Category Archives: Shrubs & Trees

Griselinia littoralis ‘Apple Green’ – Green Horizon New Zealand Privet

‘Apple Green’ Griselinia is a a dense, upright, evergreen shrub with leathery, light-green, broadly oval leaves, with a lustrous glossy appearance – basically the bush is coloured like a Granny Smith Apple, hence the name. In Spring it bears inconspicuous, yellow-green flowers followed, in Autumn, by purple fruits. Also know as New Zealand Privet, this

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Rubin’ – Red Witch hazel

This much loved witch hazel carries clusters of spidery flowers in a rich shade of ruby-red, on its bare winter stems, and has to be one of the best deciduous shrubs for the winter garden. Like all the witch hazels, it has a wonderful perfume and will fill the surrounding air with a beautiful fragrance.Hamamelis

Cornus controversa variegata – Variegated Wedding Cake 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 and bold, creamy-white margins which turn red-purple in autumn.Clusters of white flowers are produced in June. Tolerant of dappled

Callistemon Laevis – Scarlet Bottlebrush

Splendid crimson-red, brush-like flower spikes borne on in June and July. This scarlet bottle brush plant makes an eye-catching specimen for a sunny shrub border with it’s silky, pinkish-red young shoots which turn dark green with age. The leaves release a delicious lemon scent when crushed.Ready to grow and bloom in your garden, plants are

Berberis thunbergii Red Chief – Red Leaf Barberry

Red Chief is a fantastic compact form of the popular berberis shrub with red-tinted foliage carried on arching stems. The deep red-purple leaves turn a vibrant scarlet in the Autumn months, adding a real highlight to the garden when there are less flowers around. Pale yellow flowers appear in mid-spring and these are followed by

Red Japanese Maple Tree – Acer Palmatum Trompenburg

Acer palmatum Trompenburg is a really  attractive Japanese maple with an upright habit that broadens with age. If allowed to grow to full size it can reach as high as five metres or a little more, it is however easily kept at a compact small size. The foliage is beautifully palmate unfolding dark reddish-purple turning

Tamarix ramosissima ‘Pink Cascade’ – LARGE SPECIMEN

Tamarix produces masses of light, feathery plumes of tiny, rich pink flowers on lovely arching branches in late summer and early autumn. Stems are clothed in slender, light green leaves. This vigorous shrub or small tree is ideal for creating a colourful splash in a sunny border. It’s a valuable windbreak in warm, coastal areas,

Gaultheria mucronata Royal Red – Pernettya

Pernettyas are compact hardy evergreen shrubs with attractive small leaves. Their common name prickly heath suggests they may be thorny, but they are not.The most notable feature is their berries, in the case of this variety displayed in shades of bright red. These literally smother the entire plant, like sparkling jewels nestled throughout the foliage

Hydrangea paniculata Phantom

Hydrangea paniculata Phantom has one of the largest flower heads of all paniculata Hydrangea varieties – truly a sight to behold when in full bloom!The huge upright white panicles cover the plants in early summer, starting off ghostly white in colour they gradually fade to a light pink through into autumn.Fully hardy, Phantom is a

Standard Cotinus Royal Purple – Smoke Bush Tree

The beautiful Royal Purple Smoke Bush as a Patio Standard tree! Perfect to parade and keep shaped as a centre piece to any planter or even in the garden border, this tree comes with an approx 70cms clear stem, topped off with branches and foliage that will fill out year on year, simply give excessive

Laurel Hedging – Prunus laurocerasus Caucasica – 4ft+ plant

Caucasica plants are a very similar variation to the well known Cherry Laurel. Dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with large glossy, dark green leaves. It makes an excellent hedging plant, and can cope with deep shade under trees was well as full sun. Small white flowers are produced on spikes in mid-spring, followed by black-red berries

Hypericum Miracle Blossom – St Johns Wort

This semi evergreen shrub, which is fully hardy, bears dark green oblong leaves, and profuse yellow flowers in early and mid summer, followed by masses of berries in shades of peach,pink and yellow. These eye-catching berries stay on the plant before eventually turning black in late Autumn. Very easy to grow, these are great for

Hypericum Miracle Blizz

This semi evergreen shrub, which is fully hardy, carries dark green oblong leaves, and abundant bright yellow flowers in early and mid summer, followed by masses of creamy berries. These eye-catching berries contrast wonderfully with the foliage and stay on the plant before eventually turning black in late Autumn. Very easy to grow, these are

Hypericum Miracle Red

This semi evergreen shrub, which is fully hardy, carries dark green oblong leaves, and abundant bright yellow flowers in early and mid summer, followed by masses of red berries. These eye-catching berries contrast wonderfully with the foliage and stay on the plant before eventually turning black in late Autumn. Very easy to grow, these are

Large Specimen – Hydrangea paniculata Phantom

Hydrangea paniculata Phantom has one of the largest flower heads of all paniculata Hydrangea varieties – truly a sight to behold when in full bloom!The huge upright white panicles cover the plants in early summer, starting off ghostly white in colour they gradually fade to a light pink through into autumn.Fully hardy, Phantom is a

Hydrangea paniculata Vanilla Fraise – LARGE Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangea

Vanilla Fraise, as the name may suggest is a variety that hails from France, and quite literally translates as Vanilla Strawberry in honour of the beautiful blooms colouration. An award winning paniculata Hydrangea, it forms large heads of flowers in pyramid-shaped clusters of at the tips of red-stemmed branches in summer. These emerge creamy-white –

Physocarpus opulifolius Little Joker – Ninebark

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Little Joker’ produces small, cream coloured flower heads with a hint of pink, yellow centres and graceful stamens – a lovely contrast to the burgundy red foliage. This strong shrub will look great in your garden! Also known ‘Ninebark’, Little Joker Physocarpus is a compact shrub that will also be happy and do

Viburnum Sargentii Onondaga – Large Specimen

Purple foliage and pinkish-white Lacecap flowers, bright translucent red berries lasting well into winterThis Viburnum carries deep bronze new growth on dark green deciduous foliage, and masses of creamy white Lacecap flowers in early summer, later followed by masses of red berries that can last well in to winter.Onondaga is a large, upright deciduous shrub

Hibiscus Lady Stanley – Double Ruffled Tree Hollyhock

Exotic looking Hibiscus bring a touch of Mediterranean paradise in to your garden, yet are fully hardy – growing bigger and better every year.This particular Hibiscus variety, ‘Lady Stanley’ will cover itself in abundant displays of large ruffled flowers, filling your borders or pots with subtle shades of colour all summer long.Masses of large, double,

Cornus alternifolia Golden Shadows – Golden Wedding Cake Pagoda Tree

A new form of Wedding Cake Tree, this Cornus alternifolia ‘Golden Shadow’ is a slow growing shrub or small tree with pretty golden-green variegated leaves. Once established it develops an eye-catching, tiered habit. The elegant structure of a beautiful pagoda dogwood with its distinctive colour and horizontal tiers and layers of branches really is a