Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Solanum crispum ‘Glasnevin’
With maturity, this versatile Snow Gum is forms an attractive small tree of up to 8m (26?). An evergreen canopy of narrow, silver-green foliage provides good year round colour, contrasting beautifully with the stems which are russet red when young.
Vinca minor ‘Azurea Flore Pleno’
This charming Hawthorn is the perfect specimen for a cottage garden planting scheme. Its thorny stems form a neatly rounded, deciduous tree that makes a superb focal point.
Helichrysum thianschanicum ‘Icicles’
Morroccan Daisies are cheerful little plants that form a neat cushion of finely dissected, silvery-green foliage. From April to May, Rhodanthemum ‘Marrakech’ produces a host of pale pink daisy-like flowers, with darker pink margins.
Lavender ‘Melissa Lilac’
From May to June this compact Californian Lilac is covered in dense clusters of deep blue flowers that make an enchanting feature in sunny mixed borders.
Salvia nemorosa ‘Blue Marvel’
Commonly known as Hillings Weeping Cherry, this dwarf cultivar makes a fine specimen tree for confined spaces. From late March, the dazzling white blooms create a breathtaking avalanche of cherry blossom that crowds the pendulous branches.
Weigela florida ‘Polka’
Weigela florida ‘Polka’ looks glorious in summer, with arching branches filled with soft-pink, trumpet-shaped blooms. These nectar-rich flowers attract pollinating insects, and are gently scented. ‘Polka’ has unusual, dark blue-green foliage, forming a dense cloak of leaves that creates an excellent background for summer-flowering perennials in mixed borders. Height: 120cm (48). Spread: 150cm (59).
Weigela florida ‘Moulin Rouge’
The lovely gold and green variegated foliage of Weigela florida ‘Moulin Rouge’ beautifully offsets its red spring flowers to add a splash of colour to containers and borders. This deciduous hardy shrub is reliable and easy to grow, with a pleasingly upright habit. It makes an attractive specimen for a mixed border or wildlife garden,
Weigela florida ‘Wings of Fire’
Modern breeding has brought us this exciting new variety of Weigela which steals the show in autumn when the glossy green leaves take on glorious shades of deep red and burnt orange. Pink trumpet-shaped flowers adorn this compact deciduous shrub in May and June, which are attractive to bees. Weigela florida ‘Wings of Fire’ is
Weigela All Summer Red ‘Slingco 1’
A great plant for patio containers, Weigela All Summer Red ‘Slingco 1’ has distinct red, funnel-shaped flowers that bloom from early summer to late autumn, providing months of vibrant colour that contrast with the intense green foliage. Weigela are native to Eastern Asia and were brought to Britain in 1845 from China by Robert Fortune.
Weigela ‘Black and White’
Weigela have been grown in British gardens for over 170 years, since they first arrived from China. Since then various new varieties have been developed by expert horticulturalists. Weigela ‘Black and White’ is a plant that really stands out from the crowd. It has dark green foliage that gets a purple tinge as the summer
Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’
If you are looking for a dark leaved shrub then Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ is a superb choice. Weigela was brought to Britain from the Far East in the mid 19th Century and since then many different varieties have been developed. Weigela florida ‘Alexandra’ is a mid sized Weigela and is suitable for garden borders in
Weigela ‘Ebony and Ivory’
Weigela ‘Ebony and Ivory’ is one of the smaller Weigelas making it idea for patio containers and raised beds. As the name of this variety suggests, it has superb contrasting foliage and flowers. The leaves are dark-green and slowly darken to deep plum as the summer progresses. The flowers are white, with red throats and
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Shasta’
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Shasta’ is the ideal choice for gardeners looking for a unique plant. Instead of the typical creamy flowers, ‘Shasta’ has stunning pure white blooms which look almost as though a delicate dusting of snow has settled on the foliage! Lacecap-like flowers appear in late spring and slowly age to pink. The
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum ‘Mariesii’ bears stunning white lacecap-like blooms in late spring, followed by red berries which then turn black. This Japanese Snowball variety has an impressive large, wide-spreading habit which has earned it a coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit. The tiered branches are cloaked in deep green ovate foliage which turns to
Viburnum tinus ‘Spirit’
Viburnum tinus ‘Spirit’ produces clumps of pink buds which open to reveal softly fragranced white flowers in November and continue all the way through until May, adding much-needed winter colour to your garden. This thick, globular evergreen shrub has a bushy habit and bears blue-black fruits after flowering above a backdrop of deep green foliage.
Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum
A wonderful tiered shrub with elegant, wide-spreading branches bearing pretty white, lacecap flowers in late spring. The leaves are prominently veined and textured, taking on warm purple and red hues in autumn before falling. Commonly known as the Japanese Snowball Bush due to its abundance of white flowers, Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum is an ideal
