July

Verbascums are statuesque in both foliage and flower. This elegant species, native to the Olympus mountains is arguably the finest of the genus. Tall flower spikes rise from the centre of the foliage, each are weighted heavily with bright, golden-yellow blooms giving the effect of an enormous candelabra.

Verbascum ‘Snow Maiden’ is an incredibly beautiful mullein that grow to just 36 to 48cm tall. With masses of soft white flowers each with delicate yellow filaments they flower in June and continue to appear over a long summer, often right through to September. Very easy to grow from seed.

The poise of the lovely Verbascum phoeniceum 'Flush of White' makes this plant a natural candidate for the front of the border, even though its height might suggest, that it should go at the back. In summer winds, which snap off delphiniums and toss sunflowers awry, the Verbascum stands defiant.

English gardeners are very familiar with this plant and consider it essential for a well-structured garden. Verbascum phoeniceum 'Hybrids Mix' flower freely, giving a glorious plethora of colours from delicate salmon to rich claret. A true perennial which can flower the first year given an early sowing.

Relatively new to cultivation Verbascum phoeniceum 'Violetta' is the smallest growing of the perennial Verbascums. Soundly perennial and drought tolerant it produces delicate flower spikes with whorls of tissue thin purple blooms that ascend to the finest point. It is by far the darkest flowered mullein available.

Viola 'F1 Sorbet Hybrids' are a unique miniature hybrid that combines the charm of violas with the explosive colours of pansies. The series has some of the most amazing colour selections you'll ever see.

Early-blooming and reliable, Viola Sorbet remains compact in both heat and cold, making it a standout performer in spring and autumn. One of the most striking colour combinations of the series, 'Orchid Rose Beacon' has a rose and purple-pink face, dark whiskers and a golden eye. Absolutely gorgeous, it can be slipped into almost any gaps where you need a little brightness.

Sorbet 'F1 Raspberry' has tricolour patterns with cap, face, whiskers and eye colours, with luscious deep raspberry red upper and lower petals with dark whiskers and a golden eye. It is a stunning new colour pattern, with a bright face that seems to be basking in the spring or autumn sunshine

Viola x wittrockiana 'Frizzle Sizzle F1' has a unique flower, and is possibly quite unlike any pansy that you have seen before. Large flowers, completely ruffled along the edges. 'Frizzle Sizzle Lemonberry' produces ruffled lemon-yellow flowers with dark blotches and berry purple edges.

Viola x wittrockiana 'Frizzle Sizzle F1' has a unique flower, and is possibly quite unlike any pansy that you have seen before. Large flowers, completely ruffled along the edges. 'Frizzle Sizzle Raspberry' produces gorgeous ruffled red flowers with dark blotches and berry purple edges.

Viola x wittrockiana 'Frizzle Sizzle F1' has a unique flower, and is possibly quite unlike any pansy that you have seen before. Large flowers, completely ruffled along the edges. 'Frizzle Sizzle Lemonberry' produces ruffled lemon-yellow flowers with dark blotches and berry purple edges.

The Viola 'Inspire' series represents a modern group of highly efficient early pansies intended for production of flowering plants for either spring or for autumn. Large and attractive blooms in a range of soft lilac-pink shades, but the greatest advantage of this group is that they have very compact growth and don´t overgrow in the container or flowerbed .

Viola wittrockiana 'F1 Inspire Lilac Shades' produce beautiful blooms in a range of soft lilac shades. Perfect for both autumn and spring plantings, the series creates bushy, very compact plants that don´t overgrow in the container or flowerbed and have a beautiful appearance all season long.

'Inspire Peach Shades' produce large flowers in beautiful shades of rose pink, apricot, honey, and cream with slight ruffling and occasional dramatic blotches. These highly efficient early pansies can be grown for production for either spring or for autumn. They are compact and don´t overgrow so the plants have a beautiful appearance all season long.

Zinnias are back in fashion with a vengeance. 'State Fair' is a lovely old series of giant dahlia-flowered zinnias. A time tested winner, in a full range of bright uniform colours, it performs well both in the garden and in the vase. Sow successively from March to July for flowering until autumn.

This outstanding annual produces perfectly formed salmon-pink pompoms, Zinnia 'Lilliput Salmon' begin blooming early and last until late autumn. They can be sown late spring until late summer directly where they are to flower. A second sowing in mid-summer ensures continued flowering into the autumn.

Zinnia 'Lilliput Mix' is a superb blend of this most unusual flower type, specially selected for its wide range of bright colours. Very floriferous, the tiny double pom-pom flowers are produced in profusion. This ‘cut-and-come-again’ flower, yields multiple cuts over the season, the old blooms stay fresh as new blooms open.