November

'Vulcan' is a very old established, dwarf variety of wallflower with sumptuous, velvety crimson flowers. Highly-scented with an extremely neat habit, they will flower for about eight weeks, the rich fragrance being most pronounced on a sunny day.

'Tom Thumb' is a fine strain of dwarf, compact plants which feature blooms in a wide spectrum of bright colours. This jaunty late-spring flower is ideal for bedding, borders and containers.They are very easy to grow and very rewarding; they also respond beautifully to the sow and forget technique.

Wallflowers are a peculiarly British phenomenon, their relaxing colours and sharp scent are an integral feature of both traditional and more modern displays. The rich coloured wallflower "Ruby Gem” is a wonderful shade of rich ruby-violet and is often known by the synonym "Purple Queen".

What spring garden would be complete without a bed of delightful, sweet-scented Wallflowers, harbingers of warmer weather to come? “Ivory-White” is a fabulous, yet hard to find form. A compact variety with a bushy habit which is ideal as an underplanting to tulips and other spring bulbs.

Erysimum cheiri ‘Giant Pink' gives fragrant clusters of rich dark pink blooms from mid-spring and throughout summer. This old English cottage plant is making a comeback in the gardening world and no wonder, this marvelous; fragrant, floriferous flower is extremely easy to grow and very rewarding.

Erysimum (formerly Cheiranthus) cheiri ‘Fire King' is another old and tried variety, with striking, flame-like, glowing orange-scarlet flowers. A compact variety with a bushy habit and a rich fragrance, they will supply the household with an abundance of cut flowers for many weeks.

‘Fair Lady Mixed' is a classic tried and trusted variety. Reliably hardy, this uniform mixture blooms in a wide range of colours, both pastels and bright colours and includes the more unusual dusky-pink shades. This marvellous; fragrant, floriferous flower is extremely easy to grow and very rewarding.

Wallflower ‘Cloth of Gold' is a favorite with gardeners, each plant wears a cloak of the finest gold and the large golden-yellow flowers are filled with a sweet fragrance, from mid-spring and throughout summer. They are a perfect foil for daffodils and many other spring bulbs.

This old English cottage plant is making a comeback, and no wonder. The astonishing, velvety Wallflower 'Blood Red' with deep crimson-red flowers is a favourite with gardeners. They are ideal for borders and edging, they could also be used in large containers….and of course, walls!

Siberian wallflowers are at their best in early to mid-May. With cheerful deep orange blooms, they are very easy to grow and combine well with other plants; indeed wallflowers demand companions and set the mind racing regarding potential planting combinations.

Echinacea pallida is one of the more rare members of the Echinacea family. They have much longer, ray flowers than those of the more familiar purple coneflower, the plants bloom earlier and continue to bloom sporadically through the autumn months.

Dierama riparia is a very rare, newly introduced semi-dwarf species. Originally it was difficult to confirm the species as the only Dierama monograph just had a photo of a dried herbarium specimen! Growing to only 90cm tall, they bear on slender stalks, tissue-fine pink-purple pendant flowers. Simply stunning.

Dierama pulcherrimum is a distinctive-looking perennial with tall arching stems of bell-shaped, flowers. The flowers bloom in shades of pink, mauve and carmine appear in mid summer. Each stem drops with the weight of the flowers which earns them the most romantic of names - Angel's Fishing Rods.

Dierama pulcherrimum album, also known as 'snowbells' is a lovely colour-break in Dieramas. Delicate, tubular, white bells with dark centres, dangle from graceful arching stems. This will be an exceptional addition to any perennial border.

“Blackbird“ is an exquisitely beautiful variety. Perhaps the darkest flowered of all Dieramas, from June to August it produces cascades of gorgeous, deep claret-mauve blooms. Each bud expands into a pendant flower so graceful that even on the calmest of days providing continual movement in the garden.

Dierama “Blackberry Bells” is a vigorous hybrid Dierama. It has inheriting some of the darkness from 'Cosmos' but with much larger, deep purple-maroon flared trumpets that dangle from graceful arching stems. A desirable addition to any herbaceous border or gravel garden.

A popular plant for the shade garden, very easy and satisfying to grow, Dicentra eximia is a tremendous performer. Long-blooming, with nodding, heart-shaped flowers and deeply cut, fern-like foliage, planted with other shade lovers it will add charming beauty to any woodland or shade garden.