The Common Greenery

20/08/2026

Is your summer bedding looking a bit tired?
Replace them with a beautiful Scottish Basket Plant mix of Bellis, Viola, Cyclamen, Primrose, Carex, Hedera, Lysmachia, Salvia and Thyme. In handy carry packs.
Choose from shades of rose, ruby, lavender and white 🪴🪴🪴

18/08/2026

What wonderful and clever customers we have.
A bird bath can also be used as a beautiful candle holder.
Loving your ideas Elaine 🥰

15/08/2026

House plants improve indoor air quality by trapping dust and releasing oxygen, boost mental health by lowering stress and lifting moods, increase focus and productivity, and add natural beauty to home decor.
Our house plants have 20% off at the moment.
We are open 10am - 4pm Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Pop in before they all go 🪴🪴🪴

14/08/2026

Sedum 'Little Miss Sunshine' is a tough, compact, low-growing perennial stonecrop. It features glossy, dark green succulent leaves and bursts with clusters of star-shaped, bright yellow flowers from late spring through midsummer. It forms a tidy, low-maintenance mat ideal for borders and rock gardens.

13/08/2026

11/08/2026

The echinacea plant, commonly called the purple coneflower, is a tough, long-blooming perennial featuring daisy-like flowers with prominent, spiky central cones. Growing 1 to 4 feet tall, these summer-to-autumn bloomers attract pollinators like bees and butterflies, and thrive in full sun with well-draining soil.

10/08/2026

Strathaven Balloon Festival is 28th - 30th August

08/08/2026

Love our fuchsia hanging baskets but nowhere to hang them?
Do you know you can remove the hanging hook and sit it in a pot for an instant hassle free eye catching display.
Fuchsias will flower continuously from mid summer to the early frost.

07/08/2026

With fluffy flower spikes in shades of red, pink or white, astilbes put on an impressive summer show. They also provide winter interest if the seedheads are left in place. There is a wide choice, from large flamboyant specimens for spacious borders to compact cultivars for containers, and everything in between. Astilbes are all fully hardy and thrive in damp, shady locations, bog gardens and pondsides.

06/08/2026

Hypericum Miracle Marvel ('Allmarvel'PBR) (Miracle Series) A semi-evergreen shrub to around 1m (3.2ft). Growth is upright, bushy with dark-green leaves that clasp the stems. In summer it produces bright yellow flowers with prominent stamens.
Hypericum 'Miracle Marvel' (Miracle Series) (St. John's wort 'Miracle Marvel') will reach a height of 1m and a spread of 1m after 5-10 years.

Suggested uses
Banks and Slopes, Beds and borders, Cottage/Informal, Ground Cover, Low Maintenance

Cultivation
Grow in moist but well-drained soil in sun or partial shade.

Soil type
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)

Soil drainage
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained

Soil pH
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

Light
Partial Shade, Full Sun

Aspect
North, South, East, West

Exposure
Exposed, Sheltered

UK hardiness
Hardy