Autumn Interest

Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella - 2Litre

A bushy evergreen shrub with naturally rounded form naturally preferring dappled shade. Autumn to winter red buds burst in to creamy white flowers in early spring. Looks fab in a pot! Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Partial Shade Soil Type: Loam or sand Pot Size: 2Litre

Pittosporum ‘Golf Ball’ - 7.5Litre

An ever popular replacement to box with a naturally low growing rounded shape which rarely needs clipping.  Leaf colour: Green. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre  

Fatsia japonica - 7.5Litre

A classic garden plant with large deeply lobed leaves which and white globular clustered flowers followed by black berries.  Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Partial or full shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Pittosporum ‘Dark Diva’ - 7.5Litre

Pittosporum Dark Diva is a superb plant with incredibly deep purple leaves with hints to magenta. Leaf colour: Deep purple. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’ - 7.5Litre

A bushy evergreen shrub with naturally rounded form naturally preferring dappled shade. Autumn to winter red buds burst in to creamy white flowers in early spring. Looks fab in a pot! Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Partial Shade Soil Type: Loam or sand Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Nandina domestica 'Gulf Stream' - 10Litre

Heavenly Bamboo is an attractive compact evergreen with pointed leaflets along the stems. Young growth comes through bronzed, turning green with a bronze tint through the summer where pretty white flowers grow on stems above the leaves until it comes in to its element in Autumn. This Nandina's leaves turn to vibrant reds, oranges and golds holding those colours well until the new leaflets emerge in early spring.   Leaf colour: Green, Bronze, Red, Orange & Gold Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil Type: Sand, loam, chalk or clay Pot Size: 10Litre

Phormium ‘Jester’ - 7.5Litre

The Flax Lilly is a highly ornamental plant with striking sword shaped lime green leaves with pink centres and attractive tubular flowers in summer. Leaf colour: Green and Pink Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Cercis chinensis ‘Avondale’ - 5Litre

Calycanthus 'Aphrodite' - IMP23 - 10Litre

This Sweetshrub is a tall, delightful shrub with large fresh green leaves turning yellow in autumn. From late spring and deep in to summer large wine-red fragrant blooms open on the tips of the stems. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun Soil Type: Sand, loam, chalk or clay Pot Size: 10Litre

Fatsia japonica 'Spiderweb Sense' - 7.5Litre

A classic garden plant with large deeply lobed leaves which, when young, can be almost pure cream maturing to variegated cream and green leaves and white globular clustered flowers followed by black berries. Young leaves can appear almost white Leaf colour: Green and cream Type: Evergreen Aspect: Partial or full shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Rose 'Compassion' - (Climbing)

Light pink, tinted with coral-pink with a strong, sweet fragrance and a good long flowering period from Summer and in to Autumn.

Mahonia japonica - 7.5Litre

Mahonia I are fantastically tolerant plants happily taking up almost any space in your garden giving you sprays of attractive yellow buds followed by yellow flowers throughout Autumn and Winter followed by glossy black edible fruits. Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Partial shade or full shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Cornus sericea 'Flaviramea' - 7.5Litre

This Cornus is a lovely border plant with luscious green leaves and white flowers in Summer. The leaves turn vibrant colours in Autumn before falling to expose colourful Olive-yellow stems in Winter.   Leaf colour: Green. Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay,  chalk or loam. Pot Size: 10Litre

Aronia melanocarpa 'Autumn Magic' - 10Litre

The Chokeberry is a deciduous shrub with green leaves turning an outrageous riot fire reds, oranges, purples and yellow's in Autumn. This Aronia is covered in clusters of delicate white flowers in spring followed swiftly by red berries holding throughout the season. We really enjoy this plant on the nursery because not only is it really a very attractive plant but the berries are Delicious. We will regularly find our children sneaking berries off of these plants in the Autumn. A Chokeberry jam recipe to follow! Leaf colour: Green turning red and purple. Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Partial Shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 10Litre

Pileostegia viburnoides (Evergreen Climbing Hydrangea) - 2Litre

This is a self clinging evergreen climbing hydrangea with thick leathery leaves, reminiscent of Clematis armandii. Throughout late summer, early Autumn creamy white flowers on stems branch outwards.  Leaf colour: Green. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full shade or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Phormium ‘Rainbow Queen’ - 7.5Litre

The Flax Lilly is a highly ornamental plant with striking sword shaped green-brown leaves with reddened centres and attractive tubular flowers in summer. Leaf colour: Brown-green and red Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Rose 'A Whiter Shade of Pale' - (Bush)

This is a delightfully bushy pink rose with a good strong fragrance with a long flowering period.

Rose 'Flower Power Gold' - (Patio)

A well scented double flower with a long flowing period. The growth is low and compact making it suitable for pots.

Rose 'Albertine' - (Climbing)

Salmon-pink buds open to large flouncy light pink blooms with a wonderfully strong fragrance and long summer to autumn flowering period. Its vigorous rambling growth is branching and bushy, with small dark green leaves.

Phormium ‘Alison Blackman’ - 7.5Litre

The Flax Lilly is a highly ornamental plant with striking sword shaped dark green leaves with yellow stripes and attractive tubular flowers in summer. Leaf colour: Green and yellow Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Cornus alba 'Elegantissima' (v) - 7.5Litre

This Cornus is a lovely plant with pastel green leaves with a. pure white variegation. In summer this cornus is covered n clusters of white flowers, highly prised by insects. The leaves turn vibrant colours in Autumn before falling to expose colourful red stems in Winter.   Leaf colour: Pastel green and white. Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay,  chalk or loam. Pot Size: 10Litre

Rose 'Forever Yours' - (Bush)

A delightfully scented rose with bright red blooms and a strong upright habit and long flowering period. Its growth habit makes it ideal for large pots and containers. 

Rose 'Alaska' - (Climbing)

A fragrant pure white rose with double blooms showing slightly creamy centre with a long Summer to Autumn flowering period. Rarely for a climbing rose this is suitable for a large tub or planter. 

Rose 'Iceberg Climbing' - (Climbing)

A beautifully traditional rose with lightly scented, pure-white double flowers, blooming Summer to Autumn in clusters.

Hamamelis xintermedia ‘Arnold Promise’ - 5Litre

This Which Hazel is a large wide deciduous shrub which is covered in a riot of explosion like scented yellow flowers in late winter/very early spring. In autumn the leaves turn from green to an incredible variety of yellow, red and pink as they turn before dropping.  Leaf colour: Green. Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk, or loam. Pot Size: 5Litre

Photinia fraseri 'Pink Crispy' - Lollypop

This is quite the most unusual photinia with slightly wavy large green leaves speckled with irregular white variegation and pink toned new growth. This plant is best allowed to have a free forming shape thanks to the colour coming from the young growth. That being said a careful clipping once or twice a year will allow it to mostly keep its shape. Leaf colour: White, pink and green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, loam or chalk Pot Size: 10Litre

Rose 'Silver Anniversary' - (Bush)

This silver-white flower has a light fragrance and a long flowering period. 

Rose 'Diamond Wishes' - (Patio)

Lightly scented pink flowers with a long flowering period. This rose is compact and ideal for pots and containers.

Rose 'Blue for You' (Bush)

Beautiful mauve to the palest light blue open double flowers with yellow stamen. These highly fragrant flowers come in clusters throughout summer and autumn. This bushy rose is also great for pollinators because they are able to access the stamen inside the flower. 

Rose 'Happy Golden Wedding' - (Bush)

A lightly scented golden-yellow rose with an extremely long flowering period from summer through to winter. Smaller growth habit makes it ideal for pots and containers.

Rose 'Dancing Queen' - (Climbing)

A fantastic variety with fragrant, bright pink double flowers which flower all Summer and Autumn. 

Rose 'Purple Skyliner' - (Climbing)

A long flowering rose, showing throughout Summer and Autumn with masses of very fragrant ,semi-double white hearted purple flowers.

Nandina domestica ‘Blush Pink’ - 7.5Litre

This bushy, upright evergreen plant has pink-red toned leaves through the winter, turning to green through the season. Sprays of small white flowers in Summer. Leaf colour: Green and pink-red Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Hamamelis xintermedia ‘Aphrodite 5Litre

Which Hazel is a large wide deciduous shrub which is covered in a riot of explosion like scented bronze-orange flowers in late winter/very early spring. In autumn the leaves turn from green to an incredible variety of yellow, red and pink as they turn before dropping.  Leaf colour: Green. Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk, or loam. Pot Size: 5Litre

Cotinus Coggygria ‘Flame' - 10Litre

This purple leaved Smoke Bush thrives in a sunny location which helps the burgundy-red toned leaves show their best colour. They support purple toned wispy flowers in summer followed by an intense purple, pink and red autumn show.  Leaf colour: Burgundy, purple, red, pink.  Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam. Pot Size: 10Litre

Cotinus 'Candy Floss’ - 10Litre

Delicate green leaves blushed with bronze in spring often changing through interesting plumb and in to yellow tones through the season. Summer brings enormous dusty pink candy-floss-like pinnacles of flowers giving an incredible show. Autumn shows red dusty leaves. Leaf colour: Green, yellow, pink, red.  Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 10Litre

Hydrangea seemannii - 2Litre

This is a self clinging evergreen climbing hydrangea with thick leathery leaves and areal roots. In summer domed flower heads come through in a creamy white. Leaf colour: Green. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full shade or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Rose 'Eternity' - (Bush)

An attractive floribunda rose with red double flowers coming forth for a long season, summer to autumn. Being a smaller rose it is ideal for pots and containers.

Rose 'Arthur Bell CLG' - (Climbing)

Heavily scented large, semi-double yellow flowers, cup-shaped when open and fade to creamy. The flowers hold well when used as cut flowers.

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Goshiki' - 7.5Litre

This holly-like evergreen has green leaves mottled with creamish spots. The new growth had bronze-pink tones before they find their mature colour. Leaf colour: Green, cream and pink. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk, or loam. Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Nandina 'Red Light'- 10Litre

Heavenly Bamboo is an attractive compact evergreen pointed leaflets along the stems. New growth comes through an intense red which then dulls to an attractively dappled green and cream. In summer pretty white flowers grow on stems above the leaves.   Leaf colour: Red, green and cream Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil Type: Sand, loam, chalk or clay Pot Size: 10Litre

Ceanothus 'Autumnal blue' - 10Litre

This is a classic garden plant with attractive small, shiny evergreen leaves growing from up and down the stems. The pretty dusty blue flowers appear in late summer,  This is one of the taller Ceanothus we grow here at Rotherhill therefore it is not a plant we would recommend for life in a pot but it will be very successful in a garden bed. Leaves: Green. Type: Evergreen.   Aspect: Full sun or partial shade. Suitable Soils: Chalk, sand or loam.  Pot Size: 10Litre

Elaeagnus × submacrophylla 'Maryline' - 7.5Litre

A good dense evergreen mounded shrub with scented white flowers beloved by pollinators in Autumn which are beloved by pollinators followed by orange berries. Wavy yellow leaves are bordered with irregular dark green edges. Leaf colour: Green and Yellow Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Phormium 'Golden Ray' - 7.5Litre

The Flax Lilly is a highly ornamental plant with striking sword shaped green leaves with golden yellow stripes and attractive tubular flowers in summer. Leaf colour: Green and Yellow Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Aucuba japonica Marmorata - 7.5Litre

This delightful Spotted Laurel is on of the more spotted of the Aucuba's with beautifully marbled yellow and green leaves. This rounded shrub is excellent for brightening the deepest shade. One bonus of this Aucuba is that it will fruit with red berries in summer providing there is a male cultivar nearby. Leaf colour: Yellow and green. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun, partial shade or full shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Phormium ‘Platts Black’ - 7.5Litre

The Flax Lilly is a highly ornamental plant with striking sword shaped dark red leaves and attractive tubular flowers in summer. Leaf colour: Dark Red Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Rose 'Happy Ruby Wedding' - (Bush)

A taller hybrid tea with lightly scented rose with rich red flowers and a long summer to autumn flowers. 

Rose 'Lilac Bouquet' - (Climbing)

Masses of open, very fragrant,  semi-double flowers in a vibrant lilac colour with eye-catching yellow stamens on thornless stems. It flowers on repeat from Summer to Winter.