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Phormium Platt’s Black

Phormium Platt’s Black
€17.00
New Zealand Flax Platt’s Black A very compact New Zealand flax cultivar, Phormium Platt’s Black is an evergreen perennial which forms a clump of long arching leaves, striking in a border, but small enough to be grown in containers. The long, sword-shaped leaves are deep purplish black, a wonderful contrast to pink, blue and white summer flower...
Phormium tenax

Phormium tenax
€45.00
New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax is native to, you guessed it, New Zealand, where the fibre has been widely utilised, originally in M?ori traditional textiles and also in rope and sail making until the 1940’s. Bronzy-red flowers are produced on very tall stems from July to September to a background of strap-like leathery leaves. New Zealand Flax ...
Phormium tenax Purpureum

Phormium tenax Purpureum
€30.00
Purple New Zealand Flax Phormium tenax has long, leathery foliage with a rich, bronzy-purple colour. Bronze-red flowers are produced on mature plants and carried on very tall stems from July to September. The Purple New Zealand Flax makes an ideal specimen plants for coastal, windy locations. Can be planted in mixed flower and shrub beds to add ...
Photinia x fraseri Red Robin

Photinia x fraseri Red Robin
€24.00
Red Robin Everyone likes a bit of colour and Photinia Red Robin does not disappoint: a large, dense, evergreen shrub with glossy green and purple-red foliage. Makes an excellent specimen on its own but is most often planted as a hedge. The fresh growth can be anywhere between dark to bright red and can be a welcome sight in Winter and early Spri...

RHS Empathy Afterplant - Tree & Shrub
€12.00
RHS Empathy After Plant Evergreen Empathy AFTER PLANT EVERGREEN is ideal for Buxus (box), Bay trees, Camelias, Yew, Conifers and all types of evergreen hedging or garden plants. Plants in the Ground: Apply 1-2 handfuls (25 – 50g) around the base of the plant, lightly worked into the soil and water well. for larger established plants apply 2 hand...
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi

Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi
€5.00
Rootgrow - Mycorrhizal Fungi RHS Empathy rootgrow™ contains mycorrhizal fungi which naturally increase nutrient and water uptake by forming a highly efficient secondary root system. It is completely natural and plant-friendly fungi suitable for use on flowering plants, trees, shrubs and edibles. One application will support a plant for its entir...
Viburnum tinus

Viburnum tinus
€10.00
Viburnum tinus Popular for hedging due to its dense bushy foliage with dark green oval leaves. From Autumn it has an abundance of flattened clusters of small creamy-white flushed with pink star-like flowers, which are produced from Winter through to Spring. Shiny, blue-black berries develop later in the year adding further interest. Its tall gro...
Yucca filamentosa

Yucca filamentosa
€12.00
Adam’s Needle A small evergreen shrub, Yucca filamentosa develops thick rosettes of grey-green leaves that terminate into a sharp point. The stemless rosettes of leaves stand proud on the ground. Adam’s Needle is aptly named: the sword-like leaves, up to 1m long, have curly filaments along the edge. In July and August, large panicles of creamy-w...
Abeliophyllum distichum

Abeliophyllum distichum
€6.00
White forsythia A lax, deciduous shrub with forsythia-like, pinkish-white, almond-scented flowers appearing from purplish buds on the bare branches in early spring. These are followed by glossy green oval leaves, which often turn wine-purple in autumn. Branches can be brought indoors in late winter for forcing in vases; they will fill the room w...
Acca sellowiana - Feijoa

Acca sellowiana - Feijoa
€8.00
Acca sellowiana - Feijoa A large shrub or small tree of the myrtle family that typically matures to 2m to 2.5m and is native to Southern Brazil, Paraguay, and Uruguay. Acca sellowiana is also known as Feijoa or Pineapple guava. The dark green, evergreen foliage is white and felty underneath and the flowers have waxy, edible, red petals, white ...
Arbutus unedo Compacta

Arbutus unedo Compacta
€10.00
Dwarf Strawberry Tree A small growing form of the native Killarney strawberry tree. It bears fruit that are rather like a strawberry to look at, though not in taste. These are borne at the same time as the flowers, in late autumn, taking a year to mature. Glossy, dark green leaves with serrated edges and attractive cinnamon-brown bark, peeling i...
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia

Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia
€12.00
Japanese or Spotted Laurel Crotonifolia A large leathery leaved evergreen shrub with yellow spotted and speckled variegated leaves. The leaf markings of this cultivar are noticeably variable in size, from large blotches to tiny specks. Flowers are small and purple and are followed by bright red berries when pollinated. Aucuba japonica Crotonifol...

Aucuba japonica Rozannie - self fertile
€12.00
Japanese Laurel Rozannie Dwarf form with leathery green leaves. Small reddish-purple flowers in spring. Self-fertilising and therefore freely produces red berries.Aucuba japonica Rozannie is a good tough shrub for difficult spots and tolerates dry shade and salt air. Grows well in a container. It produces both male and female flowers, so it does...
Chimonanthus praecox

Chimonanthus praecox
€18.00
Wintersweet, Japan all-spice A beautiful deciduous shrub, native to China. Fragrant bell-like, pale-yellow flowers are produced during winter. Chimonanthus praecox is best utilised as a winter shrub, where its strongly scented pendant flowers can lift the whole garden. Unusual, gourd-shaped fruits about 4cm long can appear after flowering. It al...
Cornus alba

Cornus alba
€3.00
Red-barked Dogwood A tough, hardy stalwart of the winter garden, Cornus alba is a vigorous, suckering deciduous shrub, useful for difficult places in large gardens. It is primarily grown for its rich red winter stems, but it has more to offer. Dark green, ovoid summer foliage takes on red and orange tints in autumn. In late spring rather inconsp...
Cornus alba Aurea

Cornus alba Aurea
€3.00
Golden Dogwood A medium-sized deciduous shrub that produces a thicket of red coloured stems. Cornus alba ‘Aurea’ has soft golden-yellow foliage with small creamy-white flowers in the early Summer followed by clusters of small white Winter berries. The red-barked dogwoods are primarily grown for the stunning coloured Winter stems. ‘Aurea’ has the...

Cornus alba Elegantissima
€3.00
Red Barked Dogwood Elegantissima A medium sized, deciduous shrub or thicket, Cornus alba Elegantissima has rich, red coloured stems and pale-green foliage with striking, silver-white variegation. Small white flowers in early Summer develop into clusters of small white berries in the Winter. Flowers are good for bees and other insects. The red-ba...
Cornus alba Miracle PBR

Cornus alba Miracle PBR
€4.50
Dogwood Miracle A tough, deciduous shrub offering all year interest, Cornus alba Miracle PBR is a medium-sized, vigorous, deciduous shrub with an upright habit. The leaves emerge with a bright pink flush, which fades to a variegated cream and green; in autumn the leaves develop red tints that intensify as the season progresses, often becoming a ...

Cornus alba Siberian Pearls
€4.00
Red Barked Dogwood Siberian Pearls A medium to large growing deciduous shrub, Cornus alba Siberian Pearls forms a thicket of red-barked stems. The early Summer flowers develop into clusters of white berries with a blue tinge. Provides striking, crimson Autumn foliage and the red stems will brighten up the winter garden. Ideal when planted wher...

Cornus alba Sibirica Variegata
€10.00
Variegated Siberian Dogwood A variegated form of SIberian dogwood, Cornus alba Sibirica Variegata shares the stunning winter stems of the species, but is more attractive in summer. A medium-sized, suckering, deciduous shrub, it forms a clump of slender stems which show vivid red in winter. The leaves are attractively variegated, and turn crimso...