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ABELIA FLORIBUNDA

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ABELIOPHYLLUM DISTICHIUM

ACER DAVIDII  quick growing snake bark maple forms a small tree, silver markings on branches an easy and wonderful snake bark having good red autumn colour too.   
ALOISYA TRIPHYLLA, lemon scented verbena more lemon scented tha a lemon.
AMELANCHIER OVALIS good autumn colour
ARONIA MELANOCARPA supurb red autumn foliage and edible berries tasting like blueberries
ARTEMISIA POWIS CASTLE,small grey filigree foliaged shrub
AUCUBA JAPONICA VARIEGATA spotted laurel

AZARA SERRATA small tree with glossy lvs yellow clusters of flowers in profusion 

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BERBERIS HELMOND PILLAR purple foliaged pillar forming berberis with yellow flowers

BUDDLEIA COLVILLEI in trendy speak, Well exotic, large red flowers in panicles in late spring, tough as hell, despite its reputation.

BUDDLEIA PINK DELIGHT huge pink panicles

 

CALLISTEMON PALLIDUS yellow cream flowered type , bright red new growth reasonably hardy

CALLISTEMON RIGIDUS dark red flowers produced in abundance after about three years, seed collected in Cornwall, as this is of more spiky foliaged than the Australian version(What do they know) and should prove reliably hardy

CALYCANTHUS FLORIDUS

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CALYCANTHUS OCCIDENTALIS just a wonderful shrub, with dark red to brown multi petalled flowers, excellent autumn colour too.

CARPENTARIA CALIFORNICA

CARYOPTERIS SUMMER SORBET   a new variety with gold edged leaves blue flowers in late summer early autumn, on dwarf shrub, price will include royalty paid label
CATALPA BIGNONOIDES indian bean tree lge leaves for tropical effect
CEANOTHUS CONCHA hardy evergreen shrub of considerable merit, red buds give way to spectacular flowers, hardy as a free standing shrub
CEANOTHUS SOUTHMEAD, vigorous deep blue flws still one of the best
CEANOTHUS THYSIFLORUS (Supurba) upright growing deep blue flws, often labelled Superba
CERATOSTIGMA GRIFFITHII deep blue flws on this sub shrub in aug sept often followed by red autumn tints

CHAENOMELES CAMEO double large peach flws up to 2" across

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CHAENOMELES PINK LADY  upright strong growing shrub, bronze new growth, masses of deep pink flowers in spring

CHIMONANTHUS PRAECOX exquisite scented flowers appear early in the year shrub of great quality for flowers but not too exciting otherwise
CHOISYA AZTEC PEARL fine finger like evergreen foliage, a very attractive small shrub with scented orange blossom flws 
CHOISYA TERNATA Mexican orange blossom, evergreen flows scented white in spring and again in autumn.
CISTUS CORBARIENSIS white flws in profusion on this sun rose
CISTUS LORETII first rate sun rose with maroon centre shrub to 3' flowers continuously through summer, very highly reccomended
CISTUS PEGGY SAMMONS upright growing having a plentifull supply of clear pink flowers
CISTUS PURP. ALAN FRADD white flowered version of C. purp medium sized shrub for sun.
CISTUS PURPUREUM purple flws of crushed silk
CISTUS SILVER PINK
CISTUS SUNSET grey leaved dwarf shrub deep cerise flowers 
CLEMATIS MONTANA TETRAROSE large flws nicely scented
CLIANTHUS PUNICEUS ROSEA deep red lobster claw needs protection in winter from a wall does exceptionally well in the sub tropical climes of South Lincs on a wall

CONVOLVULUS CNEORUM

CORDYLINE AUSTRALIS cabbage palm good architectural plant hardy but dislikes wet winters
CORNUS ALBA ELEGANTISSIMA white variegated lvs and red stems in winter 
CORNUS ALBA SPATHII gold variegated lvs red stems in winter
CORNUS FLAVIRIMEA yellow stemmed dogwood for winter colour stems
CORNUS KESSELRINGII Black stemed dogwood, really the stems are dark purple in winter, leaves tinged purple in summer 
CORNUS WINTER FIRE orange red yellow stems make this dwarf plant truly stunning in winter
CORONILLA GLAUCA long flowering bright yellow scented flws, good small shrub 
CORONILLA GLAUCA VARIEGATA bright creamy white variegated shrub  long flowering bright yellow scented flws mostly in winter, good small shrub 
CUPRESSUS SEMPERVIRENS STRICTA italian cypress making a fine columnar evergreen tree 
CYTISUS BOSKOOP RUBY deep ruy flws on semi pendulous branches a supurb shrub in april when covered in blooms.
CYTISUS NIGRESCENS CYNI dwarf shrub,bright yellow panicles of scented flws in mid to late summer,a lovely plant
CYTISUS PORLOCK fast growing flws yellow scented in march to may sporadically through the rest of the year
CYTISUS PURPUREUM low growing light purple lilac flws in April, its very lovelly in flower with a growth habit similar to Elton Johns hair.
DAPHNE ODORA AUREOMARGINATA needs no description simply the best scented plant in the world

DEUTZIA STRAWBERRY FIELDS

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ELAEAGNUS COMMUTATA intense silver foliaged shrub,fragrant flws in may,black fruit

 

ELEUTHEROCOCCOS SEIBOLDIANA VARIEGATA  deciduous shrub with palmate lvs margins creamy white definitely different
ESCALLONIA DONARDS RAIDIANCE, possibly the largest flwd escallonia dark pink forms a bell shaped bush with branches slightly weeping
ESCALLONIA GOLDEN BRIAN bright yellow foliaged escallonia for coastal planting, having red flws
ESCALLONIA IVEYI white flowered form good glossy leaves 
ESCALLONIA MACRANTHA evergreen shrub having glossy aromatic foliage and very large crimson red flowers throughout the summer and autumn. Makes excellent coastal hedging as is wind and salt tolerant.
EUCALPTUS PARVIFOLIA small lvd very hardy much used in cut foliage, blue green lvs.
EUCALYPTUS CAMPHORA broad grey green lvs one of the hardiest.tolerates poor drainage
EUCALYPTUS COCCIFERA striking glaucous lvs in adult trees reasonably hardy
EUCALYPTUS GUNNII the most commonly grown, used as cut foliage very hardy
EUCALYPTUS MOOREI NANA
EUCALYPTUS PAUCIFLORA PAUCIFLORA Snow gum
EUCALYPTUS PERRINIANA Hardy small Tasmanian tree handsome white bark with peeling blotches
EUONYMUS ALATA slow growing decid. Shrub with corky winged stems and exceptional autumn colour
EXOCHORDA GIRALDII WILSONII this varity has the largest flowers of any in the group, white flowers on a medium sized deciduous shrub.
FICUS CARICA (FIG) grown from seed to get a more palmate leaf,  more typically Adam & Eve shape. 
FORSYTHIA INTERMEDIA LYNWOOD
FUCHSIA MAG. MOLINAE ENSTONE   small growing hardy fuchsia with good variegated foliage and white flowers, not as tall as parent introduced in 1989.
FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA  PUMILA delightful fully minature fuchsia to 12" high masses of flws in summer
FUCHSIA MAGELLANICA  VERSICOLOR purple pink and white tinged foliage
FUCHSIA MOLINAE (magellanica alba) very hardy quick growing variety reaching 5 feet, having glossy leaves with masses of white to very light pink flws summer til late autumn,shaggy bark develops on older specimens 
FUCHSIA RICCARTONII hardy large shrubby fuchsia mid sized flowers in purple andred simple but delightful, used as hedging in coastal areas
GENISTA LYDIA low growing masses of yellow pea flws in may, good ground cover
GINKGO BILOBA slow growing tree been around since dinosaurs, excellent yellow autumn colourings
GRISELINIA LITTORALIS glossy lvd shrub to small tree excellent in maritime exposure
HALIMOCISTUS LIBANOTIS charming small shrub with bright green linear foliage, in early summer bearing masses of small pure bright yellow cistus like flowers

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HALIMOCISTUS SAHUCII very pretty white flws carried over bright green foliage, looks good in pots.

HEBE MRS WINDER deep purple to almost black foliage rarely flws
HOHERIA SEXSTYLOSA STARDUST
HYDRANGEA AEYSHA large waxy light purple flowers quite unlike any other macrophylla type, distinct and memorable.
HYDRANGEA ARBORESCENS ANNABELLE huge flw heads in creamy whitemake this a sfirst rate garden shrub
HYDRANGEA MACROPHYLLA FUJI WATERFALLS  new variety with white hanging flower heads of double flowers

HYDRANGEA PANICULATA KYUSHU Panicles of off white in summer

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HYDRANGEA PANICULATA UNIQUE very large conical heads of pure white, fading to pink/red the largest flowerof this group, an excellent cultivar, worthy of a place in every garden

HYDRANGEA PINK DIAMOND medium deciduous shrub having white panicles of flowers in summer, which turn the loveliest of reds, pinks in late summer and autumn. 
HYDRANGEA VILLOSSUM hairy leaved form having blue tiged lace cap flowers will tolerate dry shade once established.
HYPERICUM HIDCOTE
HYPERICUM KOUYTCHENSE (Grandiflora) neat tidy habit floriferous in summer disease resistant, grows to only 4' with similar spread far better than Hidcote, as it has many stamens, to good effect
ITEA LITTLE HENRY, a dwarf shrub having large creamy white scented flower panicles during summer. The deep purple foliage is something to behold in autumn especially as is evergreen
ITEA VIRGINICA large creamy scented panicles on deep green foliage which colours well in atumn
LAVANDULA x intermedia GROSSO vigorous sturdy plant with good grey lvs more tolerant of damp than most. If Carlsberg grew lavenders this would be it.  
LAVENDULA HIDCOTE dwarf habit deep purple flws, propagated vegitatively from clonal stock
LAVENDULA IMPERIAL GEM, RHS selected this as a form of Hidcote in trials and have commended this highly, short and compact  a good replacement for Hidcote. 
LAVENDULA SAWYERS superb silver foliage on a compact bush to 2' lge purple flws strongly scented foliage. Winter tolerant
LAVENDULA STOECHAS BLUE STAR an excellent strong growing, upright bushy plant deep blue flws.suffers little in damp and winter conditions.
LAVENDULA STOECHAS PEDUNCULATA hardy french lavender purple flws with ears

LESPEDEZA THUNBERGII mavellous plant

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LESPEDEZA BICOLOR(JAPONICA) another mavellous plant flowers larger than above but not quite as many, excellent for autumn colour.

LIQUIDAMBAR STYRACIFLUA shrub or tree having acer like leaves and deep purple shiny autumn colour unsurpassed in many years.

LONICERA NIT.BAGGASSONS GOLD hedging plant, used in flower arranging
LONICERA PURPUSII winter flws strongly scented shrubby honeysuckle in feb
LOROPETALUM CHINENSIS TANG DYNASTY, a low growing evergreen shrub, having bronzed new growth, flowers in spring Witch Hazel like in dark pink to crimson, glorious sight in flower. If that’s not enough, it has red new roots, what more do you want !!
LUPINUS ARBOREUS BLUE blue tree lupin, salt and drought tolerant small shrub flws early summer. 
MYRTUS APICULATA (LUMA) grown for its atractive bark and scented flowers forma fine small evergreen tree 
MYRTUS APICULATA GLANLEAM GOLD varigated slow growing shrub suprisingly hardy evergreen with white many stamened flws
MYRTUS CHEQUEN small tree lvs smelling of bazooka joe bubble gum
NIELLIA TIBETICA large decid shrub with pink drooping flw panicles in summer
OLEARIA MACRODENTA holly like lvs white daisy flws in summer
OLEARIA SOLANDERI  a yellow/bronze foliaged heath like shrub, salt tolerant excellent costal plant, foliage also sought after by flower arrangers, has proved perfectly hardy to -10C
OLEARIA TRAVERSII grey green foliage fast hedge for coastal areas and is proving hardy to -9 outside in Lincs

OLEARIA xSCILLONIENSIS Dense bushy shrub smothered in white daisy flws a hybrid fom the Scilly isles but hardy.

PAULOWNIA TORMENTOSA (IMPERIALIS) The Foxglove Tree, make a fine specimen tree,but can also be stooled or pollarded for large heart shaped leaves,( see photo on Disc) 
PERSICARIA AF.INE SUPURBA  (previously mis named by us as  as Donald Lowndes)ground cover plant having glossy green leaves and pink poker flws which age red giving a bicolour effect, lvs deciduous giving good autumn colours
PHILADELPHUS BELLE ETIOLE
PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS AUREUS gold lvs especially when grown in light shade scented flws white
PHILADELPHUS CORONARIUS VARIEGATA
PHILADELPHUS INNOCENSE creamy variegated lvs having single flowers in profusion which are strongly scented
PHILADELPHUS LEMONEI upright habit except in flw when branches arch with single heavily scented white blossom
PHILADELPHUS MANTEAU D HERMINE dwarf shrub double white flws bright green lvs 
PHILADELPHUS POLAR STAR mid sized shrub good green leaves and large scented clear white flowers very worthwhile growing.
PHILADELPHUS SILVER SHOWERS the name does this small shrub justice, and with a bit of scent too.
PHLOMIS LANATA dwarf Phlomis with grey oval leaves and large yellow flowers disproportionately large for the size of the plant. For dry sun
PHORMIUM TENAX ATROPURPUREUM purple lvs make this an first class architectural plant
PHYSOCARPUS DARTS GOLD bright gold foliaged shrub trouble free
PHYSOCARPUS DIABLO (PURPLE FOLIAGE)medium growing shrub.(BARB Royalty included)
PINUS MUGO PUMILO dwarf mountain pine produces cones at an early stage
PINUS PATULA having grown this pine in the garden now for 8 years it is hardy and tolerant of lime soils.It is a very gracefull tree with drooping leaves upto 12" long once descibed as like a green orangatangs arm
PIPTANTHUS LABURNIFOLIUS trifoliate bright evergreen lvs on this small tree or wall shrub emphasis the yellow laburnum type flws
PITTOSPORUM TENUIFOLIUM first class evergreen tree or shrub used extensively by the sea, for hedging and cut foliage, shiny pale leaves contrast with black stems, small black flowers are scented, used as cut foliage. Avery hardy New Zealand native.
PITTOSPORUM TOBIRA large glossy green foliage, with strongly scented flowers, a native of the Med but is proving very hardy and has overwintered here for many years. Hardy to at least -10C. 
PITTOSPORUM TOM THUMB
PROSTANTHERA ROTUNDIFOLIA a reasonable hardy plant given some shelter and a bit of fleece if freezing wind occur. Interesting scented foliage fantastic in flower, need plenty of water does survive here in sheltered spots hardy to -7C

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PROSTANTHERA CUNEATUM hardy small lvd evergreen australian mint bush with aromatic foliage and white flushed pink schizanthus like flws 

PROSTANTHERA POORINDUM BALLERINA lanceolate lvs open shrub upright habit with white flushed pink orchid like flws, may june
PRUNUS KOJO NOMAI small growing shrub with zig zag growths producing an abundence of pink flowers in early spring, very pretty
PRUNUS LAUROCERASUS hedging laurel, evergreen
PSEUDOPANAX COLENSOI fingery palmate glossy green foliage, not classed as hardy but this variety is hardier than most. A Very nice shrub indeed.
QUERCUS ILEX evergreen oak salt resistant tree
RHODOTYPOS SCANDENS suited to most soils and situations, this shrub produces stems to 4' high carrying from late spring to mid summer papery white flowers 2"across, followed by noticeable shiny black fruits
RIBES ODORATUM
RIBES SANGUINEUM ALBA White flowered form of flowering currant
ROSEMARINUS  MAJORCA PINK  short leaved variety with pink flowers 
ROSEMARINUS JESSUPS UPRIGHT upright form of rosemary
ROSEMARINUS PROSTRATUS flat growing form good as ground cover
ROSEMARINUS SEVERN SEA named flat growing form with darker blue flowers not grey as the name suggests! 
ROSMARINUS PYRAMIDALIS strong growing broad lvd variety forming a neat pyramid in a pot., and ideal for low hedges
RUBUS OLYMPIC DOUBLE striking large magenta red double flowered form, followed by yellow fruits.A bramble suited to dry soils and shade. Looks like a bramble grows to 4' like a small bramble but the flowers are excellent, and it grows almost anywhere 

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SALIX ACUTIFLORA BLUE STREAK a graceful small tree or large shrub, with dark purple stems covered in silver blue bloom, excellent winter stems, suited to pollarding/stooling.

SALIX BABYLONICA CRISPA curious willow with sickle shaped lvs curling around the stem
SALIX ERYTHROFLEXUOSA hybrid twisted willow, both the orange red stems and lvs are twisted. 
SALIX GRACILISTYLA MELANOSTACHYS a wonderful little willow staying below 6' with black catkins, these having deep red anthers and yellow pollen. 
SAMBUCUS NIG AUREAVARIEGATA striking gold  edged variety extremely ornamental
SAMBUCUS RAC PLUMOSA AUREA gold cut leaved elder red tinged new shoots
SANTOLINA CHAEMAECYPARRISSUS cotton bud lavender, grey mounds of lvs and bright yellow flws ever popular plant for scented foliage.
SANTOLINA VIRENS small dome forming evergreen lvs scented, yellow flws 
SORBARIA SORBIFOLIA SEM first class small shrub with multicoloured pinnate foliage, price will include royalty paid label

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SPIRAEA ARGUTA "Bridal Wreath" first quality common shrub white flws in profusion in spring.

SPIRAEA FIRELIGHT foliage of various shades of orange and copper depending on season, neat small shrub
SPIRAEA NIPPONICA SNOWMOUND deep green lvs and abundant large white srays of flowers make this a first class shrub
SYMPHORICARPUS ORBICULATUS FOLLIS VARIEGATUS small lvs irregularly margined yellow, small shrub of pleasing habit
SYRINGA MISS KYM scented flowers a big deep pink shaggy plume, plant of tidy habit
SYRINGA VELUTINA small lvd lilac with lilac sweetly scented flowers in spring and again in autumn
TAMARIX feathery fine foliage good coastal plant pink flws early summer
TEUCRIUM FRUTICANS grey foliaged shrub attractive large mint like flws, foliage use in flw arrangements.
ULMUS JACQUELINE HILLIER dwarf elm attractive little plant a cheats bonsai
VESTIA FOETIDA massed yellow tubular fuchsia  flws in april may glossy evergreen foliage which stinks when rubbed, but is a spectacular shrub in flower.Used as a wall shrub.
VIBURNUM BODNANTENSE DAWN Classic winter flowering popular pink flowering shrub.
VIBURNUM CARLECEPHALUM scent-sational shrub
VIBURNUM OPULUS AUREUM Shrub with gold lvs tinged red when new with white flowers
VIBURNUM OPULUS XANTHOCARPA yellow berried form, but not such a large shrub as the type
VIBURNUM PARK FARM HYBRID another scen-sational shrub nearly evergreen, flowers in April an absolute delight, always worth stopping to sniff for a while. I reckon the scent puts one in a good mood, it does me anyway.
VIBURNUM PINK BEAUTY flowers are white very nice fading to pink, followed by a glorious display of red berries from august onwards, a more upright habit than some, four good points one plant.
VIBURNUM PLICATUM MARESII flat branches with creamy panicles make this a truly first class shrub
VIBURNUM SARGENTII ONONDAGA purple leavs particularly on new growth lace cap flowers
VIBURNUM TINUS evergreen winter flowering shrub used as hedging or as a specimen.
VITEX NEGUNDO  shrub which has hand shaped leaves wich are finely divided, giving the impression of a cut leaved maple, good yellow autumn colour
WEIGELA BRIANT RUBIDOR Gold lvs and bright scarlet flws sounds bad but stunning
WEIGELA DARTS COLORDREAM Two colours of flowers on the same flower truss red and white an attractive novelty. Very vigorous shrub

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WEIGELA FLORIDA VARIEGATA small to medium ever popular shrub with light pink flowers
WEIGELA MIDDENDORFIANA yellow flowering small deciduous shrub prefering light shade. Close inspection of the flowers shows amazing detail in the throats of the flowers.
WEIGELA PRAECOX VARIEGATA a slower growing variety having darker pink flws, than florida var. the plant looks somewhat like a small Cornus controversa variegata
WEIGELA VICTORIA purple lvs and deep pink flws contrast well on this small shrub
 
 
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