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Sterilised bonemeal is a tried and trusted organic fertiliser that provides both phosphates and nitrogen, two nutrients essential for healthy growth.Nutrients are releases slowly and steadily, making Vitax Bonemeal an ideal fertiliser for bulbs and herbaceous plants, shrubs, roses, fruit trees and strawberries.It can be applied prior to sowing or planting and can be used as a top dressing for roses and fruit trees throughout the season.
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Image show plant when in flower.This is a delightful variety of periwinkle which features delicate lavender blue flowers that have soft white centres. The flowers are long-lasting and will provide great interest throughout spring, summer and until the first frosts in autumn. With this being an evergreen variety the leaves will also give you year-round colour. This creeping shrub is great for groundcover and is particularly well-suited to the smaller garden.Position: full sun, partial shade, full shadeSoil: fertile, well-drained soilSold in a 3 litre.Image ©Farplants Sales Ltd
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Image shows plant when in flower.A mat-forming evergreen with dark-green, ovate leaves, Vinca is one of the best ground cover plants available.Looking good through all seasons and growing in any aspect, It is a vigorous grower, yet not overly invasive. It is tough, fully hardy and evergreen with pretty mauve-purple flowers produced from Spring through to Autumn, once established it will need next to no attention. A particularly tolerant plant, it will be happy in shade or sun, with deep green foliage carpeting the ground.The new growth each spring is bright green and at this point the plants become covered in masses of very pretty star-like flowers, these continue to appear sporadically throughout spring and summer and in to autumn. A great long lasting plant.Sold in a 3 litre pot.Image ©Farplants Sales Ltd
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This traditional style fertiliser, still favoured by many gardeners, provides the three major nutrients needed for strong, healthy growth. Nitrogen encourages growth and rich green foliage and slow release phosphate promotes vigorous root development. The potash helps improve flower colour and the ripening of fruit and vegetables.Blood, Fish and Bone can be applied prior to sowing or planting and as required throughout the growing season.
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A contact and systemic action insecticide offering a broad spectrum of pest control for flowering plants. Protects for up to 3 weeks. Kills all major ornamental insect pests including whitefly, greenfly, blackfly and other aphids, scale insects and mealy bugs.Gives a useful level of control of thrips. Use outdoors, in greenhouses and conservatories.
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Glossy, brilliant red young leaves gradually turn pink, creamy white, then dark green. In late spring, clusters of pretty, ivory, nodding bell-like flowers appear, resembling lily-of-the-valley. The fiery red young foliage of this upright evergreen shrub will add a splash of vivid colour to a shady shrub border or woodland edge. One of the best varieties, this pieris needs a moist, well-drained acid soil and shade from morning sun.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: humus-rich, moist, well-drained acid soil or ericaceous compostRate of growth: slow-growingFlowering period: April to MayHardiness: frost hardy (will need winter protection)Sold in a 2 litre pot.
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Hosta Wide Brim, commonly known as Plantain lily is a clump forming, herbaceous perennial with large heart shaped dark green leaves with broad margins of a creamy yellow colour. The foliage of this Hebe is the main attraction to gardeners and the flowers these produce are just an extra benefit of growing this perennial. In July the Hosta Wide Brim bears tall, erect stems above the foliage with funnel shaped lavender coloured flowers which contrast well with the foliage.Planted in many locations, including flower beds and borders, used as ground cover or underplanting roses and trees. Flowers can be used as cut flowers. Commonly planted in containers also which allow for stunning patio displays or balcony planting for interest.Position: full sun, partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drainedSold in a 2 litre pot.
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Arching sprays of bold, tomato-red, funnel-shaped flowers appear in August and September among handsome, pleated, mid-green leaves. This vibrant bulbous perennial is perfect for a mixed or herbaceous border in a sunny, sheltered site or as part of a 'hot' colour scheme. For maximum impact plant in bold drifts in a sunny, sheltered site with moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soil. They make excellent cut flowers.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moderately fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soilRate of growth: average to fast-growingFlowering period: August to SeptemberHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas)Please note, the main image shows the plant when in flower. Sold in a 2 litre pot.
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Stella d'Oro is easy to grow and it is adapted to harsh conditions like polluted city gardens, heat and drought, poor and dry soil, eroded slopes and the space under black walnut trees. Stella d'Oro's fragrant, showy blooms on a dwarf plant are perfect for a front border. The first blooming occurs in late Spring to early Summer with a profusion of blooms. This is followed by sporadic blooming throughout Summer and into early Autumn.Soil: most type of lightly wet to dry soilsPosition: full sun, partial shadeSold in a 2 litre pot.