High Pollinating Plants

Achillea ‘Moonshine’ has grey-green foliage and pretty light yellow flowers that are attractive to pollinators, particularly hoverflies. The plants spread slowly into sizeable clumps without becoming invasive.It’s a good choice for growing in cottage and wildlife garden schemes. Grow ..

Agapanthus ‘Brilliant Blue’ is a superb agapanthus, bearing rich blue flowers with a deep purple stripe on each petal, giving blooms a bi-coloured appearance. Stems are tall and leaves are a rich mid-green. For best results grow ‘Brilliant Blue’ in a sheltered, sunny spot, in moist but well-drained ..

Ajuga reptans 'Burgundy Glow' is an evergreen ground cover plant with produces purple flowers in early summer...

These are a dwarf variety of Alstroemeria. They start flowering in May and go the whole way through the summer.  Beware the slugs love them so keep an eye on them. We have a liquid slug killer in stock that doesn't harm any wildlife...

This Japanese Anemone adds height and clear brilliant white flowers with dark green foliage to the late summer / autumn garden...

Discovery is a great addition to the garden as they are relatively easy to grow and best enjoyed when fresh...

Apple - Malus d. 'Bramley Seedling'..

Apple - Malus d. 'James Grieve'..

Apple - Malus d. 'Jonagold'..

Apple Malus 'Elster'..

Armeria maritima Armada Rose is an evergreen plant that produces pink flowers from late spring right through summer, it is ideal for planting by the coast, is good in containers and along the front of borders...

Aubrieta hyb. 'Audrey Red Purple Mix'..

Berberis darwinii 'Compacta' is a neat evergreen shrub with orange flowers in late Spring early summer. It grows well in semi-shade. It is also excellent as a hedge especially if you want to keep people out of your garden as it is very thorny...

Bergenia makes a handsome solid ground cover plant and is also suitable for edging the border. It produces lovely deep pink flowers in late spring...

Hadspen Cream' one of several variegated cultivars, cream-spotted light green leaves and blue flowers...

Cerastium tomentosum, common name is Snow in Summer. This is a fast growing evergreen alpine with a lovely grey/silver foliage and produces white flowers in early summer...

Chives are a versatile herb. Even if you don't eat them they are a wonderful addition to the garden as they make a great pollinator...

This is a lovely low-maintenance, evergreen shrub, with golden yellow foliage and fragrant white flowers in summer. ..

White Dazzler is a compact evergreen shrub forming a neat mound with aromatic, very slender dark green leaves divided into finger-like leaflets. Exceptionally free-flowering, the sweetly-scented white flowers appear in clusters during spring and often in late summer and autumn..

White Dazzler is a compact evergreen shrub forming a neat mound with aromatic, very slender dark green leaves divided into finger-like leaflets. Exceptionally free-flowering, the sweetly-scented white flowers appear in clusters during spring and often in late summer and autumn..

C. ternata is a rounded, medium-sized bushy evergreen shrub, with dark, glossy green leaves divided into three broad leaflets. Flowers pure white, scented, often appearing fitfully into winter..

A spectacular small tree, Crataegus laevigata 'Paul’s Scarlet' produces masses of deep scarlet-pink, double flowers in May and attractive small red haws in the autumn. The deeply lobed foliage is dark-green with a slight gloss, turning yellow and bronze for autumn. This award-winning Double Crimson ..

A spectacular small tree, Crataegus laevigata 'Paul’s Scarlet' produces masses of deep scarlet-pink, double flowers in May and attractive small red haws in the autumn. The deeply lobed foliage is dark-green with a slight gloss, turning yellow and bronze for autumn. This award-winning Double Crimson ..

Delphinium Grandiflorum MIX C2Ocean Blue and Ocean White Varities..

Tall spikes of tubular deep lavender purple flowerspikes up to 150cm high. ideal for height in a cottage garden...

Tall spikes of tubular deep lavender purple/white flowerspikes up to 150cm high. ideal for height in a cottage garden...

Erica carnea are a winter flowering heather which grows in any soil, they come in white and a wide range of pink. Ideal for containers and front of borders. ..

 'Sea Breeze' is a mound-forming, evergreen perennial with thick, often waxy or hairy, oval to spoon-shaped, grey-green leaves and, throughout summer, semi-double, daisy-like, lilac-pink flowers with yellow centres...

A bright and fragrant addition to borders or as edging. The grey foliage will carry plenty of fragrant, mauve flowers for months on end. Height 30 cm. Spread 40 cm..

Euryops 'Silver Star'..

This is a very clever variety of geranium because the flowers are sterile, which means they keep flowering all summer and autumn trying to produce seeds...

Geum ‘Mrs. Bradshaw'- Winter, this starts flowering in early summer. Plants form a low clump of coarse green leaves, with branching stems held above bearing medium-sized rounded flowers. This variety has scarlet orange, semi-double blooms. Remove faded flowers regularly to encourage more buds. A mus..

H. matronalis is a rosette-forming biennial, or short-lived perennial, with leafy stems growing to around 90cm. Loose clusters of white, or pale to mid-purple, scented flowers appear in late spring and early summer..

Hypericum 'Tricolor' - 3 Litre is a small spreading deciduous shrub with arching red stems and golden yellow flowers throughout the summer...

Ilex - German Dwarf ..

'Melton Pastels' is a great, densely flowering border plant, with strong stalks of pin cushion flowers in shades of pink, cherry red, mauve and purple. The tall wiry flower-bearing stems grow to around 100 to 120cm (36 to 48in) in height...

A compact form of the popular English lavender. Ideal for use in containers or as a hedge.  Encourages bees and butterflies into your garden. ..

Lavender angustifolia A  popular English lavender. Ideal for use in containers or as a hedge.  Encourages bees and butterflies into your garden. 6 Pack..

Lavender angustifolia A  popular English lavender. Ideal for use in containers or as a hedge.  Encourages bees and butterflies into your garden. 6 Pack..

Lavender angustifolia 6 PackA  popular English lavender. Ideal for use in containers or as a hedge.  Encourages bees and butterflies into your garden. 6 Pack..

L. angustifolia is a compact, bushy shrub to 1m tall and rather more wide, with narrow, aromatic, grey-green leaves. In mid- and late summer it produces long, unbranched stalks carrying short, dense spikes of fragrant, pale to deep purple flowers..

Mahonia Soft Caress is a bushy evergreen shrub with yellow flowers in winter...

Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' is a variety of cat mint, this is a plant that your cat will love to lie and roll in.  It produces soft blue flowers all summer and is a wonderful pollinator...

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Conference PearConference is the most widely-grown pear variety. It crops heavily and reliably, and will grow in most situations.It is also one of the few pear varieties to be genuinely self-fertile, so you don't need another pollinator nearby. In turn it is a good pollinator for many other pears.Th..

Autumnalis Rosea' is a small deciduous tree of spreading habit with ovate leaves turning yellow in autumn and pale pink, semi-double flowers opening during mild weather from late autumn to early spring...

Prunus Laurocerasus Rotundifolia is a dense fast-growing evergreen hedge. Ask us for tips on growing your hedge fast...

Prunus Laurocerasus Rotundifolia is a dense fast-growing evergreen hedge. Ask us for tips on growing your hedge fast...

This variety of currant is very easy to grow, give it a good feed with manure in spring to get it off to a good start...

Climbing Rose. Rich blood red flowers are large and lightly fragrance blooming from June to September. Very floriferous. Vigorous grower - good for training. Glossy mid green foliage. Will tolerate some shade. Height 10ft. Spread 8ft...

We have a selection of standard rose trees in stock, call us on 01-5050037 if you want us to check a particular colour for you...

Rosemary..

Rosmarinus  produces a lovely pale blue flower in spring and is suitable for eating...

Rosmarinus  produces a lovely pale blue flower in spring and is suitable for eating...

Rudbeckia  'Goldstrum' ( Black-Eyed Susan ) is a hardy perennial plant with  flowers from August to October golden-yellow flower- heads with conical black centers. Height 75 cm. Prefers moist soil...

Rudbeckia  'Little GoldStar'( Black-Eyed Susan ) is a compact perennial plant with yellow flowers in autumn...

A deciduous shrub with dark purple foliage giving a graceful lacy effect...

Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace‘..

Scabiosa 'Butterfly Blue' ..

Skimmia japonica Pabella is an oustanding evergreen shrub that is ideal for planting in a border or woodland garden. It carries clusters of fragranced star-shaped flowers in spring,  that are followed by masses of round red fleshy berries. It will reach a height and spread of around a metr..

Skimmia japonica Pabella is an oustanding evergreen shrub that is ideal for planting in a border or woodland garden. It carries clusters of fragranced star-shaped flowers in spring,  that are followed by masses of round red fleshy berries. It will reach a height and spread of around a metr..

An exceptionally handsome, upright clone of Sorbus ‘Joseph Rock’ with a distinctive, compact, columnar habit. A profusion of yellow berries with reddish centres contrasts well with the excellent fiery autumn leaves...

Lovely green pinnate leaves appear in spring and turn glorious shades of orange, purple and red in autumn. Clusters of white flowers appear in spring and are followed in autumn by small yellow berries, which birds love. An outstanding small tree which can tolerate a wide range of soils and condition..

S. vilmorinii is a small, spreading deciduous tree to 5m in height, the fern-like leaves with many small leaflets turning purple in autumn. Flat heads of creamy-white flowers followed by crimson fruits fading to near-white...

This is an evergreen jasminum, which has a glossy dark green leaf with white highly scented white flowers throughout the summer. This plant is 3 litres...

Red Sentinel' is a medium-sized deciduous tree with single white flowers 3cm in width, followed by clusters of cherry-like, glossy, deep red fruits 2.5cm in width, which persist well into winter...

We stock a variety of Blueberries as you need two different varieties to pollinate each other.  They also need to be planted into a lime free/ericaceous soil which make them ideal for container growing...

Verbena 'lollipop'Verbena bonariensis 'Lollipop' is a dwarf cultivar of this hugely popular perennial. It bears narrow, sparsely-leafed stems on top of which flattened heads of bright lavender-purple flowers appear in summer right through to late autumn. Grow Verbena 'Lollipop' in moi..

Verbena bonariensisHerbaceous perennial, with clusters of small, purple flowers from summer to autumn held on tall stems. Height 200 cm. A must for the cottage garden. Attracts bees and butterflies to your garden...

A spreading, dense horizontal habit is capped in the spring with large, white flower clusters. Plants in full bloom are a magnificent sight. Leaves turn reddish-purple in autumn. Demands a moist, well-drained soil. Grows 8 to 10 feet tall...

A large, deciduous climber native to China. These vigorous, woody climbers with twining stems begin to blossom their pea-like flowers from early summer...

A large, deciduous climber native to China. These vigorous, woody climbers with twining stems begin to blossom their pea-like flowers from early summer...

A large, deciduous climber native to China. These vigorous, woody climbers with twining stems begin to blossom their pea-like flowers from early summer...