New products at GreenFingers
by John - September 12th, 2013.Filed under: GreenFingers, New Products.
GreenFingers just added these new items
Autumn Plants – Hellebore Collection – 10 Jumbo plugs £12.99
Add much-needed colour to your garden during the dull winter months with this fabulous Hellebore Collection. Elegant Hellebores are the essential plant for any difficult shady border as each flower bursts with glorious colour. The plants are vigorous and quick to form tough resilient clumps which will last 20 years or more so they represent fabulous value for money. The flowers are truly stunning with each one individually coloured in every shade imaginable.Type: Hardy Perennial Flowering period: Feb-Apr Height: up to 45cm Spread: up to 45cmCollection comprises:Hellebore ‘Hybridizers Singles’: Breathtaking double-flowered hellebores with intriguing colours patterns flecks and ruffles. From yellows greens blacks reds and apricots to many other shades. Height and spread: 40cmHellebore ‘Washfield Doubles’: Elegant single-flowered hellebores with a surprise colour or two. Height and spread: 45cm Pot up hellebore plants and grow them on in frost free conditions until large enough to plant outside. When plants are well grown acclimatise them to outdoor conditions over 7 to 10 days. Plant hellebores in neutral or alkaline soil in dappled shade. Hellebores prefer a moist humous-rich fertile soil that does not dry out in summer or sit waterlogged in winter. When growing hellebores on heavy clay or free draining gravel soils add plenty of well rotted leaf mould or other organic matter to the soil prior to planting.Mulch hellebores with well rotted manure or garden compost each spring. Hellebores resent disturbance after planting and may take some time to re-establish. However when clumps become overcrowded lifting and dividing of hellebores should be undertaken immediately after flowering.Quantity: 10 Jumbo plug plantsJumbo plugs can be planted straight into baskets or other containers. Plants are usually 8-12cm in height from base to tip and the plug module could be 3-5cm in diameter depending on the variety.
Autumn Plants – Rose Lily Grass – 3 x jumbo plugs £15.99
Quick and easy to grow this Rose Lily Grass plug plant will certainly appeal to the impatient gardener! In just 6 weeks after planting your plant will explode into colour and flower. The jumbo plug plant tends to flower prolifically as each plug contains more than 1 bulblet therefore giving plants extra
Autumn Plants – Abelia Kaleidscope – 3 x 8cm pot £19.99
Enjoy a long lasting explosion of colour in your garden from this beautiful Abelia Kaleidoscope! The glossy semi-evergreen leaves emerge in shades of lime green and yellow intensifying as summer progresses and eventually gaining shades of fiery orange and red in the autumn. To complement this striking foliage Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’ produces a profusion of delicate white lightly fragrant blooms from July to October. Bred to have a dense compact habit this super little shrub makes a great addition to borders and patio containers.Type: Hardy Shrub Flowering period: Jul-Oct Height: 75cm Spread: 1mPlant Abelia x grandiflora in garden borders in any fertile well drained garden soil in full sun. Alternatively grow Abelia plants in patio containers using soil based compost.Feed and water container-grown plants regularly. Deadhead faded Abelia flowers to prolong the flowering season. In exposed areas or those where winters are severe apply a deep bark mulch around the base of glossy Abelia plants in autumn to protect the roots from winter cold. Take care not to mound mulch up against the main stem. Alternatively protect with horticultural fleece. In late spring trim Abelia x grandiflora ‘Kaleidoscope’ lightly and remove any shoots which spoil the symmetry of the plant. Quantity: 3 x 8cm potted plants
Autumn Plants – Polyanthus Firecracker – 12 x plugs £7.19
This eye-catching Polyanthus
Autumn Bulbs – Tulip Cupcakes Mixed – 16 x bulbs £11.99
This stunning peony-flowered Tulip
Autumn Plants – Clematis x Aromatica – 2 x 7cm Pot Plants £18.99
This graceful Clematis x Aromatica bears strongly scented flowers from summer to autumn. Admire the unusual deep violet blooms with prominent pale yellow stamens as the plant trails prettily through borders. Try planting Clematis x aromatica informally around a seating area to fully enjoy its scent. They are fabulous climbing flowers for trellises climbing frames or arbours.Type: Hardy Perennial Flowering period: Jul-Sep Height: 2m Spread: 1mPot up clematis plants and grow them on until large enough to plant in their final positions. When planting clematis choose a position in sun or semi-shade and plant the climber deeply in moist fertile well drained soil. Position the top of the rootball at a depth of 7.5cm below soil level to encourage new shoots to form from the base of the plant. Clematis dislike soils that are particularly wet or dry. Such soils can be improved by the addition of plenty of well rotted manure or garden compost. When growing clematis in patio containers use a soil based compost. Train clematis plants onto a suitable support such as trellis wires or a freestanding climbing frame. Feed and water frequently throughout the growing season. This variety of clematis flowers in late summer on the current year’s growth. Pruning should be undertaken in spring before active growth begins. When pruning Clematis x aromatica cut back all of the previous years stems to a pair of healthy buds at around 20cm above ground level. In spring apply a mulch of well rotted manure or garden compost to the base of the plant in order to protect the roots and conserve soil moisture. Quantity: 2 x 7cm potted plants
Autumn Plants – Rudbeckia Little Gold Star – 3 jumbo plugs £14.99
A magnificent border plant Rudbeckia
Autumn Plants – Wallflower Collection – 12 x jumbo plugs £19.99
A magnificent great value Wallflower Collection will create a vibrant range of beautiful spring colours in your garden creating a harmonious colour combination. These evergreen wallflower hybrids have a neat compact habit making them perfect for beds borders and containers. Versatile and undemanding these short lived perennials tend to be grown as biennials and are tough enough to cope in even the poorest of soils.Type: Hardy Perennials Flowering period: Mar-Jun Height: 50cm Spread: 50cmCollection comprises: Wallflower
Autumn Plants – Forsythia Mini Gold – 1 x 9cm pot £9.99
Forsythia