Half Hardy and Summer Patio

A neat little plant with small succulent leaves on trailing stems.

A densely growing little plant with small succulent leaves with a pungent scent.

A tender shrubby perennial from South Africa where it grows on rocky outcrops. Spikes of small pale flowers in autumn. The fleshy lobed leaves have a pungent aroma, and will tolerate full sun.

Tender perennial with aromatic leaves and large spikes of tubular blue flowers for most of the year. Great for a pot on the summer patio Loved by bees.

A scrambling, bushy climber for a conservatory or frost free garden with beautiful blue flowers in summer - a slightly deeper shade than the species.

A scrambling, bushy climber for a conservatory or frost free garden with beautiful clusters of white flowers in summer. A nice contrast with the blue flowered species

A fast-growing fern with finely-cut fronds - would look good in a container in a shady conservatory, and can be placed outdoors for the summer months.

A half-hardy fern from Australia, with elegant semi-evergreen finger-like fronds. It makes an excellent subject for a pot on a shady patio, or a cool greenhouse.

An attractive small tree or shrub, ideal for a warm, ideally frost free, courtyard garden, or tub in a conservatory. Double orange flowers

A small summer-flowering deciduous shrub with unusual orange flowers in summer. It can produce fruit which have a good proprtion of seed but it really needs a warm summer to do so.

A lovely rose for a cool conservatory - the pink flowers are strongly scented and appear over a long period from mid-summer to early winter.

Resembling a Buddleja in habit and flowers, producing in the autumn and early winter long drooping racemes of mauve flowers. A medium sized shrub for a sunny border.

Related to the Acanthus, rather then the Petunia, the ‘Mexican Petunia’ is a vigorous spreading (suckering) perennial with large pink flowers over a long period.

Spectacular tender shrub with large pink trumpets from autumn-winter. Feed monthly in growing season.

Related to the Acanthus, rather then the Petunia, this is a vigorous spreading suckering perennial with large blue flowers over a long period.

Flowering from summer to autumn, this makes an large sub-shrub with long spikes with whorls of pale lavender turning to white flowers. Needs a warm spot, protected from hard frost.