Screening

Pyracantha Mohave

Firethorn Mohave

Common Name: Firethorn MohaveLatin Name: Pyracantha 'Mohave'Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: White/SpringHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m/2.5mSpecial features: Clusters of orange-red berries in autumnThe 'Mohave' is a thorny evergreen shrub which makes a fantastic hedge or screen. The glossy leaves are ovate and dark-green all year round; these are accompanied by sprays of white flowers in spring, which are replaced by lustrous red berries in autumn. The spiny branches of this bushy shrub make it a great intruder deterrent.

Pyracantha Orange Glow

Firethorn Orange Glow

Common Name: Firethorn Orange GlowLatin Name: Pyracantha 'Orange Glow'Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Summer/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m/1.5mSpecial features: Glossy orange berries appear in autumn. The 'Orange Glow' firethorn is an upright evergreen shrub which features sprays of small white flowers that appear in summer. The delicate flowers contrast well with the glossy, dark-green leaves that hold all year round. In autumn, bright orange berries appear and these add a burst of colour to the shrub. This Firethorn makes a fantastic hedge and its thorny branches make it ideal for keeping intruders out.

Pyracantha Red Column

Firethorn Red Column

Common Name: Firethorn Red Column Latin Name: Pyracantha coccinea Red Column Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Summer/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m/4mSpecial features: Bright red autumn berries which appear in clusters all over the shrubThe 'Red Column' is an outstanding shrub which makes a fantastic evergreen hedge or screen. The leaves are ovate and dark green in colour and they are accompanied by small white flowers in spring. Come autumn, the flowers transform into glossy red berries which appear in clusters all over the shrub. This hardy firethorn can tolerate a range of harsh conditions, including shaded and costal positions. The dense, thorny habit of the ‘Red Column’ makes it an ideal hedge for keeping intruders out. 

Pyracantha Saphyr Orange Cadange

Firethorn Sapyhr Orange

Common Name: Firethorn Sapyhr Orange Latin Name: Pyracantha Saphyr Orange ‘Cadange’ Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained Position: Full sun or partial shade Flowering period/colour: May/White Hardiness: Fully hardy Eventual height/spread: 2.5/ 2.5m Special features: Delicate white flowers followed by glossy orange berries The Saphyr Orange is a bold and hardy shrub that features glossy green leaves, which are held on spiny branches. In late spring, a profusion of single white flowers hang in clusters: the pretty are later followed by bright orange berries, which appear in autumn and last until winter. This firethorn is great for attracting wildlife to your garden. The ‘Saphyr Orange’ is a compact shrub it is perfect for a planting in a mixed border, bed or next to a sunny wall.

Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge Cadrou

Firethorn Saphyr Rouge

Common Name: Firethorn Saphyr Rouge Latin Name: Pyracantha Saphyr Rouge ‘Cadrou’ Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drained Position: Full sun or partial shade Flowering period/colour: May/White Hardiness: Fully hardy Eventual height/spread: 3m/3m Special features: Glossy red berries, perfect for attracting wildlife The 'Cadrou' is a wonderful choice for year-round interest. It features narrow leaves, held on spiny branches, that are dark green in colour with a glossy shine to them. In May, single white flowers appear and these are later followed by attractive berries: glowing red berries appear in clusters in autumn, and these are usually around until winter. The berries are a great bird feeder and the flowers are perfect for the bees, so the 'Cadrou' is an ideal choice for attracting wildlife to your garden.

Pyracantha Soleil d'Or

Firethorn Soleil d'Or

Common Name: Firethorn Soleil d'OrLatin Name: Pyracantha 'Soleil d'Or'Soil: Moderately fertile, well-drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Summer/WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m/2.5mSpecial features: Buttery-yellow berries that appear in autumnThe 'Soleil d'Or' firethorn is an evergreen shrub which is upright in habit and has a dense, thorny nest of branches - making it the perfect hedge for keeping intruders out. The elliptic, waxy, dark-green leaves add interest all year round and they are accompanied by clusters of small white flowers in early summer. Come autumn, further interest is added when sprays of buttery-yellow berries cover the shrub. This hardy firethorn will tolerate a wide range of conditions.

Quercus ilex

Holm Evergreen Oak Tree

The Holm or Evergreen Oak, Quercus ilex, is a resilient and versatile tree for larger garden spaces. Flourishing in well-drained, loamy soil and adaptable to full sun or partial shade, it features glossy evergreen foliage that retains its beauty year-round.During spring, the Evergreen Oak produces inconspicuous yellow-green flowers, adding subtle charm to your outdoor space. It also bears masses of lush, dark green glossy leaves with striking white wooly shoots and yellow catkins in early summer. Plus, the acorns that it produces attract local wildlife. 

This is a slow-growing, very attractive frost hardy tree that, with age, develops large rounded pendulous branches. As the tree matures it also develops beautiful fissured dark grey bark. It can be an ideal specimen tree or a great windbreak as a clipped hedge in coastal areas. Like other Oak Trees, it has a very long lifespan, with some living over 1000 years!Add a touch of greenery and resilience to your garden with this magnificent tree.Common Name: Holm or Evergreen OakLatin Name: Quercus ilexSoil: Most fertile, well drained soilsPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Early summer/Yellow catkinsHardiness: Fully hardyHeight/spread in 20 years: 10m+/6m+Special features: A rounded, tree with lance-shaped, dark green leaves and attractive smooth dark grey bark. (Evergreen)

Quercus palustris Green Pillar

Pin Oak Tree

Common Name: Pin OakLatin Name: Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar'Soil: Well drained, moist or dry. Acidic or neutral.Position: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April, green, insignificant.Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight and spread in 20 years: 15m/4mSpecial features: Columnal form, deep green leaves, vibrant red autumn colour.Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar' has a tall columnar or fastigiate shape brought about by vertical growth of its branches. This is a great architectural asset in certain garden design situations, particularly as a screen or visual barrier, or as a single specimen plant.This variety thrives in full sun and dry soil, and so makes an ideal shade tree. It can be particularly useful as a street tree providing a visually attractive avenue, as well as shade for pedestrians. The tree is tall and very slim in its youth and spreads a little more in later years, with a slightly different visual effect.The leaves of this species are dark green in summer, and bright, vibrant red in autumn. This ensures lasting appeal though the seasons. The tree is deciduous, and so drops its leaves in winter. The liberated winter structure allows bright light through the canopy, which is a huge advantage for pedestrians or garden users. This tree has a tendency to retain just a few leaves in winter, creating a specific visual effect, which is particularly valued by some. This should be considered when making a choice of variety.Quercus palustris 'Green Pillar' is moderately fast growing, reaching about 15m tall and 4 metres wide, and prefers acid or neutral soils. Chlorosis occurs in the leaves in alkaline soil due to iron deficiency. This species is fully hardy in the UK.

Salix fragilis

Crack Willow Tree

Common Name: Crack WillowLatin Name: Salix fragilisSoil: Any deep, moist but well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: April to May/Male catkins are densely flowered and uniformly yellowHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 15m/10mSpecial features: Leaves are long and narrow with small teeth along their edges.Salix fragilis is a robust tree that grows to between 10 and 15 m with a short, thick trunk and well spread branches which form a broad, rounded crown. The bark is grey and deeply fissured and the twigs mature to become rather lustrous. They are olive-brown and brittle at the point of attachment to the branch. They break off with a crack, hence the name.

Taxus baccata

Common Yew

Common Name: Common YewLatin Name: Taxus baccataSoil: deep, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 10m - 7mSpecial features: Often described as the ultimate hedging plant.Yew is often described as the ultimate hedging plant, with neat, dark green needles and happy to take close clipping. If left to its own devices, it makes a handsome tree, with red-brown bark and a dense, broad, dark canopy. Yew is poisonous and if used as a hedge, should never be planted on a boundary where it could be grazed.

Thuja plicata Can

Can

Common Name: Western Red CedarLatin Name: Thuja plicanta 'Can-Can'Soil: Moist, well drained soil in sun (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or partial shade (Avoid very exposed positions)Hardiness: HardyHeight in 10 years: 2.5mSpecial features: A slow-growing, white-tipped arborvitae with a dark green background. (Evergreen)Thuja plicanta 'Can-Can' is a columnar upright conifer with white tips. It makes an excellent small specimen in the garden or can really look good when trimmed to create hedge or an evergreen screen. It will tolerate most soil types and has a good tolerance to heat.

Thuja plicata Gelderland

Western Red Cedar

Common Name: Western Red CedarLatin Name: Thuja plicanta 'Gelderland'Soil: Moist, well drained soil in sun (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or partial shade (Avoid very exposed positions)Hardiness: HardyHeight in 10 years: 5mSpecial features: A fast growing tree, with aromatic green foliage. (Evergreen)Thuja plicanta 'Gelderland' has very aromatic green foliage which turns into a bronze colour in the winter. It is very fast growing making it an ideal hedging plant which will tolerate heat well.

Thuja plicata Zebrina

Western Red Cedar

Common Name: Western red cedarLatin Name: Thuja plicata 'Zebrina'Soil: Moist but well-drained (will tolerate most soil types)Position: Full sun or shadeHardiness: Fully hardyHeight in 10 years: 3m - 4mSpecial features: A tall conical conifer with bright green foliage tinged with yellowish flecks.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.

Tilia Brabant

Small Lime Brabant

Common Name: Small Lime Brabant Latin Name: Tilia tormentosa 'Brabant'Soil: Moist but well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: July/Ivory flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 25m/15mSpecial features: Highly fragrant flowers that are only pollenated by Honey Bees as the nectar is actually toxic to other bees The Brabant is a tall and mighty tree which features heart-shaped leaves that are dark green in colour and serrated at their edges. The leaves are veined with light green and have hairy white undersides to them. The leaves are at their best in autumn when they turn to golden yellow before falling.Aside from the foliage, the flowers are also highly desirable; they are creamy white in colour and appear in mid-summer. The flowers carry a potently sweet scent which is attractive to honey bees, but interestingly the nectar of the flowers is toxic to other types of bees. This tree grows to have a broadly conical shape and it should be planted in a suitable position for it to have the room it needs to grow strong and thrive.

Trachelospermum Jasminoides

Confederate Jasmine

Common Name: Confederate Jasmine, Star JasmineLatin Name: Trachelospermum JasminoidesSoil: Any fertile, humus rich, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Half HardyFlowering Period: July to AugustFlowering Colour: WhiteEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 8mSpecial features: Evergreen climber which produces brilliant white, highly scented, star-shaped flowers.Trachelospermum Jasminoides is an evergreen, twinning climber with glossy dark green leaves that turn an exotic wine colour in autumn. It produces beautiful pure white, star-shaped highly scented flowers which get stronger in the evening to attract night-pollinating insects. The Confederate Jasmine is excellent for introducing scent and beauty in any garden be it city, countryside or roof top terrace.

Trachelospermum jasminoides Variegatum

Variegated Star Jasmine

Common Name: Variegated Star JasmineLatin Name: Trachelospermum jasminoides 'Variegatum'Soil: Any fertile, humus rich, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Half HardyFlowering Period: July to AugustFlowering Colour: WhiteEventual Height/Spread: 4m x 3mSpecial features: Evergreen climber with creamy-white variegated leaves.Trachelospermum Jasminoides 'Variegatum' is an evergreen, climber with oval shaped leaves that have creamy coloured edges which turn red over winter. Pure white, highly scented flowers are produced in summer. For best results plant in a sheltered spot against a south facing wall.

Viburnum opulus Roseum

Snowball Tree

Common Name: Snowball Tree Latin Name: Viburnum opulus 'Roseum'Soil: Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May-June/ WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3.5m/3.5mSpecial features: Balls of snowy white flowers over spring and summer.This vigorous shrub is well-known for its highly distinctive pure white flowers that are held in snowball-like clusters over late spring and summer. The unusual flower balls are popular with insects, bees and butterflies due to their sweet floral scent. The leaves are lobed and are dark green over spring and summer, later turning red in autumn. This bushy shrub can make an attractive screen and it also works well at the back of a shrub border.

Viburnum tinus

Viburnum

Common Name: ViburnumLatin Name: Viburnum tinusSoil: Moderately fertile, moist, well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: December to April/ WhiteHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 3m x 3mSpecial features: Dark blue-black fruit.Flattened heads of white flowers from December to April, followed by dark blue-black fruit. This lovely, long-flowering Viburnum is perfect for brightening partly shady areas when little else is in flower. Reliable and easy-to-grow, the dark green foliage provides a dense backdrop.

Vitis Purpurea

Dyers Grape

Common Name: Dyer's GrapeLatin Name: Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea'Soil: Any Fertile, Humus rich, well drainedPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Full frost hardy down to -15°C (needs no winter protection)Flowering Period: May to JuneFlowering Colour: Insignificant flowersEventual Height/Spread: 6m x 5.5mSpecial features: Grey green foliage that turns a very attractive dark purple in autumn.Vitis vinifera 'Purpurea' is most attractive deciduous, fast growing, tendrilled vine grown mainly for its grey-green foliage that turns a dark purple in autumn. It produces dark purple sour grapes, very attractive to birds, which look very ornamental against the leaves. It will need some support from the start as the leaf mass gets fairly weighty. Dyer's Grape is best suited to roam freely, perhaps around a tree, or to brighten a long stretch of wall or fence.

x Cupressocyparis Castlewellan

Gold Leylandii

Common Name: Gold LeylandiiLatin Name: x Cupressocyparis 'Castlewellan'Soil: deep, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 25m x 5mSpecial features: One of the best known of all plants, makes a great screenx Cupressocyparis Castlewellan is an extremely vigorous conifer with flattened sprays of golden young foliage. Hedges of Gold Leylandii are ideal for reducing noise and screening out unsightly buildings. These plants cope very well with exposed, windy and coastal conditions. To keep a good compact hedge and to save upsetting any neighbours, we advice trimming at least twice a year.All of our Gold Leylandii plants are supplied container grown suitable for planting all year round.

x Cupressocyparis leylandii

Green Leylandii

Common Name: Green LeylandiiLatin Name: x Cupressocyparis leylandiiSoil: deep, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 30m x 4mSpecial features: One of the best known of all plants, makes a great screenCupressocyparis leylandii is an extremely vigorous conifer with flattened sprays of grey-tinted, dark green leaves. Hedges of Leyland cypress are ideal for reducing noise and screening out unsightly buildings. These plants cope very well with exposed, windy and coastal conditions. To keep a good compact hedge and to save upsetting any neighbours, we advice trimming at least twice a year.