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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Empire
Lawson Cypress
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Chamaecyparis lawsoniana Ellwood's Gold
Lawson Cypress
Common Name: Lawson CypressLatin Name: Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 'Ellwood's Gold'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shade (Avoid very exposed positions)Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 1.8m x 2.2mSpecial features: An excellent slow growing dwarf conifer with a conical shape and bright golden tinge to leaves all Summer.A variegated conifer with foliage sprays, pendulous at their tips, in shades of yellow and green. This is a most attractive, graceful feature. At a distance, the tree is seen as a light yellowed green shade. Because of the subtlety of its foliage, it deserves a place where it can be viewed, hence a position near a sitting area is recommended rather than treating it as an isolated specimen. The fruity odour of the crushed foliage is an added attraction.
Choisya Goldfingers
Mexican Orange Blossom
Common Name: Mexican Orange BlossomLatin Name: 'Choisya Goldfingers'Soil: any well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April to June / White flowersHardiness: Frost hardyEventual height/spread: 2m x 2mSpecial features: Evergreen shrub with aromatic, golden leaves.Lighter coloured form of 'Aztec Pearl' a compact shrub that has a distinctive walnut smell when brushed by. Goldfingers also has sweetly scented white flowers in late spring and again in late summer. The leaves are slightly dissected and bright yellow in colour. Fully hardy in most cases, but a little protection from cold wind is advisable, more because of leaf damage than a risk of dying.
Cupressus Goldcrest Wilma
Montery Cypress Wilma
Common Name: Montery CypressLatin Name: Cupressus macrocarpa 'Goldcrest Wilma'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 1mSpecial features: Glowing golden green lemon scented foliage and an attractive columnar shape (Evergreen) ‘Wilma’ is an easy to grow small evergreen conifer which has a neat and columnar habit. The evergreen foliage is a vibrant bright yellow-green in colour and has the most delightful lemon scent which is particularly fragrant when the leaves are cut or crushed. This conifer is ideal for adding year-round colour to your garden and is well-suited to being planted in a shrubbery or a sunny border. Plant ‘Wilma’ alongside a darker conifer like the Thuja Smaragd for contrasting foliage colours.A must for any garden needing a burst of beautiful and bright year-round colour.
Juniperus communis Compressa
Juniper
Common Name: JuniperLatin Name: Juniperus communis 'Compressa'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shadeHardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 0.7mSpecial features: Dwarf, narrow conical habit. Leaves are dense grey/green. Very distinctive. (Evergreen)Juniperus communis 'Compressa' is a dwarf conifer that makes a low, slender column, plumping out a little with age, which improves its proportions. It's all very small scale and generally doesn't reach even 1m in height. It has very fine, light green needles that are evenly textured. This is an excellent subject to provide a vertical element in a trough. Juniper foliage has a resinous scent, especially if pressed in the hand. Plant in sheltered rockery or tub.
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Laurus nobilis
Bay Laurel
Common Name: Bay LaurelLatin Name: Laurus nobilisSoil: Any free drainingPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Half-hardy, needs sheltering from strong windsFlowering period: Early summerFlowering colour: Pale yellowEventual height/spread after 20 years: 4-5m/3mThe Laurus nobilis is a handsome evergreen shrub or small tree. It features aromatic waxy green leaves, which are often used in cookery. Small clusters of creamy yellow flowers appear in early summer. The ‘Bay Laurel’ is perfect for screening; it is also used as part of herb garden or alongside roses to add structure to a border. This Laurel has been cultivated since the beginning of recorded history and was a key symbol of mythological history too. The Greek and Roman scholars are always depicted as wearing a wreath on the head which is made from bay leaves.
Thuja occidentalis Hetz Midget
Hetz Midget Arbovitae
Common Name: Hetz Midget ArbovitaeLatin Name: Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or partial shade (Avoid very exposed positions)Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 0.3mSpecial features: The smallest form of all, it is a very slow-growing, dwarf conifer of globular habit. (Evergreen)Thuja occidentalis 'Hetz Midget' originates from the north-east of North America. It forms a soft, rounded mound of light green foliage which has a sweet scent of apples. It looks great in rock gardens, walkways, mixed borders and associates very well with heathers. It performs best in full sun and moisture retentive but well-drained soil, it is important to plant somewhere it will be protected from cold and dry winds.
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