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Common name: Oleaster A more compact and dense form of ebbingei. A vigorous shrub with glossy, dark green leaves, silvery beneath. Fragrant creamy white flowers are produced from September to October, followed by orange speckled silver fruit in...

Common name: Blue cypress An eye-catching topiary specimen plant. A dense conifer with soft blue foliage that maintains a neat shape. Trim to desired height/spread. Full sun. Hardy.

Stem approx 70cm, head 50-60cm Common name: Laurus tinus A standard 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. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.

Common name: Juneberry A vase-shaped small tree or shrub with narrow deep green leaves, bronze when young. It produces pendant clusters of white flowers in April to May, followed by blue-black fruit in June to August. Average height (if left un pruned)...

Common name: Laurus tinus A standard 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. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy.

1 plant in a 35 litre pot Common name: Silky wisteria Synonym 'Iko yama fuji'. A beautiful deciduous climber bearing long sprays of large deep violet-blue flowers from April to May followed by velvety seedpods. The flowers are strongly fragranced. Ideal...

Common name: Upright Mountain Ash Tree This variety has a particularly neat, upright canopy, so good for small spaces. The toothed mid green leaves turn orange, red and purple in autumn. Clusters of white flowers in late spring are followed by...

Common name: Seven sons Tree A large shrub or multi-stemmed tree with peeling bark and dark green leaves with deeply marked veins. It produces clusters of seven fragrant white flowers appear in late summer and may well last several weeks until November...

One wall shrub on trellis, currently approx. 2.4m An upright, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, bright red when young. Small white flowers are sometimes followed by bright red fruit. Can be trained against a wall for evergreen coverage...

1 plant in a 35 litre pot with an 8ft bamboo trellis Common name: Star Jasmine A twining climber with glossy dark green leaves,  often turning crimson in winter. Pure white star-shaped flowers with a strong sweet scent are borne from July to August...

Common name: Californian Lilac A spreading, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. Profuse bright blue flowers are produced from April to June.  Average height 12ft.  Full sun Hardy