The summer season is when many of us spend the most time in our gardens, enjoying al fresco dining on long, warm summer nights. Tropical planting comes into its own, fragrant roses burst into bloom, and there's no shortage of vibrant perennials that flower all summer long to choose from.
'Groundbreaker Blush’ stands out for its compact, low-growing habit and riotous branching, making it an excellent choice for ground cover or container planting.
This hardy, evergreen Californian lilac (Ceanothus) tree bursts into bloom from April through to late June. Producing beautiful clusters of blue flowers, it will fill your patio, doorway or border with a delightful perfume scent. It will also attract beneficial pollinators to your garden.
£29.99-£49.98
Supplied as 3L pots. Plus, FREE Blooming Fast Superior Soluble Fertiliser 100g worth £4.99.
Enjoy vibrant, long-lasting colour with this trio of double-flowered clematis. Flowering from late spring to autumn, these easy, reliable climbers brighten walls, fences and arches with minimal effort, creating a striking vertical display all season.
This collection includes an impressive array of popular perennial varieties that are not only long-lasting but also flower for months and grow larger and more robust with each year. Low-maintenance and attractive as cut flowers, they are also loved by bees and other pollinators.
££31.96
*Just pay £5.95 postage. Supplied as plug plants (6 of each).
Offering an exceptionally long-lasting, colourful display, these evergreen, perennial wallflowers will provide you with garden interest for years to come.
An exclusive collection of distinctly different sweet pea blooms. Each one has been selected for outstanding fragrance, exhibition-standard flowers and superb growing performance. These beautiful cottage-garden favourites are superb for cutting and the more blooms you pick, the more they will flower!
£8.99-£15.29
Supplied as deep-rooted plugs with an average of 5 sweet pea plants per plug. Pinched and ready for planting out.
From timeless cottage borders to clean-lined contemporary gardens, there’s something to suit every style. Explore Farmer Gracy’s full collection of summer bulbs and perennials and enjoy an extra 10% saving on already reduced prices.
A compact, half-hardy annual, Brown Eyed Girl delivers up to 1,000 blooms all season, putting all its energy into non-stop flowers. Perfect for beds or containers.
'Barnsley Baby' is a fabulous lavatera and a dwarf variety of a classic cottage garden favourite, bred to be considerably smaller than its full-sized relatives.
£15.99£21.98
Supplied as 3 x 9cm pots + free fertiliser (worth £4.99)
Experience the charm and elegance of Lathyrus odoratus ‘Great Expectations’, a climbing Spencer type of sweet pea that brings fragrance and vertical interest in a mix of lilac and lavender shades, to your garden.
A shimmering iridescent combination of apricot and lilac, just like the colours of a twilight sky in summer, the daisy-like flowers of Osteospermum ’Purple Sun’ will fill your garden with fabulous colour.
Known as heavenly bamboo, Nandina domestica ‘Fire Power’ is tough as old boots, yet immensely pretty. Clumps of bamboo-like canes hold year-round foliage, changing colour from red-flushed young leaves, through red and green in summer to orange and red in autumn and winter.
Exclusive to BBC Gardeners’ World Magazine subscribers, J Parker’s is offering 15%* off bulbs and plants online, in addition to the many savings already offered.
Thunbergia alata Sunny Susy Trio Mix provides 3 varieties of vigorous twining climbers that will swiftly cover supports to bring height to summer borders and patio containers.
Alstroemeria Indian Summer has beautifully coloured flowers set against unique rich, bronze foliage. These hardy Peruvian Lilies produce long stems that can be easily pulled from the clump for vases.
Whether you’re adding to existing planting schemes or trying new combinations, take your pick from the brand new, inspirational summer range of bulbs and plants at Farmer Gracy and enjoy a fantastic 15% discount.
Enjoy a long season of beauty with this specially selected range of hardy geraniums, known for their reliability, resilience and charm. Masses of blooms create a carpet of colour from late spring through to autumn, making them ideal for planting in borders, containers or used as ground cover.
The Begonia Illumination series will provide colour all summer, often still flowering through to October. Thriving in partial shade, they bring vibrant displays to difficult areas of the garden, and with slightly succulent stems they will tolerate short, dry periods.
£15.96£19.95
Supplied as 40 standard plugs. Choose from a selection of begonias.
Peonies are a classic cottage garden plant that will last a lifetime in the garden, getting bigger and better with age. Producing exquisite, fragrant blooms, they will make a beautiful feature in borders and are superb for cutting too.
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