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Pot Marigold, English Marigold. Herb Marigold
Cheerful and bright, use Calendula in beds, borders or containers. Calendula is prolific and durable, and like most hardy annuals it is easy to grow, simply sow where it is to flower. It is currently one of the top herbs used for medicinal use. Sprinkle salads and decorate cakes with the edible tangy petals.
Pot Marigold, English Marigold. Herb Marigold
‘Sunset Buff’ is a lovely, more subtle coloured calendula. It is the soft apricot-buff version of ‘Indian Prince’ with the same crimson petal backs. They grow to a height of around 60cm and a spread of 45cm, are an excellent variety for borders and make a stunning cut flower.
Cupids Dart, Love Plant.
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.
Cupids Dart, Love Plant.
Catananche caerulea ‘Amor White’ produces stunning blooms of white, star like flowers each with a dark purple-blue eye and unique papery petals. The blooms rise on single stems above neat clumps of grey-green foliage. Super when planted the border, they also make a wonderful, long lasting cut or dried flowers.
Also aptly named 'Witching Hour'
The Boy Series, which all feature double flowered blooms on tall stems for garden or cutting, are available in many colours. These beauties grow well as border plants and are wonderful in a cutting garden. ‘Black ball’ flowers are a lovely rich dark-chocolate hue, almost black on cloudy days.
Double Cornflower, Bachelors Button
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.
Bachelors Button,
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland
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.
Keys of Heaven, Jupiter's Beard. Pretty Betsy
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.
Keys of Heaven, Jupiter's Beard.
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.
Giant Scabious, Caucasian scabious
Cephalaria gigantea is a gentle giant that has an informal look that is perfect for looser planting styles. Tall but airy with very pretty pale butter-yellow flowers, use it planted at the back of the border.
Snow in Summer
‘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!
Blue Shrimp Plant, Honeywort, Blue Wax Flower
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.
English or Lawn Chamomile
Also spelt Camomile
Camomile is a most useful plant. It can be used to make beautiful lawns and raised beds, an infusion of the plant is an ideal family remedy, calming and sedative, perfect for restlessness or travel sickness, while for gardeners the tea is effective as a spray to prevent ‘damping-off’ of seedlings
Actaea racemosa var. cordifolia
Actaea cordifolia comes into its own late in the season, when multiple stiff and stout stems emerge from the base of the plant. It displays impressive long racemes of chalky-white blooms that are composed of numerous, tiny individual star-like, fragrant flowers.
Actaea simplex Atropurpurea Group
Valued for its large purple-black leaves, Cimicifuga simplex ‘Atropurpurea’ is an exceptionally beautiful selection. The long, fluffy spires seem to float in mid-air, each flower studded with feathery stamens.
Cathedral Bells, Cup and Saucer Vine
Cobaea scandens is an impressive climber and is one of the fastest-growing and most trouble-free vines you will ever grow. Extremely attractive when scrambling upward through trellis work, archways, over small buildings or old trees. 
White Cup and Saucer Vine, White Cathedral Bells
Cobaea scandens alba will appeal to anyone who longs for something with panache and visual impact. This rare variety has clear white flowers and will fill the air with a very pleasant honey scent throughout the growing season. 
A Premium Shade variety
Coleus has enjoyed a resurgence in popularity over the past few years. The new breeding has taken a handful of series and exploded them into hundreds of wild and crazy types of colours and forms. Overwhelmingly the favourite is the Kong series for its sheer presence, each leaf is easily as big as your palm, and probably twice as large as the next biggest Coleus you can buy.
A Premium Shade variety
Featuring huge leaves that are coral in the centre and edged in bright green, Coleus ‘Kong Salmon-Pink’ is a ‘Premium Shade’ variety, that are great for large containers and mass plantings, performing best and showing the most intense colour in full shade, they also work well for indoor plant programs. It’s hard to go wrong with this plant.
Painted Nettle. Flame Nettle
This wonderful Victorian type coleus ‘Black Dragon’ forms a riot of rumpled leaves in velvety purplish black leaves, each bordered by frilly edges. The ruby red centres are sometimes flecked with violet or pink. Easy to grow from seed, they will show their first colours in as little as two weeks.
Painted Nettle. Flame Nettle
Coleus have been perfected, the new varieties have colours that intensify in sun, but can also thrive in shade. “Coral Sunrise” is an excellent example of the new developments, The beautiful coral pink heart-shaped leaves have neatly serrated edges, with shades of olive and intense bright green margins.
Painted Nettle. Flame Nettle
Ten years back coleus were gaudy relics from Grandmother’s generation, but now coleus are back and teetering on the cutting edge. “Wizard Sunset” is one of the softer colours from the Wizard series, with heart-shaped leaves in beautiful shades of bronze – apricot. Excellent in full sun.
Knitbone, Bruisewort, Healing herb, Miracle herb.
To the organic gardener, Comfrey is invaluable. It’s easy to grow, easy to use and incredibly beneficial to the garden. Used to make organic liquid feed, it is especially valuable on crops that benefit from high doses of potassium. Organic Seed.
Pink Pampas Grass
This unusual pink form of pampas grass with tall, pink-flushed, feathery plumes is a real show stopper. In midsummer spectacular plumes erupt above the foliage. The show continues into winter as the feathery plumes persist and the foliage turns golden brown when touched by frost.
White Pampas Grass
Cortaderia selloana ‘White Feather’ – Pampas Grasses are the ultimate architectural plant, adding texture, autumn colour and winter shapes in the landscape. Relatively easy to grow, this plant flowers throughout late summer and autumn. It will provide colour and interest for many years.
Bird-in-a-bush
European Wildflower
What gardener with a heart and soul could resist the spring flowers of Corydalis, whose winged petals with upswept spurs suggest a flight of elfin butterflies. These woodland ephemerals are highly useful at the front of the border, with miniature bulbs such as crocus, muscari or scillas.
The Mexican Aster
Cosmos “Daydream” is a superb new colour, palest pink with a deep rose pink centre makes this a unique and delicate addition to any garden. The flowers are very early and are freely produced over a long period. Very easy to grow, making it a perfect choice for children or the less experienced gardener.
The Mexican Aster
Introduced for the 2016 season, Cosmos bipinnatus ‘Xanthos’ is causing rather a stir in horticultural circles. Unique soft-yellow blooms are produced in profusion on compact dwarf plants.
Heartleaf crambe
I like magnificence in the garden. Either those plants which over perform, or those which are so rare that they stop one in ones tracks, or those that designers call ‘statement plants’. Crambe cordifolia is one such plant. All about stature, plant them and stand well back. 
Hardy Cyclamen
Cyclamen coum is adored as a cultivated ornamental plant. The flowers vary from white to rosy-purple with every hue in between and in such quantity to obscure the leaves. They open from early winter and continue unabated into spring. 
Cardoon
Whether you are into the culinary arts or edible landscapes, you may want to put this plant at the top of your list. Chosen by the RHS as one of the top plants of the last 200 years, Cardoons are aristocrats in both the ornamental and the vegetable world.
Umbrella Plant
Cyperus alternifolius is a very popular both as a house plant and pond plant. The bracts are symmetrically arranged in an umbrella formation and held atop elegant stems that sway with the breeze, giving a tropical touch to the garden. They are also excellent when used in fresh or dried floral arrangements.
Dandelion, Clockflower, Tell-The-Time, Blowball, Puffball, Priests Crown
Dandelion is reviled by lawn manicurists yet, like Burdock, it is one of the most esteemed herbs in healing, the benefits are endless. The young raw leaves can be used in salads or cooked as a vegetable, the leaves contain more iron than spinach and are a excellent source of vitamins.
Dwarf Pacific Delphinium with a dark Bee
The Fountains series is a vigorous-growing strain that if sown early will flower in the current year. Delphinium ‘Magic Fountains Dark Blue’ has densely packed spires of dark blue flowers each with a dark bee. It is ideal for borders and can be grown as a container plant.
Dwarf Pacific Delphinium with a White Bee
The Fountains series is a vigorous-growing strain that if sown early will flower in the current year. Delphinium ‘Magic Fountains Dark Blue’ has densely packed spires of dark blue flowers each with a white bee. It is ideal for borders and can be grown as a container plant.
Dwarf Pacific Delphinium with a White Bee
Delphinium ‘Magic Fountains Lavender’ is a compact, stately beauty with soft lavender spires, each flower has a central white ‘bee’. Ideal for borders it can also be grown as a container plant and the spires make a wonderful cut flower.
Dwarf Pacific Delphinium with a White Bee
The Fountains series is a vigorous-growing strain that is more heat tolerant and less fussy than most other varieties and if sown early will flower in the current year. Delphinium ‘Magic Fountains Lilac Pink’ is an elegant delphinium with densely packed flower spires, each bloom has a white bee.
Dwarf Pacific type. With white bee.
Delphinium ‘Pure White Fountains’ is an elegant delphinium with densely packed flower spires of pure white blooms. The Fountains series is a vigorous-growing strain that if sown early will flower in the current year. The sturdy flower spikes are very attractive to bees and make a wonderful cut flower.
Belladonna Group. Aka “Clivedon Beauty"
No other blue quite measures up to the almost iridescent hues of Delphinium “Cliveden Beauty”. The multi-branching plants grow to just 75 to 90cm tall so are suitable for most gardens and do not need staking in most situations. The many individual blooms are clear light blue, each with a white centre.
Candle Delphinium
Astolat is a rare and unusual delphinium colour; it blooms with spires of soft blush to deep rose-pink flowers, each with a dark central ‘bee’. It is a stunning delphinium that looks gorgeous planted in bold clumps for a dramatic statement.
Candle Delphinium
Delphinium ‘Black Knight’ produces gorgeous spires that are laden with intensely coloured deep purple flowers. These dark-eyed delphiniums are stunning when planted in bold clumps in the garden and are one of the most spectacular cut flowers you can grow.
Candle Delphinium
In the Arthurian legends Sir Galahad is renowned for his gallantry and purity, he is perhaps the knightly embodiment of pure virtue. In the garden, Delphinium ‘Galahad’ is a subtle and beautiful delphinium with spires of elegant pure white blooms.
Candle Delphinium
Often called the Queen of the Border, Delphinium ‘Guinevere blooms with spires of Lavender rose with white bees that bloom the first year from a December greenhouse sowing. Bring a touch of nostalgia back to the garden, they are worth almost any effort to grow because they are so beautiful.
formerly known as Delphinium elatum
Delphinium ‘King Arthur’ blooms with deep, royal purple flowers, each with a brilliant white bee. These stately plants add structure and presence to the back of any perennial border or cottage garden where their majesty will truly reign supreme.
Tufted Hairgrass
Deschampsia cespitosa is a lovely variety of ornamental grass especially valued for it’s tall flower plumes. The sprays of airy delicate flowers, eventually changing to bronze add texture and colour to the winter garden and deliver a knock-out punch to cut-flower arrangements.
Poet's Pink, Sweet John, Sweet William
Intensely fragrant, with a delicious, sweet perfume, Dianthus barbatus ‘Alba’ is a pure white form of Sweet William. Absolutely beautiful and easy to grow, everybody can grow them to perfection.
Maiden Pink. Aka 'Albus'
Dianthus deltoides ‘Confetti White’ is a quite exceptional little plant. Growing to just 10cm tall it will spread up to 50cm wide. The pure white blooms appear in abundance, just poking their heads above the deep green foliage. In the early morning dew or after a shower of rain they sparkle like clear white diamonds.
Marketed as 'Lacy Blue'
Didiscus caerulea is known as the Blue Lace Flower for its unusual colour. The delicate lavender-blue flowers, each composed of tiny, star-shaped, sweetly fragrant flowers are perfect for the cutting garden.
Marketed as 'Lacy Mix'
Recent developments of Didiscus caerulea have broadened the colour range. Didiscus ‘Lacy Mix’ produce the same lacy umbel shaped domes and finely cut foliage. In a pastel blend of powder-blue, lavender, soft pink and white, the plants branch freely, filling borders with a light, floaty feel and masses of stems for cutting.
Fairybells, Hairbells, Wedding Bells
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.
Perennial Foxglove, Rusty Foxglove
Digitalis ferruginea is an interesting and exotic looking foxglove. With elegant, leafy spires and closely packed golden blooms, each orchid-like flower has an interior of rich red-brown veins.
Syn: Digitalis ambigua. Perennial Foxglove
Digitalis grandiflora is one of the few truly perennial foxgloves. Extremely hardy and one of the best performers. Bearing upright stalks of beautiful creamy-yellow bells through the summer, the lovely soft shade allows this plant to blend with almost anything in the garden.
Dwarf Perennial Foxglove, Willow Leaf Foxglove
This rare and lovely foxglove is one of the very best in cultivation. Digitalis obscura, the Sunset Foxglove has striking bell-shaped blooms in all the colours of the sunset. Rusty orange and amber with red veining.
Native Pink Foxglove
Wildflower of Britain and Ireland
This lovely native European woodland plant is a beauty to add to any garden and a popular biennial for shaded places. Plants form rosettes of lance shaped leaves, the second year the rosette begins to shoot skyward with beautiful large spikes and drooping bell shaped blooms that are spotted inside.
Aka Suttons Apricot, Apricot Delight, Apricot Beauty Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea ‘Apricot’ produces large spikes in the most beautiful shade of coral-apricot. One of its greatest assets is the ability to mingle, a quality particularly important in contemporary gardens where the accent is on informality.
Dwarf Foxglove
Digitalis purpurea ‘Snow Thimble’ is bred for its large pure-white, bell-shaped blooms, born on short spikes only 100cm tall. It is one of the most elegant dwarf Foxgloves, easy to place in the garden it is especially suited to cottage gardens, shade gardens, wildflower and cutting gardens.
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