Companion Plants & Flowers
Companion Plants are a great way of keeping garden pests at bay. These organically grown plug plants make it very easy to start using companions – just pop them in the ground in the veg garden and let them do their work.
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Agapanthus – Africanus ‘Albus’
£18.99
3L potA gorgeous white agapanthus, this variety will reach a height of around 60cm. Plant in full sun in well draining soil. Great for beds and borders, and will return each year. If growing in pots, choose a sturdy pot that is around 40-50cm deep and make sure it has good drainage. Usually from July to September. You can use the flowers for cutting although you may prefer to leave them in the garden for the bees!
Number of plants: 1 plant – (3 litre biodegradable pot)
Variety: Africanus – Albus
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
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Agapanthus – His Majesty Blue
£18.99
3L potA real stunner of an agapanthus because of the deep blue. Will grow to approx. 60-70cm tall. Plant in full sun in well draining soil. Great for beds and borders, and will return each year. If growing in pots, choose a sturdy pot that is around 40-50cm deep and make sure it has good drainage. Usually flowers in July/August. Makes a lovely cut flower, although you may want to leave it in the garden as they are so beautiful!
Number of plants: 1 plant – (3 litre biodegradable pot)
Variety: His Majesty Blue
Type: Herbaceous Perennial
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Calendula – Marigold Pot
£5.99
(10 Plug Plants)Stunning edible flowers that make great companion plants
Whether you grow calendula for the bees, for adding petals to salads and paella or to keep pests at bay, the fabulous flowers will really add to your plot. Calendula plants grow easily in full sunshine and will flower right through the summer and on into autumn – just keep them well watered. They will self seed as well.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Marigold Pot
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Companion Plant Pack
£13.99
(30 Plug Plants)Help to keep pests at bay with beautiful companion plants
Companion planting is a traditional and natural way to deter pests from crops that you are growing and to attract good insects such as hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds which are the best natural predators of aphids and whitefly. Our little companion plant pack is a great way to get started and not only do the plants look lovely when interspersed with your vegetables, they all have the advantage of being edible too.With 30 plants in total, this pack contains the following plants:
Calendula x 10 plug plants
Plant calendula all around your plot, particularly close to your tomatoes, peppers and aubergine to help deter aphids. They also look very pretty when in flower. Use petals to garnish salads.Marigold x 10 plug plants
The strong colour of marigolds attracts beneficial hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds. Plant them in amongst your crops or next to rows of veg. The flowers and leaves have a mild citrus flavour and can be used to garnish salads or desserts.Nasturtiums x 10 plug plants
Nasturtiums secrete a mustard oil that insects love, plant them as a sacrificial crop close to brassicas to deter caterpillars. A wonderful pretty companion plant with edible leaves and petals which have a distinctive peppery taste. -
Wildflower Mix – Bee & Butterfly (100 Plugs)
£29.99
(100 Plug Plants)Plant a mini wildflower meadow!
Hugely popular when we introduced them in 2020, our wildflower plug plants are brilliant for attracting bees, butterflies and other pollinators. There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour for months. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in a pot/planter for a mini-meadow on your patio!Each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs approximately 15-20cm apart. You can fill a planter or pot quite happily with several plugs to each, allowing for at least 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 100 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
Borage
Clover
Corn Cockle
Cornflower
Daisy – Ox-Eye
Foxglove – Wild
Knapweed
Cranesbill
Poppy – Common
Scabious – Field
Ragged Robin
Teasel
Yarrow
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Wildflower Mix – Bee & Butterfly (50 Plugs)
£19.99
(50 Plug Plants)Plant a mini wildflower meadow!
Hugely popular when we introduced them in 2020, our wildflower plug plants are brilliant for attracting bees, butterflies and other pollinators. There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour for months. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in a pot/planter for a mini-meadow on your patio!Each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs approximately 15-20cm apart. You can fill a planter or pot quite happily with several plugs to each, allowing for at least 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 50 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
Borage
Clover
Corn Cockle
Cornflower
Daisy – Ox-Eye
Foxglove – Wild
Knapweed
Cranesbill
Poppy – Common
Scabious – Field
Ragged Robin
Teasel
Yarrow
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Wildflowers for Birds Mix (100 Plugs)
£29.99
(100 Plug Plants)Attract more wild birds to your garden with this wildflower mix
This mix of wildflower plugs contains a huge range of wildflowers and grasses that are selected to help attract a range of wild birds to your garden. Some will also provide seeds making them a great food source for the birds during the winter months. Many of the wildflower varieties will also attract bees and butterflies to your garden too, great if you’re growing your veg nearby.
There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour and diversity for months. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in large planters or an old wheelbarrow tucked into nooks and corners around your garden.
Each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs approximately 15-20cm apart, and don’t forget that you can plant several plugs to a pot/container, allowing for 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 100 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
- Burnet
- Cornflower
- Corncockle
- Dwarf Sunflower
- Goat’s Beard
- Hawkbit
- Knapweed
- Linseed
- Marigold
- Marjoram
- Millet
- Oxeye Daisy
- Phacelia
- Quinoa
- Scabious
- Selfheal
- Sorrel
- Teasel
- Trefoil – Bird’s Foot
- Vetch
- Yarrow
- Wild Carrot
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Wildflowers for Birds Mix (50 Plugs)
£19.99
(50 Plug Plants)Plant a mini wildflower meadow to attract birds to your garden
This mix of wildflower plugs contains a mix of wildflowers and grasses that will attract a range of wild birds to your garden. Some will also provide seeds making them a great food source for the birds during the winter months. The mix will also attract bees and butterflies to your garden too, great if your also growing veg nearby. There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour and diversity for months.You can plant the 50 plugs in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in planters to create a mini-meadow. You’ll receive a full growing guide with the plug plants.
Each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs approximately 15-20cm apart, and don’t forget that you can plant several plugs to a pot/container, allowing for 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 50 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
- Burnet
- Cornflower
- Corncockle
- Dwarf Sunflower
- Goat’s Beard
- Hawkbit
- Knapweed
- Linseed
- Marigold
- Marjoram
- Millet
- Oxeye Daisy
- Phacelia
- Quinoa
- Scabious
- Selfheal
- Sorrel
- Teasel
- Trefoil – Bird’s Foot
- Vetch
- Yarrow
- Wild Carrot
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Wildflowers for Shade Mix (100 Plugs)
£29.99
(100 Plug Plants)Perfect for creating a mini wildflower meadow under tree cover
This mix of wildflower plugs contains a mix of wildflowers and grasses that will do really well in partial or light shade, underneath some trees perhaps. You can use them to make a mini meadow underneath a few trees, perhaps your fruit trees if you have a little orchard area. It’s a good way of attracting vital pollinators and bringing some extra colour to the garden.
The mix includes over 100 different varieties of annuals that will readily self seed, and that are natively found in British hedgerows and woodlands.
Each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs approximately 15-20cm apart, and don’t forget that you can plant several plugs to a pot/container, allowing for 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 100 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
- Angelica, Wild
- Bedstraw
- Buttercup
- Campion, Red
- Campion, White
- Cowslip
- Daisy
- Foxglove
- Hedge Parsley
- Knapweed
- Mullien
- Musk Mallow
- Mustard, Garlic
- Self-heal
- St John’s Wort
- Teasel
- Vetch
- Woundwort
- Yarrow
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Wildflowers for Shade Mix (50 Plugs)
£19.99
(50 Plug Plants)Perfect for those shady spots in your garden
This mix of wildflower plugs contains a mix of wildflowers and grasses that will grow well in partial or light shade, allowing you to bring some colour into those shadier spots. This wildflower mix will also attract vital pollinators. There are over 100 different varieties, all annuals which will readily self seed, giving you continual colour and diversity for months. Lots of the species listed below are natively found in British hedgerows and woodlands. They are great for planting in a dedicated patch in the garden, or in a pot/planter for a mini-meadow!
Each plug plant will have a cluster of different seedlings emerging, a lucky dip from the list below, and should not be thinned out. This way, you’ll get a fairly natural looking little meadow. For best results, plant the plugs approximately 15-20cm apart, and don’t forget that you can plant several plugs to a pot/container, allowing for 15cm per plug.
Number of plugs: 50 plug plants (multiple seedlings per plug!)
Contains a lucky dip seedling mix from over 100 different wildflowers, including:
- Angelica, Wild
- Bedstraw
- Buttercup
- Campion, Red
- Campion, White
- Cowslip
- Daisy
- Foxglove
- Hedge Parsley
- Knapweed
- Mullien
- Musk Mallow
- Mustard, Garlic
- Self-heal
- St John’s Wort
- Teasel
- Vetch
- Woundwort
- Yarrow
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Achillea – Ptarmica Ballerina
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A good all-round filler for any flower arrangement
Commonly known as Yarrow, this pearl variety of Achillea produces double heads of white button-like flowers. It is such a useful flower for providing filler in any flower arrangements, whether it’s small posies or larger vases, and the feathery leaves add great texture, too. It will grow to around 40-50cm. Leave 30-40cm between plants. It should flower from June to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Achillea (Yarrow) – Milefolium Cerise Queen
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Makes a great filler for vases
Achillea, or Yarrow as it is commonly known, produces flat heads of clustered flowers. This variety bursts into a deep magenta and is absolutely wonderful as a filler flower in vases, especially with its feathery leaves. It will grow to approximately 60cm, so plant it towards the middle/back of flower beds. Leave 30-40cm between plants. Expect flowers from June to August.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Acroclinium – Grandiflorum Mixed
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A brilliant all-rounder
Also known as Everlasting Flowers because they are so good for drying, these colourful daisy-like flowers are wonderful for posies as well. This mix includes a range of shades, from white to magenta. They will grow to approximately 30cm and should be planted leaving 20-30cm between plants. Expect abundant flowers from July to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
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Antirrhinum (Snapdragon) – Lucky Lips
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Award-winning, two-tone snapdragons
Commonly known as Snapdragon, this two-tone variety of Antirrhinum produces elegant spikes of flowers that look wonderful in vases. It will grow to around 60cm – it’s a good idea to set flower netting about 30cm off the ground for growing snapdragons if they are going to be exposed to the wind, otherwise they tend to fall over on gusty days. Leave 25cm between plants. It should flower from June to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants (annual)
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Aster – Ostrich Plume Mixed
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Double blooms in stunning colours
The feathery petals of these double blooms looks great in any flower arrangements. It is a prolific grower as it produces several branches from the main stem, giving you an excellent supply of cut flowers to fill vases in your home. The plant will grow to approximately 45cm. Best planted 40cm apart. Flowers from July to October, with a mix of pinks, purples and cream/whites.No. of plants: 10 plug plants (half hardy annual)
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Candytuft (Iberis) – Crown Mixed
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A splash of white and pinks
These have strong stems which make them last well in vases. The plant will grow to approximately 20-25cm and produces a flurry of pink and white flowers. Best planted 40cm apart. Flowers from May to September, with a mix of pinks, magentas and cream/whites.No. of plants: 10 plug plants (hardy annual)
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Chrysanthemum – Crazy Daisy
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Daisy-like double flowers
These are really fun flowers with feather-like petals. They look lovely growing in borders and make an excellent cut flower, especially for more natural looking, less formal arrangements. The plant will grow to approximately 80cm. Best planted 40cm apart. Flowers from June to October.No. of plants: 10 plug plants (hardy biennial)
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Companion Plant Pack (large)
£21.99
(60 Plug Plants)Keep pests at bay with a big pack of beautiful companion plants
Companion planting is a traditional and natural way to deter pests from crops that you are growing and to attract good insects such as hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds which are the best natural predators of aphids and whitefly. Our large companion plant pack is perfect for larger veg patches and allotments. Not only do the plants look lovely when interspersed with your vegetables, they all have the advantage of being edible too.With 60 plants in total, this pack contains the following plants:
Tagetes x 20 plug plants
Plant tagetes close to your tomatoes, peppers and aubergine to deter whitefly. They also look very pretty when in flower. The petals have a distinctive zesty flavour and can picked and used fresh to garnish salads.Marigold x 20 plug plants
The strong colour of marigolds attracts beneficial hoverflies, lacewings and ladybirds. Plant them in amongst your crops or next to rows of veg. The flowers and leaves have a mild citrus flavour and can be used to garnish salads or desserts.Nasturtiums x 20 plug plants
Nasturtiums secrete a mustard oil that insects love, plant them as a sacrificial crop close to brassicas to deter caterpillars. A wonderful pretty companion plant with edible leaves and petals which have a distinctive peppery taste. -
Cosmos – Sensastion Mix
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Whites, Light Pinks & Deep Pinks
Easy to grow and stunning colours, cosmos is an essential ingredient for the cut flower patch. It flowers for a long time, especially if you are harvesting regularly.No. of plants: 10 plug plants
Variety: Sensation Mix
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Delphinium – Crown Mixed
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Gorgeous cottage garden favourites
Crown Special Mixed is a specially blended mixture of delphiniums that give the widest colour range. This variety will grow to an approximate height of 140-160cm. They are great cottage garden flowers, perfect for the back of borders and ideal for cutting too. Best planted 30cm apart. Flowers in the second year, from June to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants (hardy perennial)
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Didiscus caerulea – Blue Lace
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A brilliant filler for arrangements
A gorgeous filler for flower arrangements, with large, blue lacy umbels of flowers on strong stems. Sweetly scented, great for borders. Best planted 30cm apart. Grows to 60cm. Flowers from July to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants (half hardy annual)
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Digitalis Foxgloves – Foxy Mix
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)A dwarf variety of a cottage garden classic
Dwarf foxgloves are an excellent choice for cut flowers. These will flower in the second year, and are well worth growing for the beautiful spikes in a range of whites and pinks. Best planted 30cm apart. Grows to 75cm. Flowers from June to August (in the second year).No. of plants: 10 plug plants (hardy biennial)
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Eschscholzia (Californian Poppy) – Thai Silk Rose Chiffon
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Gorgeous colours to grow & cut
This is a beautiful variety of Californian Poppy with rose-pinks, creams and reds on fluted petals. Lovely for filling small vases and jam jars of natural, less formal arrangements. Grows to 40cm tall. Best planted 20cm apart. Flowers from July to September.No. of plants: 10 plug plants (hardy annual)
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Grasses – Annual Mix
£6.99
(10 Plug Plants)Perfect for dried flower arrangements
This mixture of grasses is a good one to grow if you love dried flower arrangements, adding variation and texture. They are easy to grow (as most grasses are!) and need minimal upkeep. They will grow well in most garden plots and even large containers.
No. of plants: 10 plug plants