Create a stunning focal point in your garden this spring! Magnolia ?Red Lucky? produces a glorious spring display of pale pink, goblet shaped blooms, each blushed with a deep rose on the outer petals.
Spectacular, rose-pink blooms decorate the branches of Magnolia 'Sunset Swirl' from late April ? just as the foliage is beginning to emerge. Each upward facing bloom is flushed with pale gold, gradually opening to a flat, saucer-shaped flower.
Gaultheria procumbens has many names, among which are Eastern teaberry, Boxberry and American wintergreen. No matter what they choose to call it, one thing that all gardeners agree on is the plant's ability to provide groundcover and suppress weeds, even in partially shady areas. In addition to this practical use, Checkerberry makes a colourful addition to cottage, woodland, wildlife and sloped gardens, for it flowers in the summer. These white, bell-shaped blooms are succeeded by scarlet berries. The autumn sees the hardy shrub's green foliage take on a reddish tone, making for a wonderful, festive spectacle in the winter. Height: 15cm (6). Spread: 1m (3'3).
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Berberis buxifolia 'Nana' produces delicate yellow-orange flowers in spring, emitting a wonderful sweet fragrance that is attractive to bees. These blooms are held on graceful, gently arching branches which are thickly covered in small, dark green leaves. This exceptionally dwarf evergreen shrub then produces rounded, purple-blue berries in the autumn, attracting birds and adding further interest to your garden. Berberis buxifolia 'Nana' is the perfect choice for small gardens where it can be planted in patio containers or used a low evergreen hedge. Height and Spread: 60cm (24).
As a contrast to other Clematis varieties in shades of pink, Clematis 'Warszawska Nike' brings a darker shade to your garden with large, deep maroon/purple open blooms with yellow stamens to highlight the centre of each flower. Clematis 'Warszawska Nike' will flower in July and then another display will follow in September and as this variety has an Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society you'll know that quality is assured. This hardy climber is happy in full sun so you can feature them on an obelisk or trellis containers on the patio or decking. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1m (3') Pruning group: 3.
This deciduous Clematis was created in France in 1900. Clematis 'Madame Julia Correvon' has been awared the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its garden performance. The flowers have wine-red sepals and creamy-yellow stamens in the centre. It blooms from mid to late summer, so it is a good variety to plant alongside an earlier flowering Clematis. Perfect for obelisk and trellis planters in sunny positions. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 1.5m (5'). Pruning group: 3.
Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Column' has an upright form and can be planted as a specimen amongst other shrubs, but also looks great planted in lines to create a colourful hedge in autumn. The profusion of red berries that last from late summer through until the winter are this shrub?s main feature, and provide a good source of food for garden birds, but its thorny branches are also good for deterring intruders. Easy to prune and maintain, Pyracantha coccinea 'Red Column' is a robust plant, growing well in both full sun and partial shade. Height: 3m (10'). Spread: 2.4m (8').
Apple ?Annie Elizabeth? is a traditional English cooking apple raised around 1857.
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Enormous lilac-pink blooms decorate the naked branches of Magnolia ?Sara Koe? from mid-spring. This magnificent variety matures to a small, low branching, deciduous tree with an attractive rounded habit. It makes a superb individual specimen for a prominent position.
Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' does what its name suggests: its leathery, variegated leaves are, indeed, coloured vibrant shades of emerald and yellow. Although this foliage is evergreen, it gains an eye-catching, pink tint in the winter months, adding interest to what can otherwise become a rather bleak landscape. Perhaps this quality is what prompted the RHS to award the hardy shrub an AGM. Then again, perhaps it was the Spindle's spreading habit, tolerance of drought and ability to grow in shady areas that earned it this honour. Either way, it's undeniable that this plant makes a great low hedge, patio display or garden border addition. Height: 60cm (2'). Spread: 90cm (3').
Clematis 'General Sikorski' was named by its Polish breeder after the famous General and Prime Minister of Poland in exile, during WWII, who was killed in an RAF plane crash, after taking off from Gibraltar in 1943. It has large lavender purple flowers with yellow anthers, that flower profusely between June and September. With dark green foliage and twining stems, it is perfect for growing up wall trellis, or in obelisk planters on patios and decking. An RHS Award of Garden Merit variety. Height: 300 cm (10 ?). Spread: 150cm (59). Pruning Group: 2.
Apple ?Pixie? is a Cox-style, aromatic, dessert apple which is more suited to colder, wetter climates than Cox.
A most attractive variety that makes a large, upright, rounded shrub with maturity. The basal branches are carried low to the ground, with a handsome spreading habit. In early spring, the bare stems are decorated with dazzling white flowers which are flushed with mauve-pink at the base.
Contrary to its name, Golden King is an outstanding female Holly. A fantastic specimen for year round interest, this handsome shrub bears white flowers in spring and spherical red berries in winter, which are loved by birds.
Plant this very pretty and highly fragrant shrub in a winter border next to a path or in a large container on the patio near the back door where you'll be able to enjoy its lovely perfume. Delicate clusters of rich pink, sweetly-scented little buds open in January and February and are followed by rounded, purple-black berries which prolong the interest of this popular evergreen shrub and provide a valuable food source for garden birds. Thriving in a sunny, sheltered position,