There are few sights and smells more arresting in the garden than a Katsura or 'Toffee Apple' Tree in mid autumn. Its heart-shaped green leaves turn shades of yellow, purple and red before falling to the ground and releasing a distinctive and intoxicating fragrance thats similar to fairground candy floss or sweet toffee apple, hence it's name, Heavenly! Peter experienced this last Autumn while walking in a lovely parkland setting, where the scent truly filled the air, as the Autumn colours were at their very best and richest, and now he is a big fan too! Growing to around 5m in a decade, this tree can eventually reach 15m and will do well in a really sunny spot or light shade. For a breathtaking display of autumn colour, plant in moist, well drained soils, and making a perfect speciment tree, plant Katrusa trees for years of pelasure.
Bring an elegant look to your home with this beautifully elegant bay tree! The Sweet Bay, Laurus Nobilis, is a versatile evergreen garden plant either growing in the ground or a pot and lends itself particularly well to topiary pruning and training. With its stunning spiral trunk, this standard bay is an instant classic and will look amazing in pairs either side of a door or gate, or as a beautiful focal point on a patio. They're also excellent grown in borders, adding structure and height. The dark grey-green, lush foliage has a delicious flavour and rich aroma and can be added to marinades or used to add depth to cooking, an essential ingredient in a whole host of recipes and a must-have addition to your herb or kitchen garden. Neatly clipped, this standard 'lollipop' tree is simple to maintain, preferring sun are partial shade, sheltered from cold winds, and will look perfect all year round. 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 beautiful bay tree in the garden with confidence. Supplied as a standard tree in a 22cm pot, 1.3-1.4m (4-4½ft) tall, growing to 1.5m (5ft) tall and 75cm (2½ft) wide, depending on pruning.
You really can't beat that evocative, fresh pine fragrance that a real Christmas Tree brings to the home - artificial trees just don't have the same effect! Just imagine being cozied up next to your tree on a cold winter evening, warm and surrounded by the glorious scent of Christmas. Abies nordmanniana, the Nordmann Pine is the hugely popular non-needle drop variety, and rapidly becoming a traditional favourite. One of the most popular Christmas trees, the Nordmann Pine has soft dark green needles and low needle drop - so they're really easy to handle and move around - you don't have to worry about a face full of prickly needles as you decorate your tree! This in itself is one of the most satisfying moments over the Christmas period, and with the natural lines of a real tree, making that final decision on where to put that last decoration really shows your Christmas prowess - decorate like the boss you know you are! Full, lush and shapely, there is nothing better than a real Christmas Tree at Christmas time, where it will fill your home with gorgeous colour and pine-scented aroma - and did you know that the scent of pine can have a positive effect on your mood, reducing anxiety and stress? Also, from an environmental angle, real trees are the way to go. According to the Carbon Trust, a real Christmas tree has a significantly lower carbon footprint than an artificial tree, especially if it is disposed of properly, by chipping or burning. Easy to care for, you can keep your tree in tip-top condition by placing it in a stand with a water reservoir and adding water regularly. Also keep it away from heat sources such as fires and radiators. So they're eco-friendly, relieve stress and look and smell fabulous , so do you really need another reason to buy a real tree? - oh, yes one more...you're going to have it in your home for around three weeks, so you really don't want to be staring at that dusty, moth-eaten artificial one that has sat in the loft for 50 weeks... We supply a 8-10 year old cut tree, 1.35-1.65m in height, netted and ready for you to decorate your home. Please note that your tree will need a stand which is not supplied with this item.
Finding great specimen trees for smaller gardens or limited spaces, such as patios, can be a challenge, but we think we've cracked it for you here! The stunning 'Flamingo Willow', or Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki' to give it it's correct botanical name, produces a stunning spring and summer spectacle. In early spring the yellow catkins emerge from bare branches before bursting into a mass of amazing creamy pink variegated and tipped new shoots, set against white mottled and marbled leaves. The fabulous foliage contrasts all summer against the coloured stems which remain bright when young through the winter. It is really hardy and easy to grow, simply prune it back to shape in late autumn, and it is not fussy at all about soil conditions, just do not let it dry out. Great in large pots as a feature plant, it is a definite feature plant that needs to be grown where you can see its delicate colours. Supplied as an established plant in a 3L pot, ready for potting on or planting out.
A wonderful feature tree for home gardens, the Salix 'Kilmarnock' is a beautiful dwarf tree with waterfalls of dark-green leaves smothered in golden catkins in the spring. Forming a dome-shape, like a beautiful waterfall centrepiece, the long stems hang and gently wave in the breeze throughout the year, whilst bright-golden furry catkins liven things up in the spring time. Ideal for growing in the ground or in containers that can be moved into position on a patio, terrace or even a balcony, this dwarf tree will stay compact and neat but bring a real unique feature to even the smallest of gardens. A stunning solution to creating instant impact in a small space, this weeping willow will create a real talking point next spring!Supplied as a grafted standard tree, approx. 70cm tall in a 17cm pot, ready to plant out.
Such a wonderfully decorative ornamental Christmas tree, you'll be captivated by its spinning, sparkling light show. The tree is filled with water that contains glitter. When switched on, the water begins to swirl as colour changing LEDs shine up from the base creating a spectacular effect. Light beams out in all directions making the tree look stunning and sending reflections dancing around the room. The lights slowly fade from colour to colour giving a magical effect. The tree requires 3 x AAA batteries (not included). The tree features a timer function that will switch it on for 6 hours, then off for 18 hours, repeating the cycle so you don't have to do it yourself. So simple to use, just switch on the timer and that's it - the lights and swirl effect will stay on for 6 hours before switching off, coming back on again at the same time the next day. Supplied as an ornamental tree, 10 cm (4 in) in diameter and 30 cm (1 ft) tall.
This exotic palm is sure to turn your garden in to a tropical paradise for years to come! Tough and architectural, these palms will make a striking addition to any garden, with their spiky foliage creating vivid, dancing shadows in the summer sun. They have large, deeply ridged, fan-shaped leaves that will spread luxuriously out above the stout single stemmed trunk, forming an impressive canopy of bright green foliage. Commonly called Cotton Palms because of their wisps of 'cotton' like strands that fall from each leaf, they provide a wonderful spectacle in any setting. Growing as tall as you let them, these stunning palms are perfect as a centrepiece, or to add height to borders. They'll also look great in a large pot on your patio. Semi-hardy down to -5°C, so provide winter protection or move potted palms to shelter. Supplied as an 75-90cm tall single stemmed plant in 20cm pot.
Breathtaking! Winter Hardy Standard Oleander A Mass of Sweetly Scented White Flowers & Luxurious Evergreen Foliage! A magnificent addition to any patio or balcony, this stunning, winter hardy Standard Oleander will create a wonderful fragrance and a Mediterranean feel all summer long. Gorgeous, sweet scent from its exotic, pure white blooms will gently waft through the warm air in your garden simply delightful in early evenings in the summer. Flowering all summer long, it is wonderfully exotic, yet incredibly it is UK winter hardy to -5C too. Very easy to grow it will literally thrive on neglect and loves hot, dry weather. No wonder Oleanders are such a big favourite with UK plant lovers! This Mediterranean beauty will add height, vivid colour and sweet fragrance to your garden for years to come.
Also known as the Windmill Palm or Chusan Palm, Trachycarpus fortunei is evergreen and one of the hardiest palm trees you can get, easily surviving past -10°C so it is ideal for growing in the variable British climate! This is your opportunity to get your hands on one of the hardiest palms that we have. with its deep-green, tough, fan-shaped leaves producing wonderful shadows on your patio or lawn when mature, this exotic beauty will be a brilliant centrepiece wherever you decide to plant it, bringing an exciting feel of the tropics to your garden. As well as being suitable for planting directly into your garden in a warm, sunny spot, Trachycarpus is ideal for a large patio pot as it's compact and slow growing. This means that you can enjoy it regardless of the size of your garden, and if you move, you simply take it with you without worrying about losing your investment. Supplied as an established potted plant, approx. 60-70cm tall (including pot), Trachycarpus will grow around 5-10cm a year, ultimately reaching a height of 10m with a spread of around 1.5m. Winner of a prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, you can be guaranteed that this is a garden-worthy plant that has been trialled and tested for its suitability to grow in UK gardens.
Bring a warm Mediterranean feel to your garden this summer with this fantastic standard olive bush! These well-established plants have been professionally grown with a wonderful ball of foliage aloft an elegant stem. Despite their Mediterranean heritage, olives are surprisingly tough and will happily grow in the UK down to -8C in winter, although it's best if you can protect them a little! With its neatly shaped, evergreen grey-green foliage, this Olive is perfect in a border or patio pot and will also look great in a pot in a conservatory. They love hot, sunny spots and thrive in free draining soil. They produce small creamy flowers in spring which self-pollinate and may produce small olive fruits in hot, dry summers with plenty of time to ripen. Olives are low maintenance, easy to grow and very slow growing, ideal for small gardens or busy gardeners. Great value and will add a touch of class to your patio! All our Olives are sourced from specialist growers who are regularly inspected and tested for plant pests and diseases, including the new disease threat Xylella. We do not source Olives from High Risk areas. This is followed by further checks and inspections on our own Lincs nursery by DEFRA.
Bring a warm Mediterranean feel to your garden this summer with this fantastic standard olive bush. These well-established plants have been professionally grown with a wonderful ball of foliage aloft an elegant stem. Despite their Mediterranean heritage, olives are surprisingly tough and will happily grow in the UK down to -8C in winter, although best of you can protect them a little. With its neatly shaped, evergreen grey-green foliage, this olive is perfect in a border or patio pot they will also look great in a pot in a conservatory. They love hot, sunny spots and thrive in free-draining soil. They produce small, but insignificant creamy flowers in spring, which self-pollinate, and may produce small fruits in hot, dry summers with plenty of time to ripen. They look so exotic and Mediterranean though, you should grow them anyway. Olives are low maintenance, easy to grow and very slow growing - ideal for small gardens or busy gardeners. Great value and will add a touch of class to your patio. All our Olives are sourced from specialist growers who are regularly inspected and tested for plant pests and diseases, including the new disease threat Xylella. We do not source Olives from High Risk areas. This is followed by further checks and inspections on our own Lincs nursery by DEFRA.
This set of 3 potted pink Oleander bushes is the perfect way to add that exotic, Mediterranean holiday feel to your garden without having to go anywhere! These 3 sweetly fragrant Oleander plants will be smother in flowers all summer-long and is surprisingly fully hardy, even here in the UK!Oleanders are one of the UKs favourite exotics and it's not hard to see why - these gorgeous Oleander plants will add a real warm Mediterranean feel to your patio or balcony with their boldly coloured, sweetly perfumed pink blooms standing out against their rich green, glossy foliage. Flowering from May to September, each Oleander plant looks stunning in a terracotta pot on a patio or balcony.So easy to grow, Oleander plants simply love hot dry weather, yet are perfectly happy in conditions down to -5c. Brilliant value, these large 2-year-old plants are supplied fully established in 17cm pots.
This exotic palm collection is sure to turn your garden in to a tropical paradise for years to come! Tough and architectural, these palms will make a striking addition to any garden, with their spiky foliage creating vivid, dancing shadows in the summer sun. Growing as tall as you let them, their large fan-shaped leaves will spread luxuriously out above stout trunks, forming an impressive canopy of bright green foliage. Perfect for adding instant impact to your garden, they can be planted in large pots or straight into beds and borders adding height and structure to displays. Winter hardy down to around -5°C, they'll be fine in a sheltered border when given winter protection, or you can grow them in pots on your patio, decking or balcony and move them undercover when bad weather threatens. Both Chamaerops and Phoenix hold a prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit, so you can be guaranteed that they are garden-worthy plants that has been trialled and tested for their suitability to grow in UK gardens. Supplied as three established plants in 14cm protective nursery pots, ready to plant out or repot: Washingtonia robusta - Commonly called Cotton Palms because of the wisps of cotton-like strands that fall from each leaf, they provide a wonderful spectacle in any setting. Hardy to -5°C (200cm x 150cm).Chamaerops humilis AGM - Also known as the Hardy Fan Palm, Chamaerops is compact, weather resistant and hardy to -5°C (250cm x 150cm)Phoenix canariensis AGM - The Canary Island Date Palm, winter hardy to -6°C. Deep-green leaves fanning out above to form wonderful shadows on your patio this summer. (200cm x 120cm)
Also known as the beaked yucca, Yucca Rostrata is a plant of architectural impact with a tall, sturdy trunk topped by a pompom-crown of spiky, steel-blue leaves. A superb plant for well-drained, sunny areas of the garden, the globe of long, spiky leaves looks much like an exploding firework and will bring a dazzling effect wherever it is planted. The leaves themselves are long and pointed and being fairly thin catch the breeze and move seductively. A definite plant for collectors and lovers of the unusual, this is a plant that is rarely offered for sale and one that we're really excited to bring to you and with its head of creamy white flowers in summer once mature, it's a real eye catcher! Hardy to -15°C, this is an easy to grow specimen and supplied as an established young plant in a 20cm pot, ready for potting up or planting out.
A superb summer patio plant, adding a tropical flavour to your garden or patio - their clear sky-blue flower clusters smother this informal, scrambling shrub, which works well in large pots with cane supports. Grow outside all summer, it will need winter protection, as can be damaged below 2C, but will regrow away from the base the following year when it warms up again. In warmer parts of the country, especially in sheltered towns, plumbago will grow as an herbaceous perennial, dying down to ground level before reshooting in late spring. The clusters of phlox-like flowers are subtly scented and will attract butterflies and hoverflies into your garden, making them a great plant for wildlife. Also known by its common name of Cape Leadwort, Plumbago is named from the Latin word plumbum, meaning lead, as it was believed to be a cure for lead poisoning. A great colour addition for summer long colour, and unusual too as it is seldom offered for sale. Supplied as an established plant in a 1.5L pot, ready to pot on.
This exotic palm is sure to turn your garden in to a tropical paradise for years to come! Tough and architectural, these palms will make a striking addition to any garden, with their spiky foliage creating vivid, dancing shadows in the summer sun. With large, deeply ridged, fan-shaped leaves that will spread luxuriously out above the stout trunk, forming an impressive canopy of bright green foliage. Commonly called Cotton Palms because of their wisps of 'cotton' like strands that fall from each leaf, they provide a wonderful spectacle in any setting. Growing as tall as you let them, these stunning palms are perfect as a centrepiece, or to add height to borders. They'll also look great in a large pot on your patio. Semi-hardy down to -5°C, so provide winter protection or move potted palms to shelter. Supplied as an established 50-60cm tall plant in a 14cm pot. Plants will ultimately reach around 2m x 1.5m.
This exotic palm is sure to turn your garden in to a tropical paradise for years to come! Tough and architectural, these palms will make a striking addition to any garden, with their spiky foliage creating vivid, dancing shadows in the summer sun. With large, deeply ridged, fan-shaped leaves that will spread luxuriously out above the triple stemmed trunk, forming an impressive canopy of bright green foliage. Commonly called Cotton Palms because of their wisps of cotton-like strands that fall from each leaf, they provide a wonderful spectacle in any setting. Despite being palms, they do need a lot of water in summer when growing, as their new leaves emerge from the centre of the trunk. Cut old leaves off at trunk as they die, and your palm tree trunk will form. Semi-hardy down to -5°C, so provide winter protection or move potted palms to shelter. Supplied as a 75-90cm tall triple stemmed plant in a 20cm pot, with short trunk. Cut old leaves back as they die, to form the trunk.
Grevillea is a stunning, exotic, evergreen shrub, which originates from Australia., and is ideal for adding something different and exciting to your garden! These fantastic shrubs have all year-round interest, and as they're frost hardy, will return to excite year after year! There also great for attracting vital wildlife to your garden, such as bees and butterflies. Varieties Included: rosmarinifolia Jenkinsii is an aromatic, vigorous, variety, with dark-green, Rosemary-like leaves, with clusters of pink and cream flowers from late winter to late summer. 'Mount Tamborintha' Dark green rosemary like foliage, and from winter into summer bears clusters of rose red exotic flowers. Juniperus Produces racemes of bright red flowers in summer and bright green needle-like leaves.
A French lavender, Lavandula stoechas 'Greek Mountain' is a impressive, relatively new variety with upright stems up to 60cm tall (2ft) and narrow, very aromatic grey-green leaves. The large, fragrant purple flower heads are held on straight stems in late spring and throughout summer. The flowers are topped with long, deep lilac bracts that look like butterfly wings or bunny ears - hence its common name of bunny ear or butterfly lavender. The silvery leaves and blooms are packed with a heady scent, the purple flowers will provide you a colourful spectacle from early to mid-summer and are a magnet to bees, butterflies and other beneficial creatures, which will have your garden buzzing with life. Perfect for growing either side of doorways, pathways and entrances or for the patio, lavender is perfect for many situations and French lavender is one of the prettiest and eye-catching varieties. Greek Mountain takes well to pots, just make sure that the soil in the container is light and drains well.Once established, French Lavender is extremely drought tolerant, easy to grow and needs very little maintenance - you can keep it in great shape with a little pruning twice a year; trim lightly in mid to late summer, removing spent flower heads. Prune again in early spring, removing about 2.5cm of growth. Supplied as an established plant in a 12cm pot, ready to plant into its final position.
These brilliant planters will bring your patio to life when planted up with gorgeous flowering plants! Perfect for bulbs, bedding and small shrubs, these wonderful metallic-effect planters will add an exquisite decorative look to your garden, without the cost of metal pots. The wide bowl-shaped design will give your plants all the room they need to thrive. You could even grow strawberries in them fresh for picking this summer! Manufactured from hard-wearing frost and UV resistant plastic, they are very durable. Using a brand-new process, they have been hand finished with a spectacular metallic effect to add visual value to your beautiful plants!