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New plants

Our favourite new plant for May is: Dianthus 'Sherbert'

Dianthus 'Sherbert'

Add a note of exuberance to your garden with this double-flowered dianthus. Planted at the front of borders, or in window boxes with lobelia and ground ivy, it makes for an eye-catching display.

Open quotation Plant in well drained soil or compost in a sunny position and dead head regularly to provide a constant show of flowers. Close quotation

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Also new this month

Take a look at the May issue of Gardeners' World Magazine for details of these new varieties, launching at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2008:

  • Begonia masoniana var. maculata
  • Cercis canadensis 'Lavender Twist'
  • Clematis 'Rebecca'
  • Iris 'Grenade'
  • Jarava ichu
  • Lathyrus 'George Priestley'
  • Pelargonium 'Fenland Queen'
  • Rebutia 'Leona'
  • Rosa 'Star of Britain'
  • Rosa 'Young Lycidas'

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