Illustrated List of Plants for Borders
Abies Koreana
| An elegant and rewarding conifer with glossy green needles. Even young trees carry the striking bluish-violet cones. Extremely attractive pyramidal growing habit. Grows to 270cm (9 feet). |
Acanthus Mollis
| Imposing plants with statuesque flower spikes which bloom in late Summer. Grow towards the front of a border to show off the wonderful dark ribbon like foliage. Flowers best in a sunny position. Any good fertile soil is suitable. Ht 75-180cm (3-6 feet). |
Aconites and Snowdrops (Winter)
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Bring cheery spots of colour to your winter garden with the bright whites of the Snowdrop and combine it with the bold sunshine yellow of the Winter Aconite. Aconites grow 5-8cm (2-6 inches), they will quickly form large colonies for masses of colour. Snowdrops grow to 10cm (4 inches). Both will appear year after year. |
African Daisy - Sunny Amanda
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Osteospermum Originating from southern Africa these delightful plants are always popular for beds and borders, where they will make a timely appearance every year. Flowering from spring until autumn with large, bold daisy-like blooms. The most recent breeding work has created compact growing plants, which flower early and over a long season. |
African Daisy - Sunny Cecil
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Osteospermum Originating from southern Africa these delightful plants are always popular for beds and borders, where they will make a timely appearance every year. Flowering from spring until autumn with large, bold daisy-like blooms. The most recent breeding work has created compact growing plants, which flower early and over a long season. |
African Daisy - Sunny Collection
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Osteospermum Originating from southern Africa these delightful plants are always popular for beds and borders, where they will make a timely appearance every year. Flowering from spring until autumn with large, bold daisy-like blooms. The most recent breeding work has created compact growing plants, which flower early and over a long season. We have selected four beautifully contrasting varieties, which will look amazing planted together. Collection comprises 3 each of: Sunny May, Sunny Amanda, Sunny Cecil and Sunny Elizabeth. |
African Daisy - Sunny Elizabeth
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Osteospermum Originating from southern Africa these delightful plants are always popular for beds and borders, where they will make a timely appearance every year. Flowering from spring until autumn with large, bold daisy-like blooms. The most recent breeding work has created compact growing plants, which flower early and over a long season. |
African Daisy - Sunny May
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Osteospermum Originating from southern Africa these delightful plants are always popular for beds and borders, where they will make a timely appearance every year. Flowering from spring until autumn with large, bold daisy-like blooms. The most recent breeding work has created compact growing plants, which flower early and over a long season. |
Agapanthus
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African Lily. An impressive perennial for a prominent position in the garden, equally suitable for a large planter on the patio or balcony. Flowering from July until September on strong erect stems this is a truly architectural plant not to be missed.
We offer two colours, an enchanting blue and a pure white. Both contrast beautifully when planted together.
Grows to 70cm (28 inches).
2 sturdy PVC Planters FREE when you buy 3 of each Blue and White.
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Allium bulgaricum
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Not very well known in the gardening world but ever increasing in popularity. Flowers June-July up to 100cm (40 inches) tall. Off-white flowers flushed green and purple. Fully hardy. Bulb size: 8/10cm |
Allium Cottage Garden
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Alliums are well loved for their truly architectural shapes and superb bold flowers. This magnificent collection offers a variety of form and colour to bring you a wonderfully outstanding show in early summer. Supplied as mixed bulbs size 3/5cm. |
Allium Firecracker
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With an ever changing array of colour and form these Alliums are fantastically rewarding, Plant them in a any sunny or partially shady position and they will reward you with an explosion of blooms which burst forth from atop strong stems from June onwards. Height: 20-60cm (8-24 inches) |
Allium Gladiator
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Striking purple balls of flowers 15cm (6 inches) across are borne on giant stems. Height: 80-90cm (32-36 inches). Bulb size: 12/14cm. |
Allium stipitatum
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Prominent blooms of tightly packed umbels, 10cm (4 inches) across, of up to 50 star shaped flowers. A delight in the garden border. Flowering May to June. Height: 140cm (4½ feet). |
Anemone - Anemone blanda
| A mixture of pastel tints. Easy to naturalise they soon create a carpet of flowers in March-April. Grow in sun or part shade for a superb display. Height: 10cm (4 inches). Bulb size: 4/5cm. |
Anemone - Wood Anemone
| Anemone nemorosa Robinsoniana A vigorous low growing perennial with pale wisteria blue flowers. One of the earliest to flower from April until early Summer. Clump forming. Height: 10cm (4 inches). |
Anemone de Caen
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Plant in groups to create patches of bright colour from June onwards. Also suitable for indoor flower arranging. Planted at 14 day intervals they will provide flowers over a long period.
Height: 20-30cm (8-12 inches). Bulb size 4-5cm. |
Angels Trumpet - Collection
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Be the first to grow these new introductions. Easy to establish in pots on the patio and in tubs in the garden. They will live for many years as long as they are kept frost free over the winter. Highly scented, especially in the evenings, with masses of large two-tier double trumpets up to 35cm (14 inches) long, they are a must for an exotic look on your patio. Collection comprises 1 each of Pink, Yellow, White and Metel. |
Angels Trumpet - Metel
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This exceptional variety has spectacular blooms and fragrance. The huge double lilac edged flowers are produced in abundance throughout summer and autumn. Height: 120-180cm (4-6 feet) when mature. |
Anthemis tinctoria E C Buxton
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Late flowering this stunning Golden marguerite bears masses of sunny blooms on branching stems that literally smother the plant. With an impressive height of 75cm (30 inches) they are a bold statement of colour from June to September in your border or in a pot on the patio. With little care this lively perennial will delight. |
Aquilega Hybrid
| Top quality Dutch grown perennial bare root plants. Stock your garden for many years of pleasure. Multiplies from year to year. |
Aquilegia Mckana Hybrids
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Large flowered strain of many colours. Flowers in June/July. Self-sowing and pollinating so new colours appear from time to time. Height 60cm (24 inches). |
Aquilegia Sweet Rainbows
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An exquisite rainbow of superbly fragrant flowers in the most amazing colours, these are a real achievement for plant breeders and now on general sale, they are a really exciting new addition to our range that will create a picturesque cottage garden theme or colourful border.
Height: 45cm (18 inches). |
Aquilegia William Guinness
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Granny's Bonnets as they are fondly known come in a striking array of varieties. William Guinness has been selected for its fine pleated, double blooms. The regal purple flowers bear a prominent white edging. A superb choice for your borders. Flowers in Summer. Height: 60cm (24 inches). |
Architectural Plant Collection
| Collection comprises 3 plants each of Rudbeckia Black Knight, Sidalcea Party Girl, Foxglove and Monarda Bergamot. See individual plant listings for full descriptions. |
Arisaema speciosum
| A truly architectural plant for those partially shaded areas. Hooded white striped striking purple/black spathes 10-15cm (4-6 inches) long are produced in spring to early summer before the leaves appear. Grows to 60cm (24 inches). |
Arum Lily - Anneke
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Arum Lily - Auckland
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Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. This stunning variety has pink flowers with a jet black eye inside. Flowering July to September. |
Arum Lily - Black
| Zantedeschia Black Forest. Lustrous black spathes stand erect above glossy dark green foliage. A must for shady areas, pond sides and borders alike. Height: 60cm (24 inches). |
Arum Lily - Black & White
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Striking architectural plants. From within the large glossy foliage tall stems of blooms appear, lasting 4 to 6 weeks. Ideal as a cut flower. The white arum can be used for marginal planting alternatively grow the two varieties in one pot for a marvellous contrast.
Height: 30-45cm (12-16 inches) |
Arum Lily - Black Eyed Beauty
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This magnificent specimen will sure to be a talking point. Rich cream waxy flowers with a black centre will flower all summer long. Ideal for pots or containers on the patio, whilst equally at home in the garden border. |
Arum Lily - Chopin
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Arum Lily - Collection
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Superb new collection comprising 1 tuber each of: Red Desire - Pure white spathes unfurl to reveal flaming red tongues amidst reddened base petals, producing 10-20 flowers per plant once established. This amazing new variety is a real first for this country and on offer exclusively from Van Meuwen, be the first to have this tantalising new variety in your garden. Green Desire - This unusual variety has large spathes of white with lush green tips produced in masses from just a single plant, once established. White - A wonderful variety that flowers all summer long, erect pure white flowers are carried above long basal leaves. |
Arum Lily - Collection NEW!!
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Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers.
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Arum Lily - Garnet Glow
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Arum Lily - Mixed Colours
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Plant in the garden or in a patio container where they will bring pleasure all summer long. Tuber size 12/14cm. Pack of 4 or 8 mixed colours. |
Arum Lily - Red Desire
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Pure white spathes unfurl to reveal flaming red tongues amidst reddened base petals, producing 10-20 flowers per plant once established. This amazing new variety is a real first for this country and on offer exclusively from Van Meuwen, be the first to have this tantalising new variety in your garden. Provide plenty of water as these beauties grow very quickly! They also make superb cut flowers. Grows 80-100cm (32-40 inches). |
Arum Lily - Southern Light
| Zantedeschia are grown for their unusual brightly coloured trumpet-shaped flowers. Arums need plenty of moisture and light. Tuber size 12/14cm. |
Arum Lily - Vermeer
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White flowers with stunning purple centres which unfold from the lush green foliage, will certainly add something to your garden. The amazing colour of these flowers is perfectly delightful, they can also be used for flower arranging. |
Arum Lily White - Zantedeschia aethiopica
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A wonderful variety that flowers all summer long, erect pure white flowers are carried above 45cm (18 inch) long basal leaves. Plant in a large pot and you will have a bounty of flowers between July and September. Suitable for marginal planting. Height: 60cm (24 inches). |
Aster - Dumosus
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These low-growing Asters have a natural spreading habit and are ideal for planting at the front of borders. Flowers June onwards in ever-increasing clumps year after year. Height: 15-20cm (6-8 inches).
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Astilbe - False Goatsbeard
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Thrives in dry and moist situations. Suitable for shade. A strong grower producing more and more spikes each year. Flowers between June and September. Height: 60cm (24 inches). Collection comprises 3 each of Red, Pink and White. |
Astrantia Rubra
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Suitable for a woodland garden, or at home in any moist border. The flowerheads are unusual and excellent for dried flower arrangements. |
Auricula Mixed
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A theatre of colour from a traditional alpine. The superb bi-colours appear in April and May year after year, in ever increasing numbers. Grow them at the front of your border or as part of a colourful alpine garden. Height: 15cm (6 inches). |
Azalea - Standard
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Makes an extremely beautiful display in the garden and is also suitable for a large container. Every spring the Azalea is covered in flowers and as the years go by the head becomes larger and more beautiful. It never needs pruning and is fully hardy. Height of stem when supplied 60-80cm (24-32 inches). Pot not supplied. |
Bamboo (Black) - Phyllostachys nigra
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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. |
Begonia - Bonanza
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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
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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
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Enormous flowers up to 10cm (4 inches) across from July to the first frost. Mixed colours. Standard tuber size 3/4cm. |
Begonia - Fringed
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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
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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 - Molten Lava
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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
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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 Red
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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 - Scented
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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
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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). |
Blanket Flower
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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
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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). |