For Cut Flowers

Ranunculus 'Pink' brings a softly romantic note to spring displays, with neatly layered, rose-like blooms in a refined pink palette. Compact and clump-forming, it sits beautifully in pots and containers, and is particularly handsome in the cutting garden—best gathered as the flowers begin to open for the longest vase life.

Plant the corms in autumn in a sheltered position, with moist, well-drained soil. A simple, elegant choice for curated spring colour and charming indoor arrangements.

Ranunculus 'White' is a wonderfully poised spring-flowering ranunculus, producing lush, rose-like blooms in a clean, flattering white. It lends a quietly luxurious touch to pots and borders alike, and is particularly valued for cutting—perfect for crisp, elegant arrangements at home.

For best results, plant in a bright, sheltered position with sharp drainage. As a half hardy corm, it appreciates protection from hard frost, especially in colder gardens or exposed sites.

Why we love it

• Refined white, double blooms with a beautifully full finish
• Excellent in containers and a favourite for cutting
• Ideal for a bright, sheltered spot with well-drained soil

Ranunculus ‘Mixed’ brings a painterly assortment of colours to late spring and summer planting, with richly layered, rose-like blooms held on neat, upright stems. Each mix is naturally variable, so the result feels bespoke—perfect for elegant pots and a generous cutting patch.

Plant the corms in a sheltered position with well-drained soil and keep evenly moist as growth begins. In return, you’ll enjoy a lively, couture-like display from June through August.

• Colour: Mixed shades (each blend varies)
• Best for: Pots & containers, cutting garden
• Position: Full sun or partial sun; sheltered
• Habit: Clump-forming, upright

Freesia 'Double Mixed' brings a deliciously perfumed note to the late winter and spring greenhouse, with neatly doubled blooms carried on elegant, arching stems. This refined mixture offers a painterly range of tones—ideal for pots on the terrace when the weather softens, and quite superb for cutting when you want fragrance as well as colour.

• Flower form: double, softly ruffled blooms in a mixed palette
• Scent: richly fragrant—wonderful near doors, paths and seating
• Best use: pots and containers; greenhouse & conservatory; cutting

As a Half Hardy freesia, it is happiest with protection from frost. In colder areas, we recommend growing under glass or in a bright, frost-free spot for reliable performance.

For a touch of sun-warmed colour with a decidedly refined air, Ranunculus 'Orange' is a splendid choice. Its richly saturated blooms open in generous, layered rosettes—beautifully poised in pots and truly invaluable for cutting, where the colour lifts both simple and formal arrangements.

Plant the corms into a bright, sheltered position with sharp drainage. In colder spells, a little winter protection is well judged; this variety is Half Hardy and appreciates being kept safe from hard frosts.

• Colour: Orange blooms over mid-green foliage
• Best for: Pots & containers, and cutting
• Habit: Clump-forming, upright—neat and well-mannered in the border

With its sumptuous, fully double blooms in deep purple tones, Ranunculus ‘Purple’ brings a certain evening richness to spring and early summer displays. Each flower is neatly rose-like, held on upright stems above fresh, mid-green foliage—particularly striking in pots on a sunny terrace or in a sheltered border where the light can catch the petals.

A splendid choice for the cutting garden, too: pick just as the buds begin to loosen for elegant stems to enjoy indoors. For best results, plant into free-draining soil in a bright, sheltered position and avoid winter wet.

• Colour: Purple
• Flower form: Fully double, rose-like
• Best for: Containers, sheltered borders, cutting garden
• Hardiness: Half Hardy

Ranunculus 'Red' brings a poised shot of colour to late spring and early summer, with neatly layered, rose-like blooms in a clear, confident red. Compact yet upright, it sits beautifully in sheltered borders and is equally at home in pots by the door—always ready to provide a well-cut stem for the house.

For best results, choose a bright, sheltered position in moist but well-drained soil. As a half hardy ranunculus, it appreciates a little protection from hard frosts and winter wet.

• Flowering: May–July
• Height: 40–60cm
• Bulb size: 6/7
• Perfect for: cutting, containers, borders

Allium atropurpureum brings a beautifully saturated note to late-spring borders: deep purple-red, half-spherical flowerheads poised on slender stems above neat green foliage. It slips effortlessly through tulips and early perennials, adding height and quiet drama without ever feeling heavy.

A refined choice for modern planting schemes, it also makes a smart cut flower and is notably attractive to pollinators. Plant in autumn for an elegant show in May and June.

• Colour: Deep purple-red globes
• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 60cm
• Best for: Borders, containers and cutting

Ranunculus 'Yellow' brings a polished note of sunshine to spring and early summer planting schemes. Each bloom is neatly packed with many petals, creating a rich, double form that looks particularly smart in pots by the door, and is equally at home in the cutting garden for fresh, cheerful stems.

Supplied as quality 5/6 corms, this variety forms an upright, clump-forming plant with mid-green foliage and a graceful presence from 40–60cm. Plant in a sheltered position in moist but well-drained soil, and you’ll be rewarded with weeks of colour from May to August.

• Colour: Yellow
• Flower form: Double
• Ideal for: Pots & containers, cut flowers
• Season of interest: Late spring into summer

Anemone coronaria 'Mr Fokker' brings a note of quiet drama to the spring garden: velvety violet-blue, saucer-shaped blooms, each finished with a striking dark centre. It’s a refined choice for borders and containers alike, and particularly charming in the vase—cut a few stems and the whole room looks instantly more composed.

• Colour: Violet-blue with a dark centre
• Best for: Borders, containers and cutting
• Season of interest: Spring flowering

Plant the corms in autumn for a generous show from early to mid-spring, especially in a south-facing, sheltered position with light, well-drained soil.

Anemone coronaria 'St. Brigid Mixed' brings a painterly blend of double blooms in richly assorted tones, delivered on neat, clump-forming plants with fresh mid-green foliage. Planted in generous drifts, the effect is charmingly abundant; in pots, it reads as a polished seasonal feature for terraces and doorsteps.

This mixed selection is also exceptionally useful for cutting—perfect for adding a bright, spring-to-summer note indoors. With a simple, well-drained planting spot and steady moisture, it settles quickly and rewards you in its first season.

• Elegant, double-flowered mix for a refined, colourful display
• Ideal for pots & containers as well as borders
• Excellent for cutting—best picked as buds begin to open
• Pollinator friendly

Freesia 'Single Mixed' is a generous blend of single-flowered freesias in a lively palette—purple, yellow, white and red—chosen to bring a light, fragrant note to spring. Particularly charming in pots by a doorway or on the terrace, and equally at home indoors for a graceful, scent-filled display.

• Seasonal colour, beautifully mixed — a varied selection for a naturally effortless look
• Perfect for containers — ideal for refreshing patios, balconies and doorstep pots
• Cut-flower favourite — excellent for small, scented posies

Please note: Freesia is Half Hardy. In colder gardens, choose a sheltered position and protect from frost, or grow in pots that can be moved under cover.

Anemone coronaria ‘Mount Everest’ (St. Brigid) is a picture of understated elegance—pure white, fully double flowers held neatly above mid‑green foliage. Exceptionally smart in pots and at the front of the border, it also makes a beautifully crisp cut flower for small vases and spring arrangements.

• Flower style: fully double, St. Brigid Group in refined white
• Placement: ideal for pots & containers and the front of borders
• Cut flower friendly: a clean, tailored look indoors
• Pollinator friendly: a welcome stop for visiting insects

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Allium sphaerocephalon is a wonderfully refined choice for extending the season with poise. Slender stems rise above neat, narrow foliage, each topped with a dense, rounded head in rich pink to red tones—an elegant punctuation mark through early to late summer.

Superb threaded through borders or planted en masse for a light, rhythmic effect, it also suits generous pots where its upright habit brings height without heaviness. A quietly hardworking perennial, it is also valued for being pollinator friendly.

• Bulb size: 8/10cm
• Height: 50–100cm
• Spread: 10–50cm
• Flowering: June–August
• Position: Full Sun, Partial Sun
• Soil & moisture: Clay; well-drained
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Anemone nemorosa ‘Royal Blue’ is a quietly exquisite woodland anemone, offering refined lavender-blue flowers with a neat yellow eye from March to May. Low, carpeting and naturally graceful, it slips effortlessly beneath shrubs and deciduous trees, softening the spring garden with an understated, blue-toned haze.

Once flowering has finished, the plant retreats and becomes dormant, leaving space for later companions—an elegant choice for layered planting in shady borders and woodland-style schemes. Given time, it settles in and forms a pleasing colony for naturalistic drifts.

• Spring colour in shade — lavender-blue blooms with a fresh yellow centre
• Ideal for naturalising — rhizomatous habit suits woodland planting and underplanting
• Easy and dependable — fully hardy, and best in humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil

Allium siculum subsp. dioscoridis (often sold as Nectaroscordum) is a wonderfully architectural bulb, sending up tall, upright stems topped with softly nodding, bell-shaped blooms in green-tinged cream, delicately brushed with purple. It brings a note of quiet intrigue to late spring and early summer planting, and has an easy elegance that sits beautifully amongst grasses, geraniums and other naturalistic companions.

Fully hardy and happy to naturalise where conditions suit, it’s an excellent choice for borders and informal gardens, offering height, movement and a refined, slightly curious silhouette. Pollinators are particularly fond of it, and as with many alliums it is generally left alone by deer.

• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 120cm
• Spread: 30cm
• Bulb size supplied: 12/14
• Position: Sheltered
• Soil: Moist but well-drained
• Light: Full sun or partial sun

Crocus sativus is the saffron crocus: a quietly luxurious little autumn-flowering corm, bringing soft lilac, goblet-shaped blooms just as the garden begins to mellow. Look closely and you’ll find the signature crimson-red stigmas at the heart of each flower, picked out with warm golden tones—an exquisite detail at close quarters.

Neat, clump-forming and only 10cm tall, it is perfectly suited to pots by the door, gravel gardens, rockeries, and warm borders where drainage is assured. Give it sun and shelter, and it will settle in handsomely, returning as a fully hardy perennial and offering welcome late-season interest for pollinators.

• Autumn colour, refined scale—ideal for containers and front-of-border planting
• Best in sun with free-draining soil for crisp, healthy growth
• Distinctive floral detail—lilac petals with red and yellow accents

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Anemone nemorosa 'Blue Eyes' is a particularly refined wood anemone, offering crisp white, double blooms, each neatly finished with a violet-blue eye. Designed by nature for dappled shade, it settles happily beneath deciduous shrubs and along woodland edges, where it will return each spring with quiet assurance.

Plant the rhizomes in autumn into humus-rich soil and allow them to naturalise over time. It is especially charming threaded through shady borders, or used as a gentle groundcover in informal plantings.

• White, double flowers with a violet-blue centre
• Ideal for woodland gardens, underplanting and naturalising
• Fully hardy and easy to grow in moist, well-drained ground

Paeonia lactiflora 'Sarah Bernhardt' is the sort of herbaceous peony that never goes out of fashion. From late spring into early summer, it produces generously double, rose-pink blooms with a gentle fragrance—sumptuous in the border, and utterly proper in a vase.

Plant bare roots in autumn and allow this clump-forming perennial time to settle; it rewards patience with increasingly impressive flowering over the years. Best in a sheltered spot with deep, fertile, humus-rich soil that holds moisture without becoming waterlogged.

• Flower: Double, rose pink, lightly fragrant
• Season of interest: May–June
• For: Borders, cottage gardens, cutting gardens; charming beneath roses and shrubs
• Position: Full sun to partial sun, sheltered

Anemone nemorosa ‘Robinsoniana’ is a quietly exquisite wood anemone, treasured for its soft lavender-blue spring flowers with a cool, greyish-cream reverse. Held neatly above finely cut, mid-green foliage, it creates that effortless woodland charm—natural, refined, and wonderfully at home beneath shrubs and deciduous trees.

Rhizomatous and fully hardy, it will settle in gently and broaden into a graceful drift over time—particularly in humus-rich soil that stays moist yet well-drained. An elegant choice for dappled shade, and a most becoming underplanting for spring displays.

• Colour: Lavender-blue with greyish-cream reverse
• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 20cm
• Position: Dappled shade (Partial Sun)
• Planting time: September–December

Anemone 'De Caen Mixed' is a beautifully varied blend of single, poppy-like blooms, each neatly finished with a distinctive dark centre. The colours arrive in a charming mix, lending an effortless, painterly effect whether tucked into pots on the terrace, threaded through a gravel garden, or planted in generous drifts at the front of a border.

Compact and clump-forming, Anemone coronaria brings crisp spring colour with a refined, naturalistic air—particularly lovely when planted in groups for a fuller display.

Why you’ll love it

• Elegant single flowers with a striking dark eye
• Ideal for pots, gravel gardens and front-of-border planting
• Pollinator friendly
• Neat habit, perfect for planting in drifts

Anemone coronaria ‘The Bride’ is a supremely elegant spring-flowering anemone, carrying crisp white, bowl-shaped blooms finished with a fresh green eye. It brings a clean, lifted note to the front of borders and looks particularly poised in pots on terraces and steps, where its luminous colouring can be appreciated up close.

Equally charming in a cutting patch, this clump-forming perennial produces neat stems for small, refined posies and table arrangements. Plant in autumn for flowers in early spring, and enjoy its quietly confident presence as the season begins to turn.

• Flower colour: White with green centre
• Perfect for: pots, front-of-border planting, and cut flowers
• Plant type: corm (perennial)

Allium hollandicum ‘Purple Sensation’ is an enduring favourite for a reason: statuesque stems topped with richly coloured, globe-shaped flower heads that bring poise and rhythm to late spring and early-summer borders. The grey-green basal foliage forms early, then quietly recedes as the blooms take centre stage—ideal for weaving through perennials and ornamental grasses.

Equally at home in generous pots, this fully hardy allium is particularly useful where soils are heavy; simply ensure excellent drainage and enjoy a refined, architectural display that also suits the vase.

• Colour & form: deep purple, globe-shaped flower heads
• Best for: borders, containers and cutting
• Wildlife: pollinator friendly; noted for deer resistance
• Season: plant in autumn for flowers in May–June

Anemone coronaria (De Caen Group) 'Hollandia' is a quietly dramatic classic—velvety scarlet blooms, a crisp pale halo, and that unmistakable dark, inky eye. Perfectly poised at the front of a sunny border, and equally handsome in pots where you can admire the detail up close.

Plant in autumn for a refined early-spring display, then enjoy generous stems for cutting—beautiful slipped into small vases, or gathered into a more abundant arrangement with tulips and ranunculus.

• Flower colour: Red with white centre and dark (purple-black) eye
• Form: Bowl-shaped flowers on neat, clump-forming growth
• Best for: Pots & containers, front of border, cottage and Mediterranean-style planting, cutting gardens

Allium 'Gladiator' is a statuesque choice for adding modern architecture to late-spring planting. Each bulb sends up a tall, upright stem topped with a perfectly rounded globe of soft lavender-purple flowers—clean, contemporary and wonderfully composed among grasses, nepeta and early roses.

Its grey-green foliage forms a neat base before the flowerheads rise above the border, lending height and rhythm without fuss. An elegant performer in mixed planting, and a fine option for large containers where drainage is assured.

• Large, spherical flowerheads in refined lavender-purple
• Excellent for borders and statement containers
• Pollinator friendly and notably resilient to deer
• Supplied as premium bulbs: 18/20cm