Category Archives: Shrubs & Trees
Hebe Red Edge
This lovely looking Hebe has red tinted new growth. The leaves have narrow red margins and veining when young and creates a real contrast in both the summer and winter garden with its unusual colour.Hebe albicans Red Edge looks great all year round, and in the summer it produces pretty, lilac-blue flowers, fading to white,
Hebe Magic Colours Magic Summer
Introduced in 2010 this evergreen Hebe from the Magic Colours series has small variegated leaves of green with a white margin. The red-purple leaf edges become more intense during spring and summer and the plant remains compact reach around 60-80cms tall and wide. It is ideal for a patio container or garden borders. Hebe ‘Magic
Skimmia japonica Obsession
Superb for winter interest in the garden when little else is looking good.These shapely domes of neat, evergreen foliage are topped with pretty clusters of scented, pale pink flowers from late spring. As these fade, large bunches of glossy red berries will develop if there is a male Skimmia nearby (We recommend Kew Green or
Ceanothus Lemon and Lime – Unique Gold & Green foliage with Bright Blue Flowers
Ceanothus Lemon & Lime is an exciting new variety of evergreen California Lilac – an upright shrub with bright gold and green variegated foliage – hence the name Lemon & Lime.It will produce masses of sweetly fragrant blue flowers in Spring through to early Summer, and because it is a native of California it is
Rhododendron Wren – Dwarf Yellow Rhododendron
A dwarf upright Rhododendron, with fantastic evergreen foliage and lovely golden tinted flowers in Spring. Growing to just 60cms tall and wide, this Dwarf Yellow Rhododendron is excellent for rockeries, patio pots or at the front of a border.It will also look fantastic used in groups under plantings of Acers with colourful bark such as
Magnolia Genie – Amazing Purple Black Magnolia – Giant Flowered Black Tulip 120-150cm
Quite possibly the darkest Magnolia yet!Deep purple-black flowersCompact, neat plantsFully hardy and easy to growMasses of huge lightly fragranced flowersGiant blooms up to 15cms (6inches) acrossFlowers in Spring, and re-blooms in summerA fantastic new Magnolia with flowers that are said to be even darker than Magnolia Black Tulip when in bud. Even young plants flower
Cornus florida – Flowering Dogwood – Large Specimen Plant
Tiny, yellow-tipped, green flowers in May, surrounded by cream-pink flower bracts, and curled mid-green leaves turning red-purple in autumn. This small conical, deciduous tree or shrub thrives in fertile, humus-rich, neutral to acid soil. It’s an excellent specimen tree for a small sunny garden. Strong plants in approx. 7 litre containers at around 80-100cm tall.
Cordyline australis Coral – New Coral-Pink Leaf Cordyline
Cordyline Coral is a new form and tough hardy plant that displays unusual coral coloured foliage swords with brown-green stripes, making it ideal for your borders or containers.It’s a perfect plant to choose if a subtle and natural contrast is needed, rather than some of the more vibrant colours of cordyline that are now available.Coral
Purple-Black Magnolia Genie – Tulip Tree
Quite possibly the darkest Magnolia yet!Deep purple-black flowersCompact, neat plantsFully hardy and easy to growMasses of huge lightly fragranced flowersGiant blooms up to 15cms (6 inches) acrossFlowers in Spring, and re-blooms in summerA fantastic new Magnolia with flowers that are said to be even darker than Magnolia Black Tulip when in bud. Even young plants
Ilex crenata Golden Gem – Evergreen groundcover
A low growing and unusual member of the holly family with small leaves that lack the distinctive prickles. Small, compact, evergreen shrub the small, golden-yellow leaves particularly attractive in winter & spring. Sometimes produces small black berries. Excellent ground cover plant growing up to 60-80cms tall and 90cms+ wide, ideal in any position. Supplied in
Nandina domestica Lemon-Lime – Brightly Coloured Heavenly Bamboo
Nandina Lemon Lime is an amazing new form of heavenly bamboo that is already a gold medal winning variety.It is an extremely handsome plant, with fresh foliage emerging every spring in vibrant bright yellow-green, over time turning a richer lime green. Grown in bright sun, the leaf colour will remain more vibrant, but in areas
LARGE Cotinus Royal Purple – Smoke Bush
Magnificent, dark red-purple leaves, turning scarlet in autumn and fluffy, smoke-like plumes of purplish-pink flowers in July and August.This purple-leaved smoke bush makes an eye-catching specimen plant for a sunny shrub or mixed border.The foliage, which appears almost translucent when back lit by the sun. Supplied as large established bushy plants in approx 7.5-10 litre
Osmanthus x Burkwoodii – Evergreen Shrub – LARGE SPECIMEN
Osmanthus burkwoodii is a very popular rounded evergreen shrub with glossy dark green foliage. This structural foliage is contrasted beautifully by intensely perfumed, jasmine like, white flowers in mid and late spring.In flower, it will light up a shady corner of the garden and as an evergreen, makes a lovely foil for other flowering plants
Acer palmatum atropurpureum Bloodgood – Deep Purple Japanese Maple
This gorgeous Japanese maple is a specially selected deep purple-red leaved variety. With each leaf outstandingly shaped and palmatate, they are of the deepest Purplish-Red available in acers, and turn a deep, deep Red in Autumn. Extra bushy plants supplied in approx 2-3 Litre containers.
Euonymous Alatus – Burning Bush Euonymus – LARGE 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
LARGE Specimen – Buddleja x weyeriana ‘Sungold’ – Golden Yellow Flowered Butterfly Bush (Buddleia)
Spikes of buttery-yellow, fragrant, blooms adorn this vigorous shrub from late spring to frost. Attracts loads of butterflies. Deadhead to promote rebloom. The strongest growing of the butterfly bushes. Supplied in an approx 10 litre container, very bushy, well established specimen plants. Superb.
Syringa vulgaris Amethyst – Fragrant Purple Lilac
Lilacs are perhaps the most iconic of late spring flowering shrubs, being both a beautiful site in flower and gorgeously scented.They can be kept as a shrub or grown in to a small tree. No one can discuss Syringa vulgaris without mentioning Victor Lemoine and his son Emile who, at their nursery in Nancy, France,
Drimys lanceolata โ€Red Spiceโ€ – Evergreen Tasmania Mountain Pepper
Drimys is a lovely compact shrubby hardy evergreen, a refined aristocrat amongst its garden peers, Drimys is easy to grow, and very tolerant of a wide range of situations, although it will do best in well drained soil. It forms a dense, upright evergreen shrub with attractive deep red stems and leathery, glossy, dark green
Hebe pinguifolia ‘Sutherlandii’
A compact dome shaped evergreen shrub with white flowers profusely borne in summer over soft green-silver foliage. Can withstand a wide variety of conditions and is a good coastal plant. Will thrive on any well drained soil. Strong bushy plants supplied in approx 2 litre containers.
Dwarf Korean Lilac – Syringa Josee SHRUB – Pack of THREE Plants
Blooming in May-June, and for a second time in August-September this superb Dwarf Korean lilac shrub is the perfect way to enjoy the bright lavender-pink fragrant flowers that are spread over the entire canopy.The exquisite perfume produced by this pretty lilac when in flower makes it worth growing alone – your Lilac will not only
