Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Hedera helix ‘Goldchild’
This colourful evergreen climber will light up a partially shaded corner, even on dull winter days. Olive green, lobed leaves sport broad gold margins that reflect the light beautifully.
Rhododendron ‘Betty Anne Voss’ (Azalea Group)
Rhododendron ‘Betty Anne Voss’ is a charming evergreen variety from the Azalea group. Throughout May, the dense, glossy foliage shows off its sugar pink, double blooms to perfection.
Lagerstroemia indica ‘Double Feature’
A recent introduction for British gardeners. Lagerstroemia indica ‘Double Feature’ is a bushy, deciduous shrub of dense branching habit. From spring to autumn it is cloaked in dark green leaves which emerge burgundy red when young.
Laburnum alpinum ‘Pendulum’
Laburnum alpinum ‘Pendulum’ is a fully hardy, deciduous small tree with weeping branches of dark green palmate leaves. From May to July long racemes of buttery-yellow, pea-like flowers making an eye-catching display.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Belle Seduction’
From July onwards this showy shrub produces a profusion of huge, pink flowerheads on strong stems, continuing throughout the summer. As summer weather turns to autumn the flowers turn from pink to a greenish-purple.
Elaeagnus x submacrophylla ‘Gilt Edge’
Suitable as a hedging plant as it is evergreen, fully hardy, has a dense structure, tolerates virtually all soils and can be trimmed to any height and width to 4m (12?) to keep its shape. Elaeagnus dislike very shallow chalky soils and can show chlorosis. Performs best in full sun but will grow in dappled
Halimodendron halodendron
A fully hardy, spiny, deciduous shrub with pinnate, silver-green leaves and attractive pea like, violet-pink flowers during June and July. As its common name implies it will tolerate salt-laden winds found in coastal areas, making this an excellent choice for a coastal windbreak.
Lavender ‘Flaming Purple’
This showy French Lavender produces short flowers heads topped with particularly long, purple bracts that flicker in the breeze. The light green foliage of Lavender ‘Flaming Purple’ is characteristically aromatic and evergreen, forming a rounded shrub in time.
Brachyglottis ‘Sunshine’
This resilient little shrub forms a natural mound of silvery-grey leaves, each covered in a downy layer of fine hairs.
Solanum laxum ‘Album’
Who would have thought this exotic looking climber was related to the humble potato? The distinctive blooms give the game away – carried in starry, white clusters with yellow centres and a gentle fragrance.
Acer palmatum ‘Dissectum’
A compact Acer ideal for a container as a highlight on a patio or courtyard , or as a focal point by a water feature. This slow growing hardy shrub forms a mound of very finely cut feathery green leaves which turn a spectacular gold in the autumn.
Hebe ‘Margret’
Hebe make superb evergreen shrubs for sunny, well drained borders. Hebe ?Margret? is a pretty cultivar with sky blue flower spikes that are borne in profusion throughout the summer months, often with a second flush in autumn.
Achillea ‘Rainbow Ending Blue’
A hardy herbaceous perennial ideal for cutting and as a dried flower. Grey ? green, aromatic fern like leaves and stems of pink flowers throughout the summer. Quite a stately plant but best planted in a group in moist but well drained soil in full sun.
Cornus controversa ‘Pagoda’
A rounded, deciduous tree bearing spreading tiered branches. Elliptic 15cm (6) leaves are glossy, dark green above and glaucous beneath and turn a rich red-purple during the autumn.
Elaeagnus x ebbingei ‘Eleador’
Suitable as a hedging plant as it is evergreen, fully hardy, has a dense structure, tolerates virtually all soils and can be trimmed to any height and width to 4m (12?) to keep its shape. Elaeagnus dislike very shallow chalky soils and can show chlorosis. Performs best in full sun but will grow in dappled
Astrantia major ‘Star Of Billion’
This understated cultivar was bred for the cut flower industry, but makes a fine garden perennial. Astrantia major ‘Star Of Billion’ produces upright stems of pincushion flowers from June to August.
Crab Apple ‘Diable Rouge’
Deep plum purple, fully double blooms give this traditional border Carnation a luxuriant appearance. The clove-scented flowers are set against a background of slender grey-green leaves that remain evergreen throughout the year.
Lavatera x clementii ‘Barnsley’
Lavatera is the perfect cottage garden plant, and will be much admired by friends and neighbours – and the local bees and butterflies. It’s one of the top plants for attracting wildlife into the garden. ‘Barnsley’ looks almost like a branching Hollyhock, producing hundreds of silky pink flowers from June to September. Mallows can really
Sorbus ulleungensis ‘Olympic Flame’
Commonly known as False Acacia, this golden-leaved tree makes a colourful specimen plant. The pinnate foliage emerges citrus yellow, and darkens to chartreuse-green before autumn turns it buttery gold.
Coprosma repens ‘Pacific Sunset’
This compact evergreen shrub makes a superb container plant – perfect for adding year round colour to the conservatory or brightening up the patio in summer.
