Aubrieta, also known as 'Rock Cress' are mat-forming evergreen perennials, with small leaves and short stems bearing 4-petalled flowers in shades of pink, purple and blue in spring.
Bergenia, also known as 'Elephant's Ears' are sunning evergreen perennials which produce amazing leathery green leaves and clusters of bell-shaped pink or white flowers.
A good, tough , evergreen garden plant. The leaves will turn a lovely maroon-red colour in autumn. The light pink flowers appear in spring and turn to hot pink. Height 30 cm. Spread 25 cm
This plant is suitable for planting right at the water edge of a pond or other wet spots. Buttercup yellow double flowers appear early in the year. Height 30 cm. Spread 45 cm.
An early flowering garden plant with Ferns-like purple foliage, its colour scheme enhanced by its showy blue-purple flowers. Height 30 cm. Spread 20 cm.
Garden plant for flowerbed in fertile humus-rich soil in partial shade.Vibrant aqua blue flowers in racemes dangle elegantly above lacy blue-green slightly bronze fern-like foliage. Blooms in Spring then again in late Summer. Ideal in a damp woodland setting. Height 40 cm, spread 50 cm
The grey-green foliage looks delicate and combines very well with the dark Rosesy-pink flowers shaped like miniature hearts, showing all summer long. Height 30 cm. Spread 30 cm.
On its bright, fresh green foliage this early spring flowering garden plant will produce an abundance of cheerful yellow daisy like flowers from April-May. Height 30 cm. Spread 30 cm.
The earliest flowering herbaceous plant, from January till April, with its long-lasting white flowers, is best used in small group at the front of the border. Height 25 cm. Spread 25 cm.
Forms a sturdy clump of leathery dark green foliage. Large cup shaped white flowers early in Spring - even earlier in milder areas. Prefers partial shade. Height 30cm. Spread 40cm.