Flowering Plants & Shrubs

The latest trend when it comes to roses is a move away from the cottage garden towards free flowering, fragrant... read more

Cosmos ‘Bright Eyes’ Cosmos ‘Bright Eyes’ is a beautiful summer annual in the Yates packet seed range. The semi-double flowers... read more

Cuphea Cupheas are native to Mexico and Brazil. There are around two hundred and sixty species and they are mostly... read more

Daphne This large genus of evergreen and deciduous shrubs was named after a nymph in Greek mythology called Daphne. After... read more

This curious Mexican succulent makes an ideal hanging basket specimen for a hot, sunny balcony. It will thrive on neglect,... read more

  Dwarf Murraya Murrayas are evergreen shrubs from south-east Asia and Australia. They produce fragrant, creamy white flowers in abundance... read more

Dwarf Sacred Bamboo This plant is not a bamboo but a dwarf form of Nandina domestica, which grows naturally in... read more

Peter Valder is particularly fond of the williamsii camellias. These are hybrids between Camellia japonica and a wild camellia from... read more

Edgeworthia This unusual and interesting plant is closely related to the daphne, and has clusters of perfumed flowers which look... read more

Don looks at one of his all time favourite camellias, ‘Yuletide’. In Australia this plant produces stunning red flowers from... read more

Abutilons or Chinese lanterns are closely related to hibiscus, and most of the hundred or so species have pendulous, hibiscus-like... read more