Category Archives: Shrubs & Trees
Clerodendrum bungei Pink Diamond
A diamond by name, and a diamond by nature, that’s this spectacular hardy plant. Blooming over several weeks with thick flower trusses, the buds start red before bursting out in to huge clusters of pink flowers. Not only do these flowers last a long time, but to add to the attraction they appear above lime
Callicarpa bodinieri Snow Queen – White Beauty Berry
A lovely and unusual form of deciduous shrub with delicate pink flowers in summer and large clusters of white bead-like berries in autumn, through winter. The young foliage is fresh green in summer before turning golden in autumn. The bare branches laden with berries look gorgeous in flower arrangements, and the shrub also brightens up
Camellia sasanqua Rainbow – Autumn Flowering Camellia
An unusual autumn flowering Camellia with glorious blooms that emerge from plump deep pink buds through autumn and into the early winter. Each flower when open is near white in colour, but with a deep pink flush of pink around the edges, all around a golden centre – stunningly simple and beautiful blooms.These are perfect
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
Hebe Pink Pixie
Hebe Pink Pixie is a fantastic, small, evergreen flowering shrub with dark green, lance-shaped leaves that become purple tints in winter. From early summer to late autumn, it bears masses of upright spikes of pretty pixie-pink flowers. Lovely bushy plants in approx 2-3 litre containers, supplied full of bud/in flower in season.
Clerodendrum bungei – Glory Flower
Clerodendrum bungei is a little known, yet spectacular hardy summer blooming shrub. Flowering over several weeks with thick flower trusses, the buds start red before bursting out in to huge clusters of pink flowers. Not only do these flowers last a long time, but to add to the attraction they appear above deep green foliage
Elaeagnus ebbingei Gilt Edge – Large
Gorgeous, glossy, golden-edged, dark-green leaves and fragrant, creamy-white autumn flowers. This versatile, evergreen shrub works well in a large shrub border or grown as an informal hedge. The variegated foliage, perfect for illuminating dark areas, is best in full sun. Tolerates dry soil and salt-laden coastal winds. Supplied in approx 7-10 litre containers.
Evergreen Viburnum davidii – Hardy Shrub
Gorgeous evergreen shrub growing around 3-4ft high and wide. Handsome, glossy dark green, deeply veined foliage is retained through the harshest of winter weather. Large heads of white flowers persist across the entire plant through Autumn and are a nice contrast to the foliage. These are followed by lovely turquoise berries.Viburnum davidii is perfect for
Evergreen Camellia japonica Volunteer – Perfect for Patios
Camellia japonica ‘Volunteer’ is an exquisite large flowered form of evergreen Camellia, the gorgeous large blooms open from fat buds in mid to late winter and continue through to Spring. In mild winters and a sheltered position they can sometimes start as early as mid-December! Perhaps try in a nice planter near to the house
Escallonia laevis ‘Pink Elle’ – LARGE
Pink Elle is a great new selection of reliable Escallonia, forming a lovely compact shrub, it produced larger than average heads of pink flowers in great abundance at the ends of the branches in summer. Easy to grow, it is a compact evergreen, that often repeat blooms again in early autumn.The rich glossy green foliage
Ilex aquifolium Golden DJ – Female Variegated Holly
Say hello to this wonderful new variegated form of Ilex Alaska – one of the best female forms now has a daughter with gorgeous golden variegated foliage.Golden DJ has refined, dark green foliage with bright yellow, serrated edges, and will reach around 120-150cms(4-5ft) tall, creating a lovely bushy specimen. It is easy to trim and
LARGE Buddleia Flower Power – Amazing Bicolour Flowered Butterfly Bush SPECIMEN
Flower Power Buddleia really is a fantastic plant, it is the very first Butterfly bush to have two different flower colours on the same Bloomstalk – rich lavender combined with butterscotch yellow. Easy to grow and extremely fragrant, the flower power of this fantastic shrub is amazing too – hence the name.A really lovely plant,
Cercis canadencis Merlot – Chinese Redbud or Judas Tree
Stunning dark red foliage with bright pink flowers in season, which cluster on the bare branches in early Spring before the foliage shoots.As the leaves mature green hues can be seen and these leaves really do put on a show.Supplied in approx 4-5 litre containers.
Cercis chinensis ‘Shirobana’ – White Chinese Redbud –
Loved the world over, Cercis chinensis Shirobana is famed for the spectacular display of white flowers that emerge in spring before the foliage, usually around March to April, these smother the bare stems before its glossy dark green foliage appears.Cercis chinensis Shirobana is a rare one form of cercis, which are more usual to find
Euonymus fortunei Dan’s Delight
This lovely upright evergreen is a smashing, low-growing plant that will make a great addition to a patio pot, or when used to add splashes of colour at the front of the border. Grown for its colourful foliage, which is an eye-catching blend of grey-green and creamy white, it will offer a fresh, bright feel
Euonymus japonica ‘Happiness’
Euonymus Happiness is fantastic bright small slow growing evergreen that will form a glowing mound of attractive foliage.New foliage begins pale green before fading to pale yellow before finally maturing to a rich egg-yolk yellow colour in contrast to the green stems. The leaves eventually turn dark green which contrasts fantastically against the newer leaves.
Magnolia George Henry Kern – Large
This is a fantastic early Spring blooming shrub worthy of a place in any garden.Magnolia George Henry Kern is a very special form of magnolia being a hybrid between the more well know ‘Stellata’ and a Liliflora magnolia which bring the best of both.Masses of flowers cover the shrub in Spring like a stellata Magnolia,
Photinia Carre Rouge – Red Robin Shrub
This popular evergreen shrub has brilliant red, glossy young foliage and clusters of small, white flowers in mid to late spring, sometimes followed by spherical red fruit. A compact and colourful variety it can also be used to make a fabulous informal hedge. It’s also great trained as a wall shrub against a south or
Lophomyrtus x ralphii ‘Black Pearl’ – New Zealand Myrtle
Black Pearl’ is a hybrid of the New Zealand native species Lophomyrtus with attractive small purple-black foliage.It’s great to use as a compact contrasting plant, and does particularly well in bright sunny or partially shaded position in well-drained soil. Supplied in approx 2-3 litre containers.
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ – Large Plant
Ceanothus Concha is a fantastic evergreen that comes in to its own In late spring, producing a dazzling display of dark blue flowers over its arching branches, themselves covered in dark green leaves.Also known as Californian Lilac, It is the perfect choice for a bright sunny mixed border, ideally on a free draining soil. When
