Category Archives: Garden
Taxus cuspidata ‘Dwarf Bright Gold’
Taxus cuspidata ‘Dwarf Bright Gold’ is an evergreen Japanese Yew that has variegated green/yellow needle like leaves. It can be planted as a hedge, that can be left to grow informally, or as a shaped topiary hedge.
Nandina domestica ‘Obsessed’
There are few shrubs that offer so much interest in the garden as the Sacred Bamboo. This variety is particularly appealing for its colourful foliage and neat, compact habit. In spring, the new foliage is copper, maturing gradually to deep green, before colouring to red and orange in autumn.
Magnolia virginiana
Native to the swamps of north-east America, Magnolia virginiana comes with an interesting history as in 1688 it was the first magnolia species to be cultivated in Britain.
Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’
A mahonia without the spiny stems! This compact evergreen shrub won the RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s ‘Plant of the Year’ in 2013. Flowering in the autumn with delicate spikes of yellow, honey-scented flowers, Mahonia ‘Soft Caress’ is a valuable plant for late season colour, and adds an exotic touch to the garden with its slender
Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Chubby’
Metasequoia glyptostroboides ‘Chubby’ is a rare cultivar that is much slower-growing and more compact than the species, making it suitable for smaller spaces.
Mahonia x media ‘Charity’
Mahonia x media is a superb hardy shrub for those tricky shaded spots. The large yellow flower spikes bloom from November through to March, bringing colour and a sweet fragrance to the garden during the cold winter months. As the flowers fade they are rep
Lonicera x purpusii ‘Winter Beauty’
The shrubby Honeysuckle ‘Winter Beauty’ is a real treat in the depths of winter, with superb and fragrant flowers. These delicate, creamy-white blooms form in clusters on bare stems, filling the air with their heady scent. A spreading cousin of the well-loved climbing honeysuckles, Honeysuckle ‘Winter Beauty’ is an excellent shrub for borders, and its
Lagerstroemia indica ‘Berry Dazzle’
Lagerstroemia deserves to be better known in UK gardens! This deciduous shrub has a neat, rounded habit that makes it ideal for smaller sheltered borders and patio pots
Lonicera fragrantissima
This bushy Winter-flowering Honeysuckle blooms in the cold winter months when most other plants are dormant. Creamy white tubular flowers decorate the woody stems from December to March, often followed by dull red berries that provide food for hungry birds.
Hydrangea ‘Endless Summer POP STAR’
New for 2023, Hydrangea Endless Summer® Pop Star® has the fastest rebloom time of any lacecap hydrangea we?ve seen!
Edgeworthia chrysantha
This Paperbush is a fascinating plant. Edgeworthia chrysantha offers early season colour, with clusters of silky buds, on bare woody stems, that open to reveal small, bright yellow flowers, that have a lovely honey scent. This unusual shrub looks great planted in a border with spring flowering bulbs, such as Daffodils, or in an Alpine
Buddleja ‘Butterfly Candy Little White’
The Butterfly Candy Collection of Buddlejas are especially dwarf and compact, reaching only around 80cm in height so they are perfect for small spaces or even containers.
Calycanthus ‘Venus’
Calycanthus ‘Venus’ is a sweetshrub that has gorgeous, exotic flowers, that flower in May and then intermittently throughout summer and into autumn.
Buddleja ‘Butterfly Candy Little Purple’
The Butterfly Candy Collection of Buddlejas are especially dwarf and compact, reaching only around 80cm in height so they are perfect for small spaces or even containers.
Buddleja ‘Butterfly Candy Little Pink’
The Butterfly Candy Collection of Buddlejas are especially dwarf and compact, reaching only around 80cm in height so they are perfect for small spaces or even containers.
Blackcurrant ‘Ebony’
This outstanding dessert variety is the sweetest blackcurrant ever – so sweet that it can be eaten straight from the bush. ‘Ebony’ produces heavy crops of large, firm currants – up to twice the size of normal blackcurrants – which can be harvested from early to mid July. The plants are bushy with a slightly
