ANNUALS
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CALENDULA officinalis
The Garden Path Mix
Easy-to-grow cheery daisy-like flowers. Singles, semi-doubles
and doubles in a colour range from lemon-yellow to orange.
Blooms almost all year round, early spring to late fall. Thrives
in any soil in full sun to part shade. Height 12". Self seeds
easily. Petals are edible and are also used in healing salves
and ointments. Click on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Planted en
masse it makes a fine companion border plant in the food garden.
Just scatter the seeds where you want them to grow. So easy!
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CHRYSANTHEMUM
segetum
Corn Marigold
Easy-to-grow, bright-yellow daisy flowers from June to September.
Uniform habit makes this a perfect edging plant, which creates
a dazzling display. Attracts beneficials to the garden. Great
cut flowers. Prolific self-seeding annual. Best in full sun.
Just scatter seeds to sow. Height 12 - 18". A British wildflower.
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COSMOS
Garden Path Sensational Mix
Our showy mix of pink, magenta, white and striped-pink flowers.
Single and semi-double daisy-like blooms all season long on
free-flowering bushy plants. Lots of blooms for cut flowers.
The more you cut them the more they bloom! Height 3 to 4 feet.
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CUTFLOWER SCATTER
MIX
A selection of easy to grow annual flowers from a simple scattering
of seeds in spring. Best direct seeded in full sun into a
well-prepared seedbed. Many of these annuals reseed in following
years. Contents: Larkspur, marigolds, snapdragons, poppies,
nigella, cosmos, calendula & chrysanthemum.
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IPOMOAE purpurea
'Grandpa Ott's'
Annual Morning Glory
Intense deep-purple flowers with red throats on 15-foot vigorous
vining plants with attractive heart-shaped foliage. Plant
these with other climbers for showy blooms later in the season.
The vines thrive in full sun to part sun sites.
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LARKSPUR
'Heritage Mix'
Showy flower spikes in pink, blue, white, purple and variegated
lilac make great cut flowers and retain colour well for dried
arrangements too. Tall bushy plants do not require staking.
Best in full sun. Self seeds readily. Height 24". Click on image
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MARIGOLDS
'Taj Mahal' Hedging (Rare)
An eye-catching range of yellow, red & orange bi-colored blooms
on tall bushy plants. Strong aroma most effective for companion
planting. Aromatic blooms from summer to fall. Height 2 to
3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
Origin: Taj Mahal
Temple, India
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NASTURTIUMS
'Glorious Gleam' (Trailing)
Fast growing vines to 4 feet covered in fragrant edible flowers,
with seeds that can be pickled as capers. Covers trellises and
fences, adds colour to other vining plants all season long.
Easy to grow. Click on image to view larger frame.
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NICANDRA
Black Chinese Lantern
The prettiest blue flowers with white centres on fast-growing
airy plant all summer/fall. Black lantern-like, papery pods
following the flowers perfect for dried flower arrangements.
Also known as Shoo Fly plant, it is thought to keep pests from
the garden. Best grown in full sun. Height 4 feet. Click on
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POPPIES
Tall Poppy Mix
Lovely mix of single and double poppies in all shades of lilac,
pink and purple. Large pods are dramatic for dried flower
arrangements. Direct seed in full sun. Reseeds easily. Height
3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Avoid overcrowding
by over seeding. Mix with dry sand and seed this mix sparingly.
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SALVIA
'Hummingbird Pink'
Beautiful show in the summer border from tall spikes of showy
pink flowers that drive hummingbirds mad with desire! Height
3 feet. Spreads rapidly. Click on image to view larger frame.
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SUNFLOWERS
Taramahura White
Solid-gold flowers 8-10" in diameter produce lots of edible
white seeds. Tolerate poor soils in full sun. Height to 9 feet.
Canadian Mennonite origin. Click on image to view larger frame.
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SWEETPEAS
Lathyrus odorata
Matucana (1699)
Striking bi-colour with smaller violet & maroon flowers of intoxicating
fragrance. The flowers bloom over a longer period on vigorous
climbing plants. Height 6 feet. Likely to be amongst the original
sweetpeas introduced to Britain by a Sicilian Monk, Franciscus
Cupani, they are also known as Cupani's original. Click on image
to view larger frame.
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BIENNIALS
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FOXGLOVES
Digitalis purpurea
'The Garden Path Blend'
A foxglove mix in a lovely range of colours from primrose
to purple, strawberry, white and apricot. Brighten up the
spring garden with tall stately spires of colourful foxgloves.
Reseed readily. Height 3 - 4 feet. Click on image to view
larger frame.
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FORGET-ME-NOTS
Myosotis sylvatica
Clusters of pretty, clear-blue flowers on compact plants in
early spring. Dense carpets of Forget-me-nots are an attractive
backdrop for spring tulips, and were traditionally featured
this way in English gardens. Seed in spring, transplant into
containers or the border in fall. Grows well in full sun or
shade, but prefers moist soils. Self seeds readily. Height
6". Click on image
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LUNARIA variegata
purple flowered
Variegated Honesty or Money Plant
Sprays of ‘silver dollars’ in fall follow tall spikes of showy
purple flower clusters in early spring. This taller, more
showy strain, displays attractive two-tone cream and green
foliage. Self seeds. Height 30 -36”. Click on image to view
larger frame.
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LUNARIA variegata
white flowered (Rare)
Variegated Honesty or Money Plant
This exquisite strain of ‘Honesty’ or ‘Money Plant’ has showy
variegated white and cream leaves and pure-white flowers,
which add value to any site. They are drought tolerant, so
thrive in full sun, as here on a gravelly driveway. They are
not fussy about soil, so these showy flowers will brighten
up shaded sites too. Showy seed pods appear as silver dollars
in fall. They self seed readily. Height 30”. Click on image
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ACHILLEA millefolium
'Paprika' Yarrow
Feathery leaves and flat clusters of paprika coloured flowers
all summer for cutting and drying. Long flowering and very
showy. Great for planters. Hardy perennial. Height 12 inches.
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ANCHUSA officinalis
Blue Alkanet
Related to borage this is a striking plant with tall spikes
of azure-blue flowers in summer. May repeat bloom. Height
3 feet. HB/HP Click on image to view larger frame.
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ASTER frikartii
Frickart's Alpine Aster (Rare)
Showy clusters of lilac-blue daisy-like flowers mid-summer
to fall. Long-lasting displays of colourful daisies make this
variety much sought after. Height 15". Click on image to view
larger frame.
Origin: Hybrids
of the original from Swiss hybridizer Frikart.
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AQUILEGIA vulgaris
The Garden Path Columbine Mix
Nodding flowers in early spring in a range of colours, against
attractive blue-green foliage. Full sun or part shade in moist
sites. Self seeds readily and comes true from seed. Height
18 inches. Click on image to view larger frame.
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CENTRANTHUS ruber
Red Valerian
Showy clusters of rosy-red flowers in summer with attractive,
fleshy-green foliage. Thrives in poor soil and sites where
nothing else will grow. Thrives in full sun to part shade.
Self seeds readily. Height 24 inches. Click on image to view
larger frame.
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CROCOSMIA masonorum
'Lucifer'
Bright, scarlet-red tubular flowers arise as branching spikes
from clumps of sword-shaped leaves s in mid-summer. A splendid
robust plant that attracts hummingbirds like crazy! Excellent
for long lasting displays in the border in late summer and
for cut flowers. Height 3 to 4 feet.Click on image to view
larger frame.
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DIANTHUS
'Rainbow Loveliness'
Fragrant lacy flowers in shades of rosy-pink, lilac, white
purple bloom all summer long. Great as border plants or in planters.
Best in full sun. Height 12 inches. Click on image to view larger
frame.
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DIERAMA pulcherrimum
'Angels' Fishing Rods'
Numerous pendulous panicles of bell-like mauve-pink flowers
in late summer give this plant its name. Clumps of bulblets
establish yearly, each one producing a flowering spike. Over
time this plant becomes more and more spectacular. Highly
effective as a feature plant in an urn or at the edge of water
features. Height 4 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
Patience is a virtue
with this beauty. It can take up to 4 years to flower from
seed, but I think it's worth it!
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ECHINOPS ritro
Blue Globe Thistle
Intense metallic-blue globular flower heads create a striking
effect in the summer/fall border. Decorative, upright perennials
give impact to borders and dried flower arrangements. Height
3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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GENTIANA asclepiodea
Willow Gentian
Azure-blue, bell shaped flowers in late summer on a leafy
arching plant. Prefers moist shady sites. The intensity of
the flower show is very dramatic. Definitely a connoisseur's
delight! Height 24" - 30". Click on image to view larger frame.
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HESPERIS
MATRONALIS
Sweet Rocket
Showy tall clusters of fragrant lilac, purple and white flowers
in early spring. Wonderful, early fragrant cut flowers. Easy-to-grow
perennial thrives in any soil, in sun or shade. Self seeds
readily. Height 24" - 30". Click
on image to view larger frame.
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HOLLYHOCKS
The Garden Path Heritage Mix
Tall spikes of single flowers in a lovely range of colours
from pale-pink, magenta-rose to apricot-yellow. A cottage
garden favourite which blooms summer to fall and reseeds for
years to come. Height 6 feet. Click on image to view larger
frame.
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HOLLYHOCK
PEH
Point Ellice House Heritage (Rare)
Single hollyhocks in a lovely range of colours from soft peach
to magenta. The original strain from the restored Victorian
garden at Point Ellice House, Victoria, BC. (1867-1914) Self
seeds. Height 10 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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MALVA sylvestris
'Magic Hollyhocks'
Exquisite, purple black-veined velvety flowers on tall spikes
all summer. If the first flower stalk is cut back it flowers
again, sometimes multiple flowering stalks develop. A powerful
addition to the perennial border. Self seeds. Height 4 - 6
feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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PHLOMIS russelliana
Tiered whorls of butter-yellow flowers in summer. An
easy plant to grow, which thrives in poor dry soil. A splendid,
fast growing hardy border plant with woolly heart-shaped leaves
that alone can sell this plant. Easy to grow and drought tolerant.
Height 3 feet. Click on image to view larger frame.
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SNAPDRAGONS
Granny's Heritage Mix (Rare)
A lovely bi-colored strain. Tall spikes in a cheerful range
of colours flowering from early summer to late fall. Great
cut flowers. Self seed readily. Height 2 feet. Click on image
to view larger frame.
Origin: Granny's
heritage garden seeds brought to Canada from the UK.
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TEUCRIUM hyrcanicum
Caucasian Germander (Rare)
Long-lasting spires of deep-purple/red above bushy mounds
of aromatic sage-like foliage. Priceless beauty all summer!
Height 18 - 24". Click on image to view larger frame.
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WILDFLOWER SCATTER
MIX
A blend of 13 easy to grow self-seeding annuals and perennials
to create a colourful wildflower garden for years to come.
Enough seed to cover 100 square feet. Contents: Poppies -
Cosmos - Lavatera - Coreopsis- Mallow - Sweet Rocket - Golden
Feverfew Calendula - Rose Campion - Corn Marigold Nigella
- Blue Flax- Campanula. Click on image to view larger frame.
TIP: Avoid over
crowding by over seeding. Mix with dry sand and seed this
mix sparingly.
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