Category Archives: Shrubs & Trees
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
Pink Crispy Photinia Bush – Perfect for Patio Planters or the Garden
Photinia Pink Crispy is a surprising new variety with superb marbled foliage splashed with light and dark green. Just released on to the market and already a gold medal winning variety in the Netherlands where it was first unveiled in the last week of August, Gardening Express are proud to add this New & Exclusive
Hamamelis Diane (Ruby Glow) – Witch Hazel – LARGE Specimen
The best red-flowered variety of winter flowering favourite Hamamelis, better known as Witch Hazel.This variety is a stunning companion to the striking red and orange stems of Cornus ‘Midwinter Fire’ – the colours are almost luminous above a carpet of snow.Supplied well branched, in bud/flower in season, in approx 7-10 Litre containers.
Hamamelis intermedia Yamina – Bronze Leaf Witch Hazel – LARGE Specimen
Yamina is a new Hamamelis like no other. As with many varieties it will carrying clusters of large, sweetly scented, sulphur-yellow flowers from December to late February but unlike other varieties Yamina has a unique leaf colour. Where most other Witch Hazel varieties have a plain green leaf, Yamina has a bronze-purple-red colour to it’s
Hamamelis Aurora – Witch Hazel – LARGE
Supplied well branched, covered in buds in season, in approx 7-10 litre containers.
Hamamelis Birgit – Witch Hazel – LARGE
Supplied well branched, covered in buds in season, in approx 7-10 litre containers.
Hamamelis Twilight – Witch Hazel – LARGE
Supplied well branched, covered in buds in season, in approx 7-10 litre containers.
Hamamelis vernalis Amethyst – Witch Hazel – LARGE
Hamamelis โ€Amethystโ€ is a jewel in the crown of the winter garden โ€“ a hardy shrub that promises to dazzle and delight in equal measure. Witch hazels have an exceptional reputation for putting on a show during the darkest and coldest months of the year and โ€Amethystโ€ ups the ante with its stand-out, ribbon-like, spidery
Euonymous Alatus – Burning Spindle Bush Euonymus – XXXL 150cm Heavy Specimen
Most of the season, this is a reliably robust, deep green shrub – it’s in autumn that it really shines. Right around the first frosts, the green makes way for a screaming purple-red colour. More exposed plants and branches turn colour first, making for two-tone shrubs in October, which is also when the berries take
Paulownia tomentosa – Empress or Foxglove Tree
Here we have Paulownia tomentosa, a beast of the foliage world, and also known as the foxglove tree. This mighty tree gets that name from the flowers it can produce when allowed to form into a full sized tree in milder parts of the country. Not for the faint hearted, this large majestic tree will
Ilex aquifolium Ferox Argentea – Silver Hedgehog Holly – LARGE
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DEAL – Usually 39.95, today just 29.95 – Save ฃ10!Genuine hedgehog holly, with nasty prickles on every leaf – quite possibly burglar proof. The shiny leaves have a creamy white edge and spines not only on the leaf margins but also on the leaf surface. This will create a very dense, prickly evergreen
Ilex Golden Van Tol – Female Standard 100cm Holly Tree
A variegated form of hardy native holly that is almost spineless. Ilex Golden van tol has lovely creamy-gold margined green, slightly prickly foliage with red berries in Winter. They are very low maintenance as they are slow growing.This hardy English holly makes a handsome evergreen specimen tree for a small garden with fertile, moist, well-drained
Euonymous alatus TREE – Burning Bush Spindle Tree Euonymus – Extra Large 140-180cms Tree
Most of the season, this is a reliably robust, deep green shrub – it’s in autumn that it really shines. Right around the first frosts, the green makes way for a screaming purple-red colour. More exposed plants and branches turn colour first, making for two-tone shrubs in October, which is also when the berries take
Nandina Blush Pink – Sacred Bamboo
Nandina Blush Pink is an outstanding new and improved variety of the classic Nandina Firepower. It features new leaves that emerge pink in the spring and mature to lime green in the summer, culminating in a spectacular display of pink and red foliage in the Autumn and winter.Its very compact size makes it an excellent
Magnolia ร— soulangeana ‘Alba Superba’ – Large 100-120cm Specimen Magnolia
One of the most popular magnolias, with large, dark green leaves that start to appear in mid spring, at about the same time as the huge, white, sometimes tinted pink, goblet-shaped flowers. This is a good magnolia for smaller gardens, as it remains a shapely shrub for many years, and even when it is mature,
Cercis canadencis var texensis Texas White – North American Redbud Tree
Cercis ‘Texas White’ is an unusual shrub that can also be grown as a small tree for its beautiful fresh foliage and the profuse blooming – gorgeous clear white flowers that appear before any leaves at the end of Winter. Then, the glorious fresh green heart-shaped leaves emerge, glossy and vibrant ruby. In autumn they
Betula utilis var. jacquemontii ‘Doorenbos’ – White Bark West Himalayan Birch Tree
This Birch is about the best you can get for ghostly white bark. Growing quickly when young, it will soon shed layers of papery bark to reveal the much loved classic clear white trunks and branches. A highly versatile tree, this birch will quickly develop a nice shape, and the superb silvery-white bark once established
Ilex aquifolium Myrtifolia – Dwarf Male Holly
SPECIAL CHRISTMAS DEAL – Usually 17.95, today just 12.95 – Save ฃ5!This beautiful holly tree has lovely dark green foliage, and will make a classy addition to any patio or garden.More commonly known as the Prickly Pineapple Holly, Ilex myrtifolia is a compact variety with dusky young purple shoots and thin, slender dark green leaves
Weigela florida All Summer Peach
All Summer Peach is a wonderful deciduous shrub that keeps giving all summer – hence the name! Funnel-shaped flowers are a lovely apricot-peach shade and they usually start appearing in mid-spring.The display does not skip a beat, but intensifies in early summer and continues all the way through to mid-autumn. It is compact enough for
