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Common name: Foxglove tree or Sapphire Dragon Tree A medium sized tree which bears heads of lilac coloured, foxglove-like flowers in spring.  It can be pollarded in the winter to produce a fine...

Common name: Maiden Grass A robust tall grass with very narrow grey-green with pale silver-green midribs. Silvery white spikelets are produced from October to November. Average height 5-6ft, spread...

Common name: Himalayan fairy grass An attractive grass that is prized for its arching stems which carry plumes of golden flowers in the summer.  A highly architectural plant that needs a sheltered...

An elegant deciduous grass with narrow green leaves margined creamy white and silvery flower plumes from September to February. Miscanthus are useful for adding movement and texture. Combines well...

Common name: Christmas Box, Sweet Box A compact suckering shrub with narrow, glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of fragrant white flowers in winter are followed by black or blue-black fruit. Average...

Common name: Lilac A lovely, compact, repeat-flowering variety of lilac with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of sweetly scented purple flowers that appear in late spring and will continue to...

Common name: Strawberry Tree An exceptional ornamental evergreen shrub or small tree with interesting red peeling bark. This variety has a more upright habit than others and superior fruit quality...

Common name: Lantern Tree A stiffly branched evergreen shrub with toothed narrow dark green leaves. Attractive lantern-shaped white flowers produced from April to August.  Grow against a sheltered...

Common name: Trumpet Vine A vigorous climber with dark green leaves and attractive, pendant, tubular-funnel-shaped, dark orange to red flowers from late summer to autumn. Average height 30ft. Full...

Common name: Mimosa, Blue Wattle Evergreen tree with fragrant yellow flowers from January to April and fern-like foliage. Needs a sunny, sheltered spot or grow in a conservatory/greenhouse. Average...

Common name: Black Mulberry A spreading tree with dark green leaves, velvety underneath. Cup-shaped green flowers are produced from May to June, followed by edible green fruit ripening to red and...

A compact evergreen shrub with a neat, rounded habit and attractive minty green leaves with wavy margins.  Small sweet-scented purple flowers are produced from May to June. Ideal for pots or the...

Common name: Nichol's willow-leafed peppermint A vigorous tree with weeping branches with brown bark and red stems bearing long, narrow grey-green leaves. The leaves smell like peppermint when...

Common name: Glory Flower A deciduous suckering shrub with dark green leaves, tinted purple when young. Clusters of very fragrant dark pink flowers are produced from August to September. Average...

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...

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...

Common name: Oak-leaved hydrangea This hydrangea has deeply-lobed leaves, hich turn a red - purple colour in autumn. Panicles of upright  white flowers bloom from early summer to autumn turning pink...

Common name: Hardy gardenia An upright, bushy shrub with glossy, deep green leaves. It produces strongly fragrant, white to ivory double flowers from July to September.  Average height 2-3ft Partial...

Common name: Rakai Hebe A rounded shrub with glossy bright green leaves and small clusters of white flowers from June to July. Average height 3ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy.

Common name: Ribbonwood A pretty evergreen shrub with glossy, toothed green leaves and numerous clusters of fragrant stary white flowers that are produced from mid to late summer.  Average height &...

Limelight' is a unique hydrangea, producing light green panicles of flowers that make their way through to white. A vigorous, spreading to upright, deciduous shrub with pointed, toothed, mid- to dark...

Common name: Panicle hydrangea A stunning shrub that produces panicles of creamy white flowers in July that gradually turn pink and eventually deepen to red by October. The mid-green leaves...

1 plant in a 5ltr pot Darwin's barberry. Shiny green foliage, producing small yellow or orange flowers. Good for hedges. Height: 2.5m / 8ft

A thicket-forming shrub or small tree with impressively large, lobed leaves that are soft and pale grey beneath and can be up to 2ft across. Produces panicles of small white flowers in autumn.