Blooming lovely in february

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Try our pick of the most beautiful plants you can buy now

**‘PRAIRIE FIRE’** *£4.30/3L pot* The bright orange and green strappy foliage of this *Carex testacea* adds much-needed warmth through the colder months. **Height & Spread** 50cm. grasslands.co.uk

3 EVERGREEN sedges

**‘EVERGOLD’** *£9.99/2L pot* Swirling golden leaves with deep green margins make this *Carex oshimensis* stand out, adding fab texture and colour to a winter garden. **Height & Spread** 30cm. *jacksonsnurseries.co.uk*

**BUCHANAN’S** **SEDGE** *£4.50/9cm pot* Soften the edges of paths with *Carex buchananii,* a lovely coppery-brown sedge with gently arching stems. Versatile and low maintenance. **Height** 60cm **Spread** 90cm. *plantpref.co.uk*

FEEL INSTANT JOY!

Add a touch of loveliness

CAMELLIA ‘WINTER FESTIVAL’

£42.99/1.5L pot

Camellias are known for their lustrous dark green foliage and impossibly exotic-looking blooms for this time of year. But this fab new variety tops them all with a sweet-store of candy colours. From pure white to blush pink to a sumptuously deep rouge, the stunning spectrum of flower tones will shine out of the winter gloom! Height & Spread 2m. crocus.co.uk

Three plants for glorious golds

£19.99/ 2L pot

With dazzling foliage in a sunny spot, regularly pruning this ligustrum will make a hedge or unusual topiary balls. Height 2m Spread 1m. rhsplants.co.uk

£5.99/ 9cm pot

Perfect for a gravel garden or a well-drained sunny spot, this santolina rewards with fab texture all-year-round. Height 50cm Spread 1m. crocus.co.uk

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£7.96/ 9cm pot

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