It is the heart-shaped silver leaves, veined with green and with a metallic sheen, which make this hardy perennial so desirable. Perfect in a cottage garden or amongst ferns at the front of a woodland border, Brunnera macrophylla 'Jack Frost' forms unusual and attractive ground cover for a shady spot. This Siberian Bugloss has dainty sprays of sky blue forget-me-not like flowers in spring. Height: 45cm (18). Spread: 60cm (24).
A hardy and yet decorative ground cover plant, Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' produces eye-catching foliage with a beautiful moonlight shimmer. Its delicate sprays of bright blue flowers bring colour to your garden?s early border displays in late spring. Although ideal for dull, shady areas, this particular variety of Siberian Bugloss has thicker leaves than many other cultivars, meaning it is less prone to scorch and better tolerates sunny positions. Brunnera macrophylla 'Silver Heart' forms into dense clumps. Height: 30cm (12). Spread: 60cm (24).
The soft, bright golden-yellow foliage of Cupressus 'Goldcrest' will provide your garden with healthy colour all year round and (in keeping with its name) gives off a fresh, lemon scent when foliage is crushed or cut - which is said to deter biting insects from that area of your garden. In the depths of winter, the cooler temperatures give the trees a deeper, richer colouration, giving you added visual impact in your garden. Also known as Monterey cypress, it's such a great all-round garden plant it has been awarded the coveted RHS Award of Garden Merit so you can be sure that it has been trialled and tested and declared garden worthy! Growing to 3-5m tall in 10 years, Goldcrest is naturally upright and slightly 'teardrop' shaped but can be trimmed to suit your required height and makes perfect topiary. It is very easy to manage and can be kept in post on the patio for many years, where it will happily sit at centre stage of your displays. Golden Scented Cypress will grow in virtually any soil and in any location from full sun to partial shade (although for the brightest of golden-yellow colour it is best in full sun and protected from drying winds). It is completely winter hardy throughout the entire UK and is virtually pest and disease resistant too. Supplied as 6 x plants in 9cm pots, ready for planting out into the desired location.
Perfect, pure white flowers create a head-turning stir in early summer, drenching every graceful, arching branch of this elegant shrub in an amazing floral display. In autumn, attention turns to the leaves as they take on gentle shades of orange and gold. Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride' has a pleasing, rounded habit. Also known as the Pearl Bush, this deciduous shrub holds the RHS Award of Garden Merit. It's a superb performer for the garden border or woodland edge. Height: 2m (6'). Spread: 3m (10').
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Hakonechloa macra 'Aureola' is a Japanese-style, ornamental grass that grows in a neat, arching mound when planted in sunlight or partial shade. Its narrow leaves are mostly yellow, giving it the name Golden Hakonechloa, but they are adorned with a thin, green stripe, adding further interest. In the autumn, the hardy plant's foliage turns a stunning orange-bronze colour before dying off due to its perennial nature. This Hakonechloa is ideally suited to gravel gardens or patio containers, but is sure to look equally good in an exotic garden or woodland setting. Height: 35cm (1'1). Spread: 40cm (1'3).
Simply stunning, Hydrangea aspera 'Macrophylla' produces flowerheads with violet blooms surrounded by pale lilac bracts throughout the summer. This large, deciduous shrub has an open, branching habit. A quintessential showpiece Chinese Hydrangea, Hydrangea aspera 'Macrophylla' fits perfectly into woodland borders and cottage gardens. It?s a resilient plant, quick to establish and easy to maintain and prune - but it does need space to develop fully. Height and spread: 3m (10').
Part of the Chinese 'Seduction' series of mophead hydrangeas, 'Rubis Seduction' is a gorgeous, compact variety with huge flower heads. Wonderful, evenly toned rich pink flowers open in profusion from yellow-green buds between June and October, almost covering the whole plant with stunning colour, whilst the foliage is bright green in spring and summer, before taking on orange hues in autumn. 'Rubis Seduction' looks fabulous when in full flower and will stand out in you garden incredibly well. It's also perfectly suited to growing in a large pot as an eye-catching feature on a terrace or balcony. Being a mophead, the large flower heads consist of sterile coloured bracts which look like flowers and these are super as cut flowers for both summer colour and dried winter arrangements. If left on the plant, the look spectacular covered in frost on an icy day. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting, growing to a height and spread of 1.5m (5ft).
'Sweet Seduction' is one of the Seduction series of mophead hydrangeas, bred in China to be naturally compact and prolifically flowering. Beautifully textured pale pink blooms with ruffled edges are borne on large, extravagant flower heads carried on strong stems from June to October, a stunning sight and as summer passes they gradually change colour to purple tinted with green. The foliage is mid-green and heavily toothed, adding yet more texture to this already wonderfully tactile shrub, and autumn turns the leaves to a soft, creamy yellow. Seduction hydrangeas are ideal for growing in large pots and make spectacular feature plants on patios, terraces and balconies, and they're also magnificent in borders, where they're large enough to make and impact but won't take over. The large flower heads consist of sterile coloured bracts which look like flowers and make fantastic cut flowers for both summer colour and dried winter arrangements. Also, they can be left on the plant during the winter, where they'll make a home for overwintering insects and look great during frosty weather. Supplied as an established plant in a 9cm pot, ready for planting, growing to a height and spread of 1.5m (5ft).
A striking bicolour, mophead variety, with blue petals frosted with white edges. This eye-catching hardy shrub makes a striking focal point for patio pots and borders where it provides a long season of interest.
Bring some elegance to your patio pots with these showy, dwarf Hydrangeas. Large mop head flowers are borne at the stem tips throughout summer, above the attractive, dark green foliage.