Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Rhododendron ‘Koningin Emma’
Rhododendron ‘Koningin Emma’ produces tight clusters of funnel-shaped, rich orange flowers with apricot overtones. The flowers appear in spring before the emerging mid-green leaves. The glosyy foliage turns to orange-red in autumn, creating a spectacular display before falling.
Rhododendron ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’
This deciduous Azalea has a bushy, spreading habit. As the name implies, Rhododendron ‘Koster’s Brilliant Red’ provides abundant clusters of flaming, reddish-orange flowers in spring. The mid-green leaves appear after the flowers, turning a fiery orange-red in the autumn.
Rhododendron ‘Graziella’
Rhododendron ‘Graziella’ is a fully hardy, evergreen Rhododendron producing long, narrow, dark green leaves that provide interest throughout the year in a mixed ericaceous border. Trusses of pink, bell-shaped flowers appear during late spring and early summer.
Rhododendron ‘Persil’ (Azalea Group)
Elegant and eye-catching, Rhododendron ‘Persil’ is a deciduous shrub from the popular Azalea group. Clusters of snowy white, trumpet shaped blooms appear in May, each splashed with a bright golden flare.
Rhododendron ‘Connie’
Bred from Kaempferi x Malvatica, Rhododendron ‘Connie’ grows as a bushy, upright, evergreen shrub. Reddish-orange, funnel-shaped flowers are produced in May and June, while the mid-green, glossy leaves turn reddish in autumn. T
Rhododendron ‘Stewartstonian’
A ‘must have’, spectacular, semi-evergreen, hardy shrub, renowned for its fiery red, funnel-shaped blooms in late spring, and changing leaf colours through a full yearly cycle.
Rhododendron ‘Thierry’
Rhododendron ‘Thierry’ is a hardy evergreen Azalea of very dwarf habit. Reddish-pink flowers appear in April to May and contrast with the small, shiny, rounded leaves. This compact shrub is ideal for a small container if planted in ericaceous compost, or as an impact shrub at the front of acid borders and rockeries.
Rhododendron ‘Glowing Embers’ (Azalea Group)
The coppery young foliage of Rhododendron ‘Glowing Embers’ makes a fine contrast with its radiant orange-red flowers in May. This showy, deciduous cultivar is from the Azalea group, withstanding cold, north facing positions with ease.
Prunus ‘Snow Fountains’
Prunus ‘Snow Fountains’ is well named for its weeping branches that are a sight to behold when in flower. The cascading branches of this weeping Cherry extend from the top of the crown and dangle to the ground. In April and May the branches are smothered with lightly fragranced, pure white flowers.
Prunus tenella ‘Fire Hill’
Prunus tenella ‘Fire Hill’is a bushy, deciduous shrub that makes a lovely container plant for the patio, or grown as a showy feature in sunny borders. The beautiful, dark rose-pink blossom smothers the branches from March into May.
Rhododendron ‘Homebush’ (Azalea Group)
Awarded a prestigious RHS AGM, Rhododendron ‘Homebush’ is from the popular deciduous Azalea group. Throughout May this hardy shrub produces a profusion of flamboyant, semi-double, bright pink blooms.
Pulmonaria ‘Moonshine’
When this showy Lungwort starts to flower, its a welcome sign that spring is on the way! Pulmonaria ‘Moonshine’ is a stunning, herbaceous perennial grown for its mound of sparkling, silvery-grey, rounded leaves that are edged with dark green.
Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula’
A bushy, dense, deciduous spreading small tree. The weeping branches are cloaked in silvery-grey leaves with downy undersides, which resemble a willow in shape. As the tree matures it forms a more attractive domed canopy.
Prunus ‘Kiku-shidare-zakura’
Betula pendula is a familiar sight in the UK. Valued as a pioneer species, it is one of the first to colonise disrupted or polluted sites, improving soil structure and fertility with its deep root system. Silver Birch is instantly recognisable for the silvery-white, peeling bark covering its slender, upright stems.
Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’
For many years Prunus cerasifera ‘Nigra’ has been a popular variety for planting in urban towns and cities due to its tolerance to pollution. It makes a particularly colourful specimen tree that creates a showy centrepiece for a large garden. This is is one of the first Cherries to flower in the spring.
Prunus x cistena
Prunus x cistena forms an upright, bushy, slow growing shrub which also makes a good low maintenance, deciduous hedge. Alternatively, grow as a specimen shrub in a container on the patio or as a focal point in the garden. Its single, pale pink, fragrant flowers appear in spring, after the young leaves have appeared.
Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Ruby’
eputedly, one of the most hardy of deciduous ornamental cherries. Very pale, pink-white, single flowers appear in March and April. Prunus nipponica var. kurilensis ‘Ruby’ is cloaked in green leaves throughout summer which turn yellow and an orange-red during the autumn, giving a spectacular display.
Prunus x incam ‘Okamé’
A stunning, deciduous tree which matures to produce a well-structured, rounded crown on maturity. Early to flower in spring, Prunus x incam ‘Okamé’ produces a profusion of single, rich pink buds which erupt into clusters of cup-shaped flowers, borne upon bare stems.
