Eranthis
These cheery yellow flowers look good in a border, in pots or in grass, says Miranda Kimberley.
Breadcrumbs
Plants
A guide to species and cultivars of popular or useful plant genera, with supplier's tips on how to use or sell them plus the latest plant releases.
Latest Plant Focus
Eranthis
27 January 2012These cheery yellow flowers look good in a border, in pots or in grass, says Miranda Kimberley.
Cornus
20 January 2012These plants provide colourful structure in winter and flowers in summer, says Miranda Kimberley.
Plant Focus - Carnivorous plants
09 December 2011These ornamentals have wide appeal despite complex cultivation regimes, says Miranda Kimberley.
Abies
02 December 2011These firs are becoming customers' favourites for Christmas, says Miranda Kimberley.
Agave
18 November 2011These spiky, evergreen rosettes add eye-catching structural form, says Miranda Kimberley.
Stipa
11 November 2011These deciduous or evergreen grasses are a favourite of garden designers, says Miranda Kimberley.
Echium
28 October 2011This hairy quick-grower seeds well and produces striking flower spikes, says Miranda Kimberley.
Fagus sylvatica
21 October 2011This majestic tree provides stature, colour and screening, says Miranda Kimberley.
Tulipa
07 October 2011Often treated by councils as annuals, tulips are still worth the trouble to plant, says Miranda Kimberley.
Evergreen Prunus
30 September 2011Fast growing and tough, these plants can be shaped for hedging or topiary, says Miranda Kimberley.
Apples
16 September 2011Apples are among the most rewarding fruits to grow at home, says Miranda Kimberley.
Sphaeralcea
09 September 2011These sun-loving flowers provide bursts of colour late into the season, says Miranda Kimberley.
Plant Focus - Alpine Campanula
25 August 2011These low-growing mountain plants will thrive in the right conditions, says Miranda Kimberley.
Santolina
19 August 2011This easy-to-clip shrub lends itself equally to low edging or ground cover, says Miranda Kimberley.
Verbena
05 August 2011Both as bedding and a perennial this plant is a good doer in the garden, says Miranda Kimberley.
New Plants
Primula Belarina 'Valentine'
03 February 2012Primula Belarina 'Valentine' received a special prize for its use as a house, bedding, balcony or perennial plant.
Lathyrus odoratus 'Royal White'
03 February 2012Lathyrus odoratus 'Royal White', from the Japan Flower Trade Council, won best cut flowers.
Nandina domestica 'Seika'
03 February 2012Nandina domestica 'Seika', from Plantipp and breeder Magnolia Gardens, topped the woody plants category.
Kalanchoe 'Paris Evergreen'
03 February 2012Kalanchoe 'Paris Evergreen' was given the prize for best blossoming house plant.
Begonia hybrid 'Glowing Embers'
03 February 2012Begonia hybrid 'Glowing Embers' won the award for best bedding and balcony plant.
Clematis 'The Countess of Wessex'
27 January 2012Clematis 'The Countess of Wessex' has a compact habit and is very free flowering, suited for a container or a garden with limited space.
Clematis 'Alaina'
27 January 2012Clematis 'Alaina' has a freeflowering habit and grows successfully in containers or shady areas.
Clematis 'Zara'
27 January 2012Fenchurch Advisory Partners will sponsor Guernsey Clematis Nursery's Raymond Evison exhibit at the 2012 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, with new launches:
Viburnum nudum 'Brandywine'
27 January 2012Viburnum nudum 'Brandywine' is upright, growing to 1.5m. Very hardy and self-pollinating.
Lonicera kamtschatika 'Balalaika'
27 January 2012Lonicera kamtschatika 'Balalaika' is low maintenance with sweet fruits up to 3cm long.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Sundae Fraise'
27 January 2012Hydrangea paniculata 'Sundae Fraise' is a bushy shrub, perfect for small gardens and terraces.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo'
27 January 2012Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo' is a compact hardy variety flowering from July to September.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Schloss Wackerbarth'
27 January 2012Kordes Jungpflanzen has added a number of new varieties:
Fragaria 'Purple Fresh'
20 January 2012Fragaria 'Purple Fresh' from America has strawberry/raspberry taste, fruits the whole summer, is very juicy and smells aromatic.
Sambucus nigra 'Black Tower Eiffel 1'
20 January 2012Sambucus nigra 'Black Tower Eiffel 1' is suitable for full sun or half shade. It has pink flowers in spring and fruits later.
Additional Information
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