September

This rare and lovely foxglove from Spain is one of the very best in cultivation. Digitalis obscura, the Sunset Foxglove blooms from late spring to mid-summer with striking bell-shaped blooms in all the colours of the sunset. Rusty orange and amber with interior red veining and spotting.

This outstanding variety produces large spikes of the most beautiful shade of coral / apricot. Introduced in 1992, one of its greatest assets is the ability to mingle, a quality particularly important in contemporary gardens where the accent is on informality.

A new a super-fast, first year flowering perennial, 'Dottie Mix' blooms just 20 to 24 weeks from sowing. The plants grow quickly and are more compact at flowering than other F1 series, the showy spikes carry large blooms and quickly fill large pots with ease. In a range of soft, modern colours: White, Cream, Purple, Peach and Warm Rose.

A new a super-fast, first year flowering perennial, 'Dottie Mix' blooms just 20 to 24 weeks from sowing. The plants grow quickly and are more compact at flowering than other F1 series, the showy spikes carry large blooms and quickly fill large pots with ease. In a range of soft, modern colours: White, Cream, Purple, Peach and Warm Rose.

Digitalis ‘F1 Dottie Purple’ is an outstanding colour, deep purple tubular flowers with contrasting dark speckling. The showy spikes provide numerous high quality stems for a flower-packed display. This first year flowering type that lends itself to successional planting. Sow in late summer to autumn for the earliest spring blooms.

Digitalis ‘F1 Dottie Warm Rose’ is an outstanding colour, the deeper rose with a creamy yellow throat and contrasting dark speckling. The showy spikes provide numerous high quality stems for a flower-packed display. This first year flowering type that lends itself to successional planting. Sow in late summer to autumn for the earliest spring blooms.

Digitalis thapsi 'Spanish Peaks' foxglove is a lovely compact foxglove that produces elegant, apricot-cream to raspberry-rose blooms with interior markings. A superb perennial species that can be counted on for a glorious floral show each spring. Very easy to grow in virtually any location, it is often the first foxglove to flower.

Native to the central and south-eastern parts of the United States, Echinacea angustifolia is valued as a short-term stimulant to the immune system. This classic purple flower is easy to grow and continues to be a favorite in home and public gardens, a ‘tried and true’ classic sure to please any home gardener.

Distinguished by its exceptionally large flowers, Echinacea 'Paradiso Tall Mix' blooms in a large range of shades including some lovely, soft hues. Very easy to grow, with good vigour and robust strong stems that branch from the base, the plants can be used for perennial beds and high-impact landscaping and as a cut or dried flower.

Echinacea 'Paradiso' is an outstanding series of the familiar 'Cone Flower' and one of late summer's most garden worthy forms. A first year flowering perennial they are distinguished by the exceptionally large flowers which grow 8cm to 10cm (3 to 4in) wide. Echinacea 'Paradiso Yellow' blooms in beautiful, illuminating warm yellow shades.

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.

Echinacea paradoxa is a true paradox – a rare and highly unusual yellow variety of the much loved 'Purple Coneflower'. With large, yellow ray flowers and the classical raised cone, the blooms are slightly fragrant and make excellent cut flowers. Echinacea paradoxa is a beautiful, elegant and easy plant to grow.

Echinacea purpurea is one of the most versatile perennials for the garden. Flowering from early July right through to September, it is sturdy and self-supporting, hardy and easy to grow, undemanding and suitable for both the formal border and the meadow look.