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Liriodendron tulipifera

This is a large, fast growing and long-lived tree with a dead straight trunk. The crown is narrow early on but later develops to conical. It’s unique feature is the deciduous foliage; a glossy green leaf with four lobes and appearing to have been cut off at the top. In autumn the colour is fantastic as it turns shades of golden yellows. In early summer exquisite Tulip-shaped flowers are produced followed by conical fruits consisting of many winged nutlets pressed together in a spiral. Also the light grey corky bark often forms intricate patterns of vertical ridges…all in all a great tree!

Prefers full sun or part shade and a deep free draining soil.

H 10m S 6m in 20 years

Lobelia ‘Pink Elephant’

This is a tall clump forming perennial with spikes of beautiful pink flowers and mid-green lance-shaped leaves. Flowers in throughout summer and is one of the best and longest flowering lobelias for the back of the border.

Prefers full sun / part shade and a moist soil.

H 1.5m S 50cm

Lobelia ‘Waterfall Blue Ice’

This outstanding trailing Lobelia flowers on and on, regardless of adverse weather conditions. Throughout summer let this superb annual trail from baskets, window boxes and containers where they will still be blooming long after others have faded.

We also stock ‘Waterfall Purple’ & ‘Hot Tiger’.

Prefers full sun / part shade and a free draining soil.

H 15cm S 45cm

Lonicera ‘Rhubarb and Custard’

An impressive form that will produce a mass of large flower clusters throughout the summer. Their colour is rich and their scent powerful and the bees will love them too. Later, red berries are held well into autumn. This is a top performer, but it is relatively compact, so it is ideal for smaller gardens or patio pots topped with an obelisk. Easy to grow and undemanding, one of our top sellers!

We also stock ‘Hall’s Prolific’, ‘Horwood Gem’, ‘Scentsation’ & tellmanniana

Prefers full sun / part shade and a free draining soil.

H 2m S 1.2m

Deer & rabbit resistant.

Lupin ‘Gallery Series’

Bred for a naturally dwarf habit, these easy to grow perennials are a popular choice. Neat, bushy plants produce a surprising number of sturdy flower spikes that rise above the attractive palmate foliage in early summer. This colourful mix is ideal for planting at the front of borders or in a patio pot.

Prefers full sun / part shade and a free draining soil.

H 50cm S 40cm

Deer & rabbit resistant.

Lythrum ‘Dropmore Purple’

Magnolia ‘Exmouth’

This is a particularly hardy evergreen variety which has a more upright habit than most. The handsome leaves are narrow and light green and rusty brown underneath. Large, cup-shaped, fragrant, creamy-white blooms are produced from late summer to early autumn, and it will produce flowers when young. Is superb grown as a specimen shrub.

Prefers full sun / part shade and will tolerate most soils.

H 10m S 8m (can be pruned to keep a manageable size!

Deer resistant.

Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’

A broad-spreading small tree producing an abundance of large, soft pink, bowl-shaped blooms which become paler on the inside. The flowers have a heavy texture and face outwards. It is among the most easily recognised magnolias in bud with masses of huge hairy perules pointing outwards at various angles during early spring, then bursting into flower.

We also stock ‘Vulcan’ & ‘Yellow Bird’.

Prefers full sun / part shade and a moist soil.

H 4m S 3m (after 10 years)

Deer resistant.

Malus ‘Gorgeous’

This small tree has large, slender white flowers that have a star shaped appearance. The flowers burst open from pink buds in spring and are followed by glossy, red crab apple fruits that are sometimes orange tinted in autumn. The large fruits are produced in abundance and persist well on the tree. The dark green foliage turns yellow/bronze in the autumn before falling. Great for crabapple jelly!

We also stock ‘Golden Gem’, ‘Profusion’ & ‘Red Sentinel’ and ‘Everest’.

Prefers full sun in a free draining soil.

H 4m S 3m (after 10 years)

Melittis ‘Royal Velvet Distinction’

Mesembryanthemum ‘Magic Carpet’

Carpet like growth with leaves that appear to be sprinkled with ice crystals! Produces a glowing display of almost neon, daisy-like flowers in beds, borders, dry banks, rockeries and containers throughout summer. They thrive in hot conditions where most other plants would fail, with the flowers opening with the sun.

Prefers full sun in a very free draining soil.

H 10cm S 30cm

Liriodendron tulipifera

Lobelia ‘Pink Elephant’

Lobelia ‘Waterfall Blue Ice’

Lonicera ‘Rhubarb and Custard’

Lupin ‘Gallery Series’

Lythrum ‘Dropmore Purple’

Magnolia ‘Exmouth’

Magnolia ‘Iolanthe’

Malus ‘Gorgeous’

Melittis ‘Royal Velvet Distinction’

Mesembryanthemum ‘Magic Carpet’

Mimulus ‘Mai Tai Orange’

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