Illustrated List of Plants: B

Bamboo (Black) - Phyllostachys nigra

Oriental black bamboo. Easy to grow and quick to establish this fantastic Bamboo grows new dark green stems the first year, turning a lustrous black the following year.
Grows to 3m (10 feet) and is also suitable for a large container.

Bamboo (Yellow) - Phyllostachys aureocaulis

Fast growing, providing eye-catching shapes makes it ideal for containers or screens in the garden. Aureocaulis forms the heaviest, sulphur yellow canes up to 8-10cm (3-4 inches) diameter after 4 to 5 years. Fully hardy. Supplied pot grown with 2-5 canes.

Bamboo - Trailing Niagra

Bamboos have become increasingly popular in recent years, we have selected this variety for its superb trailing habit.
Lance shaped foliage will adorn this unusual plant all summer long on stems trailing 60-90cm (24-36 inches) in ever increasing numbers.

Banana Musa Basjoo

From Southern China but tolerant of our British climate. As the stalk grows, tiny 'bananas' may begin to appear. Unfortunately inedible, the 2 inch long bananas contain dozens of small black seeds.

Ideal indoor pot plant. Unlike other bananas, this species is cold hardy in most winter temperatures.

Bat Plant - Tacca chantrierei (Black)

Produces stunning foliage and is one of the most talked about flowers you are likely to bring into your home. The wide wing-like bracts are accompanied by 'whiskers' of up to 30cm (12 inches) emerging from a cluster of flowers. Height: 90cm (36 inches).

Perfect for a warm conservatory.

Bat Plant - Tacca nivea (White)

Perfect for a warm conservatory.

Bay Tree

Grown in a pyramidal shape, plant them in pots by a doorway or patio. The aromatic verdant foliage is a valuable asset to your culinary delights.

Plant in full sun or partial shade in any well drained soil. Flowers appear in clusters from March to May.

Supplied pot grown 40-50cm (16-20 inches).

Begonia - Apricots & Lemons

Fantastic double flowers in the most amazing colours. Apricot petals, edged with lemon, are produced for months over the summer. A half-hardy annual, ideal for pots and baskets.

Begonia - Bonanza

Begonias look wonderful in hanging baskets, beds and borders, window-boxes and tubs, where they will flower right through summer into autumn. When the first frost blackens the foliage, you can dig up the tubers and store them over winter.

Collection comprises - 9 Cascading Begonias, 9 Fringed Begonias and 9 Double Begonias.

Begonia - Cascading

Trailing blooms for indoor and outdoor planting in window boxes, patio tubs or hanging baskets, where their pendulous growth is shown to best advantage.

Mixed colours

Tuber size: 3/4cm.

Begonia - Cascading

Trailing blooms for indoor and outdoor planting in window boxes, patio tubs or hanging baskets, where their pendulous growth is shown to best advantage. Mixed colours.

Standard tuber size 3/4cm.

Begonia - Double

Enormous flowers up to 10cm (4 inches) across from July to the first frost.
Mixed colours.

Standard tuber size 3/4cm.

Begonia - Fringed

The large, carnation-like blooms look great in hanging baskets, beds and borders or indoors in large pots on a sunny windowsill. Mixed colours.
Height: 25cm (10 inches).

Standard tuber size 3/4cm.

Begonia - Half Price Collection

HALF PRICE OFFER.
Begonias look wonderful in hanging baskets, beds and borders, window-boxes and tubs, where they will flower right through summer into autumn.
When the first frost blackens the foliage, you can dig up the tubers and store them over winter. If you don't have a garden, they do just as well indoors in large pots on a sunny windowsill.
Collection comprises 1 pack each of:
Non-Stop Begonias (10)
Fringed Begonias (10)
Cascading Begonias (10)
Double Begonias (10).
Tuber size 3/4cm.
Trough not supplied.

Begonia - Million Kisses

This spectacular new collection of semi-trailing begonias will cover baskets and containers in 1000’s of vibrant flowers in pink and soft bicolour blooms.

Million Kisses Romance - pictured left and Million Kisses Elegance - pictured right.

Begonia - Molten Lava

Plant a great ball of fire and raise the temperature in your garden this Summer.

Double and semi-double flowers, provide a blaze of colour as they cascade from hanging baskets and tumble over the edge of pots. This mixture of compact Begonias is so easy to grow.

Flowers July to frost.

Begonia - Non-Stop

Flowering non-stop all summer and autumn, their double flowers make a marvellous display. Mixed colours.
Height 20cm (8 inches).
Trough not supplied.

Standard tuber size 3/4cm.

Begonia - Non-Stop Pink

Enjoy beautiful pink flowers all summer long from these top-size tubers. They will produce an amazing amount of flowers until the frost blackens the leaves in the winter. Tubers top size 4/5cm.

Begonia - Non-Stop Red

The name says it all. These beauties flower uninterrupted from June until the first frost blackens the foliage in late autumn.
Fabulous flowers up to 12cm (4¾ inches) across form a striking contrast to the foliage.

Begonia - Organdy

A wonderful mixture of colours with bronze and green leaves to fill your beds and tubs with flowers throughout the whole summer, great for mass planting in your pots and borders. Height: 20-40cm (8-16 inches).

Begonia - Scented

Stunning Scented Begonias

For the first time from Van Meuwen. Scented begonias with the most beautiful fragrant flowers you can imagine. Giant flowers with a heavenly scent.

Bellis Mixed

The beautiful lawn daisy will provide a wealth of many petalled flowers held aloft above fleshy, lush green foliage. This trouble free, low growing border plant will thrive in full sun or partial shade.
Height: 15-20cm (6-8 inches).

Big Moss

A new easy way to line your baskets. Compressed, sterile sphagnum moss contains natural fungicides and holds 18 times its own weight in water, which means you don't need to water as often.
A 500g block provides sufficient moss to line four 15" baskets. Clean to handle and easy to store; just break off as required and add water. Acts as a high moisture reservoir. Keeps plants moist but allows oxygen penetration
High quality means high nutrient holding capacity. Environmentally friendly. All moss re-harvested.
No chemicals used in preparation of the moss.
The perfect environment for hanging baskets, mulching and house plants.

Bird Bath Feeding Table & Planter

Bird Bath, Feeding Table & Planter by Day - Solar light by night!

This bird bath and feeding table makes a wonderful gift for anyone who enjoys 'our feathered friends', by using a wide variety of feeds the bird table attracts more species of birds to the garden. Weatherproof resin moulding will not rot and keeps its 'verdigris' effect.

Solar light in the roof comes on automatically when darkness falls. The solar panel recharges the batteries and these provide about eight hours of light.
50cm diameter bath.

Bird of Paradise Flower (Strelizia)

These make excellent house plants in the winter and in summer are a striking feature outdoors on the patio. Long-lived, these plants are admired for their exotic flowers. Height supplied 35-40cm (14-16 inches).

Blackberry - Thornless - Black Satin

No need for gloves when you pick these delicious blackberries. The canes and leaves of this fruit are soft and gentle to touch.
Rich in vitamins.
Fruiting July to autumn.

Blackcurrant

Perfect for jams, pies, jellies and winemaking and most of all deliciously nutritious straight from the bush. Huge yields of fresh glossy black berries available from your own back yard.

Will fruit from their second year for at least 10 years. Just plant 1m apart and with very little care you will be rewarded year after year with luscious fruits.

Blanket Flower

Gaillardia.
Excellent plant with hundreds of flowers, also useful for cutting.

Large flowers 7cm (2¾ inches) across from July to September. Useful addition to the border and also looks good in patio containers.

Height 60cm (24 inches).

Bleeding Heart

Dicentra spectabilis.A strong, rapid-growing perennial which flowers in late spring. The heart shaped flowers are carried on long gracefully arching stems and the plant will thrive in any soil.
Height: 70cm (28 inches).

Blue & White Garden

Why not get into the mood and design a special corner in your garden with this selection of blue and white lasting perennials and ground cover plants. Whether you plant them in part shade or make a very special looking border, the results are striking enough to make others pause and admire your creation. The moody blues from light to vibrant navy contrast starkly with the pure whites and as the years roll by and the plants spread the contrast becomes more and more impressive. Collection comprises 3 each of:
Delphinium - light blue
Campanula medium - blue
Campanula carpatica - light blue
Campanula glomerata - dark blue
Campanula medium - white
Chrysanthemum Silver Princess - white
Geranium grandiflorum - purple
PLUS FREE SHRUB COLLECTION
(5 PLANTS).

Bluebells - Scilla nutans

WE ONLY SUPPLY THE TRUE ENGLISH BLUEBELL. Beautiful, distinctive shaped flowers. Ideal amongst trees and shrubs. Height: 35cm (15 inches). Only cultivated stock used. Naturally spreading to form clumps. Bulb size: 6/7cm.

Bluebells in the Green

A sea of bluebells rekindles memories of woodland walks, when the days lengthen and the weather warms up. Their rich, violet-blue nodding bells ring through the spring season until summer approaches. Plant at the base of trees or naturalise in grass for bold impact. Multiplies annually. Supplied in the green, to help achieve superior results.

Delivery March 2008

Blueberry Bluecrop

Excellent mid season variety, producing rich flavoured fruit in abundance from the end of July. Growing to 120cm (4 feet) these are ideal for a smaller garden or a large pot on the patio.

Fully winter hardy, they provide interest all year round with elegant white flowers in spring and colourful foliage set against red stems in the winter.

Blueberry Top Hat

A very heavy cropper which can be grown on the balcony just as easily as in the garden.
Apart from its ornamental value, this dwarf-variety of the well-known blueberry takes up little space and provides luscious fruits. Its berries are high in vitamins and minerals.

Height supplied 15-25cm (6-10 inches).

Boston Ivy

Self-clinging. Ideal for covering walls and fences. Foliage turns a striking red in autumn.

Bottlebrush - Callistemon

Aptly named for its highly ornate flower heads that erupt in a profusion of blooms in summer. Grow them as part of a shrub border or as a specimen for maximum impact.

Height: 1.5m (5 feet).

Bougainvillea

Grows to a height of 120-150cm (4-5 feet) in a pot, 4.5m (15 feet) or more in a sunny border. Produces brilliantly coloured bracts which persist on the plant for a long time. A deciduous climber. At its best in late summer.
Requires frost protection.
Pot not supplied.

GET a Bougainvillea plant FREE when you buy Morning Glory and Plumago - see the Climber Collection.

Brunnera Looking Glass

A gleaming, all silver foliage plant, with upright sprays of sky-blue flowers. Adds immediate colour to shady borders.

Height: 30cm (12 inches).

Buddleia - Standard

Splendidly displayed in a border, or as a specimen tree in a lawn, this standard Buddleia will be the focus of attention. Butterflies are known to appear as soon as the Buddleia is in flower, from July to September. Ideal for the patio, also suitable for the border.
Height 60cm (24 inches) when supplied.
Pot not included.

Bulb Basket

A simple and ingenious way of planting and lifting all your bulbs. Just place a layer of soil in the basket and space your bulbs at the recommended distance. Dig out a planting hole at the right depth and bury the basket complete with the bulbs, then after flowering simply lift your basket and leave no stray bulbs.
Made from sturdy plastic.
Diameter 25cm.

Bulb Collection

Bulb Collection to add an array of colour in the garden. Plant amongst your perennials or use for a show in their own right.

Collection comprises:: 6 Narcissi Replete; 40 Anemone De Caen; 9 Tulip Black Satin; 10 Yellow Crocus; 5 Mixed Hyacinths

Busy Lizzie - Accent Mixed

Busy Lizzies with an endless array of the most superb colours.

Ideal for pots and bedding.

Grows to 15cm (6 inches).

Busy Lizzie - Carousel

Busy Lizzie Carousel Mixed is bright, beautiful and fun. Busy Lizzies have a magic all of their own. These splendid plants give you a range of colours creating glorious eye-catching displays around your garden and patio.

Busy Lizzie - Collection

What an innovation, Busy Lizzies are beloved for supreme colour, endurance and ease of growth.

Now we are able to offer you for the first time three amazing varieties.

Spellbound - fully trailing, ideal for baskets.
Sunkissed - amazing shapes, two tone flushed shades for bedding.
Silhouette - stunning cerise with white fluffy centres, ideal for pots.
3 PACKS FOR THE PRICE OF 2!

Busy Lizzie - Fancy Tropical Mix (Tutti Fruity)

A superb colour mixture of semi-double blooms which will enhance your beds and borders all summer long.

These delightful plants are also suitable for all containers to create a fantastic splash of colour.

Busy Lizzie - Fiesta - Collection

Simply the best-ever. Double flowers up to 5cm (2 inches) across, produced in superb pastel and bi-colours all Summer long. Grow them in pots or in the borders flowering right up to the first frosts.
Super-plugs supplied.

BUY 5 each of White & Cherry and get 5 Hot Pink FREE.

Busy Lizzie - Fiesta - Hot Pink

Simply the best-ever. Double flowers up to 5cm (2 inches) across, produced in superb bi-colours all Summer long. Grow them in pots or in the borders flowering right up to the first frosts. Super-plugs supplied.

Busy Lizzie - Fiesta - Mixed

Busy Lizzie - Fiesta - Sparkler Cherry

Busy Lizzie - Fiesta - White

Simply the best-ever. Double flowers up to 5cm (2 inches) across, produced in superb pastel all Summer long. Grow them in pots or in the borders flowering right up to the first frosts. Super-plugs supplied.

Busy Lizzie - Jungle Gold

An exciting new colour is now available for all busy lizzie lovers.

A refreshing change for this very popular plant, which flowers all Summer long.

Height: 30cm (12 inches).

Busy Lizzie - Musica Pink Aroma

This lovely addition to the Busy Lizzie range, has the unusual quality of being fragrant. A very tidy compact plant holding the pink double flowers proudly outside of the foliage canopy.

Ideal for hanging baskets and the patio.

Busy Lizzie - Silhouette Pink Ice

Astonishing bright cerise blooms with white fluffy centres are produced in abundance from this fantastic new introduction to the impatiens range. With flowers throughout Summer these will look amazing in containers and garden borders.

Busy Lizzie - Spellbound (Trailing)

What an innovation, Busy Lizzies are beloved for supreme colour endurance and ease of growth.

Now we are able to offer you a world first. An amazing trailing variety with tendrils up to 60cm (24 inches).

They are equally as rewarding as the bedding varieties with the added bonus that they will look fantastic in your hanging baskets and pots.

Busy Lizzie - Spellbound Collection

Absolutely magical, years of intensive research have led to the development of these amazing trailing Impatiens. One of the most popular plants for summer colour it now has a new dimension making it perfect for your hanging baskets, containers and even as ground cover.

Collection comprises 5 each of: Spellbound Red, Spellbound Rose Star and Spellbound Purple Star.

Grows to 40cm (16 inches).

Busy Lizzie - Tutu

The wonderful two-toned blooms appear all summer with bright red petals highlighted with the purest white.

Height: 25-30cm (10-12 inches).

Busy Lizzie - World Beater

With an endless array of the most superb colours this collection is ideal for pots and bedding.

Early flowering, weather resistant and impressive.

Grows to 15cm (6 inches).

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