Requires full sun and sharp drainage and prefers neutral to alkaline soil. Flowers are a really strong, vibrant, cerise-pink, produced in quantity from dark buds in late spring / early summer. It has the typical, nice, glossy-green foliage and is a good grower. ... Learn More

Above dense clumps of slender grassy green foliage arise thin stems of fragrant, one inch white flowers with deeply fringed, almost feathery, petals. Plants prefer a sandy well-drained soil in full sun but will tolerate afternoon shade and thrive for many years in a rock garden with virtually no care and little soil. It often self-seeds into tiny crevice in rocks. ... Learn More

Cute, compact rosettes, with a small footprint, bear longish stems holding multiple heads of attractively-speckled, deep pink flowers. Unlike most pinks, it will happily self-seed around the garden and will not crowd out other plants as some self-seeders do. It is native to most of Europe, from Portugal north to southern Scotland and southern Finland, and east to Ukraine and the Caucasus. Today, populations have been introduced to, and have become naturalised in New Zealand and much of North America. ... Learn More

A lovely colour-break from the normally pale pink, and exceptionally lovely dwarf, the 'Cheddar Pink', which is now an extremely rare British native. A spreading carpet of thin grey leaves, no more than an inch or two tall, is studded with very fragrant bright red flowers throughout spring. It thrives best on a rock garden or in a well-drained spot! ... Learn More

All colours of this popular bedding plant are included in this complete mixture. In spring, few plants can compare with the colour and fragrance of these garden stalwart, which although they are short-lived perennials can make a blaze of colour all spring and summer-long! ... Learn More

This herbaceous biennial or short-lived perennial has a dense cluster of up to 30 flowers at the top of the stem, each flower being 2–3 cm diameter with five petals with serrated edges. This is the fragrant bright red form, which is most attractive to bees and butterflies. These short-lived perennials/biennials are charming plants, worth their weight in gold in the cottage garden. ... Learn More

An astonishing addition to the previously available range which bears multiple, densely packed heads of darkest chocolate - almost black, fragrant flowers, and foliage in deepest mahogany to match! ... Learn More

The lovely 'Cheddar Pink' is now an extremely rare British native. A spreading carpet of thin grey-green leaves, no more than an inch or two tall, is studded with very fragrant pink flowers throughout spring. It does best on a rock garden or in a well-drained spot! ... Learn More

This perennial sprouts tufts of grey-green, grass-like leaves, above which, from mid-summer to early autumn, it bears clusters of delicate, pink-red scented flowers on upright, wiry stems. ... Learn More

Clusters of deepest blood-red flowers are held on wiry stems above grassy foliage. Thriving in poor, well drained soil in full sun, this brilliant new perennial well-deserves its common name of "Blood Carnation". It looks wonderful planted amongst ornamental grasses, planted in gravel gardens or even planted in more wild effect gardens. And it is yet another great plant for attracting bees and butterflies into the garden, and if content will naturalise moderately. This new, rare and most-gorgeous, bone hardy, soundly perennial dark red Dianthus was used by Cleve West, to make a sensation when the Daily Telegraph garden won best in show at Chelsea 2011. Few seeds collected. ... Learn More

This is the unusual pure white form of the fragrant " Maiden Pink". It will gently self-seed if happy and always produces white seedlings unless near to other red forms with which it may hybridise. ... Learn More

A very easy and rewarding form of this popular rockery or container plant carrying masses of deep crimson flowers over clumps of dark green leaves. The hotter it gets the better it thrives! ... Learn More

This is the wild form of this very easy and popular rockery or container plant carrying masses of deep pink flowers over clumps of green leaves. It positively thrives in a hot spot! ... Learn More

Although this pink generally has a sprawling habit this is more than made up for by the powerful perfume produced by the masses of pure white flowers which bear finely-toothed petals. ... Learn More

A fascinating plant for a wild garden with many long arching stems holding compound heads of numerous bright red flowers, "giganteus" refers to the size of the plant! The unopened flower buds, which are very similar to Dianthus carthusianorum, bear a marked resemblance to a returning space capsule! ... Learn More