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AGM
Award of Garden Merit (RHS Award) indicating a plant that is rated excellent for garden use, of good constitution, and not requiring specialist conditions to grow well.
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Fully hardy
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Hardy to -5°C
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Unlikely to withstand a frost
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Tender
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New addition to this year's catalogue.

You have found: 14 Plant Families and 61 plants

Tanacetum

Contact with foliage may aggravate skin allergies.
15cm. Evergreen, mat-forming perennial, with silver-grey, finely divided foliage. Well-drained soil in full sun.
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35cm. Golden, aromatic foliage, with white daisies.
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35cm. Double white flowers in summer, over aromatic foliage.
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Tellima

60cm. Evergreen, dark-veined foliage, with spikes of pink-fringed, green flowers in early summer. Humus-rich soil in sun or shade. Remove old foliage in late winter. Good ground cover in shady areas. Self seeds!
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Teucrium

10cm. Forms a low clump of small, round leaves,with flat heads of light purple and cream flowers in summer. Well-drained soil in sun or part shade.
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30 x 45cm. Attractive foliage with very crinkly, frilly-edged leaves, and spikes of small creamy flowers. Will grow in some shade.
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30cm. Leaves are attractively mottled with cream variegations. Cream flowers mid-summer attract bees. Sun or shade, not too dry.
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20cm. Evergreen. Spikes of pink flowers in late summer. Well-drained soil in full sun. Sorry, none available this year.
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30-40cm. Neat evergreen foliage, with masses of lilac-pink flowers in summer. Adored by bees. Well-drained soil in full sun.
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Thalictrum

20cm. Rhizomatous, slowly spreading perennial with attractive dainty foliage, and small, fairly insignificant flowers. Part shade in well-drained soil. British native.
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100-120cm. Attractive ferny foliage, with clouds of rich lilac-purple flowers in summer. Reasonably fertile soil, tolerant of some shade.
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100 x 45cm. Attractive, glaucous foliage, with clouds of fluffy pale yellow flowers in summer. Well-drained but moisture-retentive soil in sun.
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Thymus

Aromatic, evergreen plants, suitable for a sunny spot in well drained soil.  Attractive to bees.
10cm. Forms a mound of golden foliage in spring, with pink flowers in summer.
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5cm. Pale pink flowers in summer, over a mat of grey-hairy leaves. Dislikes winter wet.
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20-25cm. Strongly scented foliage, with mauve-pink flowers in summer.
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10cm. Large dark red flowers, green leaves.
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2cm. Red-pink flowers over a mat of green leaves.
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2cm. Forms a dense mat of tiny dark green leaves, slowly greeping, with delicate pink flowers.
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As above, with purple-mauve flowers.
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As above, with white flowers.
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Tiarella

These evergreen, clump-forming perennials are shade-loving, with attractive foliage, and dainty flower-spikes in summer.
30cm. Vigorous, forming good ground cover in shade, where not too dry. Creamy white flowers.
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20-30cm. Leaves with dark markings. Creamy flowers.
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30cm. Forms a compact mound of attractive foliage, with spikes of dainty pink flowers from April, repeating through the summer. Shade-loving.
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30cm. Forms good ground cover in shade, where it is not too dry. Frothy, white flowers from pink buds.
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20-30cm. Dainty light pinkish, fragrant flowers. Attractive, bronze-tinged leaves. Needs fertile, humus-rich soil.
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Similar to above, with bronze leaves and white flowers.
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Tradescantia

We offer various Tradescantia of the Andersoniana Group.  These long-flowering, clump-forming perennials prefer fertile soil, not too dry, in full sun or part shade. Remove spent flower stems to encourage further flowering.
50-60cm. Rich purple flowers, blue-green foliage.
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30cm. Purple-pink, with white edges.
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50cm. Large pink flowers through summer.
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Tricyrtis

Toad lilies.  Suitable for shady areas, although further north they may need a little more sun to encourage flowering.  Moist but well-drained, humus-rich soil in full or part shade.
80cm. Glossy spotted leaves. White or pinkish purple, spotted flowers in early autumn.
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80cm. Pale green leaves, with purple-spotted, white flowers from late summer to mid-autumn.
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Green-flushed, white flowers.
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75-90cm. Cream-variegated leaves, purple-spotted flowers.
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60 x 30cm. White flowers heavily spotted with purple.
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50cm. Greenish flowers in summer.
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50cm. Large, up-facing yellow flowers, late summer-autumn.
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90cm. White flowers, lightly speckled with purple, in autumn.
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60cm. Unspotted flowers with pink-mauve tipped petals, yellow throat. Autumn.
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Trifolium

40cm. Large, pale yellow clover flowers from June to August. Prefers a sunny position, and is happy on chalk. Attracts bees.
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50cm. Upright stems bear giant red-pink clover flowers, over a clump of attractive foliage. Fertile, moist but well-drained soil, best in sun. Attracts bees.
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Triteleia

A group of summer-flowering bulbs, generally hardy in warmer areas.  They require well-drained soil in full sun, and make good cut flowers.
50cm. Mauve-blue flowers, June/July.
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40cm. Pale yellow flowers with a darker stripe down each petal. May-June.
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Tropaeolum

30cm. Annual nasturtium with variegated cream/white and green leaves, and orange-red flowers throughout the summer. Leaves and flowers make a colourful and tasty addition to salads.
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Tulbaghia

20-25cm. White, slightly fragrant flowers produced over a long period. May be hardy in warm well-drained position. I have always over-wintered it in a cool greenhouse, where it flowers for much of the year. Well-drained soil in full sun.
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45-60 x 25cm. Large umbels of lilac flowers from mid-summer to autumn. May be hardy in a warm sunny position in well-drained soil.
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Tulipa

Tulips enjoy fertile, well-drained soil in full sun, in a site that is not too windy.  They should be planted 4"-6" deep and dead-headed after flowering.
15-20cm. Crimson red and deep yellow flowers in mid-spring.
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10cm. Multi-flowered. Starry yellow flowers, with dark stripe on outside of petals. Good in a rock garden.
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10cm. Magenta-rose flowers with a greenish tint, yellow base. Good in a rock garden.
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15-30cm. Flowers bright yellow, with reverse olive green with red flush. Mid-spring.
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15cm. Narrow undulating leaves; scarlet flowers with dark basal blotch. Late spring.
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10-15cm. Sulphur yellow flowers flushed with orange, late spring.
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10-15cm. Bright vermilion-red flowers, late spring.
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10cm. Red flowers with purplish base, mid to late spring.
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25cm. Attractive variegated foliage, with red flowers - several per stem - in spring.
Bulb  
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saxatilis Bakeri Group Lilac Wonder AGM *** 15cm. Lilac-mauve, yellow-centred flowers in spring. Good in a rock garden.
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25cm. Lemon yellow, scented flowers in March-April. Will grow in light shade.
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15cm. Multi-headed, star-shaped flowers, yellow and white, in spring. Prefers humus-rich soil. Good in a rock garden.
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30cm. Multi-headed stems of star-shaped, white flowers with yellow centres. Spring. Good in a rock garden.
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10-15cm. Golden yellow flowers, spring. Good in a rock garden.
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25cm. Attractive narrow, wavy foliage, with red and orange flowers in April.
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Tweedia

60-100cm. Erect growth, with soft velvety, evergreen leaves. Turquoise-blue flowers all summer. Striking colour. Needs greenhouse protection in winter.
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