Category Archives: Plants & Seeds
Prunus glandulosa ‘Alba Plena’
There is no greater pleasure than walking down a street at ‘cherry blossom time’. Ornamental cherry trees are often used in municipal planting and they are a firm favourite with home gardeners too. Prunus glandulosa ‘Alba Plenais’ ornamental cherry is compact making it ideal for smaller gardens and patio pots, you can also train it
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Kobold’
Potentilla fruticosa ‘Kobold’ is a tiny shrub of just 60cm (24) high, but it creates such a wonderful splash of colour that it will always lift the spirits and bring pleasure to any gardener. It is smothered in flowers of a delicate buttery yellow all through summer and into the autumn, with small grey green
Picea glauca ‘Alberta Globe’
A sphere shaped conifer, Picea glauca ‘Alberta Globe’ is a slow growing Alberta Spruce that looks superb planted amongst gravel, slate or bark chippings. It is an ideal plant for those with contemporary or oriental style gardens. It is also suitable for rockeries and alpine gardens and dwarf conifer collections in a wide border, or
Picea glauca ‘Biesenthaler Fruhling’
With bright yellow-green needle foliage Picea glauca ‘Biesenthaler Frühling’ is a nice addition to any traditional rockery or alpine garden. This dwarf white spruce can also be grown in containers to add greenery to areas which have little planting, such as a concrete path or driveway. In the festive season this dwarf conifer, with a classic
Picea glauca ‘Rainbows End’
With bright yellow tips at the end of each dark green, needle covered branch, this slow growing, evergreen dwarf conifer is a real eye catcher. Picea glauca ‘Rainbows End’ is an ideal plant for a large rockery or gravel garden. Once planted it requires no maintenance at all, and can also be grown in a
Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’
Pieris japonica ‘Little Heath’ produces rich, bell-shaped flowers during spring, but the real attraction is the magnificent whorled evergreen foliage with tips that turn pink throughout the year, as well as often being edged with cream. This dwarf shrub only reaches 60cm in height and requires little pruning, making it an excellent choice for adding
Picea abies ‘Wills Zwerg’
Picea abies ‘Wills Zwerg’ is an evergreen, dwarf spruce with a classic conifer tree shape that looks fantastic planted in a rockery or alpine garden. It is a real slow grower and takes decades to reach its full height of 3 metres, as it only grows roughly 2 inches (5cm) per year. In the festive
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Amber Jubilee’
From June onwards, Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Amber Jubilee’ bears clumps of compact rich white flowers that form tidy globes at the ends of each branch, being replaced later in the season with burgundy fruits. This extremely decorative garden border variety features salmon orange foliage in spring which then matures to green by the end of summer.
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Little Devil’
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Little Devil’ bears clumps of pink flowers that embellish the branch tips from June onwards, with striking fruits replacing the flowers by late summer. This excellent dwarf Ninebark produces bright red leaves which mature to a deep burgundy shade by the summer. This easy to grow, compact variety is an excellent choice for
Osmanthus heterophyllus
Holly Olive is a delightful shrub which is very versatile and easy to grow. It can be grown in a wide range of soils from sand, chalk or clay. Osmanthus heterophyllus likes to be planted in full sun or partial shade in well-drained soil, Chinese Holly as the name suggests resembles our native holly tree,
Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’
If you are looking for a very low maintenance, but visually appealing, planting idea for your garden, a dwarf conifer collection is highly recommended and will give many years of pleasure. All year round greenery and literally zero maintnenance required once planted, Picea abies ‘Nidiformis’ is certainly a conifer to include in your design. It
Picea abies ‘Tompa’
Planted in spaced out groups, Picea abies ‘Tompa’ a dwarf Norway spruce can give the illusion of a mini forest within a border. It is a perfect conifer for a rockery or alpine garden, alongside flowering plants such as Azaleas. Once planted there is no maintenance required at all and they are very slow growing,
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diable D’Or’
Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo D’Or’ bears clumps of delicate white flowers, each with a trace of pink, during early summer, contrasting fabulously with the intense copper-red, architectural foliage. Glimmering red seed heads follow, lingering well into autumn. Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diablo D’Or’ looks spectacular when paired with other vibrant foliage shrubs, such as Euonymus, Berberis and Elaeagnus.
