Tree Gift Wrapping Service
Why not make your tree gift even
more special by using our gift wrapping service. This includes one of our
handmade drawstring 'ecobags' made out of 100% biodegradable materials, a gift
tag with optional gift message and a planting and aftercare booklet. All of this
for just £2.00 per tree.
B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
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Abelia x grandiflora (Abelia)
Fine limbed shrub with elegant leaves like long, pointed diamonds and delicate sprays of small tubular flowers. (Semi evergreen)
Common Name: Abelia grandiflora
Latin Name: Abelia x grandiflora
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: June to October/light pink
Hardiness: Half hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 2m/3m
Special features: A fine limbed, evergreen shrub with elegant leaves like long, pointed diamonds and delicate sprays of small tubular flowers
A useful, long-flowering, semi-evergreen shrub for a mixed border. This Abelia has attractive, glossy, deep green leaves which it hangs on to for most of the year. From June, it produces masses of small, fragrant, pink-flushed, trumpet-like flowers on arching branches that go on all summer.
This shrub is supplied in a 3 litre container for year round planting.
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