Pollinator Friendly

Allium schubertii ‘Arctic Snow’ is an allium of real theatre: airy, starry white florets arranged in an architectural, firework-like sphere. Rising on sturdy stems above bright green foliage, it brings a crisp, contemporary note to borders, gravel gardens and smart container displays — and it is equally poised in a vase, fresh or dried.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle quietly through winter; come late spring it provides a sculptural highlight that looks particularly refined threaded through ornamental grasses and soft, billowing perennials.

• Colour & form: White, star-shaped umbels with a distinctive ‘firework’ silhouette
• Garden uses: Borders & beds, containers, gravel gardens; excellent cut and dried stems
• Wildlife value: Pollinator friendly
• Practical virtues: Fully hardy and deer resistant

Tulipa 'Foxy Foxtrot' is a refined choice for spring—bringing crisp structure and dependable colour to borders, pots and cutting beds. Plant in autumn for a composed display in April and May, with upright stems that sit neatly towards the front to middle of the border.

• Season of interest: April–May
• Ideal for: pots & containers, borders, cutting gardens
• Style note: particularly smart planted in generous drifts, or in repeated pots for a tailored terrace look

Supplied as quality bulbs sized 11/12, ready to plant from September to December into moist but well-drained soil. Fully hardy and refreshingly straightforward to grow.

Crocus vernus 'Grand Maitre' is an early spring classic, opening in rich lilac-purple with a deeper purple base and a warm golden centre. It is precisely the sort of small luxury that makes March feel optimistic again—especially when planted in generous drifts through grass, or displayed in pots by the front door where it can be enjoyed at close quarters.

These large-flowering crocus are naturally neat and well-mannered, forming tidy clumps and returning year after year. Plant in autumn and allow them to settle; by their second season they reward with a more confident show.

• Colour: Purple with yellow centre
• Best for: Naturalising in lawns, pots & containers, rockeries and the very front of the border
• Pollinator friendly: Yes

Narcissus poeticus 'Actaea' is a quietly luxurious late-spring narcissus, admired for its pristine white petals and a neat, butter-yellow cup finished with the finest red rim. It’s a variety with real poise—beautiful in the border, superb in generous drifts, and particularly charming when allowed to naturalise through grass beneath deciduous trees.

Notably fragrant, it brings a soft, classic perfume just as the garden moves from spring into early summer. Stems reach an elegant 45cm, making it an excellent choice for cutting—refined in a simple vase and effortlessly at home in cottage-style planting.

• Seasonal interest: flowering April–May (late spring)
• Style notes: white petals, yellow cup with a red rim; fragrant
• Best used: borders, containers, naturalising in grass, and cut flowers

Camassia leichtlinii ‘Blue Candle’ brings a poised, architectural note to late spring: upright spires of clear blue flowers rising cleanly above fresh green foliage. It is particularly handsome threaded through grass, in meadow-style planting, or drifting between late tulips for a natural, unforced elegance.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle in; once established, it returns faithfully each year, forming neat clumps that look as though they have always belonged. Equally charming in the border and surprisingly refined in a vase.

• Flowering: April–May
• Height: 60–85cm
• Bulb size supplied: 14/+
• Position: Borders, meadow planting, grass, cut flower garden
• Best for: Naturalising, borders, meadow-style planting, cutting

Fritillaria imperialis 'Red Beauty' brings a touch of old-world drama to the spring border: tall, upright stems carrying rich orange-red, bell-shaped blooms, finished with a crisp green crown. It is wonderfully architectural—perfect for adding height, rhythm and a little theatre amongst late daffodils and early tulips.

Best planted in autumn in a sheltered, sunny position with excellent drainage, this is a confident choice for gardeners who enjoy distinctive bulbs with presence. Given time to settle, it forms a handsome clump and returns each spring with increasing poise.

• Colour: Dark orange-red with green crown
• Flower shape: Bell-shaped
• Height: 50–100cm
• Ideal for: Borders; Naturalising
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly

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Fritillaria imperialis ‘Aurora’ is a wonderfully statuesque crown imperial, raising tall stems topped with a neat tuft of glossy green leaves and a ring of nodding, bright orange, bell-shaped blooms. It brings a refined sense of theatre to spring borders, and sits particularly well amongst early tulips, narcissi and fresh, emerging perennials.

Plant in autumn and allow it time to settle; once established, this is a confident, architectural bulb for naturalistic planting, under open-canopied deciduous trees, or in a sheltered position where its form can be properly appreciated.

• Colour & form: bright orange bells beneath a leafy green crown
• Best for: borders, naturalising, cottage & informal gardens
• Flowering: March–May
• Delivered as: premium-grade bulb (20/+)

Fritillaria 'Paradise Beauty' brings a composed, architectural note to spring planting schemes—upright spires topped with glossy, bell-shaped flowers in gleaming yellow, warmed through with bronze-orange tones. Planted in drifts, it reads wonderfully contemporary; allowed to settle and naturalise, it becomes quietly spectacular year after year.

Particularly suited to sheltered, sunny borders and gravel gardens, this refined fritillaria favours fertile, sharply well-drained soil—ideal for those pockets of the garden that bake beautifully in spring.

• Colour: Yellow with bronze-orange tones
• Flower shape: Bell-shaped
• Habit: Clump-forming, upright
• Great for: Borders, naturalising, containers
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly

Tulipa ‘Silver Parrot’ is a wonderfully theatrical tulip, with generously ruffled, sculptural petals in cool, silvery tones touched with soft blush. In the spring border it brings a note of modern elegance; in a generous pot by the door it feels positively curated. Long-stemmed and poised, it is equally handsome in a vase.

Plant in autumn, allow the bulbs to settle over winter, and look forward to an assured flourish in April and May.

Why we love it

• Distinctive parrot-style form with beautifully frilled petals
• A refined colour palette that pairs effortlessly with whites, blush and deep plum tones
• Excellent for pots, borders and cut-flower arrangements

Tulipa ‘Super Parrot’ is a gloriously theatrical tulip, with ruffled, feathered petals that open out into a generous, sculptural bloom. In borders it lends a painterly flourish amongst spring greens; in pots it reads as an elegant centrepiece with very little fuss.

Its creamy-white petals, kissed with a fresh green flush, are particularly handsome in refined schemes—think white narcissi, forget-me-nots and the first airy grasses. It also makes a superb cut flower, each stem bringing a touch of couture to a simple vase.

• Feathered, parrot-style tulip with a distinctly ruffled finish
• Beautiful for spring containers and the front-to-middle of borders
• Excellent for cutting once buds show colour

Ranunculus ‘Aviv Picotee Pink’ is a rather refined choice for spring, with soft pink petals finished with a crisp picotee edge in white. Neat, romantic and wonderfully well-mannered in pots by the door, it also makes an elegant cut flower—perfect for bringing a little spring composure indoors.

Plant the corms in autumn for flowering from early spring into early summer, choosing a sheltered position and soil that drains beautifully. At 30–40cm tall, it sits neatly at the front of borders and in containers, where the blooms can be appreciated up close.

• Colour: Pink & White
• Flowering: March to June
• Height: 30–40cm
• Spread: 15–20cm
• Planting months: September to December
• Best in: Borders, pots & containers, and for cutting

Hyacinthus orientalis 'Fondant' is a quietly luxurious spring hyacinth, bearing dense, upright spires of soft apple-blossom pink that fade with lovely subtlety towards the outer petals. Intensely fragrant and neatly poised above glaucous green foliage, it brings a refined finish to borders, pots by the door, and city courtyards where scent can be properly appreciated.

• Colour: Soft pink (Colour group: Pinks & Purples)
• Flower form: Bell-shaped blooms held in compact spikes
• Scent: Strongly fragrant
• Where to plant: Borders and containers; choose a sheltered spot for pots and protect from winter wet

Plant in autumn for flowering in early spring, then allow the foliage to die back naturally to feed next year’s display.

Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Violet Beauty’ is a most refined little bulb for early spring, sending up neat green leaves followed by starry, pale violet flowers, each softly brightened by a lighter centre. It is particularly lovely naturalised through grass, tucked into gravel, or threaded at the front of borders where its colour reads as a gentle wash rather than a shout.

• Colour: Violet-purple flowers with pale/white centres
• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 15cm
• Habit: Clump-forming; ideal for naturalising
• Best placed: Borders, rockeries, gravel gardens, lawns (naturalising), under shrubs

Plant in autumn and allow it time to settle; within a couple of seasons it will look increasingly assured, returning faithfully and pairing beautifully with early crocus, miniature narcissus and the first primroses.

Camassia 'Zwanenburg' brings a composed, meadow-style elegance to late spring and early summer. Upright, wand-like stems carry tiers of deep blue, star-shaped flowers—particularly handsome drifting through grass, beneath light-canopied trees, or weaving through the middle of a border where a natural, unforced look is prized.

Reliably perennial and wonderfully easy, this Camassia settles in quietly and improves year on year, offering height without heaviness and colour that reads as both cool and richly saturated.

• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 50–100cm
• Best for: Naturalising in grass, meadows, cottage & informal gardens
• Position: Borders, meadows & naturalising in grass; sun or partial shade

Muscari armeniacum 'Blue Spike' is a particularly refined grape hyacinth, admired for its densely packed, double flower spikes in rich blue, each neatly finished with the lightest white tipping. Lightly scented and quietly dependable, it settles in well as a perennial and looks superb naturalised through grass, beneath deciduous trees, or tucked into spring containers for close-up detail.

Neat, clump-forming and elegantly proportioned, it reaches around 20cm in flower—ideal for the front of borders and for weaving between later-emerging perennials. Plant in autumn and look forward to a poised, jewel-like display from early spring.

• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 20cm
• Bulb size supplied: 8/9
• Position: Front of border, under deciduous trees, naturalised in grass

Narcissus 'Poeticus Recurvus' is the sort of late-spring classic that never slips out of fashion. Each bloom opens a pristine white, with lightly recurved petals framing a neat yellow cup, finished with the most refined red edging and a fresh green eye. Wonderfully fragrant and effortlessly elegant, it settles into grass with a natural ease, while looking equally at home in borders and handsome pots.

Reliable, fully hardy, and pleasingly unfussy, this is a charming choice for drifts and informal planting schemes—yet with enough poise to stand alone in a curated container by the door. Also excellent for cutting, bringing its clean palette and scent indoors.

• Botanical name: Narcissus poeticus var. recurvus Haw. (13)
• Bulb size supplied: 12/14
• Flowering: April to June
• Height: 35cm
• Spread: 10cm
• Position: Sheltered
• Sunlight: Full sun or partial sun
• Soil: Loam
• Moisture: Moist but well-drained
• Hardiness: Fully hardy

Iris × hollandica 'Blue Magic' is a refined Dutch iris, offering rich blue-violet blooms neatly finished with a golden marking. It’s a quietly dependable spring bulb—excellent in sunny borders, smart in pots, and particularly good for cutting, where the clean, architectural lines sit beautifully in a vase.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle into a free-draining position. In the right conditions it will return well year after year, forming elegant clumps that lift the late-spring garden with crisp colour and poise.

• Colour: Blue/Purple with Yellow
• Flowering: May–June
• Height: 60–85cm
• Best for: borders, pots & containers, cutting, naturalising

Tulipa ‘Foxtrot’ is a quietly glamorous Double Early tulip, opening in soft, ballerina pink before deepening at the edges as each bloom matures. The result is impeccably polished in spring pots by the front door, and equally at home bringing a gentle, romantic note to smart borders.

Neat, clump-forming and reliably perennial, it reaches around 30cm with mid-green foliage and a pleasingly considered silhouette. Plant in autumn into fertile, well-drained soil, give it a sheltered position in full sun, and look forward to a poised display from March to April.

• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 30cm
• Best for: pots & containers, borders, city gardens, cottage-style planting, and underplanting roses & shrubs

Tulipa ‘Greigii-peacock Mixed’ brings a wonderfully painterly note to spring planting schemes, with a characterful blend of colours that feels both lively and considered. As a Greigii tulip mix, it is particularly well suited to the front of the border, gravel gardens, and smart container displays where its fresh tones can be appreciated up close.

With neat, upright stems and handsome green foliage that is often purple-mottled, this mix makes an easy, dependable choice for autumn planting. It also lends itself beautifully to a few simple indoor arrangements—nothing fussy, just a small handful in a favourite vase.

• Seasonal colour: flowers from April to May
• Perfect placements: pots & containers, borders, and as cut flowers
• Refined foliage: green leaves, often purple-mottled
• Hardy and straightforward: fully hardy; ideal for confident beginners

Narcissus ‘Canaliculatus’ is a small, exquisitely detailed daffodil with a delightfully composed fragrance and a naturally graceful habit. Each stem carries neat clusters of miniature blooms: crisp white petals set off by a deep yellow cup, bringing a refined sparkle to early spring displays.

Perfectly proportioned for pots, troughs and smaller garden spaces, it excels in a warm, sunny position with light, free-draining soil. Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; in return, it will form charming clumps that quietly improve year after year.

• Colour: White petals with deep yellow cup
• Scent: Fragrant
• Best for: Pots, patios, courtyards, and the front of borders
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly
• Also noted for: Deer resistant

Hyacinthus orientalis 'Blue Pearl' PBR is a decidedly elegant spring hyacinth, sending up dense, upright spires of waxy, bell-shaped flowers in a vivid blue-purple, each bloom subtly refined with paler edging. As the fragrance unfurls, it brings a welcome sense of occasion to early-season borders and pots alike.

Plant in autumn for a poised display in March and April. Particularly handsome threaded through underplanting, or arranged in generous drifts where the colour can read as a cool, confident ribbon through the garden.

• Colour: blue-purple with lighter blue margins
• Flowering: March–April
• Height: approx. 25cm
• Position: borders, containers, underplanting
• Character: fragrant, pollinator friendly

Please note: This variety is supplied as bulbs for planting. Protect container-grown bulbs from excess winter wet and hard frost.

Chionodoxa luciliae ‘Alba’ is a small bulb of impeccable manners—sending up neat, green, narrow leaves topped with clusters of crisp, starry white flowers as the garden begins to stir. It is particularly handsome naturalised through grass, threaded into gravel, or tucked at the front of borders where its quiet brightness reads as effortlessly considered.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; over time it forms clumps and lends a refined, early-season lift beneath shrubs and around spring companions.

• Colour: White (Whites & Creams)
• Flowering: March–April
• Height: 15cm
• Best for: Naturalising, gravel and rock gardens, underplanting shrubs

Narcissus ‘Tahiti’ is a richly coloured double daffodil, opening in glowing yellow and finished with warm orange-red tones at the centre. With strong stems and handsome, strap-like foliage, it brings a well-bred sense of spring cheer to borders, gravelly edges, lawns and generous pots.

Plant in autumn and allow it to settle; by its second season it forms a dependable clump, returning each year with an elegant, full-petalled look that sits beautifully alongside tulips, muscari and early perennials.

• Colour: Yellow petals with orange-red centre
• Form: Double
• Best for: Borders, containers, naturalising in grass
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly

Tulipa 'Red Riding Hood' is a compact Greigii tulip of real distinction, pairing bold scarlet spring blooms with attractively marked foliage. Each solitary flower is finished with a dark, inky base, creating a refined, high-contrast look that sits beautifully in pots, along the front of borders, or threaded through gravel gardens for a crisp seasonal lift.

Neat in habit and pleasingly reliable, it reaches around 20cm and forms tidy clumps over time—ideal where you want colour to feel curated rather than crowded.

• Colour: Scarlet red with a dark base
• Foliage: Green with purple markings
• Flowering: March–May
• Height: 20cm
• Bulb size supplied: 10/11
• Award: AGM

Allium neapolitanum is a smaller, exquisitely poised allium, prized for its crisp white, star-shaped blooms gathered into neat umbels. Held on slender stems above fresh mid-green foliage, it brings a clean, luminous note to gravel planting, sun-baked edges and beautifully finished pots.

Particularly useful where winter wet makes heavier ground unreliable, this is a quietly confident choice for raised beds and containers—easy to place, and all the more elegant when planted in generous drifts.

• Flower colour: White
• Form: Star-shaped umbels on neat stems
• Ideal for: Containers, gravel gardens, courtyards and borders
• Wildlife: Pollinator friendly