Semi shade

Campanula glomerata Superba

Clustered Bellflower

Common Name: Clustered BellflowerLatin Name: Campanula glomerata 'Superba'Soil: Moist but well-drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Summer/ violetHardiness: HardyEventual height/spread: 10-50cm/50-100cmSpecial feature: Rounded flower heads.This is a really unique perennial as the bell-shaped flowers grow in dense clusters of up to 15 flowers, forming a rounded flower head. The flowers are violet-purple in colour and they are held on reddish stems. In terms of foliage, the lance-shaped leaves are mid-green and these sit beneath the vibrant flowers. This bellflower looks beautiful in a border and it is also an excellent choice for cut flowers.

Davidia involucrata Columnar

Handkerchief Tree/ Dove Tree

Common Name: Handkerchief Tree/ Dove TreeLatin Name: Davidia involucrata 'Columnar'Soil: Moist but well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May/small purple flowers in large white bracts.Hardiness: Fully hardyHeight and spread in 20 years: 6m/ 2.5mSpecial features: A narrower form of the highly acclaimed 'Handkerchief tree'.This is a narrower form of the deservedly popular Davidia involucrata and its upright, columnar habit means it is suitable for smaller spaces. It's an excellent choice for adding structure with architectural planting. The species is well-known for its highly distinctive flower bracts (the protective leaves that cover the flower) and these are large, white and flutter in the breeze like a handkerchief. The flowers themselves are small, purple and spherical. In terms of foliage the leaves are mid-green, heart-shaped and make the perfect foil for the snowy bracts.It is worth noting that the flowers and bracts do not always appear on younger trees but they are certainly worth the wait when they do arrive.

Hebe Lady Ann

Shrubby Veronica

Common Name: Shrubby VeronicaLatin Name: Hebe Lady AnnSoil: Well-drained soil and should not be allowed to dry out.Position: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May to June/Dark pink flowersHardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas)Eventual height/spread: 0.3m x 0.4mSpecial features: Young shoots are purplish redA compact evergreen shrub that combines several attractive features: during summer the foliage is green with silvery white margins (sometimes the main vein is also white). In spring the young shoots are purplish red and will be readily followed by dark pink flowers. In May and June the attractive young shoots are still visible and make a good combination with the flowers. This globe-shaped shrub will reach a height of about 30 cm and a spread of approx. 40 cm.

Lavandula Alba

Lavender

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Lavandula Fathead

Fathead Lavender

Common Name: Lavender FatheadLatin Name: Lavandula stoechas 'Fathead'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: Summer, dark purple Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.5m/0.5mSpecial features: Highly scented flowers which attract bees The 'Fathead' variety of lavender is a vigorous evergreen shrub which has slender green leaves and an upright habit. The most notable feature of this plant is the lavender flowers, which emerge a deep purple colour in summer and slowly fade to pink. The flowers are highly scented and are great for attracting bees; they also dry out well and make great potpourri.

Lavandula Granny's Bouquet

Lavender

Common Name: Lavender Granny's BouquetLatin Name: Lavandula angustifolia 'Granny's Bouquet'Soil: Well drained neutral to alkaline soilPosition: Full SunFlowering Period/Colour: Intense violet stems provided over the summer months.Hardiness: Very hardy varietyEventual Height: 0.6mSpecial features: Compact shrub which provides intense violet stems over the summer months.Lavender 'Granny's Bouquet' is a beautiful variety of lavender which provides rich green foliage followed by intensely coloured violet stems over the summer. This evergreen shrub has an amazing aroma and provides a very hardy shrub suitable for any garden.

Lavandula Hidcote

Lavender

Common Name: LavenderLatin Name: Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: July to September/Deep violetHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.75m x 0.75mSpecial features: Aromatic flowers and leaves.Dense spikes of fragrant, deep violet summer flowers and aromatic, silvery-grey leaves. Possibly the best lavender for edging path and borders, when brushed against the aromatic foliage perfumes the air. Perfect for a sunny, well-drained site, after flowering cut back the flower-stalks to maintain the plant's compact, bushy shape.

Lavandula Munstead

Lavender

Common Name: LavenderLatin Name: Lavandula angustifolia MunsteadSoil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: July to September/Blue-purpleHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.50m x 0.60mSpecial features: Aromatic flowers and leaves.Dense spikes of fragrant, blue-purple summer flowers and aromatic, grey-green leaves. This lavender, named after Gertrude Jeykll's garden at Munstead Wood, makes a lovely low hedge. Perfect for a sunny, well-drained site, the flower stalks should be cut back after flowering to maintain the plant's compact shape.

Lavandula Regal Splendour

French Lavender

Common Name: French LavenderLatin Name: Lavandula stoechas Regal SplendourSoil: Fertile, well-drained soil. Full sunFlowering period/colour: mid-spring to late spring/ Dark purpleHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 0.8m x 1mSpecial features: Aromatic flowers and leaves.Incredibly dark, purple-violet flags carried on top of dark purple flower heads are produced from April to May. This fabulous French lavender has extremely fragrant foliage and is perfect for edging a sunny path or border.

Lavandula St Passionne

Lavender

Magnolia Betty

Betty Magnolia Tree

Common Name: Magnolia BettyLatin Name: Magnolia 'Betty'Soil: Moist but well-drainedPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardy, frost hardy down to -15°CFlowering period: SpringFlowering colour: Purple/White Eventual height/spread: 4m/4mSpecial features: A delightful display of tulip-shaped purple-white flowers in spring. Magnolia 'Betty' is a wonderfully compact tree which features the most beautiful display of tulip-shaped flowers, which are white with deep purple edges. The pretty spring flowers are complimented by glossy mid-green leaves that are ovate-pinnate shaped. This magnolia grows and spreads to have a fairly rounded crown and it is the perfect choice for the smaller garden.

Magnolia Full Eclipse

Magnolia Tree

Common Name: Magnolia Full EclipseLatin Name: Magnolia × soulangiana 'Full Eclipse'Soil: Appreciates consistent moisture throughout the year, avoid very dry or very wet soil.Position: Full sun to part shade. Flowering period/colour: Spring/Fuschia (red-purple) at base, graduating to white at tips.Hardiness: Fully hardy in the severest European climates (to below -20°C).Height in 20-50 years: 5 to 8mSpecial features: Attractive fuschia and white flower and soft oval leaves. Magnolia Full Eclipse is a Gresham hybrid variety of Magnolia × soulangeana; the Japanese or Saucer Magnolia. The hybrid Magnolias were developed for their larger blooms and their later blooming time, which avoids spring frosts. Full Eclipse has slender upright (tulip) blooms, fuschia (red-purple) at the base, graduating to white at the tips. Flowers are 10cm to 20cm tall. The tree is a columnar, upright grower, expanding out to 5 to 8 metres in width. This variety is deciduous, dropping its leaves in winter. The flowers are scented, and attractive to bees and butterflies. This is a variety with a very traditional colour and form to the flowers. This is quite a small tree so would be suitable for a small garden.

Magnolia Genie

Genie Magnolia Tree

Common Name: Magnolia 'Genie' (PBR)Latin Name: Magnolia soulangeana x liliiflora 'Genie' PBRSoil: Appreciates consistent moisture throughout the year, avoid very dry or very wet soil.Position: Full sun to part shade. Flowering period/colour: Late winter – early spring/burgundyHardiness: Fully hardy in the severest European climates (to below -20°C).Height in 10 years: 3mSpecial features: A small new variety of Magnolia with tulip shaped blooms in a deep burgundy colour. This is a most unusual form of Magnolia. The tree has a neat, compact habit, and deep burgundy flowers with a strong tulip shape. The tree is ideal for a small garden and the flowers make a really striking statement on unclothed branches in winter or early spring. This variety would be ideally placed against light background that contrasts strongly against the colour of the blooms, to show them at their best. As with all of our other vaieties, Magnolia 'Genie' would make a fine statement tree in a location that can be viewed through a window during the colder months. The colour of the blooms in this variety is particularly stable, compared to some other burgundy forms. The leaves are small, and a rich dark green. This variety was bred by New Zealand breeder, Vance Hooper, over a period of 15 years using lines of Magnolia soulangeana and Magnolia liliiflora.

Magnolia Nigra

Magnolia Tree

Common Name: Magnolia TreeLatin Name: Magnolia liliflora 'Nigra'Soil: Reasonably fertile, humus-rich, acid to neutral soil is ideal. Will also thrive in heavy clay.Position: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: Fully hardyFlowering period: Late SpringFlowering colour: Goblet-shaped, dark reddish-purple flowersEventual height/spread: 3m/2.5mSpecial features: A compact variety with dark purple-red flowers which appear from an earlier age.Magnolia liliflora 'Nigra' is a wide-spreading but compact medium-sized shrub with broad, shining green leaves. The slender tulip-like flowers gradually open wide to reveal their vinous-purple outside and creamy white, stained purple inside, which are freely produced from late spring to early summer. This Magnolia is best in a sheltered position and is tolerant of high atmospheric pollution

Malus Harry Baker

Crab Apple Tree

Common Name: Crab Apple Harry BakerLatin Name: Malus 'Harry Baker'Soil: Chalky, sandy, clay, loamyPosition: Full sun or partial shade    Hardiness: HardyFlowering period: SpringFlowering colour: PinkEventual height/spread after 20 years: 5m/5mThe Malus 'Harry Baker' is a lively, colourful addition to any garden due to its eye-catching large fuchsia-pink flowers which appear in spring. This deciduous crab apple tree holds rich green leaves, which are accompanied by red fruits in autumn. The glossy red fruits bring vivid colour to a winter garden; pick the fruits when ripe to make a tasty crab apple jelly.

Malus Prairie Fire

Crab Apple Tree

Common Name: Crab Apple TreeLatin Name: Malus 'Prairie Fire'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: April/ Red-purple flowersHardiness: Fully hardyHeight and spread in 10 years: 3m x 2mSpecial features: Small purple fruits in the autumn. Good disease resistance.Malus 'Prairie Fire' is an excellent new variety of crab apple and is ideal for small gardens. It has an upright growth habit with narrow, dark purple to green leaves. An intense dispaly of single red/purple flowers appear in April are followed in autumn by small, spheroid, purple fruits. Good disease resistance.

Malus Wisley Crab

Crab Apple Tree

Common Name: Wisley Crab Apple TreeLatin Name: Malus 'Wisley Crab'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: Spring/RedHardiness: Fully hardyHeight and spread in 20 years: 5m x 4mSpecial features: Extremely large crab apples which are great for making crab apple jelly.The 'Wisley Crab' is a crab apple tree like no other; it features purple foliage and the largest crab apples cultivated to date. The leaves are a deep purple-green colour and they are accompanied by pretty carmine flowers in spring. Come autumn, the flowers have turned into huge, glossy-red crab apples which are the size of dessert apples. The crab apples can be made into crab apple jelly.

Pennisetum setaceum Rubrum

Fountain Grass

Common Name: Fountain grassLatin Name: Pennisetum setaceum 'Rubrum'Soil: Well-drained soilPosition: Full sun Flowering period/colour: July-September/Burgundy Hardiness: HardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m/0.6mSpecial features: Deep purple-black leaves and bottlebrush-like flowers.This grass is the perfect choice for adding a burst of colour to your garden due to its highly ornamental foliage. The foliage grows in upright clumps and the leaves are a deep purple colour. In late summer, the flowers appear and these are burgundy in colour and last well into autumn. The 'Rubrum' can be planted in a pot and it is a great choice for adding height and structure to your garden. Like other grasses, this perennial is particularly attractive on a windy day when its wispy foliage and flowers can sway in the breeze.

Pittosporum Variegata

Varigated Pittosporum

Common Name: Varigated PittosporumLatin Name: Pittosporum tenuifolium VariegataSoil: fertile, moist, well-drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeFlowering period/colour: May to June/Dark purple flowers (unreliable)Hardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 4m x 2mSpecial features: Attractive variegated foliage, useful for flower arranging.Dramatic, dark grey or black young stems clothed with wavy-margined, grey-green leaves edged creamy-white. This large, bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree makes a great feature for a sunny, well-drained border. An excellent plant for warm coastal areas, where it can successfully be grown as an attractive, variegated windbreak or hedge.

Solanum Glasnevin

Chilean Potato Tree

Common Name: Chilean potato treeLatin Name: solanum crispum 'Glasnevin'Soil: Any most, fertile, well drained soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade, will also tolerate majority shade.Hardiness: Hardy down to -5° may need frost protectionFlowering Period: July to NovemberFlowering Colour: LilacEventual Height/Spread: 6m x 2mSpecial features: Clusters of fragrant lilac flowers from summer to autumn, sometimes followed by yellowish-white fruits.

Wisteria Domino

Japanese Wisteria

Common Name: Japanese WisteriaLatin Name: Wisteria floribunda 'Domino'Soil: Any free draining soilPosition: Full sun or partial shadeHardiness: HardyFlowering Period: Spring Flowering Colour:  LilacEventual Height/Spread: 6m/ 3mSpecial features: Pendulous racemes of pretty lilac flowersThe 'Domino' is a deciduous climber which has green, compound leaves that cover the vine. In spring, lilac-blue flowers delicately hang in pendulous racemes which mask the climber in a cloud of purple. The flowers fade to pale blue in summer and they prove to be very popular with insects and bees. The 'Japanese Wisteria' has a climbing and spreading habit and it is a vigorous grower.

Wisteria Prolific

Blue Wisteria Plant

Common Name: Chinese Wisteria ProlificLatin Name: Wisteria sinensis 'Prolific'Soil: Any free draining soilPosition: Full sun or partial Shade.Hardiness: HardyFlowering Period: May and JuneFlowering Colour: Two-tone blue and lilacEventual Height/Spread: 8m x 5mSpecial features: Very fragrant, two-tone blue and lilac flowers followed by seed pods in the summer.The Blue Wisteria Plant, or Wisteria Sinensis Prolific, is a fast growing climber that gives a stunning burst of colour to any landscape. 

 The Blue Wisteria Plant flourishes in well-drained, fertile soil, but will tolerate most soil types. Plus, it thrives in full sun to partial shade and is resilient and hardy. 

Chinese Wisteria Prolific explodes into a breathtaking display of blue flowers in spring. An abundance of hanging, fragrant, blue-lilac pea flowers are produced in late spring and are often repeated in hot summers. The leaves open in a coppery colour, gradually turning golden green with time.Wisteria Prolific is known for its vigorous climbing habit, which makes it ideal for covering pergolas, arbors, or walls, creating a captivating focal point in your garden.Reaching a height of 8 metres and spreading around 5 metres, the Blue Wisteria Plant provides beautiful, scented lilac-blue flowers that also attract wildlife. 

Enhance your outdoor space with this wonderful climber.All of our Wisteria's are grafted, ensuring that they produce flowers from a very young age.