For Cut Flowers

Tulipa ‘Beauty of Apeldoorn’ is a classic Darwin Hybrid tulip with a wonderfully confident presence. Each upright, cup-shaped bloom opens in late spring in a rich golden orange, boldly flamed with red—an impeccable choice for adding warmth and structure to borders, and equally handsome in a well-chosen pot.

With grey-green foliage and stems reaching around 60cm, it sits beautifully amongst emerging perennials and spring companions, and it is particularly fine for cutting when you want something smart, clean-lined, and thoroughly seasonal indoors.

• Colour: Golden orange flamed red
• Flowering: April–May
• Height: 60cm
• Use: Borders, containers, cut flowers

Hyacinthus 'Mixed' is a beautifully balanced assortment of spring hyacinths, chosen for their richly scented, densely packed flower spikes in a pleasing range of shades. Planted in generous drifts they lend the border a composed, well-dressed look; in pots, they bring a quietly luxurious fragrance to steps, terraces and the front door.

• Bulb size: 14/15 for sturdy, well-filled flowering
• Flowering: March to April
• Height: 25–40cm
• Ideal for: borders, containers and cut flowers

Each mix is supplied as assorted colours for a naturally varied display. For the most polished effect, plant in groups and repeat through your scheme, allowing the fragrance to do the talking.

Tulipa 'Parrot Prince' is a wonderfully theatrical Parrot tulip, with generously frilled petals in bright pinkish-purple, delicately flushed with green. Planted in drifts through spring borders or styled in handsome pots by the door, it brings a touch of extravagance without ever losing its poise. A light fragrance completes the impression, and the blooms make a distinctive cut flower for indoor arrangements.

• Parrot-style, fringed flowers in pinkish-purple with a soft green flush
• Ideal for borders and patio containers; excellent for cutting
• Reliable spring performance from autumn planting

Bulb size supplied: 10/11

Camassia quamash 'Blue Melody' is a quietly distinctive quamash, prized for its refined, cream-edged foliage and richly coloured, starry blue flowers that arrive in late spring and early summer. Compact and clump-forming, it brings a poised, natural elegance to meadow-style planting, informal borders, and grass that’s allowed a touch of freedom.

Plant in autumn and allow it time to settle; by its second season it will begin to show its true character, offering graceful vertical notes and a fresh, variegated leaf presence even before the flowers appear. A charming choice for cutting too—small, considered posies with a natural air.

• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 30cm
• Habit: Clump-forming perennial
• Best for: Naturalising, borders, cottage & informal gardens, cut flowers

Camassia 'Caerulea' is an elegant, statuesque bulb for late spring, sending up refined spires of star-shaped violet-blue flowers above fresh, linear foliage. It has a wonderfully natural poise—equally at home threaded through meadow-style grass, used in generous drifts at the woodland edge, or brought forward in mixed borders where its height adds calm structure.

Plant in autumn and allow it time to settle; once established, it returns faithfully and can gently increase over the years. For the most effortless look, weave through grass and let the stems rise like a quiet flourish in May and June.

• Colour: blue-purple
• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 100–150cm
• Best for: naturalising, borders, woodland gardens, cottage & informal planting, cut flowers
• Pollinator friendly: yes

Camassia 'Maybelle' is a beautifully mannered choice for naturalistic planting—compact in character yet wonderfully luminous in flower. Fresh, linear green foliage rises into neat, upright spires of clear blue blooms with the softest purple nuance, bringing a poised lift to late-spring borders and meadow-style schemes.

Equally at home threaded through grass or grouped in informal drifts, it settles in with quiet ease and returns year after year, offering reliable colour and a welcome pause between early bulbs and summer perennials. The flower spikes also make an elegant cut stem for simple, airy arrangements.

• Refined late-spring colour in clear blue with a gentle purple tint
• Ideal for naturalising through grass, meadows and relaxed borders
• Fully hardy and easy, thriving in moist but well-drained soil
• Pollinator friendly and pleasantly useful as a cut flower

Tulipa 'Negrita Double' is a richly coloured, peony-flowered tulip with generous, double blooms in a deep, velvety purple. In April and May it brings a quietly luxurious note to spring containers and borders, and it is equally at home in the vase for elegant, full-bodied arrangements.

Plant in autumn for a composed display the following spring—best in well-drained soil, with bulbs tucked neatly at the front to middle of the border or arranged en masse in pots for maximum impact.

• Colour: Rich purple
• Flower form: Peony Flowered (double)
• Ideal for: Pots & containers, borders, and cut flowers
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Skill level: Easy

Anemone coronaria 'Mistral Salmone' brings a quietly luxurious note to spring planting schemes, with refined single blooms in a beautifully softened salmon tone. Neat, clump-forming and wonderfully versatile, it slips easily into borders, cutting beds and smart containers—ideal for adding composed colour from early spring onwards.

Plant the corms in autumn for a fresh display through March to May. The flowers sit neatly above mid-green foliage, making an elegant companion for tulips and other spring favourites, and a dependable choice for cutting.

• Colour: Salmon
• Flowering: March–May
• Form: Single
• Perfect for: Borders, pots & containers, and cut flowers
• Position: Sheltered; full sun or partial sun

Allium 'Small Flowering Mix' is a thoughtfully balanced selection of small-flowered ornamental alliums, chosen for a natural, meadow-like finish. Rising neatly through late-spring planting schemes, the airy globes bring a refined lift to borders and gravel gardens, and they are equally at home in pots where their lightness can be appreciated up close.

Ideal for weaving between perennials and ornamental grasses, this mix is also a quietly excellent choice for cutting—adding a fine, architectural note to simple arrangements.

Why you’ll love it

• Graceful, small allium globes for an informal, naturalised look
• Beautiful threaded through borders, gravel gardens, and containers
• Pollinator friendly, and typically avoided by deer and rodents
• Fully hardy and straightforward to grow

At a glance

• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 40–60cm
• Spacing: 10–15cm
• Bulb size supplied: 4/5, 5/6
• Position: Borders, gravel gardens, containers; naturalising in grass

Narcissus 'Quail' is a refined jonquil-type daffodil, valued for its richly coloured, deep yellow blooms and a pleasing fragrance that feels wonderfully at home in spring. The flowers are carried in small clusters on neat stems, making this an excellent choice for patio pots, borders, and for naturalising through grass where it will settle in gracefully over time.

With a clump-forming habit and an easy disposition, it’s a quietly confident performer—tidy in the garden, charming in a vase, and particularly handsome when planted in generous drifts.

• Flowering: March to May
• Height: 40cm
• Bulb size supplied: 12/14
• Scent: Fragrant
• Perfect for: containers, naturalising, cottage-style borders, and cut flowers

Tulipa 'Blushing Apeldoorn' is a beautifully mannered spring tulip, offering a classic goblet outline and a softly blushed palette that sits effortlessly within refined borders and stylish container displays. Plant in autumn for an elegant April–May performance, particularly effective in generous drifts where the colour can read as a calm, coordinated sweep.

With an upright habit and mid-green foliage, it also makes a dependable choice for cutting—bringing a poised, clean line to simple, understated arrangements.

• Colour: Soft pink, deepening to rose with a warm base
• Flower form: Goblet
• Best for: Borders, pots & containers, and cut flowers
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy

Allium 'Aflatunense' (hollandicum) is a standout plant for borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, naturalising, offering A stately ornamental allium for late spring, forming neat clumps of strap-like foliage topped by bold, spherical flowerheads on upright stems. An excellent choice for threading through tulips and cottage-garden perennials, and invaluable for adding height and structure to borders..

Best grown in full-sun, partial sun with moist but well-drained soil, it suits gardeners who want clear structure, dependable flowering, and easy planting plans.

Use it in borders, cottage gardens, cut flowers, naturalising and pair with complementary varieties to build a fuller seasonal display.

Tulipa (Lily-flowered Group) ‘Lily Flowering Mixed’ is a beautifully curated blend of lily-flowered tulips, selected for their poised, tapered blooms and naturally elegant silhouette. Expect a refined, colour-rich display in late spring—particularly striking when planted in generous drifts through borders, or staged in pots by the front door.

With an upright habit and graceful presence, this mix brings a lightly architectural note to planting schemes and cuts impeccably for indoor arrangements.

• Elegant form: slender, tapered blooms with a refined finish
• Versatile planting: superb in pots, and equally at home in beds and borders
• Excellent for cutting: long-stemmed spring colour for the vase

Tulipa 'Blushing Parrot' is a beautifully theatrical parrot tulip, prized for its ruffled, painterly petals and softly shifting colour. Opening cream-white, each bloom gradually flushes with rosy pink and deeper edging as it matures—utterly charming in pots by the door and quietly magnificent in a spring border.

With strong, upright stems and a refined presence, it also makes an excellent late-spring cut flower—particularly when gathered just as the buds begin to show their first hint of blush.

• Ruffled, parrot-style flowers with a cream-white base and pink-red blushing edges
• Splendid in containers and front-of-border plantings
• Ideal for cutting in late spring

Tulipa 'Seadov Parrot' is a richly dressed Parrot tulip, prized for its finely cut, serrated petals and painterly colour. Each bloom opens with a green-flushed base that graduates into deep crimson red—an assured choice for mid to late spring borders, and particularly handsome in statement pots near the front door.

With an upright habit to 45cm, it brings height and theatre without heaviness. Plant in autumn into fertile, well-drained soil, and choose a sheltered position to keep the show looking immaculate in spring.

• Flowering: April–May
• Best for: borders, pots & containers, and cutting
• Style note: exquisite when paired with deep purples, soft creams, or fresh spring greens

Allium 'Party Balloons' brings a buoyant note to late spring planting schemes, lifting neat, airy globes on slender stems for a finish that feels both architectural and light. It sits beautifully among tulips and cottage perennials, threading height through borders without heaviness, and it makes a rather composed cut stem for simple vases.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle in quietly; by late spring into early summer it provides a refined punctuation of purple, with a crisp, upright habit that looks especially smart repeated in groups.

• Seasonal interest: flowers from May–June
• Form: elegant globe heads on upright stems
• For: borders, containers and cut flowers
• Wildlife: pollinator friendly; typically avoided by deer