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    This is a compact form growing just 35-40cm high with the deepest lavender-blue flowers of any Amsonia. It arose in a seedling batch of Amsonia tabernaemontana on a nursery in Connecticut and is thought to possibly be a hybrid with Amsonnia hubrechtii. It pays its way all year with neat shiny green leaves on a compact easy care plant, topped with flowers in June to July which emerge from long dark buds. It takes on lovely yellow Autumn colours in Autumn. Perfect as an edging plant. It does start off slowly but builds up stature year on year, rarely needing dividing. Good for butterflies and Deer resistant.
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    Potsize - 9cm

    Aquilegia 'Yellow Star' (Star Series). An old cottage garden favourite and an excellent cut flower. Abundant display in late spring of long spurred two-toned lemon yellow flowers over fine blue-green foliage. Do not overcrowd the crown or allow other plants to flop over the foliage. 60cm. Full sun. HARMFUL IF EATEN
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    Aquilegia 'Denver Gold'  is a new version of an old cottage garden favourite granted a 'Plant Select' award for its robustness and an excellent cut flower. Abundant display in late spring of long spurred golden yellow flowers over fine blue-green foliage. Selected for its ability to rebloom after initial display providing it is dead headed with the possibility of blooms from May to September. Do not overcrowd the crown or allow other plants to flop over the foliage. 80cm. Full sun
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    With millions of beautiful small 2.5cm single daisies in the most delightful shade of lilac which just keep coming and coming. Generally self-supporting forming a goblet shaped bush which remains well clothed with foliage which takes on a handsome burgundy tint in Autumn which is echoed in the tint the flower's central boss assumes with age. Particularly effective when the centres of the starry flowers are a multitude of shades from lemon yellow through amber flushed to ruby. August-October. 75cm

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    The perfectly shaped and spaced petals of this neat purple Aster surround an equivalent sized green boss studded with golden stamens which puts me in mind of those head collars worn by Bill and Ben. A really rich purple flower on branching upright stems forms a rounded bush. Flowers produced really late in mid October and on into November. Healthy green foliage makes good ground cover even in quite dry shade. Flowers nearly 3cm
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    Very simple starry flowers with widely spaced petals surrounding a yellow disc are artfully arranged along graceful thin black stems. Each time the stem divaricates (= splits in two, hence the name) a simple green leaf marks the break giving a simple elegance to the whole effect. This Aster is tolerant of quite dry shade without trouble which makes it very useful for illuminating a cool corner in Summer where the usual suspects for this environment are way past their best. Nice heart-shaped green leaves. Height 60cm, spreading habit.
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    I've seen this plant described several times as a pale pink form of Aster 'Little Carlow', but is in fact a pink form of Aster laevis, a much larger plant. It shares the lovely dark stems of the species which beautifully accent the pale pink flowers which open from darker buds and gradually fade towards white. The centre conversely starts yellow and ages dark ruby red. Greener in the leaf than the species it is also a little smaller, growing to 1.5m. A relatively new cultivar from France, the name meaning 'The Monastery'. It is also known by the name Aster 'Vasterival'.
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    A striking autumn flowering Aster with branching heads producing a mass of very bright cerise scarlet daisies warm enough to cheer the dullest day in fact when in full bloom the flower colour is strident enough to deliver a firm slap around the chops. It is just the brightest of pinks but it goes so well with the warm tones of Autumn. I'm not sure who Alma Potschke was, but she was clearly well worth remembering ( 'Andenken an' means 'in memory of' similar to the French version 'Souvenir de' ) . Very easy to grow. Height 1.3m (4ft). Like all the novae-angliaes it produces a series of unbranched stems topped with a branching terminal head of flowers. I am very grateful to Heather Farquharson whose research has recently answered my query above. I couldn't better her writing so I hope she doesn't mind me quoting it uncut.  'There is a German nursery near Stuttgart, www.poetschke.de, and the owner who developed the plant called it after his mother.  I only hope he did not call it after her because of memories of her delivering firm slaps around the chops and the resulting rosy cheeks.   Let's hope he had happier memories of her.' Its not uncommon for customer asking for this plant to decide that 5 consonants in a row is just too much and suffer verbal apoplexy somewhere soon after the 'Andenken'. Sometimes, with a glorious British disregard for correctness we settle for 'Posh' or maybe something like 'Potsky'. Having consulted with a German friend I am told the good lady's name should be pronounced more like 'Purr - sh - k' with a soft final 'k'.
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    Aster 'Lye End Beauty' falls somewhere in-between 'Harrington's Pink' and 'Alma Potschke' in the colour stakes. The narrow petals are a rich, but not strident cerise on their inner surface and a silvery pink on the reverse. With a dark ruff of narrow bracts and rose tinted stems it was certainly well named. Like most novae-angliae types it is relatively tall with long straight stems which may need staking. Grow it well back in the border where it can hide away all summer, revealing its full glory in Autumn as those in front fade and are cut back. A chance seedling which occurred at Lye end in Woking in the 1950's along with several others that are named after the garden. 130-175cm
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    One of the first to bloom. These Aster blooms open as perfectly domed sugar pink powder puffs. As they mature the petals reflex to reveal a golden eye surrounded by a frilly tutu of sugary pink with silver highlights - A real girly delight ! Flowers 3.5cm wide. Height 90cm. A relatively early Michaelmas daisy flowering from early September.
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    30cm. The short, twiggy bush is literally smothered with beautiful semi-double lilac-blue daisies, 3cm wide with yellow button eyes. Although technically semi-double, the flowers open flat and appear as well formed singles. Mid September-October
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    MICHAELMAS DAISY. A shorter growing Aster with semi-double dark purple-red flowers on 70cm high plants. The flowers are relatively small but they are produced in great abundance on fine flowering stems that branch and branch repeatedly to produce a dense cerise cloud. Will thrive in sun or part shade. September-October

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    The benefits of this hybrid Michaelmas daisy are a short compact habit combined with an abundance of flowers in a rich lavender-blue that completely cover the plant. Each flower is semi-double with a bright two-toned golden yellow eye. Blends beautifully with the rich tones of Autumn 40cm

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    MICHAELMAS DAISY. What a delightful Aster this is. The flowers are semi-double, but nearly so full as to be approaching double. In colour they are a gorgeous pastel pale-lavender with even paler tips shown off beautifully by the dark foliage. towards the centre of each flower there are a few unruly narrow petals which dance along with the yellow stamens and green eye in a most delightful way. A shorter growing Aster at around 50cm high. Will thrive in sun or part shade. September-October

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    50cm. Rosy pink buds gradually unfurl lots of sugar pink petals to give a generous display of double pink daisies. At 50cm or below this is a cute little Aster to cheer the Autumn garden, commencing mid September into October. And it needs no staking ! Bred in the 1960's by Bakers Nrs and named after the breeders granddaughter !
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    The Michaelmas daisies are such a welcome flourish at the end of the year with their glowing profusion of rich tones. This variety is a strong deep crimson semi-double with a bright golden button. 90cm. Quite similar to Winston S. Churchill

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    A fully double deep violet Aster with good weatherproof blooms 4cm across. An excellent deep colour to contrast with the more typical mauvey blues. It stands tall at 100cm high and is a late season flowerer, extending the season well into October. A good weatherproof variety. Don't be fooled by the name - it really should be Harrison's purple, not Harrison's blue if names were obliged to be accurate !
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    A beautifully shaped fully double bloom crammed with so many petals it creates a perfect lavender-blue powder-puff a whole 5cm across. 90cm Mid to late September onwards. Sturdy stems. This variety came out of 'Ada Ballard', which was one of the first really double Asters raised by Ernest Ballard, but which lacked the intensity of blue of its parents. It is also known for producing a forest of stems from a relatively compact root run. 'Marie Ballard' was selected just before Ernest died in 1952 and released in 1955. It combines the shapely, completely double flowers on sturdy stems with the intense lavender-blue Ernest was trying to capture.
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    Always distinguished by its very upright growth, forming a columnar plant rather than a rounded bush. Flowers are 4.5cm wide a lovely clean white opening rather flat with a pincushion centre that is small, a subtle brick red brightened by the golden yellow stamens that poke out. 90cm
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    MICHAELMAS DAISY. Carrying the Ballard name is always a great recommendation and this variety doesn't disapoint. Aster 'Patricia Ballard' is a medium growing aster with semi-double flowers that are bright clear pink and beautifully formed. The petals come in multiple rows all beautifully neatly arranged into a very even flat daisy with a bright golden centre. 90cm high plants with broad glossy mid green foliage. Will thrive in sun or part shade. September-October
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    A lovely Aster with a really full skirt of petals which are a pale blush-pink, flecked darker on some of the tips. Bred by George Chiswell. Worked for Aster breeder Percy Picton, then started his own nursery at Midsommer Norton - Priory Nursery. Did a lot of his own Aster breeding
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    An exceptionally short Michaelmas daisy which makes up for its size by the punch of its clear pink flowers, produced in great abundance in September. The flowers are a good full semi-double in a sugary lavender-pink that darkens towards the bright golden centre. 20cm. Aster 'Rosenwitchel' creates a really dense mound of closely packed foliage reminiscent of a bun forming alpine. Any good soil in full sun
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    A very distinctively coloured michaelmas daisy with single medium sized (4cm) purple flowers with a burgundy sheen, becoming even darker on maturity. Golden yellow eyes become tawny with age. Late September onwards. 150cm
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    The Michaelmas daisies are such a welcome flourish at the end of the year with their glowing profusion of rich tones. This variety is a rich carmine-red semi-double with a bright golden button. The 5cm flowers keep a relatively flat shape with a double row of long narrow petals. 90cm. Aster 'Winston Churchill' has a reputation for having greater mildew resistance than most. Forms a stiffly branching bush with relatively pale foliage. Bred by R.Lindsey of Gayborder Nursery.
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    Aster schreberi (Eurybia schreberi) is one of those plants that has a deserved reputation for excelling in dry shade where it will produce a gracefully arching mound covered in late Summer with 3.5cm white daisies with reflexed petals. The leaves are large serrated and stay fresh even in dry shade. 1-1.5m across. In many ways like a more beefy (some would say coarser) version of Aster divaricatus.
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    To me, this Chrysanthemum shows the same qualities as C.'Innocence' in that it is so weatherproof. It puts up with wind, rain and even the first frosts without becoming scruffy. It puts on a show of its single pink blooms from October until as late as December in a good year. About 60cm high and with the usual lovely Chrysanthemum scent. reliable and long-lived.

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    Very welcome in late Oct this tight 2-3ft mound is smothered in 1in pom-poms; shaded light to dark pink. Any soil in sun. Cut to ground in winter. MAY CAUSE SKIN ALLERGY

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    Tickseed. Coreopsis 'Zagreb' is guaranteed to bring its own sunshine to your jaded late Summer border with its myriad of golden-yellow daisies which stud the compact dome from July to September. C.'Zagreb' is a dwarf selection of C. verticillata and shares its dainty habit with wiry stems clothed in glossy needle-like leaves. It is tolerant of Summer heat and makes a reliable long-lived plant which is reasonably drought tolerant. It has a long flowering season which can be extended still further by trimming back the tips of the branches, thereby removing the first seeds. It will reward you with a second flush of growth and flowers. It is these seeds that give Coreopsis its common name as they are said to resemble ticks (koris=bug, opsis=like). Easy and much more tolerant of British Winters than the red selections, which need excellent drainage. 12-18" (30-45cm), loved by bees. July-September, full sun.
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    Year round interest from rich deep maroon evergreen foliage with lighter burgundy new growth Topped in spring with bright yellow/green flws. HARMFUL IF EATEN. SKIN/EYE IRRITANT

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    A really nice very dark-leaved G.pratense with white flowers heavily rayed in lavender. The flowers aren't startling white as you find in say a G.sanguineum Album, largely owing to the influence of the veins, an influence that can be quite pronounced at some times of day. The handsome deeply divided foliage is dark purple on dark purple stems in a shortish 30cm mound. Best in full sun, but not too dry, or in more shade if you don't mind the foliage developing more green. like all G,pratense it is prone to mildew after flowering and is best trimmed then to rejuvenate. 35cm high by 45cm wide. Arose from the original batch of Victor Reiter seed grown by Robin Moss. fusion_separator style_type="single solid" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" sep_color="" top_margin="" bottom_margin="" border_size="" icon="" icon_circle="" icon_circle_color="" width="" alignment="center"][/fusion_separator]

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    Geranium pratense Victor Reiter Strain. Stunning new cultivar with leaves of a striking purple-black above which deep purple saucer shaped blooms are proudly displayed. Place in a prominent position where the unusual many fingered leaves will always provoke comment. Not as high as some of the meadow cranesbills. Leaves become greener as the year progresses or if they are in too much shade. Best in sun. to 60cm. There was a profusion of cultivars produced following the original Californian introduction of G.'Vicor Reiter' which has led to some muddling and confusion in the names of the purple leaved strains, some of which are seed raised, and some micropropagated. This is one of the seed raised strains. originally bred by Californian nurseryman Victor Reiter in the 1970's
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    Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower' - (wood cranesbill). Glossy medium green leaves form a good clump to 1ft tall, well above which are held in May the branched heads of white centered rich violet- blue flowers. Bluer than Geranium sylvaticum 'Birch’s Lilac’. The crown is a  knobbly mat of rhizomes which sprout in spring stiff upright stems of fresh pale green leaves. May-June. Best in partial shade where it is very useful. May-June. Raised in the early 1970's by Alan Bloom.
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    Geum ' Bell Bank'. A compact Geum with large semi-double flowers of deep coral-pink with darker vein detail and petal edges. The petals have a lovely goffered edge. Dark stems and calyces emphasise the effect. For a sunny or partially shaded site in decent soil. 40 x 40cm. Spring
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    I think this is a slow burner rather than a red hot Latin lover, but it's certainly a Geum to fall in love with. Geum 'Flames of Passion' is relatively short and neat at a foot high. The flowers are 2cm across and look down in a rather coy fashion. They are strawberry pink, slightly ruffled with 3 rows of petals and a charming yellow centre with a green eye. The dark maroon buds and stems round off the effect nicely. So if you are feeling coy yourself, perhaps it's time to give passion a try.
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    Geum chiloense 'Lady Stratheden'. Colourful and easily grown perennial forming a stout weed smothering clump of leaves and freely producing 2ft stems of warm yellow semi double flowers in summer. The flowers will keep on coming if you cut out older flowering stems as their flowers begin to fade. There is a lot of 'air' in the flower heads, so this is an ideal plant to mingle amongst other colour or to look through to plants behind.
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    Geum chiloense 'Mrs Bradshaw'. (Fireball) Colourful and easily grown perennial forming a stout weed smothering clump of leaves and freely producing 2ft stems of bright red semi double flowers in summer. Mrs Bradshaw is absolutely, unashamedly red; not a hint of pink anywhere. The flowers will keep on coming if you cut out older flowering stems as their flowers begin to fade. There is a lot of 'air' in the flower heads, so this is an ideal plant to mingle amongst other colour or to look through to plants behind.
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    Lathyrus vernus (spring vetchling) is a beautiful little treasure for the spring garden that is both dainty and robust Dense lush foliage makes a 30 cm high hummock which is covered with many small pea flowers in shades of pink, fading blue. 30cm. WIll grow in a wide range of conditions, but happiest in a little moist shade. Thrives on our heavy clay. There are a variety of colour variants, some of which we offer seperately.
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    Lathyrus vernus (purple-flowered) - Spring Vetchling. Lathyrus vernus (spring vetchling) is a beautiful little treasure for the spring garden that is both dainty and robust Dense lush foliage makes a 30 cm high hummock which is covered with many small pea flowers in shades of pink, fading blue. 30cm. WIll grow in a wide range of conditions, but happiest in a little moist shade. Thrives on our heavy clay. There are a variety of colour variants, some of which we offer seperately.
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    This nepeta is of the Nepeta grandiflora type, with a strong bushy habit. It is distinguished by the strong blue of the flowers which is greatly enhance by the rosy-purple colour of the calyces.

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    Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' is a must for the front of any sunny border where it produces with great reliability a 3-4ft wide mound of soft grey green foliage and a hazy cloud of lavender blue flowers which the bees and butterflies adore. Trim to encourage second flowering. Easy to grow and divide. A useful alternative to lavender for short hedging. This variety is more hardy combined with better damp tolerance than Nepeta faassenii.
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    Nepeta grandiflora 'Bramdean' is a beautiful strong growing catmint with sprays of soft blue  flowers set off by sea- green foliage. Lovely when grown beneath old roses. Similar in habit to Six Hills Giant, but a little larger and stouter, darker in flower and up to month later. Loved by butterflies. 60cm plus Bramdean is in Alresford in Hampshire, the garden created by the mother of Mrs Victoria Wakefield.
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    Nepeta nervosa is a dense shrubby perennial flowering in late summer with short dense spikes of pure blue flowers. Best in well drained soil in full sun. Cut back after flowering. 30-60cm. Leaves are narrow and much greener than most Nepeta with darker flowers in denser heads. A pretty addition to the Genus. Runs a little more underground than other species.
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    Densely packed racemes of intense pink catmint flowers on long, fat bottlebrushes stand upright above nice, pointed creased green leaves. Bees just love it ! June to September. 40 x 30 cm. dense and intense pink
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    Despite its name, 'Wlaker's Low' is much the same size as 'Six Hill's Giant' at about 60cm height and spread, though it has a reputation for collapsing less. It is a good variety, flowering slightly earlier in May, compared to June for 'Six Hills Giant', with a more arching habit and more tint to the stems. Grown side by side, you can appreciate a denser flower spike with a richer colouring. It will flower a second time if cut back hard after flowering. Well deserving of its AGM
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    Nepeta x faassenii (mussinii of gardens, N.racemosa, N.mussinii x N.nepetella) Nepeta x faassenii produces sprays of lavender blue flowers from mid Summer until Autumn over short mounds of grey green foliage. An excellent alternative to lavender as a short hedge, brilliant below roses and good at the front of any border. Catmint deserves its popularity as a cottage garden stalwart. Trim to keep tidy and encourage a second flowering. 50cm. Excellent for the bees. Many plants grown in the trade as Nepeta racemosa are in fact this hybrid.
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