| Description | Selaginella kraussiana
Spikemoss or Clubmoss
Perfect for growing in terrariums, needing bright filtered light and warm growing conditions to be at it's best. (Fine in full sun) Likes constant moisture, but do not over water. Feathery foliage that covers bases like a carpet.
5"/12cm pot | Rosa 'Mabella' Rose
Upright healthy growth with abundant large lemon-yellow blooms. Fragrant. | Common Mint
Common Mint, All types of mint are vigorous, fast growing, spreading perennials. You need to plant them where they have room to spread or plant them in pots. Mint plants send out runners just above and below the ground level, quickly forming large lush green patches. Planted in the right spot they make fantastic ground covers. Mint can grow anything up to 1m tall, but require regular trimming to ensure nice bushy, healthy plants. Although mint is hardy and will adapt to almost any spot in your garden, it prefers cool damp conditions in partial shade. Mints make good companion plants, repelling unwanted pests and attracting beneficial ones. The leaf is used in cooking, fresh or dried. Although fresh is usually preferred. It is used in a wide range of cuisine, including, teas, beverages, jellies, candies, syrups and ice creams. Mint is infamous for being one of the most common herbs to used when cooking lamb. And can be used in cooking, as a garnish, or in a sauce to accompany the dish. Mint was originally used as a medicinal herb to treat stomach aches and chest pains. In Ancient Rome, students were encouraged to wear wreaths of mint to "exhilarate the mind", And in medieval times, mint leaves were ground into powder and used to whiten teeth. Mint is also known to be used to treat insect bites. | Arenaria montana
A compact and grower friendly habit ideal for smaller cottage style gardens and containers. It has green year round foliage and lemon yellow coloured flowers arrising in spring throught summer. Mature height: 15cm h x 30cm wide.
6''/14cm pot | Acer campestre 'Elsrijk'
The Elsrijk Field Maple is a tough deciduous tree that is tolerant of a wide range of conditions. Ideal for street planting and for urban sites, they are noted for their narrow crown.
Field Maples produces small dark glossy green foliage in Summer with yellow tones during Autumn. They are generally disease and pest resistant, with a moderate growth rate, growing to a maximum height of approximately 12 meters. |
| Content | | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars 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. | | | |
