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Common name: Japanese Mock Orange A large evergreen bushy shrub with lustrous deep green leaves with recurved margins. Clusters of sweetly scented, creamy white flowers are produced in summer. Can be grown as a hedge. Average height 8ft, spread...

Common name: Star Jasmine A twining, evergreen climber with glossy dark green leaves,  often turning crimson in winter. Pale pink, star-shaped flowers with a strong sweet scent are borne from mid to late summer. Average height 10ft+. Full...

Common name: Star Jasmine A twining, evergreen climber with attractive variegated foliage in a mix of green and cream. Pale pink, star-shaped flowers with a strong sweet scent are borne from mid to late summer. Average height 9-10ft Full sun/Partial...

Common name: Common Ivy. An evergreen climber with lobed, rich golden yellow leaves, softening during summer. Ivy is ideal for the wildlife garden providing nectar, pollen and berries for insects and birds as well as shelter for many species...

Common name: St John's wort 'Hidcote' An upright shrub with aromatic dark green leaves. Clusters of star-shaped yellow flowers from mid-summer to mid-autumn followed by large fruit which flush pinkish red on ripening. Flowers July to October. Fruits...

Common name: Bog Laurel A deciduous shrub with smooth textured foliage. Pink and red flowers appear in Mid spring in loose clusters at branch tips; showy, long stalked, rose-pink, saucer-shaped from May to June.  Average height 1.5-2ft. Full sun/partial...

Beautiful full trusses of funnel shaped golden-yellow flowers produced in abundance from May to June.  Average height 4ft. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. 

Common name: English 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: Peruvian Lily An exotic looking perennial with showy blooms in a range of colours throughout summer. Great in containers and the flowers are lovely for the vase. Average height/spread 1-1.5ft. Full sun/partial shade. Protect from frost.

Common name: Narrow-leaved Mock Privet A tough evergreen shrub with narrow dark green leaves and small creamy white fragrant flowers bloom mid to late June. Looks good when clipped into topiary balls. Drought tolerant. Average height/spread 10ft (if...

Common name: Red-barked Dogwood A vigorous shrub with red winter shoots and grey-green leaves, margined white, that turn red in autumn. White flowers are produced from April to June, followed by small berries.  Average height 6-8ft. Full Sun. Hardy.

A compact evergreen shrub with deep-green glossy leaves that have red tones underneath and a bronze tinge when the leaves first emerge. Beautiful trusses of soft pink flowers with darker pink edges in April/May. Average height 4ft. Partial shade...

An evergreen, clump-forming perennial.  It produces deep purplpe buds which open to pale mauve florets with a darker mauve central stripe.  Evregeen foliage is tinted purple at base.  Average height 3ft.  Full sun Hardy - mulch...

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

An early-flowering, bushy, evergreen climber that is covered with large, open, yellow-centred white flowers from April to May. The foliage is glossy and dark green with attractively dissected leaves. Pruning Group 1: prune after flowering in mid to...

Common name: Smoke Bush A dwarf version of the very popular 'Royal Purple'. A bushy shrub with oval, very deep purple leaves, turning red in autumn. Pink, feathery plumes of flowers give a smoke like effect. Average height/spread 4ft. Full Sun/Partial...

Common name: Grape A woody plant, climbing by tendrils. It produces tiny green flowers followed by small red grapes in Sept/Oct. They have a rich, intense flavour reminisent of strawberries. It can be used for wine-making but more often it's used as a...

Common name:  Akiraho, Golden Akeake A mid-size evergreen shrub or small tree from New Zealand with attractive olive green foliage that has a distinctive wavey form and velvety young growth. P anicles of scented white flowers appear in dense clusters on...

1 plant in a 7.5 litre pot A newer variety of the ever popular photinia with smaller leaves and the new growth is an electric red/orange. Height: 1.5m Spread: 1.5m Full sun/ partial shade / full shade  Season of interest : Evergreen Hardy

A rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and clusters of very fragrant tubular flowers that are borne from April-May. Average height 5ft  Full sun / partial shade Hardy

A lovely and unusual perennial that produces clusters of light green, very long lasting bracts that contain clusters of tiny white flowers. The flowerheads are produced in spring and gradually dry and turn pink. They persist on the plant until autumn,...