February

This gorgeous award winning Hollyhock has the distinction of being the shortest in the Alcea rosea family. 'Queeny' is a dwarf Hollyhock that reaches only 60cm in height with fully double blooms. Unlike the tall varieties, it is a perennial that can also be used as an annual as it will bloom in its first year.

Alcea rosea ‘Queeny Salmon’ is a knockout hollyhock, shorter, showier, and dressed in ruffled petals the colour of antique blush silk. It flowers its heart out in the first year from seed, the blooms are fully double, almost peony like, a beautiful soft pink that catches the light.

If you are looking for a fun addition to the cutting garden, give these a try. With papery white ray-florets, Ammobium alatum is both charming and unique. Mounds of fresh green foliage gives rise to upright, wiry stems topped with starlike blooms. As appealing in the border as it is in the vase.

Anchusa italica is a wonderfully statuesque plant with vibrant, gentian blue flowers, dense foliage and lance shaped mid green leaves. 'Dropmore' is a 1905 selection that is still available today. They will thrive in a sunny border and make a great companion to rich plums and purple tones.

‘Mariska’ is a little known but hardy and compact variety of Dill. With starry bright yellow flower heads, abundant foliage and growing to only 60cm, this well behaved smaller dill is an excellent variety for use as a cut flower filler and is a great variety for the kitchen garden, windowsill or container.

The Semi-Tall Flowers Mix is a richly flowering mixture of that produces large quantities of 50cm (20in) tall annual flowers for the border or for cutting. As well as being ornamental, they will provide nectar and pollen for bees, butterflies and other insects from early in the year to late in the season.

Composed of a finely balanced selection of annual flowers designed to provide a long succession of flowers from June to September, the Tall Flowers Mix grows 60 to 70cm (24 to 28in) tall and produces large quantities of flowers that are ideal for the border and for the vase.

In addition to having one of the most unusual names, Antirrhinum braun-blanquetii, is also one of the few hardy perennial species of snapdragon. Named for Josias Braun-Blanquet an influential 20th century Swiss botanist it bloom the first year from seed producing numerous spikes from which delicate yellow, large snapdragon blooms appear.

Antirrhinum majus 'F1 DoubleShot Appleblossom' is part of a new series of snapdragons, perfect for use in the garden or as a cut flower. The stunning open-faced double flowers emerge in romantic pale pink and white blooms. Strong growing and vigorous, they bear lusty stems closely set with large, fully double blooms that are particularly long-lasting.

Perfect for use in the garden or as a cut flower, Antirrhinum 'F1 DoubleShot' have impressive strong stems that produce flowers all season long, even in lower light conditions and survive even strong winds. Stunning open-faced double flowers in the deepest, velvet red.

Perfect for use in the garden or as a cut flower, Antirrhinum 'F1 DoubleShot' have impressive strong stems that produce flowers all season long, even in lower light conditions and survive even strong winds. Stunning open-faced double flowers in mouthwatering peachy-apricot-pink

Perfect for use in the garden or as a cut flower, Antirrhinum 'F1 DoubleShot' have impressive strong stems that produce flowers all season long, even in lower light conditions and survive even strong winds. Stunning open-faced double flowers in sunshine yellow.

Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly' is an amazing, award-winning selection that features unique azalea-type blooms on tall, graceful flower spikes. 'Bronze with White' is a much coveted shade producing beautiful light bronze, coral to apricot blooms each with white throats. Very sought after and right on trend.

Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly' is an amazing, award-winning selection that features unique azalea-type blooms on tall, graceful flower spikes. A much coveted, vintage shade of vintage coral and rich apricot, 'Madame Butterfly Bronze' is very sought after and right on trend.

'Madame Butterfly Cherry Bronze' is a wonderful tall variety in a colour that is newly available. Occasionally referred to as 'Madame Butterfly Watermelon', they bloom in warm coral-apricot to rose-coral shades with a vintage bronze-tone-cast. The colours transition in colour as they age, offering a dynamic and attractive display.

Strong growing and vigorous, 'Madame Butterfly Ivory' bear lusty stems closely set with large, fully double, ivory-white blooms. Perfect for cutting and especially valued for wedding work, they look wonderful just as they are, as well as giving that all important ‘swoosh’ to arrangements.

An amazing, award-winning variety that features unique double, ruffled blooms on tall, graceful flower spikes. Often called Butterfly or Azalea form, Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly Pink' is the absolute perfect shade of soft pink - with just the right amount of depth and all the ruffles.

Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly Red' is a wonderful tall variety adored for their pleasant perfume and coveted for their rich velvet red colour and long-lasting blooms. Perfect for cutting, they produce impressive strong stems that survive even strong winds, and bloom all season long even in lower light conditions.

An amazing, award-winning variety that features unique double, ruffled blooms on tall, graceful flower spikes. Often called Butterfly or Azalea form, Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly Rose-Pink' is the absolute perfect shade - with just the right amount of depth and all the ruffles.

Antirrhinum 'Madame Butterfly Yellow' is a wonderful tall variety in a perfect primrose-yellow shade. Strong growing and vigorous, they bear lusty stems closely set with large, fully double blooms. Perfect as a cut flower, they look wonderful just as they are, as well as giving that all important ‘swoosh’ to arrangements.

Producing delicate pale pink and white blooms, Antirrhinum majus 'F1 Twinny Appleblossom' are an outstanding choice for containers or in the garden, Given sunshine and well-drained soil, they grow vigorously and flower freely. 'Twinny' snapdragons are exceptionally weather tolerant, and are excellent performers in both heat and rain.