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Common name: Lavender A compact, evergreen shrub that has attractive variegated foliage with creamy-yellow margins.  It produces fragrant spike of soft blue flowers throughout the summer.  Average height 2-3ft.  Full sun. Hardy

An eye-catching plant that adds a tropical touch to the garden with stunning heads of bold and showy orange flowers, from June to September, set against attractive dark purple-black leaves. Average height 4-5ft, spread 2ft. Full sun. Half-hardy.  Protect...

Common name: Japanese red pine A slow-growing, evergeen conifer with bright green to yellow needles.  Ideal for small gardens, rockeries or bonsai.  It has a naturally bushy habit & forms a dense globe. It produces pale brown cones in the autumn...

Common name: Hattie's Pincushion Clump-forming perennial with lobed green leaves. It produces attractive red flowers in June. Average height 2ft.  Full sun or partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: White Nile Lily A beautiful, evergreen agapanthus with large round heads of pure white flowers from July to September.  Drought tolerant. Average height 3ft, average spread 1.5ft. Full sun. Not fully hardy, mulch deeply in autumn...

A bushy shrub that produces beautiful, double rosy-purple flowers.  Average height 5-6ft. Full sun. Hardy.    "Great for planting in gardens to add a tropical feel"

Compact perennial with mid-green toothed leaves divided into three lobes. White singlel, then semi-double flowers with a lilac-blue reverse and a golden yellow centre are held above branched stems, from summer to autumn. Average height 1-1.5ft Full sun...

Common name: Lily of the Nile A beautiful, clump-forming perennial producing tall, large, round heads of trumpet-shaped purple flowers from August to September. Average height 2ft. Good for containers. Full sun. May need some winter protection,...

A bushy shrub that produces beautiful, single pink flowers with a maroon centre from July to August. Average height 5-6ft. Full sun. Hardy.    "Great for planting in gardens to add a tropical feel"

A bushy shrub that produces beautiful, violet-pink flowers flushed purple from July to August. Average height 5-6ft. Full sun. Hardy.    "Great for planting in gardens to add a tropical feel"