of the very last to bloom, with like a white and green heavyheaded rose. laTe Late AprilMay. H.60cm (24in) 260710 10 bulbs £9.95 20 bulbs £18.95

7. ‘Francoise’

7. ‘Francoise’ TrIUMPH to become a classic. Mid AprilMay. H.60cm (24in) 260925 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95

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Lovely arranged in this Emma bridgewater vase (page 54)

2. ‘Green Star’

2. ‘Green Star’ VIrIDIFLOrA ‘Green Star’ has the elegance and with the longevity and elegance

1. ‘Purissima’

3. humilis ‘Alba Caerulea Oculata’

1. ‘Purissima’

White & Cream

1. ‘Purissima’ FOSTErIANA A fantastic, large creamy tulip, like an early ‘Spring Green’, perfect for early spring picking and brilliant for pots. One of my earlY March-April. H.45cm (18in) 260238 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.50 60 bulbs £20.95 Also in a mix (page 10)

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4. ‘White Triumphator’ LILy FLOWErED Supremely elegant, it grows wonderfully in sun or light shade and is reliable and easy to grow. Mid Late April-May. H.60cm (24in) 260248 15 bulbs £7.95 30 bulbs £15.50 Also in a mix (page 11)

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5. ‘Sapporo’

6. ‘Shirley’

5. ‘Sapporo’ LILy FLOWErED The palest, softest unsalted butter coloured interior with creamy exterior and tall, slim, elegant shape. laTe May. H.45cm (18in) 260926 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95 Also in a mix (page 10)

3. humilis ‘Alba Caerulea Oculata’ SPECIES These are small and spectacular, and are easy to grow and excellent for pots. Try mixing them with other early-spring, delicate bulbs such as Anemone blanda and Fritillaria ‘Plum and White Mixed’. earlY MarchApril. H.10-15cm (4-6in) 260465 5 bulbs £9.95

cream star. Mid Late April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260716 15 bulbs £11.95 Also in a collection (back cover)

6. ‘Shirley’ TrIUMPH Hill last spring, a brilliant tulip for adding a splash of contrast among other whites, gradually deepening to a soft purple (see website for more pictures). laTe May. H.50cm (20in) 260927 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £13.50

7. ‘Spring Green’

7. ‘Spring Green’ VIrIDIFLOrA A classic green and ivory tulip, really long-standing cottage garden favourite. laTe Late April-May. H.45cm (18in) 260243 15 bulbs £7.95 30 bulbs £14.95 Also in a collection (pages 5 and 7) or mix (page 11) and with plants (pages 21 and 22)

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8. ‘White Dream’

8. ‘White Dream’ TrIUMPH A beautiful and elegant pure white tulip, which works especially well planted in groups in the border.

Mid April-May. H.50cm (20in) 260943 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95

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2. White Honesty with Tulip ‘Spring Green’ and Tulip ‘Apricot Parrot’ White Honesty

1. Purple Honesty with Tulip ‘Ballerina’

summer, filling gaps with colour and scent in the main growing season, but why not plant winter and spring bedding in these same spots - wallflowers, forget-menots and honesty - up through which our bulbs can grow.

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‘Ballerina’

Polyanthus ‘Gold Laced’

1. Purple Honesty with Tulip ‘Ballerina’ 200241 10 tulip bulbs and 5 honesty seedlings £11.50 20 tulip bulbs and 10 honesty seedlings £19.95 or buy purple honesty on its own 200295 5 seedlings £6.95 10 seedlings £9.95

3. Polyanthus ‘Gold Laced’ with Tulip ‘Antraciet’

3. Polyanthus ‘Gold Laced’ with Tulip ‘Antraciet’ 200244 5 polyanthus 3cm plugs and 10 tulip bulbs £11.95 10 polyanthus 3cm plugs and 20 tulip bulbs £22.50

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‘White Triumphator’

‘China Pink’

Myosotis ‘Savoie’

4. Forget-me-nots (Myosotis ‘Savoie’) with Tulip ‘China Pink’ 200242 5 forget-me-not seedlings and 10 tulip bulbs £13.50 10 forget-me-not seedlings and 20 tulip bulbs £22.95 or buy Myosotis ‘savoie’ on its own 200296 5 seedlings £6.95 10 seedlings £9.95

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‘Antraciet’

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4. Forget-me-nots with Tulip ‘China Pink’

‘Apricot Parrot’

This combination of tulip and polyanthus will go on looking good for years.

See page 44 for polyanthus on its own.

combinations

“Many of us grow ‘bedding’ in the

‘Spring Green’

2. White Honesty with Tulips ‘Spring Green’ and ‘Apricot Parrot’ 200240 10 bulbs of each tulip and 5 honesty seedlings £18.50 20 bulbs of each tulip and 10 honesty seedlings £32.95 or buy White honesty on its own 200294 5 seedlings £6.95 10 seedlings £9.95

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5. Forget-me-nots with Tulip ‘White Triumphator’

Myosotis ‘Savoie’

5. Forget-me-nots (Myosotis ‘Savoie’) with Tulip ‘White Triumphator’ 200243 5 forget-me-not seedlings and 10 tulip bulbs £14.50 10 forget-me-not seedlings and 20 tulip bulbs £24.95

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Tulip and plant combinations

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1. Tulip ‘Rococo’

‘Rococo’

2. Tulip ‘Ivory Floradale’ and

‘Fire King’

‘Ivory Floradale’

‘Primrose’

1. Tulip ‘Rococo’ and

2. Tulip ‘Ivory Floradale’ and

200286 10 tulip bulbs and

200287 10 tulip bulbs and

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3. Tulip ‘Annie Schilder’ and

3. Tulip ‘Annie Schilder’ and

‘Annie Schilder’

‘Giant Pink’

“Wallflowers are perfect for winter and spring bedding, in lovely rich colours, with superb scents. They’re brilliant for picking and look wonderful with tulips. Our wallflowers are grown specially for us by our nursery in Lincolnshire. The plants are extra-large plugs (4.5cm) and will be sent out

‘Jan Reus’

ready to go in the ground from mid September.”

6. Tulip ‘Queen of Night’

5. Tulip ‘Spring Green’ and

5. ‘Cupani’

‘Spring Green’ ‘White Dame’

All hugely scented

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7. Tulip ‘Recreado’ and

6. ‘Lord Nelson’ ‘Queen of Night’

‘Fire King’

‘Recreado’

‘Giant Pink’

5. Tulip ‘Spring Green’ and

6. Tulip ‘Queen of Night’

7. Tulip ‘Recreado’ and

200223 10 tulip bulbs and

200222 10 tulip bulbs and

200226 10 tulip bulbs and

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‘Blood Red’

WindoW Boxes and wallflowers

‘Blood Red’

‘Blood Red’ 200289 5 large plug plants £7.95 15 large plug plants £15.95

wallflowers the dwarf tapestry mix available at garden centres. When you receive them, seperate out and plant at 30cm (12in) apart.

‘Fire King’

‘Vulcan’

‘Fire King’ 200290 5 large plug plants £7.95 15 large plug plants £15.95

‘Vulcan’ The best purple-crimson. 200288 5 large plug plants £7.95 15 large plug plants £15.95

Wallflower Collection exclusive

5 large plug plants £7.95 15 large plug plants £15.95 ‘Fire King’ and ‘Vulcan’. 200194 15 large plug plants (5 of each) £16.95

‘White Dame’ 200291 5 large plug plants £7.95 15 large plug plants £15.95

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Rich Velvet Collection

Successional Pot Collection growing in our Aged Zinc Troughs

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Deep, rich colours and scent with two of the best ever tulips growing ‘Blood Red’, Tulip ‘Rococo’ and Tulip ‘Havran’.

April-May 200283

Aged Zinc Troughs Set of 2. Large L.59.5cm W.27cm D.19cm, Small L.49cm W.20cm D.14cm 420154 Set of 2 £44.95

Successional Pot Collection exclusive Contrasting container collection with the two best orange tulips piercing Erysimum ‘Vulcan’, Tulip ‘Ballerina’ and Tulip ‘Orange Emperor’.

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April-

for their foliage through the winter months and their bright garden and for your borders or pots”

Dianthus ‘Auricula Eyed Mix’

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10 plants ‘Auricula Eye Mix’ and 5 plants ‘Sooty’. 200293 15 large plug plants £15.95

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Allium collections and mixes “Alliums are incredibly

allium

long-lived and flower for ages. These ones in my garden have been coming back for the last fifteen

collections and mixes

years. I love them for adding late spring, early summer pizzazz, bringing strong colour and shape to the border, plus they are excellent for cutting.”

Allium Mix bestseller exclusive

‘Purple Sensation’

hollandicum

There are no better value alliums than these two – one in deep, rich purple, the other a more smoky mauve. Mix them up together in the garden and harvest them for inside.

This mix contains ‘Purple Sensation’ and hollandicum. Mid May-June.

260763 30 bulbs (15 of each) £11.95 60 bulbs (30 of each) £22.50

Notes

our alliums: are easy to grow and will get better, year after year like a light soil in full sun, but if you have heavy clay, like I do, add plenty of grit should be spaced at 10-15cm (4-6in) apart for smaller varieties, 30-45cm (12-18in) for larger ones.

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amplectens ‘Graceful’

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May-July.

260869 30 bulbs £10.50 60 bulbs (two of above sets) £18.95

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Allium collections and mixes ‘Purple Sensation’

‘Purple Sensation’

cristophii

sphaerocephalon

New Allium Collection exclusive

‘Purple Rain’

Fantastic Allium Collection exclusive

unifolium

‘Purple Sensation’

These three are the alliums I pick most. I love the starry openness only, not the leaves, and put a drop of bleach in the water to extend their vase life and prevent any oniony smell. 15 ‘Purple Sensation’, 5 cristophii and 40 sphaerocephalon. See individual varieties for 260891 60 bulbs £14.95

schubertii

‘Silverspring’

of unifolium and, of course, the ever-stalwart ‘Purple Sensation’, island three. This collection includes 3 ‘Purple Rain’, 15 unifolium and 15 ‘Purple Sensation’. May-July. 260870 33 bulbs £12.95

atropurpureum

Spectacular Allium Collection exclusive heads on strong, straight stems. This collection includes 3 schubertii, 3 ‘Silverspring’ and 10 atropurpureum. May-July.

260762 16 bulbs (1 set) £21.95 32 bulbs (2 sets) £39.95

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1. amplectens ‘Graceful’

2. cernuum

1. amplectens ‘Graceful’ Along with ‘Silverspring’, this is the best of the white and showy alliums, with

2. cernuum These easy bulbs are like a delicate chandelier – beautiful. One bulb quickly forms

pink stripe at its heart.

(12in) 260757 5 bulbs £4.95 10 bulbs £7.95 15 bulbs £10.95

spikes, so, as with snowdrops, you can lift and divide. June-July.

H.50cm (20in) 260509 10 bulbs £7.95 20 bulbs £14.95

June. H.30cm

3. cristophii

Grow together

Allium cristophii with DigitAlis ‘suttons Apricot’ For foxgloves on their own see page 42 3. cristophii bestseller

200247 5 Allium cristophii bulbs and 3 Digitalis ‘Suttons Apricot’ plants £17.95

The classic, huge-headed sparkler, with

lasting in the garden for decades. June-July. H.60-90cm (24-36in) 260001 15 bulbs £7.95 30 bulbs £14.95 Also in a collection (page 25)

4. caeruleum

4. caeruleum which last brilliantly in the garden and vase and come back in slightly bigger swathes each year. Shown growing with salvia (see page 44). June-July.

H.50-70cm (20-28in). 260871 15 bulbs £4.95 30 bulbs £7.95

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5. cowanii

5. cowanii bestseller A very delicate and pretty, earlyexcellent in the border and as a very long-lasting (3 weeks) cut salad too. May. H.20-40cm (816in) 260000 30 bulbs £3.95 60 bulbs £6.95 90 bulbs £9.95 Also in a collection (page 24)

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6. ‘Early Emperor’

6. ‘Early Emperor’ has wonderful stems and blooms in May a good two weeks earlier than most to coincide beautifully with the tulips. May. H.85cm (33in) 260874 3 bulbs £3.50 6 bulbs £5.95

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Grow together Allium cristophii with white honesty 200246 10 Allium cristophii bulbs and 10 Honesty seedlings £16.50

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Succession idea with alliums

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The same artichoke bed in June and August. Alliums ‘Globemaster’, schubertii and ‘Early Emperor’ bring colour from April to July, and dahlias take over in late summer. It’s a hugely successful plant succession.

Alliums are INVALUABLE for any garden, after your tulips and before your perennials.

1. ‘Globemaster’ This truly spectacular, giant mauve globe follows on from ‘Purple getting bigger and better every year. June-July. H.85cm (34in) 260002 3 bulbs £17.50

2. A. hollandicum in the Oast Garden at Perch Hill

2. hollandicum

Beautiful smoky-mauve

to form spectacular drifts through your garden.

May-June. H.60-90cm (24-36in) 260760 10 bulbs £6.95 20 bulbs £12.95 Also in a mix (page 24)

A brilliant, bright combination

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1. ‘Globemaster’

Grow together Allium ‘globemAster’ with helenium ‘moorheim beAuty’

200248 3 Allium bulbs and 1 Helenium 9cm plant £24.95

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2. ‘Mount Everest’

2. ‘Mount Everest’ A beautiful cream, statuesque allium, wonderful mixed (see page 27). The pollinators absolutely love both.

June-July. H.90cm (36in) 260892 3 bulbs £8.50 6 bulbs £14.50

1. hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’

1. hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ bestseller The best all-round garden and in mid May. Will gently self-sow.

May-June. H.90cm (36in) 260007 15 bulbs £8.95 30 bulbs £14.95 Also in collection (page 25) and mix (page 24)

Grow together Allium ‘purple sensAtion’ AnD orlAyA grAnDiFlorA Ideal for planting now 200250 10 Allium bulbs and 10 Orlaya seedlings £15.50

3. nigrum

3. nigrum

Early flowerer

The cream equivalent to the winning ‘Purple

with a central green eye. My favourite good value cream for cutting, it lasts over two weeks in a vase. June.

H.35cm (14in) 260878 5 bulbs £3.95 10 bulbs £5.95 15 bulbs £8.50 Also in a collection (page 24)

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5. ‘Purple Rain’

6. schubertii

4. rosenbachianum

4. rosenbachianum

5. ‘Purple Rain’ A beautiful allium, like cristophii in

6. schubertii

but in a richer, deeper colour. This is truly fabulous. May-June.

H.90-120cm (36-47in) 260912 6 bulbs £3.95 9 bulbs £5.50 Also in a collection (page 25)

with vast, pink, spiky, sweet-scented June-July.

H.60cm (24in) 260010 3 bulbs £5.95 9 bulbs £15.50 Also in a collection (page 25)

A lovely old species allium which was Vita

May, or even in April in a sunny spot, so brilliant for mixing up with mid-season tulips. May. H.70-90cm (28-36in) 260875 3 bulbs £8.50 6 bulbs £14.50

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1. senescens subsp. glaucum

1. senescens subsp. glaucum (German Garlic) with dense carpets of beautiful swirling spring-green leaves all year. It’s perfect for the front of a border or in a permanent container. July-August. H.30cm (12in) 260929 5 bulbs £7.50 10 bulbs £14.50

3. sphaerocephalon

3. sphaerocephalon with ‘Eryngium’ (see page 43)

2. ‘Silverspring’

2. ‘Silverspring’ I love the mix of colours in ‘Silverspring’, with its clear white petals around purple centres.

June-July. H.60-90cm (24-36in) 260410 3 bulbs £10.95 6 bulbs £19.50 Also in a collection (page 25)

4. ‘Spider’

4. ‘Spider’ A brand new variety, much like my top favourite schubertii, but in a deeper, richer purple (made by crossing schubertii with atropurpureum). June-July.

H.30-40cm (12-16in) 260876 5 bulbs £ 8.95 10 bulbs £15.95

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3. sphaerocephalon This small-headed rich, blackcurrant and is invaluable for that. It’s very pretty and will gently self-sow.

July-August. H.60-90cm (24-36in) 260011 40 bulbs £3.95 80 bulbs £7.50 Also in a collection (page 25)

Allium sphaerocephalon look great lining paths.

Here they are in the garden at Perch Hill.

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5. stipitatum ‘Violet Beauty’

5. stipitatum ‘Violet Beauty’ one has a sweet scent, so if you like to pick some to bring inside, this is a lovely one to choose. We have planted lots of this in the cutting garden. May-June. H.75cm (30in) 260877 10 bulbs £4.95 20 bulbs £8.50

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6. unifolium

6. unifolium May-July. H.30cm (12in) 260911 25 bulbs £3.95 50 bulbs £6.50 Also in a collection (page 25)

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bulbs for naturalising “One of the most beautiful sights of spring is carpets of bulbs - anemones, crocus, camassias, narcissi and lily of the valley - not in borders, but in self-seeding, self-perpetuating drifts through your grass or shaded corners. Naturalising bulbs give a garden a feeling of scattered, easy maturity.

wood and garden anemones

1. A. nemorosa Wood Anemone

H.10-15cm (4-6in)

1. A. nemorosa Wood Anemone bestseller 260420 20 corms £6.50

camassia

4. Camassia quamash

2. A. lipsiensis

2. A. lipsiensis My new-found favourite early spring bulb, a simple, single anemone for shade or sun, in the most perfect unsalted butter creamy-yellow. 260521 3 corms £6.95 9 corms £17.50

3. A. blanda ‘Blue Shades’

3. A. blanda ‘Blue Shades’ swathes through your sunny or shady borders.

260515 20 corms £3.50 40 corms £5.95

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5. Camassia leichtlinii ‘Alba’

One of the most tolerant and long-lived bulbs you can grow.

They’re ideal for being happy in sun or light shade, for freely drained or damper soils and for naturalising in grass.

4. Camassia quamash A darker blue camassia, with tall, May-June.

H.60cm (24in) 260022 20 bulbs £4.95 40 bulbs £8.95

5. Camassia leichtlinii ‘Alba’ bulb with spires of creamy-white.

Flowers a little earlier than the blues, which last for ages. April-May. H.90cm (36in) 260768 5 bulbs £4.95

6. Camassia cusickii

6. Camassia cusickii Vivid sky blue camassia, tall and elegant through grass. May-June. H.60cm (24in) 260930 5 bulbs £4.95 10 bulbs £8.95

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7. Convallaria Lily of the Valley

7. Convallaria Lily of the Valley These delicate, scented native wild shade and slowly spread into large colonies. May. H.15-20cm (6-8in) 260427 20 bulbs £9.50

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8. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue’

8. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Blue’ Glory of the Snow This earlyspring bulb adds invaluable March brightness to any patch in sun or shade, gradually self-sowing to form a lovely sea-blue carpet.

March-April. H.10-15cm (4-6in) 260024 50 bulbs £8.50

9. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Pink Giant’

9. Chionodoxa forbesii ‘Pink Giant’

Lovely pale pink-mauve starry February-March. H.15cm (6in) 260931 25 bulbs £5.50 50 bulbs £8.95

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bulbs for naturalising 2. chrysanthus ‘Spring Beauty’

2. chrysanthus ‘Spring Beauty’

1. chrysanthus ‘Advance’

1. chrysanthus ‘Advance’ An unusual bi-colour form. This is an old variety from the 1950s, which has stood the test of time. JanuaryMarch. H.15-20cm (6-8in) 260532 25 bulbs £6.95 50 bulbs £12.50 Also in a collection (see below)

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2. chrysanthus ‘Spring Beauty’ bestseller My top favourite crocus, with buds like a Rembrandt Tulip.

February-March.

H.15-20cm (6-8in) 260542 25 bulbs £5.50 50 bulbs £8.50

crocuses “Crocuses are often the first flowers in a garden and feel like the true cheerleaders of spring. Delicate, yet easy to grow, lovely closed up as a goblet and even lovelier fully open.”

Tried and tested, natural looking, and self-seeding crocus

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3. vernus

4. ‘Snow Bunting’

3. vernus Slightly later than tommasinianus to give a perfect self-sowing succession in grass.

March. H.8cm (3in) 260933 25 bulbs £5.95 50 bulbs £8.95

4. ‘Snow Bunting’ The most delicate white crocus with deep purple brush stroke markings.

March. H.8cm (3in) 260932 25 bulbs £5.50 50 bulbs £8.50 Also in a collection (see below)

5. tommasinianus with snowdrops (see page 32)

5. tommasinianus The best, early crocus for grass, and the bees love them. Freely self-sows.

February. H.10cm (4in) 260008 25 bulbs £4.95 50 bulbs £9.50

Richcoloured Crocus Collection

Ice Blue Crocus Collection

Crocus ‘Advance’,

Crocus ‘Blue Pearl’, ‘Cream Beauty’ and ‘Snow Bunting’ (arranged with Chionodoxa, see left, and Muscari, see page 33). Pack them into a pot almost touching for incredible impact, or plant them in drifts in the garden. Each in separate bags. 260546 30 bulbs (10 bulbs of each) £7.50 90 bulbs (30 bulbs of each) £18.50

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‘Zwanenburg Bronze’ in beautiful velvet colours, each in separate bags.

Arranged here with Lace’ (see page 44).

260544 30 bulbs (10 bulbs of each) £8.95 90 bulbs (30 bulbs of each) £22.95

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3. Erythronium revolutum ‘White Beauty’

2. Cyclamen coum

2. Cyclamen coum The handsome leaves and beautiful brilliant for creating a carpet under the tricky, dry shade of shrubs and trees. They will naturalise and selfsow. January-February. H.10cm (4in) 260108 5 corms £7.95 10 corms £14.95

1. Cyclamen hederifolium

1. Cyclamen hederifolium 260109 5 bulbs £7.95 10 bulbs £14.95

3. Erythronium revolutum ‘White Beauty’ Lovely, coppery-washed leaves, with tall, statuesque, elegant, easyMarch-April. H.20cm (8in) 260067 5 bulbs £9.95

5. Fritillaria meleagris ‘Plum and White Mixed’

5. Fritillaria meleagris ‘Plum and White Mixed’ bestseller This snakeshead fritillary looks brilliant at the front of a border or naturalised in grass, happier on heavy soils than on dry chalk or sand. Leave to set seed until late June/July and they will then slowly naturalise.

April-May. H.15-20cm (6-8in) 260036 20 bulbs £4.95 40 bulbs £9.50 4. Hyacinthoides non scripta Bluebell

4. Hyacinthoides non scripta Bluebell bestseller This is the true native British bluebell. Plant under any collection of trees and shrubs and it makes them look like they’ve been there forever.

April-May. H.35cm (14in) 260739 25 bulbs £11.95 50 bulbs £20.50

Snowdrop Collection exclusive bestseller

G. nivalis

G. ‘Flore Pleno’

G. elwesii

to choose, but these are the ones I think are essential. Introduce snowdrops this year, and in two or three years’ time, you’ll have carpets a-plenty to cheer up your garden from January to March.

This collection includes 10 each of nivalis ( Jan-Feb), ‘Flore Pleno’ ( early Feb) and elwesii ( Feb-Mar). 260326 30 bulbs £17.95

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Alternatively, pre-order our bulbs in the green for delivery in spring.

260077 50 Bluebell bulbs £21.95 260076 50 Snowdrop nivalis bulbs £14.95

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Plant a few of these and they will gradually spread for decades to come.

2. Narcissus pseudonarcissus

2. Narcissus pseudonarcissus SPEcIES bestseller The wild, British, native daffodil which will spread by self-sowing beneath trees and shrubs. It’s the longest lasting, easiest and most successful daff to grow for naturalising.

March. H.30cm (12in) 260133 10 bulbs £4.95 20 bulbs £9.50 40 bulbs £15.95

1. Leucojum ‘Summer Perfect growing through grass and thrives in sun or light shade. Lovely as a cut May. H.35cm (14cm) 260934 10 bulbs £4.50 20 bulbs £7.50 See pages 37 and 38 for more Narcissi

2. Narcissus pseudonarcissus 3. Narcissus ‘Actaea’ 4. ‘W. P. Milner’

3. Narcissus ‘Actaea’ POETIcUS bestseller One month earlier to

4. Narcissus ‘W. P. Milner’ Perfect for growing right at the front of the border, it has handsome, washed silver foliage and will look good for months, ideal in grass. March-April. H.30cm (12in) 260459 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95 Also in a collection (pages 36 and 37)

eye narcissi – highly-scented and excellent in a border or grass.

April. H.40cm (16in) 260120 15 bulbs £9.95 30 bulbs £17.95 Also in a collection (page 37)

8. ‘West Point’

Blue and White Spring Collection bestseller exclusive

5. Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’ 6. Muscari armeniacum

5. Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’ Lovely, big pale aquamarine marvellous in grass. March-April.

H.10-15cm (4-6in) 260598 25 bulbs £7.95 50 bulbs £14.50

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6. Muscari armeniacum A lovely deep blue – the classic which I have lining one of my veg beds to cheer it up in early spring. March-April.

H.15cm (6in) 260049 25 bulbs £4.50 50 bulbs £7.95

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Muscari ‘Valerie Finnis’, M. armenaicum and Ipheion ‘Alberto Castillo’. Interplant these in a patch at the front of your autumn as well as spring. 260735 60 bulbs (20 of each) £17.95

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our anemones: Anemone coronaria corms are best grown in a sunny spot.

They are fully hardy, so can be planted outside, but will also do well in a greenhouse or polytunnel.

‘The Bride’

Anemone coronaria Collection bestseller exclusive

‘Mr Fokker’ ‘Sylphide’

A beautiful Anemone coronaria collection including the ethereal ‘The Bride’, ‘Mr Fokker’ and ‘Sylphide’.

260755 60 corms (20 of each) £9.95

Soak all anemone corms before planting.

1. ‘Cristina’

“I have seen fields of these growing in Crete. Beautiful, tall anemones in the most wonderful, velvety, single colours. They are prolific flower producers, look great in your garden and will give you buckets of cut flowers from planting both inside and out.” H.30-40cm (12-16in)

2. ‘Mistral Pink’

2. ‘Mistral Pink’

3. ‘Mr Fokker’

I grew this

on the doorstep and right by the path in the main border. It stole the show for weeks. 260523 20 corms £5.50 40 corms £9.95

3. ‘Mr Fokker’ Pollinator insects seem to love this colour. 260017 20 corms £3.50 40 corms £5.50

1. ‘Cristina’ bestseller A glamorous and unusual purplecrimson, brilliant in pots inside or out. 260015 20 corms £3.95 40 corms £7.50

April-June.

4. ‘Sylphide’

4. ‘Sylphide’ The most lovely magenta-pink – fantastic with acid green. See arrangement in 260018 20 corms £3.50 40 corms £5.50

4. ‘Couleur Cardinal’ 5. Eremurus ‘ ‘Cleopatra’

5. Eremurus ‘Cleopatra’ Tangerine orange spikes, like a June-July.

H.150cm (5ft) 260429 3 bulbs £ 9.50

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7. Gladiolus colvillei ‘The Bride’ 6. Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus

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6. Gladiolus communis subsp. byzantinus bestseller These magenta spires stud the olive groves in the Mediterranean, and it’s also naturalised in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles. Excellent in borders or in grass.

May-July. H.60cm (24in) 260038 20 bulbs £5.50 40 bulbs £9.95

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7. Gladiolus colvillei ‘The Bride’ Pretty, delicate and invaluable arrangements. I love this mixed with aquilegias in the garden and the vase. May-July. H.60cm (24in) 260039 20 bulbs £5.95 40 bulbs £10.95

bulbs a-z “These are the best hyacinths you can grow, my favourites from the many I have trialled, all with magnificent scent and exceptional vase life.”

H.20-30cm (8-12in)

‘Woodstock’

1. ‘Woodstock’

garden hyacinths

March-April

‘White Pearl’

‘Peter Stuyvesant’

Hyacinth Collection exclusive ‘Woodstock’, ‘White Pearl’, ‘Peter Stuyvesant’ 260880 15 bulbs (5 bulbs of each) £12.50

1. ‘Woodstock’ bestseller The most beautiful hyacinth of all, the colour of beetroot – our best-selling hyacinth for many years.

260046 5 bulbs £4.95 15 bulbs £12.95

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2. ‘China Pink’ A favourite of mine in soft, smoky vintage silk pink – lovely. 260936 5 bulbs £4.95 15 bulbs £12.95

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‘Stella Snow White’

‘White Splendour’

Early Spring Pot Collection exclusive 3. ‘Anastasia’

3. ‘Anastasia’

4. ‘Spring Field’

An elegant

bulb, with wonderful contrasting dark stems. One of my absolute favourites. 260441 5 bulbs £6.95 15 bulbs £19.95

4. ‘Spring Field’ The most incredible deep indigo-blue, this is a new variety which is a strong grower and invaluable for its depth of colour and strong perfume.

260779 5 bulbs £5.50 15 bulbs £15.95

Cheer up your life for months on end next spring with this perfect white collection. Delicious scent and calm monochrome. Contains Hyacinth ‘White Pearl’, Polyanthus F1 ‘Stella Snow White’ and Anemone ‘White Splendour’. March-April. 200239 5 Hyacinth bulbs, 5 Polyanthus plants and 10 Anemone corms £16.95 15 Hyacinth bulbs, 10 Polyanthus plants and 20 Anemone corms (as shown) £32.50 This collection will be despatched from mid September buy ‘white pearl’ on its own Beautiful green and white buds, with a few stems to every bulb. 260928 5 bulbs £4.95 15 bulbs £12.95

‘Eye of the Tiger’

‘Midnight Passion’

miniture iris histroides‘George’ ‘George’ 5.6.histroides

6. reticulata ‘Harmony’

‘Sky Wings’

Amethyst and Lapis Iris Collection exclusive These are well overdue a renaissance – beautiful in the garden and a vase. Transform your May garden and house with this Dutch Iris collection. Iris ‘Eye of the Tiger’, ‘Midnight Passion’ and ‘Sky Wings’.

260655 45 bulbs (15 bulbs of each) £14.95

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A bulb loved by Vita Sackville West for bringing inside in shallow bulb trays early in the year to have on her desk and dining room

successful in pots, at the front of borders, or in grass. H.10-15cm (4-6in) 5. histroides ‘George’ 260115 25 bulbs £5.95 50 bulbs £10.95

6. reticulata ‘Harmony’ 260064 25 bulbs £4.95 50 bulbs £8.95

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bulb collections “Lilies are one of the most exciting bulbs you can grow, with scent, scale and drama hard to beat. They’re forever spectacular.

Plant them in autumn to get ahead and insure well established growth before the spring season.”

lilies

‘Landini’

speciosum var. Rubrum Uchida

‘Nerone’

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‘Spring Beauty’

‘Elka’

‘Muscadet’

Scented Lily Collection bestseller exclusive

more information and more pictures. 211104 9 bulbs (3 of each) £15.50

mixed bulb collections

‘Casa Blanca’

Lilies regale, ‘Casa Blanca’ and ‘Muscadet’. 211316 9 bulbs (3 of each) £15.50

‘White Triumphator’

Bulb Lasagne Collection exclusive Layer these one on top of the First the delicate feathered Crocus ‘Spring Beauty’, then the lovely ivory ‘Elka’ Narcissi (just coming out in our picture) Tulip ‘White Triumphator’, above the others and their foliage. 260881 40 bulbs (20 crocus, 10 narcissus, 10 tulip) £12.95

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Large Zinc Planter The ideal size for a bulb lasagne in the autumn and one of our pot collections in summer. H.30cm Diam.39cm 420155 £29.95

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‘Merlot’

Brilliant Bulb Lasagne Collection exclusive A new collection of favourite bulbs to plant in layers for a succession of Tulip ‘Merlot’. 260937 40 bulbs £15.95

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Scented ‘Orange ‘Prinses Irene’ ‘Minnow’ Favourite’ Tulip & Narcissi Collection bestseller exclusive Plant these bulbs together in a bulb lasagne – they’ll look two tulips, with ‘Orange Favourite’ looking good into late May. Narcissi ‘Minnow’ (scented), Tulips ‘Prinses Irene’ and ‘Orange Favourite’ (scented). March-May. 260748 30 bulbs (10 of each) £14.50 60 bulbs (20 of each) £26.50

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‘Avalanche’

‘Silver Chimes’

‘Geranium’

‘Actaea’

Highly Scented Narcissi Collection bestseller exclusive

ivory-coloured, multi-headed ‘Silver Chimes’, pretty through spring. March-April. 260462 20 bulbs (5 of each) £16.95 40 bulbs (10 of each) £29.95 For Nero Vase see page 55

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‘W. P. Milner’

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1. ‘Dallas’ POETIcUS bestseller this one. It gives the plant an ethereal, delicate beauty.

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2. ‘Elka’

2. ‘Elka’ Like a ‘Tete a Tete’ but in the most perfect ivory, ideal for pots and containers and late Feb-early April. H.25cm (10in) 260882 15 bulbs £8.95 30 bulbs £15.95 Also in a collection (see left)

4. ‘Geranium’

3. ‘Jenny’ This one is hard to beat for an all-round reliable garden daffodil. March-April. H.3040cm (12-16in) 260453 10 bulbs £7.95 20 bulbs £14.95

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‘W. P. Milner’

All three of these delicate narcissi look beautiful in the garden or in a pot, inside or out. Perfumed ‘Minnow’, March-April. 260461 30 bulbs (10 bulbs of each) £14.95 60 bulbs (20 bulbs of each) £28.95

5. ‘Hawera’

4. ‘Geranium’ TAzETTA A wonderful multi-headed narcissus, with delicious scent 3 ‘Jenny’

Narcissi ‘Segovia’ for Pots ‘Minnow’ Collection bestseller exclusive

5. ‘Hawera’ JONqUILLA narcissi you can grow with elegant, little primrose yellow and pretty chive-like leaves.

April-May. H.18cm (7in) 260742 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.50

6. ‘Felindre’

6. ‘Felindre’ POETIcUS Perfect upwards and outwards facing, highly scented Pheasants Eye type narcissus with excellent vase life. MarchApril. H.40cm (16in) 260804 10 bulbs £7.95 20 bulbs £14.95

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3. ‘Petrel’

1. ‘Martinette’

1. ‘Martinette’ JONqUILLA A few stems of this multi-headed variety will your room with scent.

March-April. H.40cm (16in) 260628 15 bulbs £5.95 30 bulbs £10.50

2. ‘Minnow’

2. ‘Minnow’ TAzETTA Brilliant for pots and in the garden, this dwarf variety has a wondrous scent.

March-April. H.15cm (6in) 260128 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95 Also in a collection (pages 36 and 37)

3. ‘Petrel’ I have a thing for classy white narcissi. This one and an excellent scent.

March-April.

H.40cm (16in) 260632 10 bulbs £8.95 20 bulbs £16.50

4. ‘Pheasant’s Eye’

5. ‘Pueblo’

4. ‘Pheasant’s Eye’ POETIcUS bestseller Highly-scented and late-

5. ‘Pueblo’ JONqUILLA bestseller A lovely, sumptuously scented and

classic, excellent in a border or grass. April-May. H.40cm (16in) 260126 10 bulbs £7.50 20 bulbs £12.95

a delicate mix of creams.

March-April. H.30cm (12in) 260455 15 bulbs £6.95 30 bulbs £12.95

4 great reasons to grow narcissi They are super-tolerant of almost any site and situation except extremely wet soil.

They get bigger and better each year.

They give you colour in the garden from late February.

6. ‘Rip Van Winkle’

6. ‘Rip Van Winkle’ TAzETTA An extraordinary, yet beautiful, dwarf daffodil with highly cut petals like a child’s homemade tissue paper star. It’s one of my February-March. H.15cm (6in) 260118 15 bulbs £7.50 30 bulbs £13.95

7. ‘Silver Chimes’

7. ‘Silver Chimes’ TAzETTA I have this incredibly elegant, highly scented narcissi planted between my dahlias to give me buckets of long-lasting narcissi to cut for spring. April. H.30cm (12in) 260127 10 bulbs £7.95 20 bulbs £14.95 Also in a collection (page 37)

10. ‘Trevithian’

8. ‘Segovia’ 9. ‘Tete-a-Tete’

8. ‘Segovia’ JONqUILLA bestseller

An exquisite and

door so you can admire it every day. March-April.

H.20cm (8in) 260458 10 bulbs £7.95 20 bulbs £14.95 Also in a collection (page 37)

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9. ‘Tete-a-Tete’ This is the excellent value, miniature, easy to grow, live-for-ever narcissi, which wins bulb of the year again and again. March-April.

H.20cm (8in) 260456 15 bulbs £6.50 30 bulbs £11.95

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10. ‘Trevithian’ JONqUILLA Lovely and tall with delicate INCREDIBLE fragrance. The foliage is also delicate and deep green, like elongated chives.

March. H.30cm (12in) 260119 15 bulbs £7.95 30 bulbs £14.50

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2. ‘Emerald’

1. ‘Royal Velvet’ The loveliest crimson-black in a different class to the standard high-street scarlet. H.50cm (20in) 220021 1 bulb £10.95

2. ‘Emerald’ the faintest crimson veins and edge to each petal. H.45cm (18in) 260104 1 bulb £ 10.95

amaryllis – they look great growing together.

amaryllis

Amaryllis ‘Royal Velvet’ and ‘Green Goddess’

“These fantastic amaryllis are easy to grow and look magnificent for ages. Amaryllis are tender bulbs from Brazil so need to be grown inside until the frosts are over.”

Notes 3. ‘Green Goddess’

4. ‘Hercules’

4. ‘Hercules’ The most delicious rich carmine pink. H.45cm (18in) 220024 1 bulb £8.95

3. ‘Green Goddess’ A truly beautiful white and green, tall and elegant amaryllis with a 220019 1 bulb £10.95

Store and dry bulbs from late summer to grow again next autumn

Our amaryllis are huge bumper-sized bulbs giving you come in succession, each one lasting for nearly a month. Full planting and care instructions are sent out with every bulb.

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8. Amaryllis Forcer 5. ‘Liberty’

6. ‘Misty’

5. ‘Liberty’ A lovely velvet red, one tone deeper than scarlet. H.50cm (20in) 260413 1 bulb £8.95

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6. ‘Misty’ An exquisitely delicate amaryllis with incredible whitered. H.30-40cm (12-16in) 260837 1 bulb £12.95

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7. ‘Lemon and Lime’

7. ‘Lemon and Lime’ Beautiful ivory with pale green wash – a turner of heads. H.50cm (20in) 260942 1 bulb £10.95

8. Amaryllis Forcer This clear glass vase is the perfect size and shape for forcing amaryllis bulbs indoors in water. Out of 450048 £16.95

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1. ‘White Pearl’ for forcing A lovely white with fantastic scent, great for inside. H.30cm (12in) 220045 5 bulbs £5.95 15 bulbs £16.50

Hyacinth For Forcing Collection exclusive

‘White Pearl’, ‘Peter Stuyvesant’, and ‘Woodstock’.

260887 15 bulbs (5 bulbs of each) £14.95

2. ‘Peter Stuyvesant’

3. ‘Woodstock’

3. ‘Woodstock’ for forcing The most beautiful hyacinth – the colour of beetroot. H.30cm (12in) 260045 5 bulbs £4.95 15 bulbs £13.95

2. ‘Peter Stuyvesant’ for forcing A good, strong blue with very powerful scent. Add some pussy willow and moss to the pot for a brilliant indoor arrangement.

260780 5 bulbs £4.95 15 bulbs £13.95

These bulbs have all been specially treated to grow fast in pots inside

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5. Zinc bowl.

For Muscari see page 33

4. Tulip ‘Calgary’

4. Tulip ‘Calgary’ for forcing

Scented Indoor Narcissus Collection exclusive

white tulip to force for early in the 220028 5 bulbs £3.95 15 bulbs £9.95

Paperwhite ‘Ziva’, ‘Cragford’ and ‘Avalanche’. These will be despatched mid-November. Plant them straight away for Christmas 260305 15 bulbs (5 of each) £12.95 45 bulbs (15 of each) £32.95

5. Zinc bowl This rustic zinc bowl is excellent for indoor hyacinths, muscari or paperwhites.

Diam.24cm H.12cm 420157 £14.95

come with full instructions for forcing in time for christmas

“Wonderful scented flowers to brighten your winter kitchen and living room.

They are easy to grow and are definitely worth it for the cheer factor.”

6. Paperwhite ‘Inbal’

6. Paperwhite ‘Inbal’ This improved form of Paperwhite has stems with huge numbers of more expensive, but worth it for their great impact. H.40cm (16in) 220027 10 bulbs £9.95

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7. ‘Cragford’

7. ‘Cragford’ A beautiful, white, orange-centred, multi-headed, deliciously scented narcissus which makes a fabulous and long-lasting pot plant and cut 260123 15 bulbs £8.95

These indoor bulbs will be despatched from late October

8. Paperwhite ‘Ziva’ in 9. rustic Terracotta Bulb Bowl

8. Paperwhite ‘Ziva’ bestseller This pure white, highly fragrant, multi-headed narcissus makes a classic winter house plant. H.35cm (14in) 260135 5 bulbs £4.50 15 bulbs £10.95 9. Terracotta Bulb Bowl H.7cm W.19cm 420074 £10.95

plAnts for autumn to late spring containers 2. Auricula Stand exclusive This is how primulas and polyanthus are best seen, en masse but close to, grown in small terracotta pots.

The stand will go rusty over time (as pictured), giving a lovely aged appearance.

Pots available separately (see below). I also use the stand with our Moroccan website). H.50cm W.52cm.

15 hoops, each 8cm diam.

271018 £99.00

2. Auricula Stand with 3. Terracotta Pots

plants for autumn containers

3. Terracotta Pots for the Auricula Stand well priced pots which will age gradually. I paint mine with live yoghurt and leave them outside for a while to speed up the aging process.

H.11cm 271019 Set of 15 pots £14.95

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1. Metal Plant Theatre

1. Metal Plant Theatre Most plant theatres I’ve come across have shelves which are too narrow for my collections of terracotta pots – but not this one.

It has three graduating iron shelves for you to display pots in the conservatory or in a sheltered spot on the patio, with an aged appearance which will increase over time. No tools required – just fold out the sides and slot the shelves into place. H.82cm W.77cm D.51cm. Shelf depth 17cm 420122 £119.00

“Once your summer bedding and pot plants are over, replace immediately with one or all of these to give colour for months at a stretch”

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Polyanthus Collection

My favourite pot last spring with bulbs and perennials mixed together to end the winter gloom. Muscari armeniacum (12), Scilla siberica (12), Primula ‘Moonstone’ (3) and Primula ‘Cobalt Blue’ (3).

200260 30 plants £19.95

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Tie Dye Collection

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A soft, subtle vintage silk mix

I can’t rave about the perennial Primula ‘Moonstone’ enough. It hardly

polyanthus – so nice in a table centre of any size. Polyanthus ‘Champagne’, ‘Neon Violet’ and ‘Snow White’. 200257 12 large plugs (4 of each variety) £10.95

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and is balanced in its showiness by the double ‘Cobalt Blue’. 200258 6 large plugs (3 of each) £12.95

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2. Acanthus mollis ‘Rue Ledan’

2. Acanthus mollis ‘Rue Ledan’ A rare form of acanthus with pure spires. Extremely elegant, bright and ghostly, and invaluable for thriving in a north-facing border.

1. Angelica gigas

1. Angelica gigas

biennial One of my very favourite plants, with

Position: Sun or partial shade. Soil: Damp.

June-August. Hardiness: Short-lived perennial, but self sows. H.150cm (5ft) S.60cm (24in)

200263 1 x 9cm plant £7.95 3 x 9cm plants £17.50

Position: Full sun or shade. Soil: Well-drained.

June-September. Hardiness: Hardy. H.100120cm (39-47in) S.60cm (24in)

200268 1 x 9cm plant £8.50 3 x 9cm plants £19.95

3. Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’

3. Agapanthus ‘Navy Blue’ African Blue Lily bestseller With their strong stems and beautiful large heads, these make a structural and graceful addition to any border.

Position: Any sunny site. Soil: Well-drained, good drought tolerance. July to August with lush, green, architectural seedpods well after that. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.90cm (36in) S.30cm (12in)

200267 1 x 9cm plant £9.50 3 x 9cm plants £21.95

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time to plant many perennials and shrubs.

There’s likely to be plenty of rain for the next six months, so no need to worry about watering. The plant

4. Aster amellus ‘Veilchenkonigin’

roots will gradually spread, with time to settle in well before the growing season

4. Aster amellus ‘Veilchenkonigin’ An excellent deep amethyst purple,

5. Aster x frikartii ‘Monch’

6. Anemone ‘Wild Swan’

5. Aster x frikartii ‘Monch’ Brilliant for the autumn garden and laden with pollen and nectar – the insects love these. Position: Full sun.

6. Anemone ‘Wild Swan’ One of the plants of the year 2011 at the Chelsea Flower Show and no surprise delicately beautiful, yet super-easy to grow. Position: Full sun, partial shade. Soil:

starts next spring. You’re

Invaluable for providing colour late in the year. Position: Full sun. Soil:

guaranteed good results.”

Well-drained. July-October. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.50cm (20in) S.40cm (16in)

Soil: Well-drained. July-October. Hardiness: Fully hardy to frost tender. H.70cm (28in) S.40cm (16in)

200266 1 x 9cm plant £8.50 3 x 9cm plants £17.95

200265 1 x 9cm plant £8.50 3 x 9cm plants £17.95

Moist fertile. May-September. Hardiness: Hardy. H.60cm (24in) S.45cm (18in)

200251 1 x 9cm plant £9.95 3 x 9cm plants £22.95

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7. Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’.

See with Tulip ‘Ronaldo’ (page 13) ‘Black Knight’

‘Summer Skies’

No summer border is complete without its fair share of delphiniums – the most statuesque towering spires for any garden. 3 plants each of Delphinium ‘Black Knight’ and ‘Summer Skies’. Position: Full sun. Soil: Most welldrained.

June-July and August-September. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.150cm (5ft) S.75cm (30in).

200262 6 x 9cm plants £27.95

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7. Dicentra spectabilis ‘Alba’ One of the most elegant, sculptural spring

8. Digitalis ‘Sutton’s Apricot’ (See also page 26)

a shady border and makes a lovely

8. Digitalis ‘Sutton’s Apricot’ biennial bestseller Foxgloves make some of the very best early summer cottage garden plants and cut

Position: Full sun, partial shade. Soil: Moist, well-drained. April-June.

Hardiness: Hardy. H.90cm (36in) S.45cm (18in)

Position: Sun or partial shade.

Soil: Almost any. May-July. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.1-2m (3-6ft) S.60cm (24in)

510338 1 x 9cm plant £8.50 3 x 9cm plants £17.95

200264 3 x 9cm plant £13.50 6 x 9cm plants £22.95

Perfect for pollinators

perenniAls and biennials to plant this autumn See also in an arrangement, page 8

2. Erigeron karvinskianus 1. Eryngium bourgatii

3. Euphorbia amygdaloides var robbiae

1. Eryngium bourgatii One of the bluest of the beautiful sea hollies, with delicate whorls of spikes around the central egg. Bees

2. Erigeron karvinskianus Have you got some steps you want softening with curtains of daisies? That’s just what this is for.

Will self sow into all the nooks and crannies. These almost never stop

3. Euphorbia amygdaloides var robbiae A completely invaluable foliage plant for growing in a shady spot to brighten up a dark corner and for picking – by the bucket load – for all your spring vases.

Position: Full sun. Soil: Well-drained. JuneAugust. H.50cm (20in) S.50cm (20in)

Position: Full sun. Soil: Most well-drained. April-November. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.30cm (12in) S.30cm (12in)

Position: Sun to partial shade. Soil: All, will tolerate it very dry. February-June. H.70cm

510689 1 x 9cm plant £9.95 3 x 9cm plants £18.95

200269 1 x 9cm plant £6.95 3 x 9cm plants £14.95

200066 1 x 9cm plant £7.95 3 x 9cm plants £17.50

The classic orange rather than acid green euphorbia, which I love in the garden and for picking.

Position: Sun to partial shade. Soil: All, will tolerate very dry. June-September. Hardiness: gloves to pick.

200102 1 x 9cm plant £7.95 3 x 9cm plants £17.50

Planted in the autumn,

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5. Helenium ‘Moorheim Beauty’

5. Helenium ‘Moorheim Beauty’ My long-standing favourite Helenium Position: Full sun. Soil: Well-drained.

June-August. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.125cm (4ft) S.45cm (18in).

200106 1 x 9cm plant £7.95 3 x 9cm plant £17.50

grow together Helenium ‘Moorheim Beauty and Salvia ‘Ostfriesland’.

200252 2 x 9cm plants (1 of each) £13.95 6 x 9cm plants (3 of each) £30.50

Camellia ‘Donation’

6. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’

7. Lupin ‘The Pages’

6. Hydrangea paniculata ‘Limelight’ My favourite hydrangea, which opens the brightest acid-green. The

7. Lupin ‘The Pages’ No cottage garden is complete without its towers of lupins – here in rich carmine-pink. Position: Full sun,

ivory, before being washed with rich pink. Position: Full sun or partial shade. Soil:

part shade. Soil: Well-drained, moderately fertile. June-July. Hardiness: Fully hardy.

H.80-100cm (32-40in) S.30cm (12in)

Non alkaline, moist, fertile. July- September.

Hardiness: Hardy. H.2.5m (8ft) S.2.5m (8ft)

200200 2 litre plant £19.95

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Polyanthus ‘Gold Laced’

Pulmonaria ‘Ensign’

Cut these and sear their stems in boiling water for great cut flowers

Shrub & Perennial Shade Collection exclusive Here by popular request, my favourite plants for a shady border, photographed in our North-facing edge of the cutting garden. I love or part shade. Soil: Acid to neutral for camellia, moist and well-drained. FebruaryApril. Hardiness: Hardy. 200253 1 x 9cm plant each of Camellia and

Pulmonaria, 5 x large plugs of Polyanthus £17.95

These plants will be despatched from mid September

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1. Matthiola incana

1. Matthiola incana biennial is one of my favourite things to pick room with its incredible fragrance.

Easy to grow and unmissable.

Position: Sheltered in full sun. Soil: Moist but well-drained. June-July. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.50-80cm (20-32in) S.30cm (12in)

200132 1 x 9cm plant £ 6.95 3 x 9cm plants £14.95

2. Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’

2. Cirsium rivulare ‘Atropurpureum’ One of my long-term favourite plants. It’s easy, healthy and loved by our pollinating insects. If you don’t already have it in your garden, you should! Position: Full sun to partial shade. Soil: Moist but well-drained.

June-September. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.150cm (5ft) S.50cm (20in)

200275 1 x 9cm plant £9.95 3 x 9cm plants £18.95

Cirsium rivulare and Papaver ‘Patty’s Plum’

grow together Cirsium rivulare and Papaver ‘Patty’s Plum’ Cirsium rivulare (see description left) looks beautiful grown with this lovely open poppy in the colour of blackcurrant ice-cream (see website for full description). 200254 2 x 9cm plants (1 of each) £15.50

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3. Helleborus orientalis ‘Pink Spotted Lady’

3. Helleborus orientalis ‘Pink Spotted Lady’ I love hellebores been freckled by a paint brush in the richest crimson. Position: Partial to full shade. Soil: Moist, well-drained. FebruaryApril. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.45-60cm (1824in) S.45-60cm (18-24in)

200256 1 x 9cm plant £9.95 3 x 9cm plants £22.50

6. Salvia ‘Ostfriesland’

4. Helleborus ‘Pretty Ellen Red’

4. Helleborus ‘Pretty Ellen Red’ One of the best of the deep dark reds, which cuts well – unusual amongst the dark varieties.

Position: Partial to full shade. Soil: Moist, well-drained. February-April. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.30-40cm (12-15in) S.30-40cm (12-15in)

200255 1 x 9cm plant £9.95 3 x 9cm plant £22.50

7. Scabiosa perfecta ‘Alba’

6. Salvia ‘Ostfriesland’

7. Scabiosa perfecta ‘Alba’

bushy clumps of deep green leaves.

and bees. Position: Full sun. Soil: Light, free draining. June-September/October.

Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.50cm (20in) S.50cm (20in)

Position: Full sun to part shade. Soil: Moist but well-drained. July-November. Hardiness: Frost tender. H.50cm (20in) S.50cm (20in)

200271 1 x 9cm plant £6.95 3 x 9cm plants £14.95

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5. Viburnum opulus ‘Roseum’ syn ‘Sterile’

5. Viburnum opulus ‘Roseum’ Deciduous Shrub bestseller A fantastic foliage plant for late spring, early summer mature, they move through creamygreen into pure white. Position: Full sun or part shade Soil: Most if well-drained. May-June.

Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.4m (13ft) S.4m (13ft)

200273 3L plant £18.95

8. Polyanthus ‘Gold Laced’

Viburnum and both hellebores here are fantastic arranged together in a vase, with Tulip ‘Recreado’, see page 13

9. Primula ‘Francesca’

8. Polyanthus ‘Gold Laced’ Beautiful, old-fashioned and wonderful as a pot or garden plant

9. Primula ‘Francesca’ I have this wonderful plant in the nectar and rose garden at Perch Hill.

two weeks once cut. Position: Sun or part shade. Soil: Moist. April-June. Hardiness: Fully hardy. H.20-30cm (8-12in) S.20cm (8in)

and lasts at least 3 weeks in a vase

200156 5 plug plants £6.95 10 plug plants £9.95

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Position: Sun or part shade. Soil: Moist, rich.

April-June. Hardiness: Fully hardy.

H.30cm (12in) S.25cm (10in)

200272 3 x plug plants £14.95

roses and flower seeds and seedlings “Roses can be planted in the autumn, winter or spring.

These are my favourite, bestselling varieties which will do well and get established in your garden this autumn.”

‘Felicia’

roses

2. ‘Roseraie de l’Hay’

1. ‘Paul’s Himalayan Musk’ One of the best and most beautiful of the ramblers, with long, trailing growth reaching up to 9m (27ft). The very pale pink, each held on a thin stem. Wonderful scent. H.9m (27ft) 520018 1 x bare root £14.95

2. ‘Roseraie de l’Hay’ A relaxed, natural looking rose with great disease resistance and lovely scent. H.2m (79in) 520068 1 x bare root £11.50

3. ‘Madame Alfred Carriere’ Noisette

3. ‘Madame Alfred Carriere’ An incredible grower, with lovely clusters of warm, white a soft-pink blush. This goes on fragrant. H.3.6m (12ft) S.3m (9ft) 520010 1 x bare root £11.50

flower seeds and seedlings

‘Tuscany’

Highly Scented Rose Collection new exclusive

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‘de Rescht’

If I was only able to take three roses to a desert island, these would be the three for their scent, abundance, disease resistance and rosy richness. Rosa ‘Felicia’, ‘de Rescht’ and ‘Tuscany’.

520069 1 x bare root of each variety £31.95

“You don’t have to wait until the spring to sow your flower seeds. There are some that you can sow in late summer and autumn - varieties that are transformed from having that bit longer to get established in their planting spot.”

6. Bupleurum

4. Ammi majus

5. Ammi visnaga

bestseller more delicate form of cow parsley. This is our long standing bestseller – the

5. Ammi visnaga ‘White’ bestseller A slightly chunkier form of ammi, with dense yet delicate

an autumn sowing. 020001 500 seeds £1.95 special offer 2 packs £3.50 200276 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

and very long-lasting seed pods.

020064 500 seeds £1.95

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6. Bupleurum rotundifolium The perfect foliage the size from an autumn sowing.

020005 175 seeds £1.95 special offer 2 packs £3.50 200261 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

Roses will be despatched from early November

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Flower seeds and seedlings

1. Centaurea cyanus ‘Blue Boy’

2. Centaurea cyanus ‘Black Ball’

1. Centaurea cyanus ‘Blue Boy’

020008 300 seeds £1.95 200277 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

6. Nigella hispanica

6. Nigella hispanica bestseller

020026 60 seeds £1.95

2. Centaurea cyanus ‘Black Ball’

020009 300 seeds £1.95 200278 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

Invaluable for spring arrangements

3. Cerinthe major

3. Cerinthe major bestseller

020010 12 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50 200279 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

4. Eschscholzia californica

4. Eschscholzia californica ‘Orange King’ bestseller Tangerine

5. Euphorbia oblongata

020006 300 seeds £1.95

020015 45 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50 200297 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

5. Euphorbia oblongata bestseller

Plant in autumn for bigger, better plants next year

7. Nigella papillosa ‘African Bride’

7. Nigella papillosa ‘African Bride’ bestseller

020070 200 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50

bestseller

9. Papaver ‘Black Beauty’

10. Papaver ‘Dark Plum’

9. Papaver ‘Black Beauty’

10. Papaver ‘Dark Plum’ bestseller

020039 30 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50 200280 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

020089 100 seeds £2.95 020050 150 seeds £1.95

See our website for more seeds to sow now.

11. Salvia viridis ‘Blue’

12. Scabious atropurpurea ‘Tall Double Mix’

13. Rhinanthus minor

13. Rhinanthus minor

11. Salvia viridis ‘Blue’

Sarah Raven Wildflower Mix

12. Scabious atropurpurea ‘Tall Double Mix’

exclusive bestseller

020032 100 seeds £2.50 200281 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

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020034 55 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50 200282 5 seedlings £5.50 10 seedlings £8.95

120105 400 seeds (covers 2.5m x 1m or equivalent area) £2.95

Seedlings will be despatched from mid September

120033 4.5g (covers 3m x 1m or equivalent area) £4.50

SweeT PeA seeds

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2. Sarah Raven’s Vintage exclusive

sweet peas exclusive bestseller 040040 20 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50

exclusive bestseller

040006 20 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50 040050 20 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50

To pre-order your sweet pea spring see our website

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Notes our sweet peas: Autumn and winter-sown sweet peas are bigger

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5. Sarah Raven’s Mother of Pearl exclusive

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040048 20 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50

040051 20 seeds £1.95 Special offer 2 packs £3.50

040031 20 seeds £1.95

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040003 20 seeds £1.95

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Really Good Cut Flower Collection exclusive

Highly Scented Sweet Pea Collection exclusive bestseller

131011 £29.95 130014 £11.50

Flowers for a White Garden exclusive

131009 £11.50

Sarah Raven Cosmos Collection exclusive

131010 £11.50

Year Round Veg Collection exclusive Really Good Organic Salad Collection exclusive

Best Tomato and Basil Collection exclusive

131013 £37.95 131012 £11.50

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PlANTS for the kitchen garden Garlic is despatched from early October

1. Elephant Garlic

1. Elephant Garlic bestseller

2. Garlic ‘Solent White’

3. Garlic ‘Early Purple Wight’

2. Garlic ‘Solent White’

3. Garlic ‘Early Purple Wight’

110219 2 bulbs £6.95

110327 2 bulbs £6.95

plants

400033 6 cloves £9.95

Sent out from mid September

for the kitchen garden

Rhubarb ‘Raspberry Red’

Rhubarb Collection exclusive 4. ‘Charlotte’ Potatoes

4. ‘Charlotte’ Potatoes for Christmas

400053 1 kg £5.95 Special offer 2kg £9.95

5. Onion ‘Radar’

6. Onion ‘Senshyu’

This collection will be delivered from early November ready for planting 400054 250g £3.95

400055 250g £3.95

‘Honeoye’ 8. Asolo Lettuce Mix

7. Autumn and Winter Salad Mix bestseller

8. Asolo Lettuce Mix

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Rhubarb ‘Victoria’

5. Onion ‘Radar’ and 6. ‘Senshyu’

7. Autumn and Winter Salad Mix

080104 500 seeds £1.95

Rhubarb ‘Timperley Early’

080103 500 seeds £2.50

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‘Cambridge Favourite’

‘Florence’

Strawberry Collection exclusive

400052 18 plants £13.95 This collection will be delivered from mid october ready for planting 7. Allium schubertii

We send full instructions with every order

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3. Coir Jiffy Trays 1. Rootrainers

3. Coir Jiffy Trays

4. Leaf Mould Bags

4. Leaf Mould Bags

1. Rootrainers 271120 45 pellets £7.50 in each £14.95 420151 Set of 12 £2.95 Set of 24 £4.95

45 pellets £6.95 90 pellets £13.95

271199 Set of 3 bags £7.95

6. Blackboard Markers 5. Soft Kneeler

5. Soft Kneeler bestseller

7. Comfrey Pellets

6. Blackboard Markers 7. Comfrey Pellets bestseller

8. Brilliant Snips Set

8. Brilliant Snips Set

271179 £24.95 400020 £10.95 440035 Set of 2 £24.95

420052 10 markers £7.50

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12. Box of Small Coloured Labels and Pencil

10. Black Plant Labels and Pen

10. Black Plant Labels and Pen

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420106 Set of 50 £5.95

13. Jute Plant Protector 11. Large Coloured Markers

12. Box of Small Coloured Labels and Pencil

13. Jute Plant Protector

420160 Set of 25 £5.95

420161 £7.95

14. Essential Secateurs

11. Large Coloured Markers

420118 Set of 10 labels and pen £16.95

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440013 £18.95

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2. Sarah Raven Long-handled Hand Tools

440038 Long-handled Fork L.57cm £39.95 440039 Long-handled Spade L.74cm £37.95 440040 Long-handled Tilth Rake L.57cm £22.95

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3. Short Wellies

3. Short Wellies

4. Favourite Gloves

4. Favourite Gloves

270069 £9.50

370013 £39.95

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5. Ilse Jacobsen Boots

370007 Chocolate Tall Boots £110 370008 Indigo Tall Boots £110 370009 Chocolate Ankle Boots £95 370010 Indigo Ankle Boots £95

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8. Irish Socks

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8. Irish Socks

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370011 £49.95 420162 £21.95

370012 £14.95 340190 £12.95

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2. Extending Feather Duster

390029 £17.95 1. Carpet Beater

390003 £29.95

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3. Donkey Basket

420163 Medium £21.95 Large £25.95 390031 £49.95

361490 £14.95

Or great for laundry

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8. Heavy Duty Enamel Colander

8. Heavy Duty Enamel Colander

6. Big Jute Basket

6. Big Jute Basket 390030 £34.50

420164 £25.50 361485 £24.95

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2. Mandoline

1. Garlic Rocker

1. Garlic Rocker

2. Mandoline

Festival

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361459 £17.95

361493 £34.50

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Funfair

5. Striped Aprons

5. Striped Aprons

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d.

3. Weck Jars

3. Weck Jars

4. French Napkins - Soft Linen shades

Bright Moroccan shades

361511 Standard Apron L.100cm W.70cm £28.95 Long Apron L.120cm W.70cm £32.95

4. French Napkins

new Tulip Jars a. 361448 Set of 5 x Small 220ml £8.95 b. 361449 Set of 3 x Large 1 litre £8.95 Straight Jars c. 361450 Set of 5 x Small 160ml £8.95 d. 361452 Set of 5 x Medium 200ml £10.50

340011 Set of 6 Moroccan shades £19.95 Set of 4 Soft Linen shades £14.50

8. Lemon and Lime Squeezers 6. Tisanière 7. Herb Scissors

6. Tisanière exclusive

7. Herb Scissors bestseller

361483 £24.95 361510 £8.50

8. Lemon and Lime Squeezers

9. Sloe Gin Kit

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new 361458 Lemon Squeezer L.22cm £11.50 361513 Lime Squeezer L.20cm £9.95 361496 £29.95

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flower arranging and vases Aqua collection

Gem collection

Ruby collection

2. Mini Milk Bottles

2. Mini Milk Bottles bestseller

1. Stained Glass Vases

1. Stained Glass Vases exclusive bestseller 450041 Set of 3 £16.95 Set of 9 £49.95 340069 Set of 3 £5.95

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4. Glass Troughs 5. Double Handled Vase (see also page 20)

5. Double Handled Vase 340072 £19.95

450028 Small H.10cm W.12cm D.12cm £16.95 Medium H.12cm W.16cm D.12cm £22.50

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6. Etched Metal Jug

6. Etched Metal Jug

361514 £49.95

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8. perfecta 7.Scabiosa Glass Tulip Vase ‘Alba’

7. Glass Tulip Vase

450110 £7.95 340181 £49.95

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Flower ArrANGING and vases

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1. Long Tom Vases or House Plant Pots Narcissus ‘Cragford’ (page 40)

1. Long Tom Vases or House Plant Pots

2. Blue and White Jug 340189 £32.50

420145 Large £29.95 Medium £19.95

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5. Nero Vase

450034 £26.50 Waterproof Light Chain 450094 £8.50 For more information

3. Hyacinth Vases 4. Handmade Jugs

3. Hyacinth Vases 4. Handmade Jugs 450118 £14.95

5. Nero Vase and 6. Batteryproof Light Chain

340191 Large (H.11cm) £29.95 Small (7.5cm) £12.95

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Great for puddings or as water glasses

8. Ink Bottle Vases

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8. Ink Bottle Vases

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4. Waxed Tissue

4. Waxed Tissue bestseller 450105 Set of 3 £34.95 450113 £34.95

279104 20 sheets £8.50

450040 £34.95

9. Mini Cards and Envelope Collection 7. Florist’s Scissors and 8. Scissor Sharpener

5. Pinholder

9. Sugared Almond Collection

7. Florist’s Scissors

5. Pinholder

9. Mini Cards and Envelope Sets exclusive

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450056 Small (Diam.3.5cm) £8.50 Medium (Diam.5cm) £11.95

279079 £11.95 8. Scissor Sharpener 450103 £12.50

361375 £8.50

232042 £4.95

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10. Vase-cleaning Brushes

11. Hessian Drop Cloth for Floristry

Forest Collection

14. Satin Ribbon Pastel Collection

10. Vase-cleaning Brushes

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13. Coloured Luggage Labels 230052 £4.95 14. Satin Ribbon

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470001 Set of 9 £19.95 282031 Medium £14.95 Large £19.95

4. Star-engraved Storm Lantern/Vase

4. Star-engraved Storm Lantern

5. Shaker Garden Lantern

5. Shaker Garden Lantern

450098 £34.95

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6. Centrepiece Chandelier

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tulip collections + mixes

‘La Belle Epoque’

‘Bruine Wimpel’

‘Cairo’

‘Ronaldo’

Brandy Snap Tulip Mix

260849 20 bulbs (5 of each) £10.95 40 bulbs (10 of each) £19.95

tulip collections + mixes

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in 2014 Tapestry Collection

‘Francoise’

‘La Belle Epoque’

‘Green Star’

260940 20 bulbs (5 of each) £13.50 40 bulbs (10 of each) £25.50

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Gift Vouchers make the perfect present for any gardener - see page 59 for more details