Fragrant

Breathe in the sublime fragrance of spring with Hyacinth 'City of Haarlem'. This cherished heritage variety bathes the garden in a soft, buttery glow with its densely packed spires of primrose-yellow florets. A proud recipient of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, its reliability and classic beauty are guaranteed. Perfect for adding a touch of elegance to borders, patio pots, or window boxes, its powerful scent is a pure delight. Plant alongside deep blue Muscari or crisp white tulips for a truly breathtaking display. 'City of Haarlem' is also an excellent choice for indoor forcing to bring its intoxicating perfume indoors.

A truly fragrant and fiery beauty, 'Orange Princess' rightfully holds the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding performance and stunning appearance. Its magnificent double blooms are a stunning tapestry of bright clementine-orange, elegantly flushed and feathered with strokes of deep red and rich maroon. The colour combination is electric, glowing like a hot coal in the spring sunshine. It's a wonderfully fragrant and sturdy variety, with its shorter stature making it perfect for containers, window boxes, or the front of the border where it will not be overwhelmed by taller plants. It's a reliable and perennial performer, bringing a touch of royal splendour to the garden year after year. The combination of its rich scent, vibrant colour, and robust nature makes it a firm favourite among gardeners.

An enduring favourite and for good reason, 'Angelique' is the picture of romance. Its delicate, peony-like blooms are a soft confection of pale pink, ivory, and blush, with subtle green markings on the exterior. The flowers are sweetly fragrant and held on strong stems, making them a dream for both the garden and the vase. 'Angelique' brings a gentle, classic elegance to the late spring garden that pairs beautifully with almost any other plant.

A wonderfully cheerful and fragrant Jonquilla hybrid, 'Yellow Sailboat' is prized for its prolific nature and graceful form. Each stem carries up to three delicate flowers with bright, lemon-yellow petals that are distinctly swept-back (reflexed), giving them the appearance of sails catching a breeze. The central cup is a matching shade of sunny yellow. The blooms are held on slender stems and possess a sweet fragrance. It's an excellent choice for creating a gentle, naturalistic drift of colour and scent in the garden, looking particularly lovely in borders, pots, and rockeries where it will happily perennialize.

A true garden classic, 'Thalia' is an heirloom Triandrus daffodil that has been beloved since its introduction in 1916. It is cherished for its exceptional elegance and grace. Each stem produces two to four nodding, star-shaped flowers of the purest, snow-white. The petals are beautifully reflexed (swept-back) and have a gentle twist, earning it the nickname "Orchid Narcissus." The flowers possess a wonderful, sweet fragrance. 'Thalia' is an outstandingly reliable perennial that will naturalise with ease, forming ethereal, shimmering drifts of white under trees or in borders. It holds the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit for its timeless beauty and superb garden performance.

One of the most famous and beloved double daffodils, 'Replete' is a stunning spectacle in the spring garden. The very large, peony-like blooms are incredibly full and ruffled. They feature a beautiful mix of broad, ivory-white outer petals interspersed with a densely packed, frilly centre of smaller petals in a warm salmon-pink to apricot-rose. The effect is lush, romantic, and incredibly showy. The flowers are wonderfully fragrant and held on strong, sturdy stems. 'Replete' is an RHS Award of Garden Merit winner, celebrated for its breathtaking beauty and reliable performance. It is a perfect choice for making a luxurious statement in borders and makes an absolutely magnificent cut flower.

A truly delightful and deservedly popular Jonquilla daffodil, 'Pipit' is celebrated for its delicate beauty, sweet fragrance, and unusual colour change. Each stem produces between two and four dainty flowers. The blooms open with both the outer petals and the central cup in a lovely soft, lemon-yellow. As the flowers mature, the cup magically fades to a beautiful creamy-white, creating a stunning two-tone effect, with some flowers on the same plant showing different stages of this transition. It is an excellent perennialiser and holds the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit for its reliability and outstanding charm. It's a must-have for any gardener who loves fragrant, elegant, and interesting flowers.

A classic and historic variety, 'Pheasant's Eye' is one of the last daffodils to bloom, extending the spring season beautifully. It features elegant, pure white petals that are distinctly swept back (reflexed), surrounding a very small, cup-like corona. The tiny cup is bright yellow with a clearly defined, fine red rim, which gives the flower its common name. It is beloved for its strong, sweet, and spicy fragrance that can perfume the air. It is an outstanding choice for naturalising in meadows, orchards, or informal parts of the garden where it will return and multiply for decades. It holds the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit.

An absolute delight for the senses, 'Erlicheer' is a celebrated Double Tazetta daffodil famed for its incredible fragrance and abundant blooms. Each strong, upright stem produces a dense cluster of up to 20 small, perfectly formed double flowers, creating a substantial, pom-pom like flower head. The blooms are a lovely creamy-white, with delicate primrose-yellow segments interspersed in the centre, giving a wonderfully full and ruffled appearance. The scent is powerful, sweet, and musky, and a single stem is enough to perfume an entire room. Blooming early in the season, 'Erlicheer' is a popular choice for forcing indoors for a winter treat, as well as being a beautiful and long-lasting feature in a sunny, sheltered garden spot.

A truly magnificent and opulent Double daffodil, 'Amber Castle' brings a warm, romantic glow to the mid-spring garden. The very large, peony-like blooms are packed with layers of ruffled petals, creating a wonderfully full and luxurious display. The colour is a sophisticated and beautiful blend of soft amber, warm apricot, and creamy-yellow, with the shades mingling to create a rich, multi-tonal effect. The flowers are held on strong stems and possess a delightful, sweet fragrance. 'Amber Castle' is a fantastic choice for adding a touch of romance and luxury to borders and makes a spectacular cut flower for creating lavish bouquets.

A breakthrough in Muscari breeding, 'Pink Sunrise' is one of the first varieties to display a true, clear pink colour. The conical flower spikes are a beautiful shade of soft, blush-pink to candy-pink, fading to almost white at the very top of the spike. This creates a lovely, gentle, two-tone effect. It is a more compact variety with a delicate appearance and a light, sweet fragrance. 'Pink Sunrise' is a fantastic choice for gardeners looking for something different from the traditional blue, perfect for creating soft, romantic, pastel-themed displays in pots, rockeries, and at the front of borders. It is a real connoisseur's choice.

A truly stunning tricolour masterpiece, Muscari armeniacum 'Nature's Beauty' showcases a breathtakingly beautiful gradient of colour within every single flower spike, creating a sophisticated, multi-toned effect from just one bulb. Each bloom begins with a rich, deep cobalt blue at its base, which seamlessly transitions into a paler, sky-blue shade in the middle, and finally culminates in a fluffy, pure white cap. This remarkable medley of shades gives the impression of a meticulously curated designer mix, providing incredible depth and visual interest. It is a robust and fragrant variety that is perfect for creating a dramatic and elegant statement in borders, containers, or window boxes. The complex colouring pairs exquisitely with both pure white daffodils and deep purple tulips, allowing it to bridge different colour palettes with ease. Its strong stems and long-lasting nature also make it a superb cut flower for delicate spring arrangements, bringing its unique beauty indoors. It is a real showstopper.

Named after the famous snow-capped peak, Muscari 'Mount Hood' is a truly delightful two-tone variety that brings a crisp, alpine freshness to the spring garden. It is characterised by its dense, conical spikes of tubular florets that are a rich, striking blue at the base and middle, crowned with a contrasting bouquet of pristine white flowers at the very top. This "snowy peak" effect is incredibly eye-catching and creates a superb bicolour display from a single bulb. Despite its dainty appearance, 'Mount Hood' is deceptively robust, fully hardy, and an excellent naturaliser, multiplying year after year to form impressive, long-lasting drifts of colour. Its light fragrance is a welcome bonus, attracting bees on sunny spring days. This variety works particularly well when planted en masse in borders, rock gardens, and especially in containers where its unique colouring can be admired up close. It pairs beautifully with yellow daffodils or white tulips for a classic, high-contrast spring combination.

An exceptionally delicate and ethereal Grape Hyacinth, 'Baby's Breath' is prized for its very pale colouring. The conical flower spikes are a beautiful shade of icy, sky-blue, so pale that they appear almost white from a distance, with the tiny bells at the top of the spike often being pure white. This creates a subtle, two-tone effect that is wonderfully soft and gentle. It has a light fragrance and is perfect for creating a serene, cool-toned spring display. It contrasts beautifully with darker blue Muscari or brightly coloured tulips and daffodils. It's an excellent choice for naturalising, forming a shimmering, low-growing carpet of colour in mid-spring.

A vision of pure, bridal white, this allium brings delicate elegance and a fresh sparkle to the late spring garden. Often known as the Naples Garlic, 'Cowanii' is a select, more robust form that produces loose, airy umbels of pristine white, star-shaped flowers. Each floret features a subtle green eye, adding to its charm. Unlike the dense globes of other alliums, these blooms create a light, see-through effect, perfect for illuminating shady corners or weaving through bolder colours in a border. They are fantastic cut flowers, prized by florists for their long vase life and graceful appearance in bouquets. Plant them in generous sweeps to create a cloud of white that brightens the landscape and bridges the gap between spring bulbs and summer perennials.

Embrace the wild and whimsical with Allium 'Hair', a variety that truly lives up to its name. This horticultural curiosity produces small, purple-maroon floral globes from which sprout a frenzy of long, unruly green filaments that look exactly like a crazy head of hair. These thread-like tendrils twist and curl in every direction, creating a playful, tactile, and ever-changing display that invites a closer look. It's the punk rocker of the allium world, perfect for adding a touch of humor and unexpected texture to the front of a border, a container, or a child's garden. As the season progresses, tiny purple flowers may emerge from the base, adding another layer of interest to this wonderfully bizarre and unforgettable plant.