by Thompson & Morgan | Oct 28, 2020 | Flowers, Gardening Posts
Think it’s too late to plant tulip bulbs? Fear not. The best time to plant these enduringly popular spring bulbs begins in October. At Thompson & Morgan, we’re always on the lookout for special and unique plants. So which tulips do we love the most?
Here are our top tulip picks, along with other favourites to grow for scent, colour, size and indoor vases…
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by Terri Overett | Jun 2, 2015 | Gardening Posts
What are Perennial plants?
Perennial plants add colour and seasonal interest to the garden from April to November, often attracting bees and butterflies to their blooms, and making great cut flowers too. They are incredibly versatile and can be used as fillers between shrubs, planted as groundcover beneath trees, grown in containers or planted on their own to create a classic herbaceous border. Herbaceous perennial plants are an easy alternative to annual flowers, returning each year and growing larger as they mature.
A perennial plant lives for more than two years, longer than shorter-lived annuals and biennials.
Our Top Perennial Plants
1. Foxglove illumination pink
Winner of Plant of the Year 2012 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, Best new product at the Anglian Business Awards and Best new product at the Garden Retail awards. Being completely sterile Foxglove ‘Illumination’ won’t set seed, giving it an incredibly long flowering period. Unlike most foxgloves which are generally biennial, this half-hardy semi-evergreen is a true perennial so you will be able to enjoy its flowers for years to come.
2. Geranium Rozanne
Winner of The RHS Chelsea Flower Show ‘Plant of the Centenary’, this stunning Geranium will flower repeatedly throughout summer and will turn to a fiery orange colour for an extended display in autumn.
3. Sedum
Sedums, also known as Stonecrop, are superb for their late summer and autumn colour, often flowering into November! With fantastic tolerance to drought, salty coastal conditions, and poor soil, Sedums are one of the easiest plants to grow in the garden.
Terri works in the e-commerce marketing department assisting the busy web team. Terri manages our blog and social media pages here at Thompson & Morgan and is dedicated to providing useful advice to our gardeners. Terri is new to gardening and keen to develop her horticultural knowledge.
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