| Description | Stachys byzantina (syn. lanata)
Irresistibly soft, furry silver foliage, the 'Lambs Ear' is a must have in every Cottage garden.
• Tall purple flowers
• Looks great in pots, rockeries, along pathways and mass planted
• Tolerates dry soils
6"/14cm pot size. | Grevillea robusta
The Grevillea Robusta (Southern Silky Oak) is a fast-growing large upright evergreen tree. It is the largest species of Grevillea, and resembles a grand pine tree when fully grown. Silky Oak produces long bottlebrush shaped golden-orange flowers in spring and summer.
Silky Oak is suitable for most soil but prefers it to be well-drained and can grow in semi-shade or no shade. Drought tolerant. | Rosa David Austin
The Othello Rose has massive cup shaped flowers, filled with fluffy petals of crimson, and other varieties of lighter red shades. It has a strong fragrance, great for mass planting, rose and cottage gardens. Plant in full sun to part shade. Requires little maintenance when established. |
| Content | | | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous differen tcultivars have been produced over the last two centuries although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renown for their flowers and beauty they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit, the rose hip which can be made into an old fashioned jam or for garden uses such as ground covers and hedging. |
