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Bloodtwig Dogwood Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange'
  • £14.99

This product is offered for sale for home delivery exclusively via our website only. The images represent established plants, the supplied product may be younger. All heights listed are approximate and fully established plant heights may vary. The amount of foliage, buds or bloom on the plant will depend on what part of the season the product is purchased. Please see description below for full product details.Also known as the Bloody dogwood or bloodtwig on account of its glowing winter colour, Cornus 'Anny's Winter Orange', is one of the best for colour, being much prized for its vibrant orange-flushed red stems. Widely grown as ornamental plants, dogwoods are a subtle, underestimated garden staple which come into their own when their leaves change colour in a glorious display in autumn, falling to reveal the flame-coloured branches so popular with gardeners. Fully winter hardy, dogwoods are a popular shrub for any garden or even a large container as they are fairly unfussy and are both easy to grow and low maintenance, with a long season of interest– all year round! In spring, dogwoods bust into bloom with heads of dainty white flowers that are a magnet to butterflies and bees. These are followed in late summer by black berries that will attract all manner of birds into your garden. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for stunning displays for many years to come. Grow in sun or partial shade, but be aware that dogwood produces the best stem colour when grown in full sun.Top Tips- Plant among evergreen shrubs for a stunning display of winter colour.Care GuidePlanting Advice for Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange':- Grow in full sun to partial shade.- Dig a planting hole 3 x wider than the roots of the shrub you are planting and mix some well-rotted compost or manure with the soil from the hole and use this to refill once the shrub is in place.- We've found that a square hole is better than a round one as the new roots, once they reach the edges, tend to grow in a circle round the circumference of the hole whereas when they reach the corners of a square hole, they find it easier to grow through.- Before planting, soak container-grown shrubs thoroughly and allow to drain.- Remove the plant from its pot, tease out a few of the roots and add mycorrhizal fungi to the roots when planting to help plants establish more quickly.- Place your shrub in the hole at the same level as the pot, then refill the hole with the earth removed (backfilling).- Firm in the soil with your heel, avoiding the rootball, and water well.Aftercare advice for Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange':- Keep plants well-watered until established.Pruning Advice for Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange':- Remove a third of the stems back to ground level in March, when the new buds start to swell to promote new growth, which has the best colour.Planting Time:February - NovemberFlowering Time:May - JuneFruiting Time:August - SeptemberAbout You GardenEstablished for over 50 years, our award winning trusted plant supplier are based in South Lincolnshire. Their experienced team take care of a wide variety of both native and continental plants.Delivery InformationThis product benefits from a specialised plant shipment service and is delivered directly from the supplier. All products are packaged with extreme care and transported in specially designed plant containers. Delivery is only available to mainland England and Wales (see delivery exclusion information below) for this product. Please be aware when ordering multiple plants they may be arrive on different dates. This is due to some of the products being dispatched from separate warehouses to ensure the best conditions for delivery.Delivery exclusions: Regrettably we are unable to deliver to: AB, BT, DD8-11, GY, HS, IM, IV, JE, KA27-28, KW, PA20-80, PH19-50, TR21-25, ZE. Order received to excluded delivery location will be automatically cancelled and refunded. Please note: Plants and trees are classed as perishable goods and are excluded from our returns policy. This does not affect your statutory rights. See our Cancellation & Returns page for further details.In the unlikely event that you receive your goods damaged or you have been sent the incorrect item, please report your issues to our customer service team within 24 hours. Perishable goods cannot be returned unless we have sent the wrong item, or they are damaged.

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Cornus alba (Dogwood)
  • £3.99

A striking ornamental shrub, this Conus alba, the Siberian Dogwood, forms a thicket of upright red stems. It has green foliage with oval leaves during spring and summer. Recommended by the RHS as a 'Plant for Pollinators', bees and butterflies are attracted to the clusters of lovely soft pink flowers that appear in from late spring to mid-summer. These are followed by black berries that will attract birds. In autumn the leaves take on fiery red hues before dropping to fully reveal the stems, which change from red to an intense scarlet during the winter. Fully deserving its coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be sure that this is a proven garden performer, guaranteed to be suitable for UK gardeners at every level of experience. You can therefore plant this in the garden with confidence, for a stunning display for many years to come. Fully winter hardy, Dogwoods are a popular shrub for any garden or even a large container as they are unfussy and are both easy to grow and low maintenance, providing year round interest. They will grow in sun or partial shade, but be aware that Dogwoods produce the best stem colour when grown in full sun. Supplied as an established plant in a 2 L pot, ready to plant, growing to a height and spread of 2.5 m (8 ft).

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Evergreen Cornus angustata Dogwood Empress of China
  • £14.99

A jaw-dropping display of magnificence that has been said to stop passers-by in their stride! Commonly known as Dogwood, Empress of China is a striking evergreen Cornus that produces masses of dazzling white flowers through May in a display that is virtually unrivalled! The delightful blooms open a subtle mid-green, maturing to a creamy white and fill the branches. These abundant flowers are followed by ornamental red fruits that will bring a variety of wild birds into your garden in late summer and will extend the season of colour through to autumn. Graceful and vigorous, the healthy, bright green leaves stay on through the winter - unusually for a dogwood - making this an ornamental with year-round garden interest. Surprisingly easy to grow, you don't need any specialist knowledge to get fabulous results - so anyone can grow this stunning shrub. Supplied as an established plant in a 2L pot. Reaches 4.5-5.5m, flowering in May - June.

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