Abutilon vitifolium A much sought-after, but rarely offered, fast growing shrub from Chile with vine-like leaves. Copious numbers of large, pale to deep mauve flowers mainly in spring and early summer, but it can flower all summer long if happy. Benefits from some shelter,...Click here for full details... £8.00
Abutilon vitifolium 'Album' The white flowered version of this fast growing shrub from Chile with vine-like leaves. Copious numbers of pure white flowers mainly in spring and early summer, but it can flower all summer long if happy. Benefits from some shelter, so against a warm...Click here for full details... £8.00
Abutilon x suntense Similar to Abutilon vitifolium (3 meters), but suntense can grow up to 6 meters. A soft-wood shrub from Chile with vine-like leaves. Vigorous and fast-growing, to 5-6m. Copious numbers of large, mauve flowers with prominent bosses of orange...Click here for full details... £8.50
Achillea tomentosa 'Aurea' A useful drought-resistant, dwarf Achillea. Bright yellow flower heads above woolly, grey-green foliage. Long flowering season from June to September. Fully hardy. Technically a small shrub, it has a tidy habit. Long, ferny green yarrow leaves, with soft...Click here for full details... £4.75
Amelanchier Canadensis (Canadian Serviceberry) A good choice for a small plot, this handsome tree is compact in size and works hard for its place in the garden by putting on shows of blossom, fruit and autumn leaf colour. Usually grown as a multi-stemmed specimen, it enjoys a sunny or partially...Click here for full details... £7.50
Anthyllis montana 'Rubra' Beautiful, long lived small prostrate sub-shrub with cut silvery green leaves & rose-pink pea-like flowers on 10cm semi-lax stems. Flowers in late spring and early summer. It thrives in a dry soil given full sun. Received the RHS...Click here for full details... £4.75
Artemisia 'Powis Castle' This Artemisia doesn't really produce flowers (although may occasionally display small, insignificant yellow flowers), but is invaluable for its evergreen, feathery silver foliage. Drought tolerant once established, and excellent for hot sunny...Click here for full details... £4.75
Artemisia alba 'Canescens' Low bushes of upturned stems carry the whitest wisps of ornamental, scented foliage. At its best midsummer-autumn. Drought tolerant once established, and excellent for hot sunny sites. A small bushy evergreen sub-shrub that works well in a border...Click here for full details... £4.75
Artemisia ludoviciana 'Valerie Finnis' Slender silver leaves with jagged edges and glistening young shoots. A superb foliage plant. Awarded the RHS Award of Garden Merit. Drought tolerant once established, and excellent for hot sunny sites. A small bushy evergreen sub-shrub that...Click here for full details... £4.75
Artemisia pontica A spreading plant with finely cut foliage that can be used as ground cover in hot sunny places, or as a feature silver-grey plant. Came from Europe before 1570 and is a herb used in the production of absinth and vermouth. Drought tolerant once...Click here for full details... £4.90
Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' Still one of the best Buddlejas, Black Knight has beautiful dark purple flower lances from July to September, which look black in some light. Produces an intoxicating perfume and is loved by cabbage white, peacock and tortoiseshell butterflies, as...Click here for full details... £7.50
Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' A lovely white-flowering version of the common Buddleia. Snow-white, strongly scented flowers which are irresistible to bees and butterflies. Grows pretty much anywhere provided it gets some sun. Prune back hard each spring to maintain a compact, bushy...Click here for full details... £8.50
Buddleja loricata Buddleja loricata forms a evergreen bushy shrub which is fully hardy in the UK and resistant to drought and heat. Honey scented, creamy-white or sulphur-coloured, orange-centred flowers appear in midsummer and attract many flying insects...Click here for full details... £8.50
Buddleja weyeriana 'Sungold' (Buddleia) An abundance of golden-yellow flower clusters made up of tiny flowers appear on arching stems throughout summer until the first frosts. An easy to grow shrub which is rewarding to us and to pollinators. Also known as 'Golden Glow'. Produces an...Click here for full details... £7.50
Calceolaria thyrsiflora A very tough, sun-loving Calceolaria hailing from the Chilean Andes. This is a fully hardy shrub. Masses of golden, pouched slipper flowers during Spring and early Summer. Ideal for a dry garden bed, adding a splash of sunshine colour. Can thrive in...Click here for full details... £5.00
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight' Caryopteris clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ is a fantastic small shrub, bearing masses of eye-catching deep blue flowers in late summer and autumn. It forms a mound of slightly toothed, grey-green leaves with silver hairs on the undersides...Click here for full details... £7.00
Cotoneaster glacialis Very rarely offered in the UK, this is variety of Cotoneaster produces totally prostrate creeping carpets smothered in white flowers in spring, followed by an impressive display of dazzling red berries. From Nepal, India (Sikkim). Good for wildlife...Click here for full details... £6.50
Gaura lindheimeri 'The Bride' A superb, long-flowering plant for the border. Pure white flowers from early summer right through into autumn. A plant for sunny, well-drained situations. Height: 1.2m Gaura lindheimeri was brought over from Texas and Louisiana in 1850.Click here for full details... £4.90
Helichrysum italicum (Curry Plant) This is a lower growing variety than the more commonly available H. angulosum. Long, narrow silver leaves which have a strong curry scent with pale lemon flowers in midsummer. A small bushy evergreen sub-shrub from the Mediterranean. Height:...Click here for full details... £4.75
Helichrysum stoechas 'White Barn' Discovered and named by Beth Chatto, this selection has larger leaves than the type and makes a good bushy plant. Golden papery buds open into interesting sulphur-yellow flowers from June to August. Drought resistant when established and likes a...Click here for full details... £5.50
Kitaibelia vitifolia This splendid perennial plant from the Lower Danube is not often offered by nurseries in the UK. Related to hollyhocks, it grows 6-8ft high with unusual, vine-like leaves and large, showy cup-shaped white flowers from July to September. It forms a good...Click here for full details... £5.50
Lavatera × clementii 'Rosea' Syn: Lavatera arborea 'Rosea' and Lavatera olbia 'Rosea'. A popular shrub, grown for the masses of dark pink, hollyhock-like flowers that smother its branches from June to September. Very long flowering. Quick growing and vigorous. Good in a large...Click here for full details... £5.50
Leycesteria formosa 'Gold Leaf' A wonderful gold leaved form of this multi-value plant which has bright green bamboo-like stems in winter, along with delicate, white pendent flowers amidst tasselled, ruby-coloured bracts in summer. Finally, in autumn, soft bunches of purple-brown...Click here for full details... £8.50
Lonicera purpusii 'Winter Beauty' The winter flowering, shrubby honeysuckle with very fragrant cream flowers that offer rare interest in the winter garden and bring the scent of midsummer into the coldest of days. A shrub honeysuckle which produces its flowers on the bare wood in from...Click here for full details... £6.50
Lupinus arboreus Blue Form (Blue Tree Lupin) A sub-shrub with highly scented flowers. Still not often seen in gardens in the UK, this is well worth growing and becomes a talking point. Produces branching stems from a stout trunk. Fragrant bi-coloured blue flowers, much loved by bees and butterflies...Click here for full details... £5.50
Lupinus arboreus White Form (White Tree Lupin) The white form of the Tree Lupin. A sub-shrub with highly scented flowers. Still not often seen in gardens in the UK, this is well worth growing and becomes a talking point. Produces branching stems with silvery-green foliage from a stout trunk. Fragrant...Click here for full details... £5.50
Salix alba var. sericea (Silver Willow) Beautiful, narrow silvery leaves in spring / summer which turn golden-yellow in a good crisp autumn before falling. Small, yellow catkins appear on the branches in spring. Makes a fine standalone tree or can be pruned regularly to create a smaller...Click here for full details... £8.00
Salix elaeagnos (Rosemary Willow) A rare British native shrub/small tree with dark narrow, Rosemary-like leaves and with slender catkins in spring. Dark brown stems add winter interest. One of the best garden willows. Grows to 10' but can easily be kept shorted with annual pollarding...Click here for full details... £7.50
Salix x fragilis var. furcatus (Dwarf willow) An excellent and unusual dwarf, creeping willow, ideal for growing over rocks etc. It forms mats of orangy-brown woody stems with attractive reddish-brown buds in early spring, soon followed by little red catkins. These in turn develop fluffy seeds and...Click here for full details... £6.00
Salix x sepulcralis 'Dart's Snake' (Dart's Snake Willow) Contorted willow with twisted black stems and bluish-green leaves. Yellow-golden catkins in spring. This can be grown as a shrub by annual pruning or grown into a small conical tree. Excellent winter interest. Cut stems work well in arrangements...Click here for full details... £8.00
Santolina etrusca Soft, feathery, zingy green foliage and creamy white flower heads in July and August. A plant for sunny, well-drained situations. Drought tolerant. Height: 50cm Common name(s): Ertuscan Cotton LavenderClick here for full details... £4.90
Santolina rosmarinifolia 'Lemon Fizz' An attractive dwarf bushy shrub, with bright, lemon scented yellow-green foliage and bright lemon button flowers in July and August. Requires a sunny position in any well drained soil. Good for low, formal trimmed hedges, or as an interesting...Click here for full details... £4.90
Santolina rosmarinifolia subsp. rosmarinifolia A neat, dwarf evergreen shrub with rosemary-like leaves and yellow, button flowers. A lovely fresh-green foliage which contrasts well with the silver of many plants that like similar conditions (Lavender, Artemisia etc) Useful as groundcover or as an...Click here for full details... £4.90
Weigela florida 'Versicolor' A truly outstanding deciduous shrub bearing showy funnel-shaped flowers. Buds open to give white flowers which age to pink and finally to red. The whole effect is quite stunning with flowers of all colours on the same plant. Height: 2m Common name(s):Click here for full details... £8.50
