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Common name: Wintersweet A vigorous shrub with pendant, highly fragrant flowers produced in January and February on the bare branches,  followed by glossy mid-green leaves. Average height 6-8ft  Full sun.  Hardy.

Common name: Mimosa An open evergreen tree with fern-like, silvery-green soft leaves. Long striking racemes of round, fragrant yellow flowerheads are produced from January to April. Average height 30ft, spread 15ft. Full sun. Hardy in a sheltered...

Common name: Mock orange A new variety of philadelphus bred to provide a long-lasting display of flowers all summer. It has a compact, upright habit and dark green foliage that is perfect for pots or grown as a small specimen shrub. From May through to...

Common name: Japanese horseradish or wasabi A slow-growing perennial herb that is known for it's use in Japanese cooking. It forms a clump of rounded, heart-shaped leaves on long-stalk.  It is the knobbly, rhizome under the ground that you harvest and...

Common name: Chinese Virginia Creeper A deciduous, self-clinging climber with dark green leaves attractively veined white and sometimes pink in the centre, that turn a rich, bright red in autumn. Average height 15ft+. Full sun to Full Shade. Hardy.

A small upright deciduous magnolia tree that produces an abundance of yellow tulip-shaped flowers from April to May. A lovely specimen tree to brighten up the spring garden. Average height: 12-15ft Average spread: 10ft Aspect: Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Jasmine A climber with beautiful green feathery leaves.  It produces starry pink flowers in the summer.  Full sun or partial shade. Hardy

Common name: Common Ivy An excellent versatile foliage plant with attractively variegated golden yellow and green leaves. Good for covering walls and structures. Average height 4ft+. Full sun to full shade. Hardy.

Common name: Common Ivy A vigorous climber with grey-green leaves, variegated with silver-grey and cream. Excellent wall or ground cover for sun or shade. Flowers in autumn followed by fruit. Great for bees and other pollinators. Average height/spread...

Common name: Maidenhair Tree A beautiful tree with fan-shaped green to yellow-green leaves that turn a bright, clear yellow in autumn. The Ginkgo is a 'living fossil' and has been around since Jurassic times. Makes a striking specimen. Average height...

Common name: Fig tree A small tree with attractive, large, deeply lobed leaves. In late summer, edible figs are produced with a deep purple flush to the skin, and (unusually) red fed flesh with a sweet flavour. Makes a handsome foliage plant. Plant away...

Common name: Fig  A deciduous shrub with really unusual, large deeply cut dark green leaves that resemble the shape of ice crystals. Tiny flowers are followed by delicious edible fruit in August and September. Average height 15ft, spread 12ft..  Full sun...

Common name: Eastern Redbud A feature shrub for early spring with its beautiful pink flowers that are borne on the bear stems.  This vartiety has bright, soft pink double flowers that make it appear to be covered in small pom poms.  It has green...

Common name: Chocolate Vine A vigorous, semi evergreen climber that producing fragrant purple flowers, which are occasionaly followed by purple fruits. Average height 15ft. Full sun or partial shade  Season of interest: Flowers in spring...

Common name: Siberian Bugloss Variegated white leaves produce blue flowers from April onwards. Average height: 50cm / 1.5ft Average spread: 50cm /1.5ft Flowering period - April - May Shade - Partial Shade

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: Crown Imperial A very handsome plant with orange pendent bell shaped flowers in May. Average height 3-4ft. Full sun. Hardy. 

Common name: Lilac A lovely, compact, repeat-flowering variety of lilac with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of sweetly scented pink flowers that appear initially in late spring and will then continue to bloom intermittently right through into...

Ideal for cacti, succulents and alpines as a decorative top dressing and for incorporating into compost mixes to improve drainage.Use to construct paths, drives and rock gardens. Helps improve drainage when dug into heavy soil.Use around water features...

Common name: Spurge An unusual evergreen sub-shrub with striking green and cream variegated foliage, tinged with red. The flowerheads are also variegated in an attractive mix of cream, pink and green. Excellent architectural plant. Average height 3ft...

A compact, evergreen perennial with flowers shifting green to pink from winter to summer.  Full sun.  Average height 1.5-2ft. 

Common name: Red dogwood Dark green leaves that take on bright red autumn colours. Small white flowers are borne in spring followed by white berries which are good for birds. The stems are a vivid red, creating an excellent winter display. The best...

Common name: Flowering Quince, Japanese Quince A spreading deciduous thorny shrub with rounded dark-green glossy leaves. Cream flowers in small clusters are borne from April to May, followed by green yellow edible fruits in August. Average...

Common name: Toothed lancewood A highly unusual upright, evergreen tree from New Zealand . Young plants have coarsely toothed leathery leaves with sharp points that hang stiffly downwards. As they mature they produce spreading dark green leaves...

A semi-evergreen shrub with upright stems of shiny green leaves. It produces pendant lilac flowres on the tips followed by red berries.  Average height 1.5ft. Partial or full shade.  Hardy .

Common name: Voss's Laburnum A spreading tree with dark green leaves and very long racemes of golden yellow flowers from May to June. Average height 20-24ft (if left un-pruned). Full Sun. Hardy

A compact, low bushy shrub with bronze purple flushed leaves. Bell shaped black-red flowers are borne from May to June. Average height 2-3ft  Full sun Hardy

Common name: Hardy geranium  A Mound forming perennial with marbled green foliage that turns red in autumn. It produces attractive blue flowers that are flushed red throughout the summer.  Average height: 1ft Full sun.

Common name: Hattie's Pincushion Clump-forming perennial with lobed green leaves. Attractive deep rose-red flowers are produced on tall stems in June and July. Average height 2ft, spread 1.5ft. Good for damp soild and dappled shade. Hardy.

Common name: Hattie's Pincushion A clump-forming perennial bearing pretty, star-like flowers throughout summer (May-August) held above the bright green foliage on tall stems. Average height 2ft, spread 1.5ft. Full sun or partial shade. Thrives in damp...

Common name: Cider Gum A more compact and particularly hardy variety that only grows to less than half the size of guniii. The lovely blue-green leaves are round when young followed by longer, slimmer adult leaves. Umbels of white to cream flowers are...

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: 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: 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: 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...

Common name: Oak-leaved Hydrangea A majestic shrub with large, lobed mid green leaves which turn beatiful 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: 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: Hattie's  pincusion A clump-forming herbaceous perennial with lobed leaves. It produces clusters of dark purple flowers held above thin stalks. Free flowering from June-September.  Average height 1.5ft  Partial shade...

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: 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...

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

A giant, clump-forming perennial with variegated blue-green foliage and yellow margins. Upright stems of lavender-purple flowers appear in summer. Average height 3-4.5ft Full shade partial shade. 

A compact dahlia with deep purple-bronze foliage. The single flowers are good for bees and pollinating insects.  Flowers from July until late September/early October. Perfect for borders or containers. Average height 2ft. Full sun/Partial shade...

A beautiful clump-forming perennial with broad, hairy, heart shaped leaves which are silver with green veins It produces blue forget-me-not type flowers in spring Average height 1.5-2ft Full sun/partial shade Hardy Good for ground cover

A compact perennial with aromatic foliage and spires of pink flowers produced over a long period from early summer to autumn.  Great for attracting bees and other pollinators into the garden. Average height 1.5ft, spread 2ft. Full sun/partial...

Common name: Labrador violet A low-growing evegreen perennial with a spreading habit. It has heart-shaped dark purple leaves & produces attractive lavender-blue flowers in spring. Average height 10cm.  Partial or full shade. Hardy.

Common name: Amphibious bistort or Polygonum amphibium Trailing, elongated stems and leaves float on the surface while the bottle brush like, pink flowers rise above the water. Fast growing in bog gardens and can also grow in quite deep water (80cm)...

Common name: Hemp Agrimony or Dutch agrimony A tall, native marginal plant with bold, dome-shaped clusters of tiny, fluffy, dusty pink flower heads in late summer and early autumn. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 60-120cm Planting...

An early flowering, deciduous climber, with bronze-purple stems and leaves. Bears a profusion of single, pale, mauve-pink flowers from May to June. Average height 10ft+. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy

Common name: Balkan Clary A bushy, upright perennial with aromatic, greyish green leaves and a profusion of deep rose pink flowers on strong, upright spires from July to September. Excellent plant for attracting bees and other pollinators into the...

Common name: Arrowwood A bushy shrub with dark green leaves turning red in autumn. Very fragrant pink flowers, opening from red buds from April to May, followed by black fruit. Average height and spread 6ft.   Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.

Common name: Cherry Ingram Semi- evergreen perennioal mid-green foliage. Starry bright blue flowers in spring. Repeat flowers at other times of the year.  Average height: 1ft Partial shade.

Common name: Grumpy Ornamental thistle. Silver-blue flowers in summer. Loved by flower arrangers. Sunny open aspect. Average height: 2ft Full sun.

Common name: Brooklime Very prolific, succulent plant, having smooth, ovate leaves with clusters of blue flowers.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 20-30cmPlanting depth: 0-15cmGrowth rate: Fast

Common name: Obedient plant Sharply toothed leaves are lanceolate and mid-green with pink or mauve flower spikes. Aspect: Full sun/Partial shadeAverage height: 75-90cmPlanting depth: 0-10cmGrowth rate: Slow

Common name: Heart-leaved houttuynia, Boo Boo Colourful, scented leaves turning bright red in autumn and white flowers from May to September. The foliage have an interestingly crinkled appearance. Suitable for a bog garden or pond margin. Aspect:...

A deciduous shrub with arching branches and deeply veined green leaves. White flowers are produced at the stem tips are produced from may to June, followed by glossy black fruit. Average height 4ft, spread 3ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.'

Common name: Chinese Marshflower Native to the Himalayas, this low creeping marginal forms a dense mat of foliage and flowers prolifically with pretty blue flowers appearing throughout summer from May to August. Suitable for damp soil or pond margins...

Common name: Variegated Water Dropwort Beautiful tricoloured foliage in shades of pink, white and green when the leaves emerge in spring maturing to darker green and pink in autumn. Tiny creamy white umbels of flowers appear from July to August...

Common name: Variegated Reed Sweet Grass A relatively vigorous plant but with attractive, pinky-red striped grass foliage in spring maturing to yellow and white later inthe year. Purplish-green flower panicles appear from June to August. Ideal for...

Common name: Water avens This prolific , flowering plant produces delicate nodding, bell-shaped, pinky-red flowers continuously from May through to September.  Aspect: Full sun/Partial shade Average height: 30-50cm Planting depth:...

Common name: Lily tree An elegant spreading tree with glossy green leaves. Amazingly large flowers, deep red/pink on the outside with a lighter interior, are produced in spring and summer. Average eventual height and spread 25ft.   Full sun/partial shade...

A narrow compact tree with mid-green leaves and star-shaped, very pale pink flowers that are produced in April and May, before the leaves. Makes an excellent specimen tree. Average height 25ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Clear stem 95cm Head size 55-60cm An evergreen shrub with grey-green leaves densely white-felted on the underside. It produces flowers with four red petals, white on the outside, appear in the leaf axils in the summer. 

Common name: English lavender An attractive perennial with silvery, fragrant foliage. It produces light purple flowers in the summer which attract bees and other pollinators to your garden. Average height & spread 1.5ft Full sun Hardy   For a...

Common name: Lavender A compact bushy shrub with aromatic, narrow silvery grey leaves.  Spikes of dark purple scented flowers on upright stems are produced from July to August. An excellent variety, perfect for hedges. Average height/spread 1...

Common name: Lydian broom  An outstanding, dwarf, mound-forming shrub with slender, arching grey-green stems smothered in golden yellow flowers from May to June. Average height 1-2ft. Full Sun. Hardy.  Trim lightly after flowering.

Common name: Star Jasmine A twining climber with glossy dark evergreen leaves,  often turning crimson in winter. Pure white star-shaped flowers with a strong sweet scent are borne from July to August. Average height 12ft+. Full sun/Partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Prostrate Rosemary A trailing form of rosemary, the ever-popular aromatic evergreen shrub with leathery, narrow dark green leaves.  Pretty purple-blue to white flowers from mid-spring to early summer and may flower again in autumn. Great for...

Common name: Laurus tinus A compact shrub with dark green leaves. Clusters of white flowers open from carmine-pink buds, from late winter to spring, followed by dark blue-black fruit. Average height 6-8ft. Prune to desired height or shape. Full Sun or...

A bushy evergreen shrub with green leaves, margined white, and small creamy white flowers in spring. Can be trimmed regularly to create a dense, evergreen hedge. Average height 4-6ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Common Lilac A spreading shrub with clusters of fragrant, double, lavender-blue flowers from purple buds from May to June. Average height 15ft+ (if left un-pruned) Full sun Hardy

Common name: Rock Rose, Sun rose A rounded, evergreen upright shrub with wavy-margined, grey leaves. White flowers with distinctive red marks at the base of each petal are produced from June to July/August. Average height 2-3ft. Full sun. Hardy.

Great for ground cover, a semi evergreen  perennial producing glossy dark green leaves and upright large white flowers.  ·      Height: 50cm / 1.5ft  ·      Spread: 50cm /1.5ft ·      Full shade  ·      Season of interest:Late summer early autumn ·     ...

A semi evergreen climber which  has red buds opening up to cream petals. Highly scented flowers. Average height: 20ft Average spread: 4-5ft  

Common name: English lavender A compact bushy variety with aromatic, narrow grey-green leaves and spikes of deliciously scented purple-blue flowers from July to August. Great for the front of a border or to edge a path, herb garden or veg patch. The...

Common name: Japanese mock orange A compact evergreen shrub with attractive, dark-green foliage.  Great for dense hedging.  Clusters of sweetly scented, yellow flowers are produced in summer. Average height 6-9ft.  Flowers May to June...

Common name: Castor oil plant, Japanese aralia  An evergreen shrub with palmately-lobed, glossy green leaves. Sheltered position Average height 6-8ft.

A vigorous, spreading, evergreen shrub which has rich gold variegation. Strongly scented white flowers are produced from May to July, followed by red fruit in October to November.  Average height 6-8ft. Full sun  Hardy.

Common name: Foxglove Tall, stately spikes of large peach or white flowers, with burgundy spotting are produced in early summer. If deadheaded, smaller spries will be produced from the main stem. The flowers are highly attractive to pollinating...

Common name: African Blue Lily A perennial that produces plentiful clusters of open, star-shaped, rich purple flowers from July to August.  Each petal has a darker stripe down the centre. Glossy mid green leaves. Average height 2ft. Full sun...

A tall, clump-forming perennial with very deep purple, almost black, foliage and arching stems bearing racemes of fragrant, light pink, bottlebrush-like flowers in late summer and early autumn. Average height 5ft. spread 3ft. Partial shade in moist...

Common name: English Lavender A super variety with silver-grey aromatic foliage and large blooms with a rich purple-blue colour and an intense lavender fragrance. The flowers are held on short flower spikes to provide more impact when in full bloom. Will...

Common name: Montbretia Spikes of tall orange-red flowers, the paler centre has a darker ring surrounding it. The flower spikes are surrounded by upright sword-shaped leaves. Vigorous and free-flowering from August-September. Average height 3ft,...

Common name: Mophead hydrangea A rounded shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and large white, pink, red or blue mophead flowers with serrated edges from mid from July to August. Average height 6ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Bright green slender leaves are brilliant red when young. Excellent autumn colour. Average height 4-5ft & spread 3-4ft.  Full sun/partial shade.  Hardy. 

A traditional blue-flowering agapanthus with lots of buds. Good for pots. 

Unusual Fig tree. A small tree with attractive, large, deeply lobed leaves. In late summer, edible figs are produced with a deep purple/brown flush to the skin. The sweet flesh is an amber colour.   This variety had good cold tolerance. Average height...

Common name: Fig A compact, dwarf variety of fig with deeply lobed, dark green foliage. It produces lots of large, sweet figs that are burgundy in colour.  Average height 3ft.  Full sun or partial Hardy   "The perfect addition to an edible garden as it...

A compact evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. Pretty, tubular, dark crimson flowers. Average height 4-5ft. Full sun. Frost hardy.

Common name: Yarrow A new variety with flattened heads of many subtle dusky pink flowers held on tall stems from midsummer to early autumn. The foilage is mid green and finely cut. Perfect for among grasses for a natural look. Average height and spread...

An attractive foliage plant for shady areas.  They produces pretty bell flowers on tall spikes. Hardy

Common name: African Blue Lily A clump-forming perennial with strap-shaped deep green leaves. Rounded umbels of open bell-shaped, rich blue flowers are produced from July to August. Average height 2ft. Full sun. Hardy.

A pretty single climbing variety with deep purple flowers with cerise pink. The foliage is green with red veins. Average height 2ft.  Partial shade. 

A vigorous, climber with rich green leaves and exotic bowl-shaped white flowers with blue tips from July to September. The flowers are rich in pollen and nectar and are followed by orange-yellow fruits which are best left for the birds! Requires support...

Common name: Common Solomon's Seal A perennial with arching stems of bright green leaves, striped creamy white. Tubular green tipped creamy white flowers produced from May to June, followed by blue-black fruit in August.  Average height 2-3ft...