Welcome to Thorncroft Clematis & Climbers
The UK's most comprehensive selection of climbers, with nearly 500 plants to choose from!
Winners of 12 Chelsea Flower Show Gold Medals
35+ years of experience and knowledge.
We are a third generation family company that grew out of a back garden hobby and a leading UK Clematis Mail Order Specialist selling high quality clematis plants to customers to almost all of the United Kingdom.
We are proud to be a small independent specialist nursery, with a team of just 4 people. Peter is the third generation of family to run the business and manages all the customer communication, plant advice and promotion. Heather manages our dispatch site with Gertie & Mary-Anne who do the plant care, order picking, packing & dispatch.
This is business of passion and we are dedicated to putting smiles on peoples faces, selling high quality plants and ensuring we give great advice to our customers to ensure you have success with them in your garden.
Being a small independent nursery we appreciate every customer and every sale no matter how large or modest in size.
Enjoy browsing the website and Happy Gardening!
Peter
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Dainty bell shaped flowers of white have a pale sky-blue at the 'crown' of the flower and the tepals gently twist towards the ends. In sunny conditions flowers become fully white.
The mid blue hyacinth shaped flowers are borne in clusters and have a gorgeous perfume. This clump-forming clematis has erect woody stems and requires free draining soil.
A striking flower of rich purple that matures to cobalt blue as the flowers age and has contrasting white filaments with dark blue anthers. An excellent long summer flowering clematis from Wim Snoeijer that is useful for a gift.
The clusters of hyacinth shaped flowers are pale to light silvery-pink and makes an excellent 'front of border' plant. This clump-forming clematis has erect woody stems and requires free draining soil.
The bright yellow nodding lantern-shaped flowers are followed by beautiful silky seed-heads. Grow in a sunny position to enhance the coconut-like perfume. A favourite in our garden.
Also known as clematis tangutica Lambton Park.Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit
The striking, slightly purply-red blooms have brighter red bars and a luxurious velvety sheen and complimentary deep red stamens. The flowers reverse has a distinct white bar.
This lovely clematis has double dusky-magenta rosette shaped flowers and makes a wonderful sight when in full bloom. These elegant blooms are excellent as cut flowers.
'Recommended' by a Popular Garden Magazine Dec 2020.Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit
The wonderfully rich carmine red flowers have a brighter red bar and deep wine red anthers. This plant has performed really well in my parents hot garden with sandy soil and the uniform shape is very charming.
Striking flowers of 4-6 inches across are a rich purply-blue and have a velvety wine red anther in the centre. They adorn the plant from top to bottom through May to July and once again in September.
The eye-catching flowers have a pale pink centre and rich, slightly purply red margins and beautiful purply-bronze foliage. Named after the Dutch artist Vincent van Gogh, it also has a wonderful scent.
Semi-double nodding bell-shaped flowers are very deep pink with creamy-white margins and inner layers. Clematis Propertius is unique because not only do you have spring flowers but a consistent summer flowering period too.
The nodding bell-shaped flowers are pale violet-blue and produced in great profusion across the plant. A charming climber that is excellent as a companion plant and sometimes quite hard to find.
The dainty nodding bell-shaped flowers are pure white and have a waxy texture. The attractive foliage is evergreen and the plant benefits from free-draining soil.
What a stunning Jasmine this is. Jasminum polyanthum produces large clusters of strong & sweetly scented white flowers that emerge from rich pink buds. It is also semi-evergreen in very sheltered situations and will requires a free draining soil to avoid it wetting off in the winter.
Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit
The dainty semi-nodding flowers have white bars and pale mauve-pink margins. Despite its delicate appearance it is an exceptionally 'good-doer' and an excellent garden plant. Another one of Peter's many favourites!
The stunning cherry-red flowers have a broad pinkish-mauve bar that is overlaid with cherry-red veins. A classic clematis which will give a striking display in your garden.
Clematis Early Sensation has 'female' flowers that are greeny-cream on opening, maturing to pure white. Grow near 'Avalanche' or 'Joe' to get amazing seed-heads!
Received a Top Award in a Popular Garden Magazine Dec 2020.
The glossy dark violet-blue nodding bell-shaped flowers have paler margins. clematis Fascination has a subtle spicy scent when grown in sun.
This is our selection of the species macropetela. This form has light to mid blue semi-double nodding bell-shaped flowers that are borne in abundance throughout the spring.
Dainty nodding bell-shaped flowers of pure white have an occasional hint of blue at the base of the tepals and a sweet scent. A reliable performer and excellent herbaceous clematis.
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