With its dense habit and distinctive, deeply-coloured foliage, Lophomyrtus 'Red Dragon' is a superb addition to your garden - use it for hedging, as a border, or as a low maintenance specimen plant. An attractive evergreen shrub, this New Zealand myrtle has striking, colourful foliage that can't fail to impress. A great all-round ornamental plant, its small leaves are olive-green when young, maturing to deep red/purple. Ideal for a sheltered spot in sun or partial shade in your garden, Lophomyrtus is easy-to-grow, fully winter hardy and is also perfect for a large pot on the patio as a feature plant. If you're looking for something a little different for your garden, then you'll find Lophomyrtus is a good choice - the small leaves of this beauty make it a particularly good candidate for cloud pruning or low hedging. You also get an added bonus - when mature, 'Red Dragon' produces small white flowers with a delicate scent from early summer. Ultimate height and spread H 1.5m (5ft) in 5 years x 1.2m (4ft) you will receive an established plant in a 3L pot.
This Lesser Periwinkle has variegated leaves with dainty yellow margins, which make an attractive background for its large violet blooms The creeping stems will quickly spread to create superb evergreen groundcover. Vinca minor 'Ralph Shugert' is tough and resilient and will thrive in virtually any garden position, from full sun to shady spots beneath trees and shrubs. This RHS AGM variety is a colourful, low maintenance hardy shrub for rockeries, woodlands and cottage garden borders.
Wonderful plants for ground cover and pretty too. The delicate flowers are deep violet with rich green foliage;borne over a long period forming a rich dense carpet over walls;rockeries or anywhere you want to add colour. Happy in shady spots and good for suppressing weeds.