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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Phormium 'Alison Blackman' (New Zealand Flax)
A clump-forming shrub. Overall colour tones of gold and apricot tinged with pink. (Evergreen)
Common Name: New Zealand Flax
Latin Name: Phormium Alison Blackman
Soil: Fertile, well-drained
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: July / Yellow-green
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/ spread: 1.2m/1.2m
Special features: Green, Brown, Gold foliage.
'Alison Blackman' is an evergreen clump-forming shrub; the leaves have olive green centres with golden cream stripes and a thin margin of orange red. Overall colour tones of gold and apricot tinged with pink. Leaves are 30-60mm wide. Plants are medium in growth with upright leaves reaching 1.2m, evergreen and frost hardy. Excellent leaves for flower arranging. Prefers full sun to intensify the leaf colour.
This shrub is supplied in a 3 litre container for year round planting.
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