Shire Plants Blog

Leapard's Bane for Spring Flowers

Leapard's Bane for Spring Flowers

Leopard's Bane (Doronicum) is one of the few daisy family members to bloom in spring, and usually manages to coincide with the last of the daffodils. It has large (2-3" diameter) flowers, held high above the foliage and is an easy-going plant, useful...
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Spring Colour

Spring Colour

There's some lovely spring colour around the nursery at the moment. We dispatch plants three days a week, via overnight courier, to addresses across Great Britain.
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Fritillaries

Fritillaries

Snake's Head Fritillary are wonderful when planted in the lawn where they do their thing before the main mowing season and can then be mown in the summer, or plant in containers on the patio. They are very good as cut flowers for the vase. The i...
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Drumstick Primula

Drumstick Primula

This 'Drumstick' Primula is Primula denticulata 'Lilac' and it's looking lovely. The flowers stand 30cm tall when established in the garden. A fantastically easy primula to grow in the border, pond edge or containers. Happy in normal to wet...
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