The Grower's Notebook

Geum 'Totally Tangerine' — soft apricot-orange flowers on fuzzy stems, hardy perennial in bloom

Geum 'Totally Tangerine' — The Chelsea Hero Tha...

Geum 'Totally Tangerine' is a Chelsea hero — a sterile, long-flowering perennial with bold tangerine-orange blooms from May to autumn. Bred by Tim Crowther and introduced by Hardy's at RHS...

Geum 'Totally Tangerine' — The Chelsea Hero Tha...

Geum 'Totally Tangerine' is a Chelsea hero — a sterile, long-flowering perennial with bold tangerine-orange blooms from May to autumn. Bred by Tim Crowther and introduced by Hardy's at RHS...

Oenothera lindheimeri Rosyjane in flower — white blooms with pink picotee edge on graceful wand-like stems

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Rosyjane' — A Hardy's Or...

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Rosyjane' is a Hardy's original — the first true colour break in the Gaura family, with large white flowers edged in pink picotee. Named for Rosy Hardy and...

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Rosyjane' — A Hardy's Or...

Oenothera lindheimeri 'Rosyjane' is a Hardy's original — the first true colour break in the Gaura family, with large white flowers edged in pink picotee. Named for Rosy Hardy and...

Nepeta grandiflora Summer Magic in full flower — lavender-blue catmint blooms along a sunny garden border

Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' — The Lavende...

Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' is a robust, free-flowering catmint and an ideal lavender alternative for soils where lavender won't thrive. Launched by Hardy's at RHS Chelsea 2013.

Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' — The Lavende...

Nepeta grandiflora 'Summer Magic' is a robust, free-flowering catmint and an ideal lavender alternative for soils where lavender won't thrive. Launched by Hardy's at RHS Chelsea 2013.