Misc	RHS AGM, Wildlife Value
Shade	Full Sun
Area	Coastal Areas, Exposed Windy Areas, Frost Pockets, Scotland & The North
Soil	Good, Well Drained, Acidic, Alkaline/Chalky
Colour	Pink (Light), Red/Crimson
Type	Pot Grown
Also Good	Fragrant, Repeat Flowering
Flowering	Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct

Dianthus Grans Favourite

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Dianthus Gran's Favourite

If there's one smell that can take you back in time to your grandparents' garden, then it is this delightful -and well-named -Dianthus Gran's Favourite. Also known as pinks, these mat-forming herbaceous perennials produce beautiful clove-scented flowers with a compact bushy habit. One of the longest-flowering pinks, it is a 'laced' variety, which means the flowers are made up of two colours - ruffled white petals with a splotch of deep purple-red in the centre and edge. That is why Gran's Favourite is part of our collection of pinks for sale.

It was introduced by Mrs D. Underwood of Colchester, in 1966, and has gone on to win an RHS AGM award, so you can be sure of great performer in your garden.

Great In Your Garden...

Dianthus Gran's Favourite is vigorous and easy to grow and very hardy. It is semi-evergreen, so it can lose some of leaves in winter. In colder regions or exposed gardens, it may lose them all, but new growth will appear again in spring.

As it is so compact, reaching only 40cm tall, it is best planted towards the front of a border as edging or in a rock garden. Its compact habit means it looks wonderful in a pot or for a real Swiss feel, fill troughs on balconies with pinks and let them trail over the sides.

Pinks make wonderful cut flowers for small vases or as part of a larger arrangement. With such a long and prolific flowering period, there will be plenty of blooms to use in posies.

Features

Colour: White and reddish-purple.
Flowering: June to October.
Foliage: Blue-green divided leaves.
Height: 40cm.
Spread: 30cm.
Spacing: 30cm.
Position: Sun, tolerates light shade.
Soil: Loam, chalk, sandy and well-drained soil.
Awards: Royal Horticultural Society Award of Garden Merit.

Did You Know...

The petals are edible and taste like cloves. Add them to cakes for decoration or flavouring - also suitable for soups, salads and sauces.

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Delivery: Our standard delivery charges are:

Small box (Orders containing only seedlings or rooted cuttings) £7.20 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Standard box (Bareroots up to 1.2m) £11.40 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £60 inc VAT)
Large box (Pots up to and incl. 7.5L) £15.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £100 inc VAT)
Trees & Hedging (Bareroots & trees 1.2m+) £18.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £120 inc VAT)
Pallets (Root balls, large pots, trees etc) £60.00 including VAT per order (FREE For ORDERS Over £240 inc VAT)

Because couriers sometimes experience delays, we schedule delivery by week, not by day. Therefore, please plan your planting day for the weekend at the end of the delivery week or for the week following delivery, at the earliest.
We will email you the day before your plants are due to arrive.

*Surcharges to the Highlands and Islands still apply.

Payment: We do not charge your card until we begin to prepare your order for packing.

Guarantee: If any plants die within a year, we will replace them. We only ask that you follow our planting & growing instructions and sent us clear photographs of the dead plants in situ, so we can help to make sure that the replacement plants succeed. You only pay for the delivery of the replacements.

Please note that our guarantee is void if there is a hosepipe ban in your area: your newly planted hedging must be watered in dry weather while it is establishing. The best way to water is very thoroughly every few days: at least once a week if there is no heavy rain.

Our nursery has been supplying container grown and bareroot hedging plants to gardeners, farmers and town planners since 1949. Our website started in 2003, so we do understand the concerns that you may have about buying hedging plants online. If any of your plants are damaged when they arrive or if you are otherwise not satisfied with your order after you inspect it, please repackage it and contact us. We will give you a refund or send replacements and send a courier to come and collect the unwanted plants.

Pink Gran's Favourite

Dianthus Grans Favourite

Dianthus Gran's Favourite

Great In Your Garden...

Features

Did You Know...

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Pink Gran's Favourite

Dianthus Grans Favourite

Dianthus Gran's Favourite

Great In Your Garden...

Features

Did You Know...

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?

Bareroot planting is best done between October and April
Bareroot and potted - what's the difference?