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Crataegus persimilis Prunifolia
€3.50
Plum Leaved Hawthorn This deciduous Hawthorn has so many great merits. Crataegus prunifolia has an unusual glossy oval leaf, long thorns and the familiar white flowers in May that are followed by extra big, deep red berries that persist on the tree for a long time. The leaves on the Plum Leaved Hawthorn often turn a lovely orange-red in Autumn a...
Elaeagnus x ebbingei

Elaeagnus x ebbingei
€3.00
Elaeagnus x ebbingei Adaptable, vigorous evergreen shrub with silvery grey-green leaves. Elaeagnus x ebbingei makes one of the best coastal hedges and is considered a front line coastal shrub. The dense bushy habit also makes it an ideal evergreen hedge for inland gardens. Insignificant but highly scented flowers appear in Autumn and edible berr...

Euonymus japonicus Microphyllus
€3.50
Box-leaf Spindle A small, slow-growing form of the Japanese spindle, Euonymus japonicus Microphyllus is an evergreen shrub particularly useful in the aftermath of box blight as a substitute for box hedging. It clips very well, and is perhaps even more attractive than box, having bright new growth and more richly coloured leaves. Absolutely worth...

Fuchsia magellanica Alba - Pink / White Fuchsia
€3.00
Pink/White Fuchsia This pale pink fuchsia is a less familiar sight than the red fuchsia that covers the south & west coast of Ireland each summer but well worth growing for the attractive, very pale pink flowers that almost appear white from a distance. It and can be pruned hard if required, sprouting again from where it is cut. Fuchsia mage...

Fuchsia Riccartonii - Red Fuchsia
€3.00
Red Fuchsia A familiar sight on the highways and byways of West Cork, Fuchsia riccartonii originated in Chile and Argentina but is now naturalised here. It makes a great deciduous hedge, covered with an abundance of its famous, pink & red flowers, which persist long through the Summer. It will take what the Atlantic ocean throws at it and c...

Ligustrum Japonicum - Japanese Privet
€4.00
Japanese Privet This evergreen privet makes a fast dense hedge, set apart from other privets by its thick glossy leaf. Ligustrum japonicum has an upright habit, clips extremely well and is ideal for someone wanting a quick screen. It flowers in late Summer to early Autumn and its berries are liked by birds. It is fully hardy and can take all but...

Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum - Golden Privet
€3.00
Golden Privet The foliage of the Golden Privet will brighten up any garden. It is semi-evergreen, holding its leaf year round in all but the harshest of Winters. Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum will grow nearly anywhere - including poor soils, in moderate shade and can be seen growing well in some coastal areas. If your garden needs some colour, Go...

Ligustrum vulgare - Native privet
€3.00
Native Privet Ligustrum vulgare Wild Privet Tough, lime-tolerant, Ligustrum vulgare is deciduous, sometimes semi-evergreen and has long been used as a hedging plant for fields, particularly in Northern Ireland. It’s a medium-sized shrub with a bushy habit and dull-green, lance-shaped leaves. In summer, pretty panicles of tiny white flowers appe...

Prunus spinosa - Blackthorn
€1.20
Blackthorn, Sloe - (Draighean) Grown as a Tree A well known native tree, the strong white flowers appear before the leaves and it is a great herald of Spring in our hedgerows across the country. The timber from blackthorn is dense, burns exceptionally well and with little smoke, it is also used to make shillelagh sticks & In folklore, blackt...

Pyracantha Orange Charmer
€3.00
Pyracantha Orange Charmer - Firethorn Vigorous growing pyracantha with an open habit. Glossy green leaves and small white flowers that are loved by bees are followed by dark orange berries. Pyracantha Orange Charmer is an easy plant to train up a wall or other support and also makes a good dense hedge. The berries provide excellent food for bir...
Quercus ilex - Holm Oak

Quercus ilex - Holm Oak
€4.00
Quercus ilex - Holm Oak Grown as a Tree Quercus ilex makes an imposing specimen tree as tall as any mighty Oak, Introduced From the Northern Mediterranean in the 1600's, Holm Oaks were often planted as entrance trees in larger estates, and many still remain alive today. Best known for its incredible coastal resilience and salt tolerance; though ...

Rosa rugosa - Rugosa Rose
€2.00
Rosa rugosa - Dog Rose This hardy flowering Rose will grow where others will not. Rosa rugosa is considered a frontline coastal plant taking extreme coastal exposure. It makes a spiny deciduous bush with a suckering habit and creates a dense hedge quickly. Rosa rugosa has lovely soft pink, fragrant flowers in Spring that are followed by large ed...

Rosa rugosa Alba - Rugosa Rose
€2.00
Rosa rugosa Alba - White Dog Rose Also known as White Japanese Rose. Attractive white flowers are followed by big red hips, Rosa rugosa Alba is an extremely robust plant that is excellent as an informal hedge by the sea. You will need to cut out any suckers that pop up alongside the hedge to keep it in check. Site: Tolerates coastal exposureSoi...