Also known as the 'Pearl Bush' this gorgeous shrub will make a beautiful addition to your spring garden. A hybrid between Exochorda racemosa and Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride', it combines the best features from both and resulted in a simply stunning spring shrub. This relatively compact plant is a deciduous shrub and won't look out of place in your mixed borders. Also Perfect in a large patio pot, it produces masses of white pearlescent blooms through early spring making a truly remarkable spectacle in the spring, hence the nickname 'Pearl Bush'. Exochorda x macrantha 'Niagara' is happy in sun or dappled shade in any well-drained soil, Exochorda is relatively compact, only reaching around 150cm x 150cm, so is ideal for small gardens, and can easily be pruned to further reduce its size. Easy to grow and maintain, once established plants are drought tolerant, making them ideal for modern gardens and for gardeners concerned with climate change. Supplied as an established plant in a 19cm pot, ready to pot on or plant out.
Acer palmatum ' Extravaganza ' is a Japanese maple with beautiful purple-red leaves that have distinctive broad white and pink stripes. They give the plant a striking appearance, taking on a triple-coloured cloak of foliage that will light up dull areas of the garden. Then, in autumn, the leaves turn to red before falling in an inferno of vibrant colour. With beautiful, filigree leaves and a gently spreading habit, this Japanese Maple is a slow growing shrub that reaches just 150-170cm (60-67in), it's the perfect specimen for containers on the decking, patio or balcony and for those of us with smaller gardens and its easy to grow too, so there's no excuse for anyone not to give it a go! Best planted in semi-shade for the best leaf colour, Extravaganza will tolerate sun as long as it's not direct, bringing an air of peace and tranquillity to wherever it is planted. Fully winter hardy, it's the ultimate in low maintenance plants, needing very little in the way of pruning except to remove any damaged or dying branches. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for planting out. Grows to 150-170cm (60-67in), plants are dormant in winter, so no leaves from approx. October until March.