Plant of the Week
Every week we feature a new plant. Here are all the plants we've showcased so far...
Pernettia mucronata (Syn. Gaultheria)
Pernettia mucronata is an small clumb forming evergreen shrub, with small brightly pink, red or white coloured sherical fruits . It is a perfect plant for autumn winter colour and make a good plant for containers and ground cover. Fantastic plant..!
Two sizes available, our prices only £7.99 & £11.99
Hydrangea 'Lady In Red'
Is a distinctive new hydrangea which would be a fine addition to any garden. ‘Lady in Red’ Hydrangea has lacecap flowers that open a pinkish white and turn a lush burgundy rose as they mature. The foliage is rich reddish-purple in the Autumn with distinctive red stems and veins throughout the growing season. A MUST HAVE..!
Our Price Only £19.99
Dianthus 'Tickled Pink'
Dianthus 'Tickled Pink' is a compact scented pink which is suitable for the patio or border edge. In the summer this pink has blooms of deep pink over grey-green foliage.
Our price only £5.99
Salvia 'Hot Lips'
Salvia 'Hot Lips' is a fantastic hardy perennial with unusual bicolour red and white flowers. Provides a splash of colour right throughout summer. Perfect for patio pots or borders.
Our price only £7.99
Primula vialli
Primula vialli the orchid primrose is a very unusual herbaceous perennial. It has distictive flowers found on dense conical spikes, scarlet red top & violet below, on tall stem. Ideal plant for borders, tubs and rockeries.
Our price only £4.49
Dianthus Odessa Red
Dianthus 'Odessa Red' is a stunning new fragranced garden pink. It has attractive silver foliage and the flowers are a deep-red with dark purple/black centres from May to August. Ideal in patio pots or borders.
Our Price £5.99
Butterfly Pelargonium
(Butterfly) Pelargonium violareum is an exquisite perennial, with masses of unusual bicolored flowers. The flowers are held on short stems above a rosette of dense, rounded silver grey leaves. Ideal for borders or tubs.
Our price £7.99
Scabious 'Butterfly Blue'
Scabious 'Butterfly Blue' is a hardy perennial which produces a mass of lavander blue flowers from April till November. Makes an excellent cut flower and is highly atrractive to butterflies.
Our Price £6.99
Helichrysum 'Ruby Cluster'
Helichrysum 'Ruby Cluster' is an unusual plant with soft silvery foiage and fantastic ruby coloured buds. The flowers are pink with yellow centers and are produced well into the summer. Perfect plant for tub and border alike.
Our price only £8.99
Erysimum 'Stars and Stripes'
Erysimum 'Stars and Stripes' is a perennial wall flower which has attractive two-tone flower heads from April to July and stunning variegated foliage. A lovley garden plant.
Our price only £6.99
Fritillaria imperialis 'Lutea'
Fritillaria imperialis otherwise known as the Crown Imperial, is a truly a regal late spring/early summer sight, with its clusters of pendant bell'shaped flowers topped with crown of leaf-like bracts.
Our price £5.99
Erythronium Pagoda
Erythronium Pagoda is a very unusual spring flowering bulb. It has stunning suphur-yellow, lanttern-shaped flowers and bronze mottled foliage. Ideal for a shady spot or as an underplanting with deciduous shrubs.
Our Price only £5.99
Anemone Blanda
Anemone Blanda is a fantastic bulbous perennial, with showy daisy-like flowers. It is an ideal plant for under deciduous shrubs or tree canopies and gives colour from February to April.
Our price only £2.99
Helleborus 'Walberton's Ivory Prince'
Helleborus 'Walberton's Ivory Prince' is a stunning new christmas rose hybrid which combines superb two-tone pale pink flowers with handsome, marbled evergreen leaves. Perfect for a lightly shaded border.
Our price only £10.99
Hebe 'Sweet kim'
Hebe 'Sweet Kim' is a small growing evergreen shrub with small green-blue leaves which gain a stunning burgandy and white varigation in the winter. It is summer flowering and ideal in beds, borders and pots.
Our price only £7.99
Dianthus Passion
Dianthus 'Passion' is a hardy evergreen perennial which produces a mass of fragrant double red flowers. Excellant plant for tubs. borders and is also perfect for cut flowers. Ideal gift for valentines day.
Our price only £5.99
Clematis Avalanche
Clematis Avalanche is a new evergreen climber which produces a mass of brilliant white flowers through early to mid spring.
Our Price £16.99
Primula 'Woodland Walk'
Primula 'Woodland Walk' is a fantastic small perennial with attractive dark foliage and showy two tone pink flowers. It is an ideal plant for brightening up the garden through out the spring time. It is suitable for containers, border edging and ideal for mixing in with spring bulbs.
Our price £3.99, buy two get one free.
Photinia 'Red Robin'
Photinia 'Red Robin' is a hardy evergreen which has dark glossy adult leaves and variable red tinted young leaves, especially as they open. It is an eye cathing plant which can be used in a number of garden situations.
Mayshade special offer £4.99 each, buy one get one free!
Poinsettia
No Christmas is complete without this vibrant seasonal house plant. Here at Mayshade we have a good selection of sizes and colours in stock and all sourced from local growers.
Prices start from as little as £2.99
Skimmia japonica 'Snow White'
Skimmia 'Snow White' is a superb hardy evergreen. During the winter months, it bears a mass of small white buds which turn into exquisite white flowers. This plant is suitable for borders and tubs and will light up any garden over the winter months.
Our price £10.99
Eryngium 'Blue Hobbit'
Eryngium 'Blue Hobbit' is an unusual dwarf herbaceous perennial. It has a thistle like appearance and stunning dark blue/purple flowering heads and architectural foliage. It is a perfect plant for most garden situations.
Our price only £5.99
Mahonia x media 'Lionel Fortescue'
This shade-loving evergreen shrub is ideal for woodland gardens and shrub borders, bearing erect heads of bright yellow flowers and dark foliage late autumn and winter. Also looks good in a large pot on the patio.
Our price £14.99
Coprosma 'Pacific Night'
Attractive compact, evergreen shrub with dark glossy burgandy/black foliage all year round. Ideal for patio pots or in the garden.
Our price £9.99
Berberis Admiration
Berberis Admiration is a superb, dwarf deciduous shrub. The foliage is a vibrant red with contrasting yellow edging. In the summmer it bares delicate pale pink flowers. Ideal plant for both containers and pots.
Our price £8.99
Blueberry
Tasty blue fruits ripen in summer and early autumn every year. Grow in the garden or ideal for patio pots. Delicious eaten fresh or insmoothies, fruit salads, muffins, pancakes and pies.
Varieties include Rubel, Patriot and early Blue
Our price £15.99
Anemone 'Whirlwind'
Semi-double, pure white blooms appear over several weeks from August to October. Invaluable late season colour for borders and beds. It is hardy and perennial.
Our price £5.99
Skimmia Rubella
This shrub has striking red buds in autumn and winter, open into scented white flowers in early spring. It has red margined dark green leaves all year round. Provides an excellent winter display.
Our Price £11.99
Cyclamen Miracle
These versatile small cyclamen flower over many weeks through autumn and early winter. Ideal for window boxes, patio tubs or sheltered beds to add that splash of colour.
Our price £1.99
Chilli Medusa
This fabulous, dual purpose chilli looks great as an ornamental patio tub plant and is good to use in cooking too!
Our price £2.99
Schizostylis coccinea Major
The 'Kaffir Lily' from South Africa provides a valuable display from late summer through to the late autumn. It has sword-like foliage and is almost evergreen. Ideal for a cut flower indoors. Useful plant for your mixed border.
Our price £9.99 for a 3 litre pot.
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' is a classic autumn evergreen shrub. It has a compact habit and superb star shaped white flowers that brighten up any garden into the winter.
Only £7.99
Diamond Dianthus
These compact bedding pink flowers during autumn then right through spring. It makes a perfect plant for containers and border edges.
Price £1.99
Lobelia Hadspen Purple
This beautiful perennial has deep velvety-purple erect flowers, which continue right throughout summer. Perfect for containers or the herbaceous border.
Price £7.99
Deplhinium grandiflorum Blue Butterfly
A charming dwarf perennial which produces spikes of single deep blue flowers. Will enhance any border.
Price £5.99
Rudbeckia-Prairie Sun
A full hardy plant with stunning, huge, bright orange flowers that open to over 6" from July to November.
Re-grows from ground level for several years. A colourful addition to any border.
Price £5.99
Sidalcea 'Little Princess'
Neatly arranged heads of beautiful pink flowers lasting many weeks through summer. Bred for a shorter habit so no need to stake and is perfect for smaller modern gardens. hardy and perennial.
Price £5.99
Verbascum "Primrose Path"
Spectacular primrose-yellow flowered spikes rise from a lovely silver foliage rosette every summer between July and September. This semi-evergreen is ideal for mixed or herbaceous borders and is easy to grow. It is priced at £7.99 and is also available in "Cherry Helen" variety.
Nepeta "Blue Moon"
Masses of enchanting soft blue flowers are displayed every summer. This easy growing herbaceous perennial priced at just £6.99 has an exceptionally long flowering season from July through to October.
Calla Lilies
Calla Lilies (Zantadeshia Aethiopica)
Beautiful hood shaped flowers starting in June. Large, distinctive, glossy green leaves die down to return the following spring. They do need to be protected from frost. Will add that splash of colour to your herbaceous border or equally happy in pots on your patio!
Available in various colours priced at £8.99.
Phygelius New Sensation
Bright magenta with tubular flowers throughout summer and autumn with repeated flushes. New Sensation has been bred for better repeat-flowering and will produce flowers all around the stem. This is hardy and perenial if sunny and well-drained.
Our price £6.99 each.
Patio Rose - Sweet Dream
Numerous clusters os fragrant flowers are displayed on compact growth. The flowers, ideal for cutting, are long lasting and weather-resistant.
£11.75 for 5L pot.
Also available in other colours.
Hydrangea Macrophylla
Hydrangea with beautiful large blooms, give colour to the border and equally as happy in a pot on the patio. They are happy in partial shade. Available in blue and pink at £14.99
Patio Dahlia
Cezanne- This variety produces large yellow flowers just above neat compact plants, perfect for your patio tubs. Also a wonderful splash of late summer colour for mixed borders. They flower non stop from mid summer right through until the first frost.
£5.99 for a 3 Litre pot.
Other varieties available.
Salix 'Flamingo'
This spectacular deep red variegated Salix in standard form can be pruned several times during the growing season to produce new shoots that make the plant more compact for the desired stem length.
Will look good in pots to enhance your patio.
Price £9.99
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Designer Basket (Purple)
Specially created by the celebrity designer Jane Scott, these stunning colour co-ordinated baskets will really brighten up your garden!
£24.99
Zonal Geranium
Ideal for hanging baskets, patio tubs and borders these multi-blooming, short jointed plants with colourful flowers above compact foliage will flower throughout summer. Available in different colours.
£2.99 each or on offer at 3 for £7.50
Lavandula 'Sugar Berry Ruffles'
Lavender is a plant for in the garden, tub and patio. This particular variety has a beautiful dark pink flower from June to August. Likes a Sunny Spot.
Prices from £5.99
Tulip Princess Irene
This tulip bears unusual but attractive orange and purple flowers during mid-spring. Suitable for front of garden borders or in rockeries. Also equally happy in tubs to enhance your patio. Other varieties available in many attractive colours.
Cytisus Recemosus
Cytisus Racemosus 'Broom'
With its brightt yellow and fragrant flowers, this Cytisus will add charm to your border or patio. This plant likes a sunny spot and a lot of water during flowering.
Prices from £6.99
Pieris 'Forest Flame' (Lily Of the Valley Shrub)
This is a very elegant evergreen shrub, which develops broadly and reaches a height of one metre. The flowers bloom in hanging or rising clusters, mostly white, but sometimes also pink or red. Very popular because of its changes in colour.
Will grace any border and also happy in pots.
Senetti
A completely new introduction for UK gardeners!
Large vibrant flowers over several weeks throughout spring will spice-up any patio tub or bed edge.
Senetti will tolerate a few degrees of frost.
Available in various colours.
Herb Plants
Now available - a large selection of herbs including :
Thyme, Parsley, Rosemary, Mint, Chives and many, many more.
This is the year to create your culinary garden!
Prices from £1.49 or 10 for £13
Aquilegia 'Purple Emperor'
Mostly purple, nodding flowers well above neat, burnished gold foliage during May and June every year. Tailormade for cottage garden borders. Also good for large rockeries and gravel beds.
Hardy and perennial.
Convolvulus cneorum
Small shrub suitable for rock gardens and sunny borders, forming a compact evergreen bush of narrow, silvery foliage. Throughout summer pink buds open into white, trumpet-shaped flowers.
Thrives in full sun and well-drained soil.