All our plants are propagated on the nursery from our own stock plants. The list below outlines what we grow over the year – some are available all the time, some are available less often or in small quantities. Please ring or e mail if you want to know if we have a particular plant.

Acaena Blue Haze New Zealand Bur. Prostrate. Grey blue pinnate leaves, brown burrs.

Acaena microphyllus Copper brown pinnate leaves, bright red burs.

Anemone Robinsoniana (AGM) Pale blue flowered wood anemone.

Arenaria balearica Tiny bright green leaves and white flowers – suits partial shade

Artemisia caucasica (A. lanata) (AGM) Silver evergreen divided foliage and prostrate habit – excellent edging for a sunny spot not subject to winter wet

Aruncus aethusifolius (AGM) Finely divided astilbe like foliage, dwarf white flower spikes and good autumn colour

Blechnum penna-marina Pinnate bronze green fronds, prostrate habit.

Campanula portenschlagiana (AGM) Lilac thimble shaped flowers, lobed foliage,creeping habit.

Campanula poscharskyana Lilac starry flowers, creeping and spreading, good for dry banks.

Campanula poscharskyana E H Frost Robust creeping perennial silver blue flowers, good for dry banks.

Centaurea bella Mounds of silver, pinnate foliage topped with pink cornflowers.

Corydalis cheilanthifolia Yellow green fern like foliage turning bronze in autumn, yellow vetch like flowers.

Corydalis flexuosa (AGM) Dark foliage and bright blue flowers in spring and autumn.

Cotoneaster congestus Nanus Evergreen ground hugging habit, small leaves white flowers and red fruit.

Dianthus arenarius Sand pink, white scented flowers with fringed petals.

Dianthus arenarius f.nanus Little Maiden dense cushions of blue green foliage, white scented, fringed flowers.

Dianthus deltoides Brilliancy Tall form of the Maiden pink with glowing crimson flowers.

Dianthus spiculifolius 15 cm white fringed fragrant flowers with red eye,dense cushions May onwards.

Dianthus Whatfield Ruby Dusty dark dwarf pink with strong scent

Dicentra Langtrees (AGM) Low, divided grey foliage sprouts from fleshy rhizomes, white tubular flowers tinted pink.

Erigeron Profusion (karvinskianus) (AGM) Low white/pink/yellow tiny daisy, flowers non stop.

Erodium chrysanthum Delicate primrose yellow flowers and silver grey leaves.

Festuca valesiaca var. glaucantha fine silvery leaves tight blue/green flower spikes to 25 cm, native central Eurasia on dry grassy slopes.

Geranium sanguineum Bloody cranesbill, prostrate habit and shocking magenta flower

Geranium sanguineum Album (AGM) White and somewhat taller than the species.

Lamium White Nancy

Leucanthemum hosmarinense Compact divided silver foliage topped with daisy flowers.

Narcissus bulbocodium Hoop petticoat daffodil, funnel shaped flowers late March, 10 cm height,pretty in spring turf.

Pachysandra terminalis Dwarf evergreen ground cover, whorls of bright green leaves and white terminal flower heads.

Phlox May Breeze Compact, heavily scented blue-white flowers in spring.

Phlox divaricata laphamii Chattahoochee Dark foliage, blue flowers with crimson centres, partial shade neutral to acid soil. Choice but choosy.

Phlox Red Admiral Prostrate stems bear bright red flowers.

Phuopsis stylosa Loose stems carry heads of tiny pink flowers over a long period. This relative of sweet woodruff has sweet smelling flowers but musky foliage.

Saxifraga Aureopunctata Variegated form of London Pride

Saxifraga Findling Mossy saxifrage with compact habit and small white flowers.

Saxifraga paniculata Encrusted type with cream flowers.

Sedum Cape Blanco Blue green fleshy foliage, yellow flower heads.

Sedum pachycladum

Sedum spurium Ruby Mantle Dark red-green foliage and flowers

Sempervivum House leek.

Sempervivum arachnoideum Rubin Maroon rosettes with light cobwebbing

Sempervivum tectorum (AGM) Fleshy evergreen leaves, blue-green suffused red-purple, small star shaped flowers.

Sempervivum Woolcott’s Variety Large rosettes, leaves olive flushed pink.

Silene maritima White waisted tubular flowers. Sea Campion.

Silene vulgaris Bladder campion a wild plant of open well drained places

Thymus see under herbs

Veronica liwanensis Robust cobalt blue creeper.

Vinca minor Azurea Flore Pleno Semi-double blue lesser periwinkle

Viola cornuta Alba Group Creeping , white scented flowers

Viola cucullata striata Alba Numerous small white flowers in spring.

Viola Freckles White with blue markings.

Viola Irish Molly Electric gold and brown flowers.

Viola odorata Sweet violet rhizomatous habit, early flowers, sweet violet scent

Viola riviniana Purpurea Group Purple form of dog violet.

Viola riviniana f. rosea (V. rupestris rosea)Teesdale violet Windolene pink.

Waldsteinia ternata Yellow flowered ground cover.

Acaena microphylla

Centaurea bella

Corydalis flexuosa

Dianthus Doris

Dianthus Sops in Wine

Erigeron Profusion

Festuca glaucantha

Geranium sanguineum

Leucanthemum hosmarinense

Phlox
May Breeze

Phuopsis stylosa

Sempervivum Rubin


Saxifraga paniculata

Sempervivum tectorum


Viola cornuta (purple form)

Viola cornuta Alba group


Viola Irish Molly


Viola tricolor

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