Great for shade

Anemone coronaria 'The Governor' (St. Brigid) brings deep blue, satin-like flowers to borders and containers, opening with clean, papery petals around a dark eye that reads beautifully from a distance. These jewel-like blooms add instant sparkle to spring and early-summer displays, and look especially striking planted in drifts.

Growing from corms, this anemone forms a tidy clump of finely cut foliage with compact, upright stems. Once established it produces a steady succession of flowers that sit neatly above the leaves, making it ideal for edging, patio pots, and cutting. Expect reliable performance in cool, bright conditions.

Soak corms for a few hours before planting, then set them 5–7cm deep in well-drained soil in full sun or light partial shade. Choose a sheltered spot and enrich the ground with organic matter for best results, keeping the soil evenly moist while roots develop.

Water during dry spells and avoid waterlogging, particularly in heavy soils. A light feed as growth begins supports flowering, and removing spent blooms helps keep the display tidy. In colder areas, a winter mulch or container protection can improve return and longevity.

Perfect for cutting gardens and seasonal arrangements, anemones offer long-lasting stems when picked just as buds begin to open. They also provide early nectar for pollinators, bringing colour and wildlife value to smaller spaces as well as mixed borders.

Prepare for a touch of midnight magic in your spring garden with Hyacinth 'Midnight Sky'. This extraordinary variety is one of the darkest hyacinths available, boasting dense spires of star-shaped florets in the deepest, most sumptuous violet-purple, appearing almost black. Each bloom releases the classic, intoxicating hyacinth fragrance that is the very essence of spring. 'Midnight Sky' creates a dramatic, high-impact statement in borders and containers. For a truly breathtaking display, contrast its dark, moody tones with pure white tulips like 'Royal Virgin' or pale blue grape hyacinths (Muscari). A must-have for connoisseurs and lovers of garden drama!

An outstanding evergreen ground cover perennial, Barren Strawberry is a tough, reliable, and incredibly useful garden plant. It forms a dense, weed-suppressing mat of attractive, strawberry-like leaves that are divided into three glossy, dark green leaflets. This handsome foliage remains lush and green throughout the year, often taking on attractive bronze tints in cold weather. In mid to late spring, the foliage is studded with a profusion of bright, cheerful, buttercup-yellow, five-petalled flowers. While it looks like a strawberry plant, it does not produce edible fruit, hence its common name. It is an exceptionally low-maintenance and versatile plant, perfect for carpeting the ground in difficult areas, such as dry shade under trees, or for covering sunny banks.

Finola' is the very embodiment of grace and elegance in the tulip world. Its large, peony-style double blooms are a masterclass in subtlety, featuring a delicate and sophisticated blend of colours. The petals are primarily a soft, creamy white, gently flushed with the softest baby pink, while subtle streaks of fresh green flicker through the base of the flower, adding depth and a naturalistic touch. The flowers are generously packed with silky petals, creating a full, ruffled, and incredibly romantic look that stands out in any garden setting. What truly sets 'Finola' apart is its remarkable longevity, both in the garden and in a vase. The sturdy stems hold the heavy blooms aloft with ease, and its performance as a cut flower is second to none, making it a firm favourite among florists and gardeners who love to create their own bouquets. It's a truly sophisticated and reliable choice for adding a touch of refined beauty to borders and pots.

An absolutely unique and spectacular plant, Primula vialii is often mistaken for an orchid or a Red Hot Poker. It boasts one of the most unusual flowers in the plant world. It forms a basal rosette of oblong, slightly hairy leaves from which emerges a tall, slender, leafless stem. This stem is topped with a remarkable, poker-like flower spike. The tight cone of unopened buds is a brilliant, vivid scarlet-red, while the tiny, star-shaped flowers open from the bottom up in a contrasting shade of lilac-purple. This creates a stunning two-tone effect that is completely captivating. It thrives in damp, boggy conditions and is perfect for adding a touch of the exotic to woodland gardens, pond margins, or damp borders. It is a relatively short-lived perennial, but its sheer beauty makes it well worth planting.

A superb and vibrant shrubby perennial, 'Candy Drops Tangerine' is a Cape Fuchsia that brings a long-lasting burst of warm, tropical colour to the garden. It forms a neat, bushy mound of attractive dark green foliage. From early summer often until the first frosts, the plant is adorned with elegant, arching sprays of slender, tubular flowers. The colour is a beautiful, soft yet bright shade of tangerine-orange, with a contrasting creamy-yellow throat that invites pollinators in. It is a wonderfully rewarding and easy-to-grow plant, prized for its exceptionally long flowering season and its ability to attract bees and other beneficial insects. It is perfect for adding height and colour to the middle of a sunny border or for use as a spectacular 'thriller' plant in a large mixed container.

A fantastic, long-flowering, and easy-to-grow shrubby perennial, the Cape Fuchsia 'Candy Drops Deep Rose' brings a splash of vibrant, tropical colour to the garden for months on end. It forms a well-branched, bushy plant with attractive, deep green foliage. From early summer right through to the autumn, it produces a continuous supply of elegant, arching stems carrying clusters of slender, tubular, fuchsia-like flowers. The colour is a rich and vibrant shade of deep rose-pink, with a contrasting creamy-yellow throat that is often visible at the mouth of the bell. It is adored by bees and, in particular, hummingbirds in its native South Africa. This is a wonderfully rewarding plant, providing a huge amount of colour for very little effort, making it ideal for sunny borders or large patio containers.

A wonderfully elegant and long-flowering shrubby perennial, 'Candy Drops Cream' is a Cape Fuchsia that brings a soft, gentle light to the garden border. It forms a bushy, well-branched plant with lush, deep green leaves. From early summer until the first frosts, it produces a continuous display of graceful, arching stems laden with clusters of slender, tubular, fuchsia-like flowers. The blooms are a beautiful, soft shade of creamy-white or pale primrose, with a sunshine-yellow throat that adds a touch of warmth. This variety is perfect for cooling down hot colour schemes or for use in a classic white or pastel garden. It is a fantastic, easy-care plant that provides months of colour and is highly attractive to bees and other pollinators. It works equally well in a mixed border or as a feature plant in a large container.

A delightful and wildly popular variety, 'Tete Boucle' is the charming double-flowered version of the world-famous 'Tete-a-Tete' daffodil. This miniature marvel produces multiple blooms from each stem, creating a wonderfully full and long-lasting display. The flowers are a cheerful, rich golden-yellow, with layers of outer petals framing a central cluster of smaller, ruffled petals that are often flecked with orange. This gives the blooms a lovely, tousled, pom-pom like appearance. Its short, sturdy stature, incredible profusion of flowers, and early bloom time make 'Tete Boucle' an absolute must-have for bringing a powerful punch of colour to pots, window boxes, and the very front of garden borders.

A truly sensational and flamboyant daffodil, 'Sunlover' is a Split-Corona variety that brings a blaze of fiery colour to the spring garden. The flower has a perianth of pure, clean white petals, which provides the ultimate high-contrast backdrop for the stunning corona. The cup is exceptionally large, deeply split, and so extravagantly ruffled and frilled it almost completely covers the petals. The colour is an intense, saturated, glowing orange that is simply breathtaking. As the flower matures, the orange colour deepens, making for a long-lasting and dynamic display. 'Sunlover' is a true showstopper, guaranteed to turn heads and draw compliments, bringing the warmth and energy of the sun to any border or vase.

A diminutive and exceptionally elegant variety, 'Snipe' is a beautiful Cyclamineus daffodil with a distinctive, windswept appearance. The exquisite flowers feature a crown of pure white petals that are sharply swept back (reflexed) from the cup, like wings in flight. The trumpet is long, slender, and gracefully proportioned, opening a soft lemon-yellow and maturing to a lovely creamy white. This RHS Award-winning heirloom variety blooms early in the season on short stems, making it perfect for brightening up the front of borders. Its delicate, poised beauty makes it a favourite among discerning gardeners who appreciate a more refined and graceful daffodil form.

A classic and exceptionally graceful heirloom, 'Silver Chimes' is a Triandrus/Tazetta hybrid beloved for its beautiful, nodding flowers and sweet perfume. Each slender, elegant stem carries a pendant cluster of up to 10 exquisite, star-shaped blooms. The flowers feature pure white, distinctly swept-back (reflexed) petals that surround a small, shallow, cup-shaped corona of the softest primrose-yellow. This RHS Award-winner is a late-flowering variety that brings a delicate, ethereal beauty to the garden. It is a wonderful perennialiser, forming larger, more floriferous clumps each year. 'Silver Chimes' is perfect for adding a touch of refined elegance to woodland gardens, borders, and pots.

A classic Tazetta Narcissus beloved for its powerful, sweet fragrance and ability to be easily 'forced' for indoor flowering during winter. Each stem produces a cluster of 10-20 small, pure white, star-shaped flowers. Unlike other daffodils, they do not require a chilling period to bloom, making them perfect for bringing the scent of spring indoors to brighten the darkest winter months. They are a cherished symbol of the holiday season in many homes, providing a living bouquet of perfume and beauty when the garden outside is dormant.

A truly beautiful and romantic Split-Corona daffodil, 'Love Call' is a flower of exceptional charm and strong colour. The blooms feature a perianth of broad, overlapping, pure white petals that are perfectly formed. These provide a crisp and clean frame for the showstopping corona. The cup is large, split into six segments, and lies almost flat against the petals, creating a star-like shape. The segments are gently ruffled at the edges and are a vibrant, glowing shade of deep salmon-to-orange-pink. This direct and powerful colour contrast is both elegant and exciting. Blooming in mid-spring on strong stems, 'Love Call' is a reliable and beautiful choice for adding a splash of warm, passionate colour to the garden.

A world-famous and incredibly popular variety, 'Ice Follies' is a Large-Cupped daffodil celebrated for its large, elegant flowers and beautiful colour change. The blooms open with broad, overlapping, creamy-white petals surrounding a large, flared, and heavily ruffled trumpet-like cup of bright lemon-yellow. Over a few days, a magical transformation occurs as the cup gracefully fades to a soft, creamy ivory-white, creating a sophisticated, almost pure white flower. This RHS Award-winner is an exceptionally vigorous and reliable performer, producing a spectacular and long-lasting display in early to mid-spring. It is one of the very best varieties for mass plantings and for naturalising, creating a stunning sea of cool colour.

A delightful and romantic double daffodil, 'Fragrant Spring' is designed to delight the senses. The large, peony-like blooms are packed with layers of ruffled petals. The outer petals are a soft, creamy primrose-yellow, framing a beautifully full and frilly centre of warm clementine-orange and apricot tones. As its name suggests, it releases a wonderful sweet perfume, a fantastic bonus not found in all daffodils. This mid-season variety forms a good clump of slender foliage, with strong stems holding the substantial blooms well. It is a fantastic choice for adding a touch of luxury and scent to borders and is an outstanding cut flower, allowing you to bring its beauty and fragrance indoors.

One of the most famous and widely planted daffodils in the world, 'Carlton' is a Large-Cupped variety that has stood the test of time. It is the epitome of a classic, reliable, and cheerful daffodil. The large flowers are a uniform shade of soft, buttery-yellow, with both the broad, overlapping petals and the large, flared, and heavily ruffled cup sharing the same sunny hue. It is an exceptionally vigorous and robust grower, standing tall on strong stems and producing a magnificent display in early to mid-spring. 'Carlton' is also prized for its gentle, sweet fragrance. It is the number one choice for large-scale naturalising, creating breathtaking rivers of gold across lawns and parkland year after year.

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.

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.

A beautiful and distinctive variety, 'Mountain Lady' is a bicolour Grape Hyacinth that creates a stunning two-tone effect. Each flower spike features a dense cluster of florets, with the lower bells a clear, sky-blue, while the top of the spike is capped with a contrasting tuft of sterile, pure white florets. This RHS Award-winning variety is a selection of Muscari aucheri and has a neat, compact habit. It is an excellent choice for adding a touch of sophisticated colour to rock gardens, pots, and the front of borders, and it naturalises well to form larger clumps over time.

Add a touch of sparkle to your spring garden with 'Bling Bling', a particularly vibrant and eye-catching Grape Hyacinth. This variety is noted for its large, substantial flower spikes and its incredibly intense, deep blue colour. The florets are a rich, royal-blue, and each one is packed tightly onto the stem, creating a very full and uniform appearance. The flowers have a beautiful satin sheen that catches the light, giving them the "bling" factor. 'Bling Bling' is a strong and vigorous grower with a long flowering period, making it a fantastic choice for creating a powerful and long-lasting river of deep, electric blue through borders, rockeries, and containers.

This is the classic, original Grape Hyacinth, from which most modern cultivars are derived. It is beloved for its intense and vibrant colour. The dense, conical flower spikes are packed with small, urn-shaped flowers of a brilliant cobalt or gentian-blue, each tiny bell neatly edged with a fine white rim. It has a lovely grape-like fragrance and is incredibly robust and reliable. Muscari armeniacum is one of the best bulbs for naturalising, quickly forming large, spreading carpets of vivid blue that are a true sign of spring's arrival. It's a versatile, easy-to-grow bulb that is essential for any spring garden, perfect for borders, pots, and planting in lawns.

A truly enchanting alpine plant, 'Little Snowberry' is a cultivar of Lewisia cotyledon that offers a profusion of delicate, star-like flowers. It forms a neat, tight rosette of evergreen, fleshy, deep green leaves which provide year-round interest. From mid-spring through summer, this rosette gives rise to a multitude of short, airy stems, each carrying a dense cluster of beautiful flowers. The blooms are a pristine, snow-white, often with the faintest blush of pink at the base of the petals and surrounding a soft yellow-green eye. The effect is incredibly fresh and clean. 'Little Snowberry' is exceptionally floriferous, often producing so many flowers that the foliage beneath is completely obscured. As a rock garden native, it demands impeccable drainage and is perfectly suited for alpine troughs, rockeries, gravel gardens, or nestled into the crevices of stone walls.

A gorgeous little alpine gem, 'Little Plum' is a cultivar of Lewisia cotyledon, prized for its vibrant flowers and neat habit. It forms a tight, evergreen rosette of fleshy, succulent, deep green leaves. From mid-spring into summer, the plant sends up an abundance of short stems, each carrying a cluster of beautiful, star-shaped flowers. The colour is a rich and luscious shade of deep plum-pink or magenta, often with delicate, darker veining on the petals, creating a very striking display against the green foliage. Like all Lewisias, it is incredibly floriferous, often producing so many blooms that the rosette is completely hidden. It is a true rock garden plant, demanding sharp drainage to thrive. It is perfect for growing in alpine troughs, rockeries, gravel beds, or planted vertically in the crevices of walls.

Little Mango' is an incredibly vibrant and rewarding alpine plant, perfect for adding a splash of intense colour to small spaces. It forms a neat, tight rosette of fleshy, evergreen, strap-like leaves. From spring through to summer, this rosette produces an astonishing number of short stems, each carrying a cluster of beautiful, open-faced, star-shaped flowers. The colour is simply electric, a brilliant shade of rich, tropical mango-orange, often with subtle, deeper orange or reddish stripes along the petals. This plant is famed for its floriferous nature, often flowering so profusely that it completely hides the foliage. Native to rocky environments, it demands sharp drainage and is perfect for growing in rockeries, gravel gardens, alpine troughs, or tucked into the crevices of stone walls where it can be admired up close.