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Common name: Smoke Bush A bushy tree or shrub with large rounded, soft purple leaves, turning red in autumn. Pink coloured, plume-like inflorescences, give a smoke like effect. Average height: 2m / 6.5ft (if left unpruned). Average spread: 2m / 6.5ft...

Common name: Golden Full Moon Maple A small, rounded tree with lobed golden yellow-green leaves which develop rich coppery shades of orange and red in autumn before the leaves fall. Tiny purple-red flowers appear from April to May. Average...

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...

Common name: Silk-tassel Bush (male form) An upright shrub with glossy, evergreen green leaves. Attractive grey-green catkins are produced in mid-winter. Very well-suited well-suited to being grown as a fan or an espalier supported on wires or trellis...

Common name: Weeping Eastern Redbud A beautiful small weeping tree with large, heart-shaped, dark purple-red leaves. Deep crimson, purple or pink flowers are borne on the bare stems before the leaves appear. Average ultimate height and spread 6-7ft...

1 plant in a 20 litre pot on a 6ft bamboo trellis 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...

Common name: Sweet Gum A broadly conical, deciduous tree with deeply divided, glossy leaves, turning purple then orange-yellow in autumn.  Leaves are followed by mace-like fruit clusters. Average height 18ft in 10 years. Average eventual height 80ft...