Summer Plant Quartet

This collection features a stunning range of plants ideal for creating a vibrant, enduring garden. With a selection that truly deserves a prominent place in your outdoor space, the blooms in this collection are not only long-lasting but also grow stronger and more abundant each year. Low-maintenance and easy to care for, these varieties promise a beautiful floral display for many years to come. This exceptional collection offers a simple solution for achieving a bright, colourful garden with minimal effort. Plant these striking flowers in sunny borders for a stunning summer-long show. These high-quality plants will quickly establish themselves and grow larger and more impressive year after year. Your collection includes the following varieties: Agapanthus Blue & White Collection (6 bare root plants) This outstanding mix features the blue Agapanthus 'Queen of the Ocean' and the white Agapanthus 'Polar Ice,' creating a striking two-tone display. These bold perennials add height and structure to borders and patio containers, with their architectural seed heads extending the visual interest well into autumn. Their large, spherical blooms also make a stunning addition to cut flower arrangements. Hardy in many parts of the UK, with good drainage and winter protection. mHeight: 120cm (47") | Spread: 60cm (24") Begonia 'Apricot Shades Improved' F1 Hybrid (5 tubers) This variety boasts an abundance of large, double blooms that will brighten your garden from July to October. The cascading flowers grow on trailing stems, creating an impressive display. Thriving in both sun and shade, it withstands unpredictable summer weather with ease. Ideal for hanging baskets, window boxes, flower pouches, and containers, or any area in need of vibrant summer colour. Height: 30cm (12") | Spread: 45cm (18") Dahlia 'Patio Choice' (10 tubers) This semi-dwarf dahlia variety is perfect for adding a burst of colour to the middle of borders, flower beds, or containers. Enjoy semi-double blooms in shades of pink, orange, yellow, and red from midsummer through autumn. With a compact, upright growth habit, these dahlias require no staking, making them ideal for cottage garden borders or exotic planting schemes. Their long-lasting blooms also make excellent cut flowers. Height: 60cm (24") | Spread: 45cm (18") Fill your beds and borders with this fantastic collection. Perennial plants will bloom year after year and they can also be cut and brought into the house for beautiful flower arrangements. Tubers are ideal for containers and baskets, making a larger plant in the first year than plug plants or growing from seed. From February, start tuberous begonias off in well-drained, moist compost in a warm, frost-free position in bright light. When planting begonia tubers, position them just below the compost surface with the indented side facing upwards. In hanging baskets the tubers can be planted at a 45 degree angle with their roots toward the centre, to encourage plants to cascade over the sides of the basket. When begonia plants are well grown and all risk of frost has passed, gradually acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over a period of 7 to 10 days, before planting them in their final positions. Choose a sunny or semi shaded position that is protected from strong winds.

Grow Agapanthus plants in rich fertile, well drained soil, in a sunny position. When growing Agapanthus in patio containers use a soil based compost, such as John Innes No.3 .

Plant Dahlia tubers outdoors in April after all risk of frost has passed. Choose a sunny position in moist well drained soil. Prepare the soil by digging in plenty of well rotted manure or compost. Plant tubers at a depth of 15cm (6") and water well. Alternatively, start tubers into growth in pots of compost in a frost free greenhouse. Transplant them into their final positions outdoors in June.