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Tropical shrubs that make spectacular houseplants. Brightly splashed or boldly veined, multi-coloured leaves.  Full sun Partial shade.  

Aromatic bright green leaves, perfect for flavpurng cuisine. 

Windflower. A compact perennial with suckering shoots and dark green leaves. Numerous semi-double dark pink flowers are produced on individual ste,s from mid summer to autumn. Average height 1.5ft Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Sea Holly Architectural perennial with spiny, mid-green leaves. Branched stems bearing clusters of lavender-blue flowers surrounded by spiny bracts, are produced from June to August. Self seeds and makes an excellent cut flower.  Average...

Culver's root. A towering uprigth perennial with dark green foliage and spikes of lilace blue flowers.  Average height: 6ft - 1.8m Average spread: 1.5ft - 45cm  Full sun - Partial shade Hardy 

East Indian Knotweed. A mat-forming, evergreen perennial with large, dark green leaves turning red in autumn and spikes of pink flowers from July to October, turning red when mature. Average height 0.5ft, spread 1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade...

Common name: Foxglove Tree A broadly columnar tree with hairy bright green leaves that reach up to 25cm in diameter. panicles of pretty pinkish lilac flowers marked yellow inside are borne in spring. Average height 25ft, spread 15ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Coneflower A conpact, upright perennial with strong stems of large yellow daisy-like flowerheads, with prominent centres, produced from July to late September. Loved by bees and butterflies. Average height & spread: 1.5ft Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Dwarf Maidenhair Tree A dwarf, slow-growing variety with dense, slightly pendulous, branches of tightly packed fan-shaped verdant green leaves. The foliage turns a brilliant golden yellow in autumn.   Perfect for containers and small...

Common name: Maiden hair tree A beautiful and unusual conifer variety with fan-shaped leaves and brilliant autumn gold colours. An attractive large specimen tree. Full sun. Hardy

Common name: Hart's Tongue Fern Evergreen shuttlecock-like bright, glossy green, often waved, fronds, heart-shaped at the base. Tolerant of damp soil but can also cope with dry soils once established. Average height/spread 2ft. Partial shade/Full...

Common name: Bears Breeches A rare variety of acanthus with pure white flowers on top of grey-green spikes appear above the deep cut green foliage. Average height: 4ft  Average spread: 2ft Full sun/Partial shade  Hardy

Common name: Bear's breeches A majestic, clump-forming perennial with dark green leaves. Impressive spikes of white flowers with purple bracts are produced from July to September. Average height 5ft, spread 3ft. Full sun. Hardy...

Common name: Tickseed A compact mound-forming perennial producing cheerful golden-yellow flowers with red centres from early summer through to early autumn. Average height & spread 1.5ft Full sun Hardy

Common name: Montbretia A perennial with sword-like dark green leaves.  Arching, branched spikes of funnel-shaped, orange-red flowers in summer from July to September. Average height 1.5-2ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Michaelmas Daisy Masses of pretty daisy-like white flowers with yellow centres from May to September. Long-flowering and a fantastic source of pollen and nectar late in the season. Average height 1.5-2ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Michaelmas Daisy Masses of pretty daisy-like pink flowers with yellow centres from May to September. Long-flowering and a fantastic source of pollen and nectar late in the season. Average height 1.5-2ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Michaelmas Daisy Masses of pretty daisy-like dark purple flowers with yellow centres from May to September. Long-flowering and a fantastic source of pollen and nectar late in the season. Average height 1.5-2ft. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: African Lily A clump-forming perennial with narrow, glossy deep green leaves. Rounded, loose umbels of bell-shaped, sky-blue flowers are produced on tall stems from July to September. Each petal has a darker stripe down the centre. Average...

Common name: African Lily A clump-forming perennial with narrow, glossy deep green leaves. From July to September, rounded, loose umbels of bell-shaped, pale blue flowers with darker stripes down the centre are produced on tall stems.   Each petal has a...

Common name: African lily A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with strappy green leaves. It produces clusters of trumpet-shaped pale blue  flowers on upright stems throughout late summer Average height 2-3ft.  Full sun They like to have their roots...

A semi evergreen climber which  has red buds opening up to cream petals. Highly scented flowers. Average height: 6m Average spread: 1.5m   

Common name: Foxglove Perennial with glossy dark green leaves. Narrow tubular pale pink flowers are borne on impressive. tall spires through summer. Average height 2ft, spread 1ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. 

Common name Bog sage  Clump forming deciduous perennial with spikes of rose flowers during summer.  Average height 3ft  Full sun. 

Clump forming evergreen perennial with spikes of yellow flowers summer and autumn.    Average height 1.5ft  Full sun. 

Common name: Redbud A deciduous shrub or small tree with small pink flowers on bare stems in spring but its main feature is the amazing heart shaped leaves in a multitude of reds, oranges of yellows all appearing simultaneously. The new leaves are a...

Common name: Redbud A deciduous shrub or small tree with small pink flowers on bare stems in spring but its main feature is the amazing heart shaped leaves in a multitude of reds, oranges of yellows all appearing simultaneously. The new leaves are a...

Common name: Black-eyed susan A dwarf biennial that is great for late summer & autumn colour.  It produces attractive daisy-like golden yellow flowers.  Average height 1ft.  Full sun.  Hardy.

Common name: Coneflower A attractive perennial that produces daisy-like flowers with dark cone centres. The flowers from this range come in various colours & are great for bees & other pollinators.  Average height 1.5ft.  Full sun.  Hardy.

Common name: Coneflower An upright perennial with strong stems of large daisy-like flowerheads with a cone-shaped golden brown centre, surrounded by purplish red petals. Flowers from July to September. Loved by bees and insects. Average height 3-4ft...

A compact shrub with white margined, grey-green leaves. It produces corymbs of funnel-shaped, dark pink flowers in summer. # Average height and spread 6ft. Full sun or partial shade. Hardy.

A compact shrub with narrow green leaves that are flushed with a deep bronze. It produces a profusion of funnel-shaped pink flowers from May to July.  Average height and spread 2ft. Full sun or partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: White-striped Cretan Brake A very striking and beautiful evergreen fern with ribbon-like silvery-green fronds each marked with a creamy central stripe. Grow in a pot in a sheltered, shaded spot to be moved undercover before the first frosts...

Common name: Marguerite A clump-forming and reliable perennial with glossy, dark green leaves. It produces white daisy-like flowers with large, bright yellow centres.  The blooms are held atop sturdy stems and are produced from June to September. Average...

Common name: Candytuft A spreading evergreen subshrub with dark green leaves. Clusters of soft pink flowers in summer. Great for low groundcover or rock gardens. Average height 1ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Coral bells Heucheras are versatile, evergreen perennials with stunningly coloured foliage. This variety has dark purple leaves and is ideal for groundcover.  Delicate sprays of bright red flowers appear above the foliage from June...

A compact multi-blooming sunflower with masses of bright yellow, black centered flowers.  An explosion of summer long colour for pots & borders.  Average height 1ft.  Full sun.

An attractive houseplant with feathery fronds.  Good for cutting to use in flower arrangements. 

Common name: Fig tree A small deciduous tree with attractive, large, deeply lobed foliage. In mid-to-late summer, edible figs are produced in abundance with yellow-green skin. The sweet flesh is yellow and red. This variety will sometimes crop twice...

Common name: Christmas box A low-growing shrub with glossy dark green leaves that will gradually spread to form evergreen groundcover. Clusters of fragrant white flowers are borne from January to February followed by dark blue-black fruit.  Average...

Common name: Hazel 'Rote Zellernus' A spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree with rounded leaves that are an attractive red colour instead of the usual green. In early spring pink catkins appear followed by edible hazel nuts in autumn. Average...

Common name: Bluebeard A useful, compact shrub to add a late pop of colour to the garden with clusters of pale blue flowers that are attractive to pollinators. This variety has golden-tinted leaves for extra interest throughout the growing season...

Common name: Seven Son Flower Tree A large shrub or multi-stemmed tree with peeling bark and dark green leaves with deeply marked veins.  From August to September clusters of scented white flowers are produced  that fade to expose striking...

An unusual evergreen shrub with narrow dark green leaves that are flushed with burgundy when young.  A smattering of small greenish cream flowers are produced in April and May. The leaf stalk and the flower stalk are unusually fused together...

Common name: Common Bladdernut A large, upright shrub with pinnate foliage and descending panicles of scented white flowers from May to June. Unusual papery seed capsules follow the flowers. Average height 16-17ft Full sun/Partial shade Hardy

Common name: False Spiraea An upright shrub with long leaves made up off many small leaflets. The foliage is tinted orange in spring, later turning green and eventually a stunning red in autumn. White flowers are borne in panicles in mid-summer. Good...

Common name: Jasmine Box A compact evergreen rounded small to medium sized shrub. Leaves are narrow dark green, happy in all types of soil. Creamy yellow small fragrant flowers bloom mid to late June. Due to its hardiness this variety is often used...

Common name: Hopwood's Cinquefoil Attractive soft peach-pink flowers with a creamy splash and deep red centres. Long-flowering from late spring to late summer and loved by bees. Average height 1-2ft Full sun/Partial Shade Hardy

Common name: Wall Germander A bushy aromatic subshrub with glossy light green leaves. It produces clusters of mauve-pink flowers from mid-summer to early autumn that are loved by bees. Average height 1.5-2ft. Full Sun. Hardy.   

Common name: Japanese snowbell A beautiful small tree that origniates from Japan and Korea.  It's graceful branches are adorned with masses of white, bell shaped flowers in the spring. Average height 25-30ft. Full sun or partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Lady's tresses or fragrant spiranthe A spectacular clump-forming terrestrial orchid with a basal rosette of narrow foliage. In the autumn it produces spikes of fragrant white flowers that smell like vanilla.  Average height...

Common name: Trumpet-flowered sinningia or hardy gloxinia A tuberous perennial from South America. It produces unusual drooping tubular, highly scented flowers from spring to autumn. Best grown in a container as the tubers like to be congested to...

Common name: Coneflower A clump-forming perennial with mid-green leaves. Curious flowers of black cones with small green sepals and no petals from late summer to mid-autumn. Average height 3-4ft. Full sun or partial shade. Hardy. 

Hybrid tea rose A beautiful free flowering variety with two-toned effect blooms that are produced from May to September.  Excellent for cutting. Average height 3-4ft. Full sun.  Hardy. 

Common name: Pink trumpet vine A rambling climber with compound, glossy, deep green leaves. In late summer and through into the autumn pink-purple, tropical looking trumpet shaped flowers. Acid neutral soil.  Average height 13ft  Full sun...

A great new variety of Pittosporum with a neat, rounded habit and evergreen, variegated gold-green leaves that have attractive wavy margins.  Bell-shaped, honey-scented, brown-red flowers are produced from May to June. Ideal for adding year-round...

Common name: Lemonwood An evergreen shrub with mottled green foliage which has purple-red tips. Small scented brown-purple flowers spring.  Average height 6ft  Full sun or partial shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Lily tuft A low growing evergreen perennial with grass-like dark green folliage. It has striking white young growth & produces spikes of blue flowers late summer.  Average height 1ft. Partial or full shade. Hardy.

Common name: Manuka bush A small shrub native to New Zealand. It is a dense, branching, evergreen with small leaves. In late spring it produces an abundance of white, flushed pink flowers covering the whole shrub. Average height 5-6ft. Full sun/partial...

Common name: Red hot poker A clump-forming perennial  with long narrow green foliage. It produces spikes of ivory flowers, tipped brown in summer.  Average height 3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Red hot poker Narrow sword-like folliage topped with spikes of apricot-yellow flowers. Flowers form June to September.  Average height 3ft Full sun or partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Oak-leaved Hydrangea A majestic shrub with large, lobed mid green leaves which turn beautiful shades of red and purple in autumn. Tall, conical white flowerheads becoming pink and then ruby-tinged with age, are borne from July to September...

Common name: Glossy False Sinningia A rare woodland herbaceous perennial with fleshy dark green foliage & a spreading habit. It produces tubular mauve, pink throated flowers in autumn.  Sheltered position.  Average height 1...

Common name: Himalayan helwingia An unusual evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves that are flushed with burgundy when young. The small white flowers form, unusually, in the centre of each leaf in April and May. Average height 4ft. Likes...

Common name: Caterpillar grass An evergreen, tuft-forming grass with narrow dark green foliage.  It produces unusual caterpillar-like flowers June-September. Average height 2ft  Full sun partial shade  Averagely hardy. 

Common name: Spider flower A tropical looking evergreen shrub originating from Australia that is surprisingly hardy and easy to grow. Aromatic needle-like foliage and and dense clusters of spidery red & white flowers appear over a long period from...

Common name: Gentian An unusual clump-forming perennial that produces clusters of creamy-yellow flowers that are blue at the base.  Average height 1.5ft  Partial shade.   Hardy.     

Common name: Dusky cranesbill An unusual type of geranium with stunning deep purple flowers borne in late spring or early summer.  Average height 1ft  Full sun, partial shade or full shade.  Hardy.

Common name: Schilling spurge An attractive perennial with veined, deep green leaves that have a central stripe. It produces flowers in early summer and into the autumn which have particularly large yellow bracts which are followed by attractive seed...

Common name: Mount Wellington peppermint or Tasmanian snow gum A medium sized tree with highly attractive silvery-blue leaves and stems that have a delicious scent. The young plants have different shaped leaves and change with maturity.  It...

Common name: Swamp gum An amazing evergreen tree with silvery-blue aromatic foliage.  Grow in a moist spot eg. clay soil. Average height up to 32ft - prune regulary to keep in shape & foliage can be used in floristry.  Full sun or...

Common name: Umbrella plant or Indian rhubarb A rhizomatous perennial with architectural large parasol-shaped leaves.  In the autumn these turn an attractive red colour. It produces rounded heads of pink flowers spring upon tall stems...

Common name: Rochford's holly fern An elegant evergreen fern with exotic-looking leathery fronds.  The tooth fronds can grow up to 2ft tall.  Partial shade.  Hardy.  

Common name: Glory flower An unusual deciduous shrub that has large leaves that are flushed purple when young that some people say smell like peanut butter (others disagree and suggust the smell is unpleasant).  It produces clusters of small pink...

Common name: African Blue Lily A really striking new variety with deep purple (almost black) pendulous bell-shaped flowers and strap-shaped deep green leaves. Flowers are produced from July to August on strong upright stems. Average height 2-3ft...

Robust bushy deciduous perennial with single pale pink, yellow centered flowers. Late summer to autumn.    Average height 1.5ft  Full sun or partial shade  

Clump forming deciduous perennial with semi double, soft pink , yellow centered flowers late summer to autumn.  Average height 2-3ft Full sun or partial shade.  

Clump forming deciduous perennial with single soft pink and white, yellow-centered flowers. Late summer to Autumn.  Average height 2-3ft  Full sun or partial shade.

A beautiful stained glass sculpture for the garden with a planter incorporated at the base. Handmade in Oxfordshire, using traditional lead and tiffany style techniques.

A beautiful stained glass sculpture for the garden. Handmade in Oxfordshire, using traditional lead and tiffany style techniques.

Common name: Star Jasmine A twining climber with glossy dark green leaves often turning crimson in winter. Yellow star-shaped flowers with a strong sweet scent are borne from mid to late summer. Average height 20ft+, spread 8-10ft.  Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Star Jasmine Evergreen climber with narrow glossy green foliage. Highly fragrant white flowers that are larger than the species type bloom all summer. Average height 12ft+ but slow growing Full sun/Partial shade Hardy in a sheltered spot

Common name: Lady's Mantle A useful and easy-to-grow 'filler' perennial with attractive lobed, downy green leaves and frothy clouds of abundant yellow-green flower panicles from June to September. Drought tolerant and easy to grow. Average...

A new variety of Hydrangea that produces amazingly long panicles of flowers that emerge white then turn pink and eventually a deep raspberry red. Cut back at the end of winter. Average height 5ft, spread 4ft. Hardy. Full sun/partial shade.

Common name: African lily A striking perennial with long deep green leaves. Strong upright stems are  topped with elegant heads of funnel-shaped white flowers with a touch of soft grey-blue from July to August Average height 3ft, spread 1.5ft Full...

Common name: African lily A herbaceous, clump-forming perennial with strap-like leaves.  It produces larger than average blue and white bi-colour flowers from July to October. Average height 3ft.  Full sun Hardy - mulch in winter

Common name: Burnet A robust, clump-forming perennial with blue grey leaves and spires of dark red flowers that bloom late summer to autumn. Grows well in any moist or well draining soil Average height 60cm, average spread 40cm  Full sun or...

Compact deciduous perennial with spikes of plum pink flowers during summer. They grow in moist or well draining soil Average height 30cm, average spread 25cm.  Full sun or partial shade Hardy

Common Name: Angel's fishing rod A clump forming evergreen perennial with bell shaped pink flowers during summer Grows well in moist or well draining soil  Average height/spread 1 - 1.5m, spread 60cm Full sun/partial shade.

Common name: Purple Loosest strife An upright perennial with tall spikes of purple-red flowers from mid-summer to early autumn.  Average height 2-3ft, spread 1ft. Flowers July to September. Full sun. Hardy.

Common name: Lady's Mantle A useful and easy-to-grow 'filler' perennial with attractive lobed, downy green leaves and frothy clouds of abundant yellow-green flower panicles from June to September. Drought tolerant and easy to grow.  Average height/spread...

Common name: Mock Orange An unusual variety of arching shrub that produces masses of cup shaped, sweetly scented white flowers, with pink centres in early summer from June to July. Average height 6-7ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

A large deciduous shrub or small tree that is related to the Camellia and bears lovely camelia-like single white flowers for several weeks in late spring. Autumn colour. Good for bees.  Prefers a cool, sheltered spot with neutral to acidic soil...