Category Archives: Shrubs & Trees
Berberis buxifolia ‘Nana’
Low maintenance evergreen shrub with dark green foliage and bright yellow flowers in the spring, to add that pop of colour. In autumn berries appear blue in colour.This particular Berberis is a dwarf type perfect for the smaller garden.Supplied in approx. 1.5-2 litre containers.
Mahonia wagneri ‘Pinnacle’
A handsome evergreen shrub with an upright habit and beautiful glossy leaves that begin life with a bronze sheen.The Mahonia brings early spring colour to the garden when many plants are still to get going and these bright yellow dense clusters of flowers will last into early summer. Blue black fruits will follow the flowers
Viburnum odoratissimum awabuki
A decent sized upright rounded shrub that can also be shaped to a small tree. Evergreen by nature this is an excellent evergreen form a backdrop to drifts of lower planting.This Viburnum has glossy toothed dark green leaves, in spring clusters of white flowers are born across the foliage and these are particularly noted for
Viburnum rhytidophyllum ‘Holland’ – Wrinkled Viburnum
A strong medium sized evergreen shrub reaching up to four metres that is a hybrid of two old favourite Viburnums that have served our gardens and parks for generations.Mid-green corrugated leaves up to twenty centimetres in length, in May the plant produces plates of white flowers that are followed by red fruits that darken over
Lavatera x clementii Rosea
A holder of the Royal Horticultural societyโ€s Award of garden merit this medium sized shrub is a reliable and productive plant that produces sprays of large Hollyhock type pink flowers from early summer all the way through until the autumn. These beautiful flowers can reach up to eight centimetres in diameter and cover the plants
Lavatera x clementii Candy Floss
This variety of Tree mallow is a tough semi-evergreen shrub that can reach a height and spread of two metres.It is a hard working plant that begins its flowering in early summer and will continue throughout the summer, bearing funnel shaped pale pink flowers that are up to seven centimetres across and are born on
Tamarix Parviflora tetrandra – Tamarisk – LARGE
A medium sized shapely shrub with arching, near black branches, it is grown for its lovely light, open, wispy foliage and dense covering of pink flower plumes in late spring. It is commonly grown in coastal gardens where it makes an effective windbreak, and because it tolerates blasts of high winds. Supplied in approx. 7.5
Syringa josikaea ‘Holger’ – Large Lilac Tree
A variety of the beautiful but humble Lilac but smaller and more compact than the traditional Lilac tree, its upright habit reaching three metres in height and spread but will be in no hurry to get there, making it shrub like in nature Fragrant spikes of white flowers that bloom in late spring make this
Buddleja davidii Gulliver
A versatile tough little shrub that will grow away in your garden with little fuss. Reaching around one and a half metres in height this Buddleja has lance shaped mid green leaves that form a dense foliage which come the summer provides a back-drop of large thirty centimetre spikes of pinkish Lilac flowers with orange
Pyracantha Teton – Firethorn
A hardy evergreen shrub that can help form the backbone of a garden border. It has glossy small evergreen leaves that form a dense covering over its spiky framework. Reaching up to three metres plus in height and spread the Pyracantha produces masses of flowers set in plate formation in early summer. These are then
Hamamelis vernalis Amethyst – Witch Hazel
Supplied well branched, covered in buds in season, in approx. 3-5 litre containers.
Acer palmatum ‘Cascade Emerald’
Cascade Emerald lends itself to many new and exciting possibilities and situations in the garden, and can be grown in many different way from small sweeping shrubs to larger weeping standard trees, and that is what we have here. Grafted on a strong straight stem and standing around a metre tall, these trees weep gracefully
Acer japonicum Vitifolium – Vine leaved Japanese Maple – LARGE
Very large beautiful deep green leaves turn a magnificent mix of scarlet, gold, orange and yellow in the Autumn, making this yet another outstanding maple addition to our range. Very representative of the species, this is a sturdy hardy tree, but we recommend some shade in the heat of the day. Supplied in approx 10
Berberis x lolongenis ‘Apricot Queen’
The flowers of ‘Apricot Queen’ form in long trusses and are a wonderful apricot orange in colour, they bloom reliably every Spring, sometimes extending in to early Summer. The colouring is absolutely lovely when the Spring sun is shining. With dark green evergreen foliage, this Berberis is attractive all year and is best grown as
Cytisus Purpureus – Chamaecytisus purpureus – Purple Broom
Purple broom is a compact, upright, dense and deciduous shrub. The leaves are dark green and divided into three, in May until June this hardy but beautiful plant becomes coated in clusters of pale pink Pea like flowers which will prove popular with the bees.Cytisus is tolerant of arid conditions, they love the sunshine and
Pieris japonica Prelude
A real gem of a shrub that warrants a spot in any garden. Its compact physique consists of leaves that are bright red to orange when they appear as shoots in the spring and later change leathery dark green as the season moves on. It reaches a height and spread of up to one meter
Salix sepulcralis ‘Chrysocoma’ – Golden Weeping Willow
The weeping Willow is a classic garden plant in the British garden and this golden version is a stunning medium sized tree. It will love a nice sunny position and its numerous arching golden yellow branches will light up any garden when caught by the light. As the spring begins this deciduous plant will produce
Syringa vulgaris Charles Joly – Fragrant Lilac – Large Plant
Producing a mass of large fragrant flowers held on elegant panicles next spring and every year, above heart-shaped, fresh-green leaves. Perfect. Now is an ideal time to plant.You’ll be thrilled with this new plant in your garden, with its wonderful fragrance that entices lots of wildlife like butterflies, bees and other pollinating insects.Supplied as a
Magnolia Sieboldii – Large Plant
A rare variety with 12cm diameter giant bi-coloured flowers. These are very fragrant & produced perpetually from May to September before spectacular crimson fruit. Unusual egg shaped buds and attractive ovate green leaves. Supplied in approx 7.5 litre containers these are flowering size plants.
Cornus controversa – Wedding Cake Pagoda Tree
This highly attractive Cornus is known as the wedding-cake tree, due to the presence of a distinctive, horizontal, tiered habit. It makes a lovely focal point for small to medium-sized gardens, with its bright green leaves which turn red-purple in autumn.Clusters of white flowers are produced in June. Tolerant of dappled shade, it performs best
