Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Thuja occidentalis ‘Salland’
Perfect for creating a vibrant yellow evergreen hedge, or growing as an upright, conical specimen plant, Thuja occidentalis ‘Salland’ is an eye-catching beauty. It grows best on slightly acidic moist soil and needs very little maintenance. This variety of White Cedar is happy in either full sun or partial shade. Height: 3m (10′). Spread 1m
Betula nana ‘Golden Treasure’
Never before will you have seen such a unique dwarf birch as this little gem. Stunning yellow leaves with fine veins appear in spring, turning gold in summer.
Buddleja ‘Lo & Behold – White Chip’
Unlike traditional cultivars, this incredibly compact dwarf Butterfly Bush won’t seed about your garden, so you can be sure that it will stay exactly where you want it! Perfect for patio pots, low hedges and borders, Buddleja ‘White Chip’ is smothered in fragrant blooms from June to October, attracting clouds of butterflies to the garden.
Chaenomeles x superba ‘Salmon Horizon’
For a mass of soft apricot-pink blooms early in the gardening year, this Flowering Quince is an excellent choice. The nectar-rich flowers appear from early March on bare stems, to be followed by glossy green leaves and then, in autumn, large golden fruits. Aromatic and edible, these fruits can be made into jellies and preserves.
Tsuga canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’
Tsuga canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’ produces eye-catching vivid green foliage, maturing into a compact, rounded shrub with a thick, ground covering habit. This dwarf Eastern Hemlock variety bears arching branches covered in little dark green leaves, adding year round interest to your garden. Tsuga canadensis ‘Jeddeloh’ is ideally suited to containers and rockeries and is the holder
Viburnum opulus ‘Nanum’
Viburnum opulus ‘Nanum’ is ideal for those gardeners who don’t have an abundance of land but are looking to add interest to their garden with a range of colours during the year. This Dwarf Guelder Rose is non-invasive and won’t overwhelm your garden with masses of flowers and berries like some other varieties. Developing an
Hibiscus syriacus ‘Blue Chiffon’
Stunning pale blue, double flowers are produced on this RHS AGM winning tree hollyhock. The centre of each flower has a neat swirl of smaller petals, making Hibiscus syriacus ‘Blue Chiffon’ extremely pleasing on the eye.
Thuja occidentalis ‘Sunkist’
Thuja occidentalis ‘Sunkist’ is perfect for creating an impressive focal point in your garden with its evergreen foliage. During the winter months, the thick, level sprays of foliage are orange-yellow, before transforming into a lemon yellow shade in spring. This White Cedar variety has been awarded a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit. Thuja occidentalis
Thuja occidentalis ‘Mr Bowling Ball’
No prizes for guessing how Thuja occidentalis ‘Mr Bowling Ball’ got its name! Maybe its neat round shape provides the clue? This dwarf variety of White Cedar has cord-like foliage, sage green in colour. Plant several dotted throughout the border where the repeated evergreen domes will make a great feature. Alternatively, grow it as a
Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Nivalis’
The stems of this vigorous flowering quince bear simple, oval leaves and from March to May are smothered with pretty, pure white, delicate looking flowers. Chaenomeles speciaosa ‘Nivalis’ produces aromatic, green-yellow fruit soon after the flowers pass and the spiny branches are a useful deterrent against unwanted intruders and marauding cats.
Fothergilla x intermedia ‘Blue Shadow’
A new and improved variety of Witch Alder, this plant produces an exceptional array of blue leaves, turning rich-red to orange in autumn. White, honey-scented, bottlebrush flowers appear from mid to late spring.
Rhododendron ‘Ardeur’
A compact, low growing Evergreen Azalea, this hardy shrub will give you year round colour and interest in the garden. Small enough to be planted in a container yet more than happy in a bed or border, Rhododendron ‘Ardeur’ will enhance your garden wherever you decide to plant it.
Rhododendron ‘Madame Galle’
Rhododendron ‘Madame Galle’ is a small, compact Evergreen Azalea that is absolutely perfect for growing in containers on the patio. Equally at home at the front of a shrub border, or even included in a flower bed, this hardy little shrub will give you year round enjoyment no matter what.
Rose ‘Easy Elegance Macys Pride’
Rose ‘Easy Elegance Macys Pride’ is a delightful shrub rose, selected by the famous Macy’s Department Store in New York to celebrate their centennial year. In summer its tight, lemon-yellow buds open to reveal creamy white blooms that slowly develop a slight pink hint as they mature. Easy Elegance roses are hardy and disease-resistant plants,
Rose ‘Easy Elegance Sunrise Sunset’
Rose ‘Easy Elegance Sunrise Sunset’ provides an unsurpassable summer display, with beautiful blooms that begin with a stunning fuchsia pink around the edges, which mixes into an apricot-coloured centre. This vigorous shrub rose has a slightly more spreading habit, making it an ideal choice for a groundcover-style planting scheme. But it will stand out no
Picea glauca ‘Conica’
Planted in a group, Picea glauca ‘Conica’ can transform a border into a micro conifer forest, or as a stand alone specimen, amongst other conifers and alpine plants in a rockery garden. It has a dense and neat conical shape, making it a perfect Christmas tree in the garden, to decorate in the festive season
Spiraea betulifolia ‘Tor Gold’
This delightful golden-leaved Spiraea gives a wonderfully colourful flourish to any garden. The striking yellow foliage turns into fiery hues of orange, purple and red in the autumn months. The Spiraea Betulifolia, often known as Tor Gold is a tidy rotund shrub and ideal for use at the front of borders or as a low
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Marian Red Robin’
If you’re looking for something to brighten the garden all summer long, then this is the perfect choice! Potentilla fruticosa ‘Marian Red Robin’ is irrepressible, blooming non-stop from May right through to October. Bright vermillion red blooms cover the fine grey green foliage of this neat little bush. Grow this Shrubby Cinquefoil at the front
Spiraea nipponica ‘White Carpet’
Spiraea nipponica ‘White Carpet’ is a spreading deciduous shrub producing waves of small white flowers in June that lay like a carpet over the plant. When not in flower, lush green foliage is arranged symmetrically along each stem, with a dark bluish underside.
Potentilla tridentata ‘Nuuk’
Potentilla tridentata ‘Nuuk’ is an evergreen, low growing plant and an ideal choice for the rockery or alpine garden, or for groundcover in a low maintenance garden. Its glossy dark green leaves sometimes turn to bronze and red wine shades during the winter months, and in late spring and early summer the leaves are the
