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Asplenium scolopendrium
A handsome, evergreen fern with glossy, wavy fronds unfurling in spring. A great fern for the edge of woodland areas and in a shady mixed border, which will tolerate dry soils once it has established.
Blechnum spicant
Native evergreen fern. Narrow lance shaped fronds growing form a central crown. Thrives in a shady spot but must have an acidic soil to really do well.
Briza media
A matt-forming evergreen grass with attractive purplish-blue-green leaves bearing wiry branches of purple bell-like flowers in abundance throughout summer.
Carex remota
A native, evergreen grass forming small tussocks of bright green foliage and bearing pale yellow flowers in late summer.
Carpinus betulus
A large deciduous tree developing a fluted grey trunk. Leaves 5-8cm long, ovate, conspicuously ribbed, turning yellow in autumn. Catkins open in spring, followed by hop-like fruiting catkins to 8cm. Good for woodland settings.
These are currently around 150cm
Centaurea nigra
An upright, branching perennial with simple, lobed foliage producing thistle-like flowers in summer.
Chamaemelum nobile
A mat-forming perennial with fine, aromatic foliage and white, daisy-like flowers in summer.
Cornus sanguinea
A deciduous shrub with reddish-green young shoots in winter and green leaves turning deep red in autumn with flattened clusters of small white flowers in summer followed by autumnal black berries.
Corylus avellana
A large, spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree, with rounded, dark green foliage turning yellow in autumn. In late winter and early spring it bears long, yellow catkins and in late summer and early autumn, produces edible nuts.
Deschampsia cespitosa
An evergreen grass forming a tussock of narrow, dark green foliage and bearing feathery panicles of silvery purple flowers in summer. If in flower these plants will be cut down to around 30cm in height, prior to packing.
Digitalis purpurea (2 litre pot)
A short-lived perennial that given the right conditions will often produce side shoots and self seed freely, allowing it to create naturalised drifts, ideal for woodland planting. In summer above a rosette of softly hairy foliage, it will develop tall spikes of tubular pink-purple flowers with speckled throats.
Digitalis purpurea (9cm pot)
A short-lived perennial that given the right conditions will often produce side shoots and self seed freely, allowing it to create naturalised drifts, ideal for woodland planting. In summer above a rosette of softly hairy foliage, it will develop tall spikes of tubular pink-purple flowers with speckled throats.
Dryopteris affinis
A strong, semi-evergreen fern with erect fronds which are bright yellow-green when young turning a rich green with golden scales.
Dryopteris dilatata
A vigorous semi-evergreen fern with shuttlecock-like rosettes or erect to arching fronds.
Dryopteris filix-mas
One of our finest native plants. A large deciduous fern producing dramatic erect bright green fronds. Height and spread up to 90cm, even forming a short stumpy trunk on old specimens. Will thrive in very dry soil in shade or sun. An essential plant for a woodland garden.
Galium verum
A low, spreading annual with aromatic foliage and dense clusters of bright yellow flowers throughout summer.
Ilex aquifolium
Holly is a very slow growing plant, and easily pruned to the size required, so don't be put off by it's potential size! Lustrous, glossy, dark green, spiny leaves throughout the year with red berries in autumn and winter.
Ligusticum scoticum
A compact, clump-forming upright perennial with thick, glossy green leaves bearing umbels of tiny white flowers from June to August followed by golden seed heads. It is predominantly found in Northern Europe and the far North of Britain.
Nepeta cataria
A deciduous perennial with aromatic, greyish-green leaves with toothed margins, producing small white flowers spotted with violet in summer and autumn.
Polypodium vulgare
Leathery fronds. A British native fern often found growing on trees and walls in damp places. Ht 30cm. Gently creeps with underground rhizomes. Sun or shade.
Primula veris (Pr) (9cm pot)
A British native, this plant displays fragrant, deep yellow flowers in late spring on downy stems up to 20cm long.
Silene flos-cuculi
An upright perennial with branched stems bearing terminal clusters of star-shaped, rose pink flowers from late spring and into summer. An attractive wild flower which can be grown successfully and to great effect in a cottage garden setting. To help prolong the flowering, deadhead regularly.
Valeriana officinalis
Domed clusters of white to blush pink flowers in summer on tall, branching stems above aromatic foliage.
Vinca minor
An evergreen, mat-forming shrub with trailing shoots which easily root themselves, with glossy, dark green leaves and producing violet-blue flowers from mid spring and throughout the summer.
Viola odorata (Vt) (9cm pot)
A herbaceous perennial forming a neat mat of heart-shaped, evergreen leaves with fragrant violet (or occasionally white) flowers in spring.