February

Callistephus chinensis 'King Size Apricot' is an unusual light soft peach-apricot Aster with large, fully double flowers with slightly curved petals up to 8cm (3in) in diameter and sturdy stems to 100cm tall. Showy without being garish they are perfect for today’s specialty florists, cut-flower farms and farmers markets.

With Chrysanthemum-like incurving petals that are sure to capture the imagination of every self respecting cut flower enthusiast. China Aster 'Lady Coral Chamois' produces captivating pale chamois-pink, incurved blooms are absolutely stunning. A perfect addition for late summer and autumn bouquets.

With Chrysanthemum-like incurving petals that are sure to capture the imagination of every self respecting cut flower enthusiast. China Aster 'Lady Coral Deep Red' produces sumptuous velvet-red, incurved blooms are absolutely stunning. A perfect addition for late summer and autumn bouquets.

One of the most eye-catching Asters we have seen in a long while. 'Lady Coral Lavender' produces captivating silvery lavender, large blooms that are absolutely stunning. Gorgeous great mounds of glorious recurved petals, they are a must-grow for the exquisite colouring alone.

Sure to capture the imagination of every self respecting cut flower enthusiast, 'Lady Coral' is one of the most eye-catching Asters we have seen in a long while. 'Light Rose' produces captivating rose-pink, incurved blooms that are absolutely stunning and the entire growing process from seedling to flower taking just 10 to 15 weeks to complete.

A professional quality aster that was developed specifically for the cut flower market, the 'Lady Coral' series feature Chrysanthemum-like incurving petals that are sure to capture the imagination of every self respecting cut flower enthusiast. The large blooms of 'Orange-Apricot' are a must grow for their exquisite colouring.

With Chrysanthemum-like incurving petals that are sure to capture the imagination of every self respecting cut flower enthusiast. China Aster 'Lady Coral Salmon' produces captivating salmon pink blooms that are absolutely stunning. Sow January to July for flowering April through to October.

Developed specifically for the cut flower market, Callistephus 'Matsumoto Apricot' will be a very fashionable addition to any garden or vase. Easy to grow, from sowing to flowering takes just 90 days, producing tall, sturdy stems with large heads of beautifully soft, semi-double Apricot blooms.

'Tower Chamois Apricot' is one of the most magnificent summer asters you could ever wish to see. Amazing large, 10cm wide, peony-type blooms with fully re-curved petals in the most exquisite warm soft apricot-peach, the colour is a touch more saturated than other apricot/chamois coloured asters. Each vigorous plant can produce as many as 10 to 15 stems.

Callistephus 'Tower, Quartz Silver Rose' is a stunning white summer aster, with large peony-type blooms, each petal is delicately frosted with silver-rose at the tips. Each plant can produce 10 to 15 stems, loaded with blooms they are perfect for flower arranging and for wedding work.

Catananche caerulea 'Amor Blue' is a charming plant, with blue, star like flowers each with a dark eye and unique papery petals. They look best when grown in groupings, rather than one or two plants and don’t mind crowding. Plant en-masse in prairie style or meadow plantings, mix them up a little with other hardy perennials and grasses.

The Boy Series feature double flowered blooms on tall stems which appear from late summer. Perfect for the garden or for cutting, they can also be dried and preserved. 'Black Ball' also aptly named 'Witching Hour' bloom in a lovely rich dark-chocolate hue, almost black on cloudy days.

A favorite annual flower and cottage garden staple, Centaurea 'Blue Boy' has piercing, bright blue flowers with ruffled petals and violet-blue centres. The blooms appear from early to late summer. These beauties grow well as border plants and are wonderful in a cutting garden.

The Ball series, also known as the Boy series, feature double flowered blooms on tall stems for garden or cutting. This pink flowered cultivar boasts wonderful full flowers on densely branched upright plants and produces many flowers from early summer until frost. Well suited for cutting, drying, and pressing.

Cornflowers are great plants for the cutting garden or border, and this fine cultivar is no exception. Centaurea 'White Boy' is a double flowered cultivar with wonderful fluffy, white flowers on densely branched upright plants. This is the white member of the series which is also known as White Ball and Snowman

Today cornflowers are rare in the wild, they flourish instead in our gardens. They are the most splendid of annuals. Aside from their electric blue, which is breathtaking when they're grown in dense drifts, they are easy to grow, they flower all summer, make great cut flowers and bees adore them.

Centranthus 'Snow Cloud’ produces airy clusters of white flowers that appear from July to October on tall, fleshy stems with glaucous leaves. Very long flowering, sweetly-perfumed and easy-to-grow from seed, given an early sowing Centranthus will flower from July right through to October.

Centranthus ruber is a Cottage garden favourite that’s made it into the style books. Sweetly-perfumed, dense clusters of reddish-pink flowers appear from July to October. They are ideal for attracting bees and butterflies and other pollinating insects into the garden and lovely when used as a cut flower.

Cephalaria gigantea is a gentle giant that has an informal look that is perfect for looser planting styles. With pretty pale butter-yellow scabious shaped flowers, use it as you would Verbena bonariensis planted at the back of a mixed or herbaceous border. The stems are tall but airy and 'see-through'.

'Snow in Summer' lives up to its name in late spring when the foliage is smothered in luminous white flowers. Beautiful used as a path edging, in a stone wall or cascading over containers. Try it amongst your spring bulbs - tall lily flowering tulips above a dense carpet of white Cerastium… Breathtaking!

This beautiful highly versatile, aristocratic border plant has become very much in vogue in recent years. Oval, fleshy blue-green leaves spiral up the stem with tightly packed, sea blue bracts - and then the finale - small clusters of rich purple-blue tubular, nodding flowers which are adored by bees.