Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Mount Everest’ (Large Plant)
Simple white, cup-shaped flowers can be found on this Shrubby Cinquefoil from May through to September. Potentilla fruticosa ‘Mount Everest’ is a good choice for a wildlife garden as the nectar rich flowers are a magnet for pollinating insects and due to it’s compact shape it can be utilised as a hedge plant too. Group
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mirai’
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Mirai’ is an absolutely stunning flower that really brings the ?wow factor to your garden! In summer this hardy shrub develops beautiful white mophead flowers, with each individual floret edged in deep rose pink/ red. This edging becomes deeper and more pronounced as the season progresses, to that as new flowers appear they
Leucothoe axillaris ‘Curly Red’
Leucothoe is prized for its glossy evergreen foliage which changes colour with the seasons. Despite its exotic appearance, it is hardy and quite easy to grow in a shady border with acid soil. The shiny green leaves of Leucothoe ‘Curly Red’ have an unusual backwards curl, and take on hues of deep red in autumn.
Juniperus sabina ‘Rockery Gem’
Juniperus sabina ‘Rockery Gem’ or Savin Juniper is a superb conifer for rockeries and gravel gardens. It is low growing and extremely low maintenance, making it a fantastic choice for gardens that aim to be well planted and cared for, without having to spend much time gardening to keep it maintained. This evergreen conifer is
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Golden Carpet’
Juniperus horizontalis ‘Golden Carpet’ certainly lives up to its name by filling your conifer beds and borders with stunning colour; particularly impressive when your garden looks otherwise dull during winter! Recognised by the RHS with an Award of Garden Merit, this prostrate evergreen Creeping Juniper provides outstanding ground cover with its dense golden foliage. For
Juniperus squamata ‘Little Joanna’
Sporting an exceptionally neat and compact appearance, Juniperus squamata ‘Little Joanna’ very much lives up to its name. Ideal for adding evergreen colour to both containers and alpine troughs, the dwarf confer requires little maintenance and is surprisingly sturdy. A dense offering of Steely-blue foliage crowd onto feathered branches – growing with a flat (yet
Berberis thunbergii ‘Orange Dream’
An exciting deciduous shrub whose leaves emerge orange in the spring before slowly maturing to deep red in summer. In spring, dainty orange flowers adorn the branches for a glowing display. The nectar-rich flowers are great for pollinating insects and are followed by glossy bright red berries in autumn, which complient the vibrant autumn foliage
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’
Cornus sericea ‘Baileyi’ is a shrub that offers all year round interest. In spring clusters of white flowers appear, which are replaced with white berries later in the season, when the fresh green foliage turns to autumn shades of red and purple. As the leaves fall the wood stems are revealed and throughout winter become
Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpurea ‘Admiration’
Berberis are brilliant for hedging, the dense growth is quick growing and easy to maintain. Berberis ‘Admiration’ is particularly special, with vibrant red-orange leaves, with a striking yellow edge.
Cornus kousa ‘Venus’
Possibly one of the best flowering dogwoods, this deciduous small tree is extremely tough, very undemanding, has good drought tolerance and an exceptional disease resistance. The large, striking flowers of Cornus kousa ‘Venus’ are creamy-white and appear for several weeks from mid to late May.
Clerodendrum bungei
An unusual but attractive suckering, deciduous shrub, producing small, sweet-scented, rose-pink flowers in late summer and autumn. Clerodendrum bungei is very reliable and its dark green leaves have a light scent, which some gardeners find very pleasant, relating the fragrance to peanut butter, while others match the smell to drains.
Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Ankong’
This hardy, herbaceous shrub has many tricks up its sleeve. If grown in a neutral or alkaline soil, mophead blooms of pink will bring your garden to life in summer, but if provided with an acidic soil, flowers will change to blue.
Prunus x subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’
Often grown as a shrub to provide winter flowers in beds and borders, Prunus subhirtella ‘Autumnalis Rosea’, the Winter Flowering Cherry, is actually a small deciduous tree . As the leaves start to turn yellow and fall, delicate, pale pink blooms begin to appear and continue to open all throughout autumn, winter and into early
Buddleja davidii ‘Miss Ruby’
Buddleja davidii ‘Miss Ruby’ bears broad, magenta-red panicles from midsummer onwards that will add a splash of colour to your garden right through until autumn. This comparatively new variety is one of the truest of all reds and appeared especially popular at RHS Wisley’s Buddleja trials. Living up to its name, this Butterfly Bush will
Prunus laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon’
A low growing form of laurel that is ideal for ground cover or planting in a low maintenance area of your garden. Prunus laurocerasus ‘Mount Vernon’ is a tough, evergreen shrub that will clothe an area with large, dark green leaves which will help to suppress weeds or can be used as a low screen
Chaenomeles x superba ‘Clementine’
Flowering early in the spring, Chaenomeles x superba ‘Clementine’ is a welcome sight, heralding the start of a new season with its double orange-red blooms borne on bare, spiny stems. Pollinating insects make a bee-line for its rich nectar which is so valuable early in the year. After the flowers, the green leaves appear, to
Berberis x ottawensis f. purpurea ‘Superba’
Berberis x ottawensis f. purpurea ‘Superba’ will turn your garden all the colours of the rainbow. When this hardy shrub’s deciduous leaves first appear, they provide a striking purple backdrop to the yellow flowers it produces in April. Red is the next shade to be introduced to the palette, for it adorns the eye-catching berries
Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’
Cotinus coggygria ‘Young Lady’ is an attractive, dwarf smoke bush, flowering freely with large plumes of smoky-pink flowers which complement the dark green leaves from midsummer. The foliage turns stunning shades of red and orange before falling in autumn and its slow growing habit makes this deciduous shrub ideal for small gardens.
