Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Peach ‘Stark Saturn’
An unusual variety with flat shaped fruits that are often sold in supermarkets as donut peaches. Despite its novel appearance, Peach ?Stark Saturn? has a good sweet flavour with juicy, white flesh, making it a worthwhile variety for a sunny sheltered position.
Nyssa sylvatica
Native to America this slow growing deciduous Black gum Tree has elegant, flouncing branches which form a broadly conical shape over time. Nyssa sylvatica provides a fantastic autumn display, when the foliage turns amazing reds and oranges and becomes a flaming mass of colour before they all fall and reveal complex shapes of bare branches.
Prunus padus ‘Albertii’
Prunus padus ‘Albertii’ is a cultivated variety of our native Prunus padus, or Bird Cherry as it is commonly known. The late spring flowers are profuse and distinctive from other cherries, being borne in racemes of tiny white blooms. The flowers are later followed by small, black, inedible fruits.
Crab Apple ‘John Downie’
One of the most popular crab apples for jelly making! Pink buds open to reveal pretty white cup shaped blossom in April and May, followed by large orange and red fruits in autumn. Crab Apple ‘John Downie’ makes an attractive and productive specimen tree for smaller gardens, with a long season of interest. Crab apple
Crab Apple ‘Donald Wyman’
A vigorous, strong growing variety with a long season of interest. From mid-Spring, Crab Apple ?Donald Wyman? is covered with white blooms that open from pretty pink buds, contrasting nicely with the dark green foliage.
Crab Apple ‘Gorgeous’
A compact variety bearing plenty of white blossom with a delicate pink blush in spring. The autumn fruits are bright red, perfectly formed miniature apples that make an appealing, pink crab apple jelly with a slightly tangy flavour.
Crab Apple ‘Pink Perfection’
This eye-catching ornamental Crab Apple stands out from other varieties for its unusual double blooms. The spring blossom is pale-pink, smothering the branches in a display which could rival that of many cherries!
Kiwi ‘Solissimo’
Like all Kiwi’s, this is a vigorous climber that will require a large, sunny wall to grow against. In return, Kiwi ‘Solissimo’ will reward you with plenty of small, round Kiwi fruits that can be harvested late in the year, after the first frosts. The flavour is deliciously sweet and makes a lovely addition to
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Lane Roberts’
A popular variety which has been awarded an RHS AGM for its excellent garden performance. Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Lane Roberts’ makes a fine specimen tree. It is at its best in autumn when the deciduous, maple-like foliage becomes a tapestry of crimson, scarlet, mahogany, and almost purple-black.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’
A most attractive cultivar with bright green foliage that transforms to orange, scarlet and purple in autumn. This eye-catching deciduous tree is pyramidal when young, maturing to a broader crown with time. Fissured, corky bark gives Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Palo Alto’ an attractive outline in winter.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Slender Silhouette’ boasts exquisite autumn colour and a striking architechtural presence. Unlike most Sweet Gum trees, this variety is narrowly columnar, fitting into much smaller spaces than its larger, spreading cousins.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Thea’
Similar to the popular variety ?Lane Roberts?, but slightly larger with a strong pyramidal habit. Like all Sweet Gum trees, Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Thea’ is grown for its breathtaking autumn colours. The bright green summer foliage turns to brilliant shades of crimson, scarlet and purple.
Liquidambar styraciflua ‘Worplesdon’
A majestic and well known variety that is prized for its breathtaking autumn display. Star-shaped, bright green leaves turn to purple, and finally scarlet and orange in autumn. This deciduous tree has deeply fissured bark which creates an attractive winter silhouette.
Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginatum’
Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Aureomarginatum’ boasts unusual shaped foliage with distinctive golden margins in spring. As summer progresses the variegation recedes, with the foliage becoming greenish-yellow before turning to fabulous shades of buttery gold in autumn.
Liriodendron tulipifera ‘Snow Bird’
A particularly beautiful form of Tulip Tree, grown for its gorgeous variegated foliage. Each dark green leaf has the same distinctive shape as the species, outlined with a dazzling creamy-white margin. Despite its dense pyramidal crown, the variegation gives this tree a much brighter appearance, making it stand out beautifully in the landscape.
