Shrubs

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

Berberis thunbergii f. 'Atropurpurea Nana' - 7.5Litre

 This Berberis, much like most Berberis is a fantastically thorny plant which as beautiful as it is, it is one to approach wearing gauntlets and with great care. I like to plant them in places I don't particularly want people to be able to access. Blog post on traditional house 'defence' plants to follow. A vigorous shrub with arching branches holding red rounded occasionally mottled green in tone, turning more and more plumb as the season goes on. The flowers are an unassuming yellow in spring followed by red berries in Autumn.  Note from Hannah - Berberis berries are known as Barberries and are extremely popular in Moroccan cooking. Whilst this plant is a particularly spiky one the berries are relatively easy to collect hanging on the underneath of the branches, so much so my small children help me pick ours every year, (their little hands are particularly good at avoiding the thorns) and absolutely love them as they are more flavoursome than raisins.  Leaf colour: Red. Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 10Litre  

Berberis thunbergii ‘Florence' - 7.5Litre

This is a Japanese Barberry has fantastic coral-orange foliage in spring, moving on to bold reds for the autumn.  Leaf colour: Red Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Berberis thunbergii ‘Starburst' - 7.5Litre

This Japanese Barberry is a low spreading shrub with wildly variegated green leaves splattered in white and pink with small yellow, almost unnoticeable flowers in spring. Autumn the leaves turn violent shades of pink, orange and red with small red edible fruits.  Leaf colour: Green, white, pink Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Berberis thunbergii ‘Vulcano’ - 7.5 Litre

This is a Japanese Barberry has interesting colour changing leaves through out the season and a strong upright habit with a good tolerance to sunburn. Starting with bright orange foliage in the spring it becomes red with a slight yellow edge in the summer before loosing the yellow edge and moving on to bright reds for the autumn.  Leaf colour: Red Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Brachyglottis ‘Drysdale' (Senecio) - 7.5Litre

An attractive spreading shrub with oval-shaped silver leaves and bright yellow daisy-like flowers in summer. This is a truly beautiful evergreen shrub with a naturally rounded form and soft grey foliage, with a texture you don't often find in other silver-leaved plants. The cheerful yellow flowers provide a striking contrast against the silver leaves and are a welcome sight for pollinators during the summer months. Did you know that silver-leaved plants are often a sign of good drought resistance? Leaf colour: Grey Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Callicarpa bodinieri var. giraldii 'Profusion' - 7.5Litre

The Beautyberry is a wonderful shrub with lightly purplish leaves in spring tuning green in summer before falling in the autumn to reveal intense purple berries clustered along the stems holding well through the winter. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Callistemon laevis - 7.5 Litre

This Bottlebrush has broad, fragrant silver-green leaves and bright red flowers in early summer. In spring, the plant takes on a soft fuzzy appearance as the new leaves and flower buds begin to emerge, adding an extra layer of interest before the flowers arrive. A fantastic evergreen shrub for a sunny spot, bringing colour, scent and a touch of the exotic to the garden. Leaf colour: Silver-green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Callistemon ‘Beeslebuzz Inn’ - 7.5Litre

This lovely Bottlebrush has tough, narrow fragrant leaves and pink flowers in early summer. In spring this becomes a little fuzzy as the new leaves and flower buds grow through. Leaf colour: Silver-green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full Sun Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Callistemon ‘Honeypot’ - 7.5Litre

This cute, compact Bottlebrush has lovely narrow, fragrant silver-green leaves and creamy-white flowers in early summer. In spring, the plant takes on a soft fuzzy appearance as the new leaves and flower buds begin to emerge, adding an extra layer of interest before the flowers arrive. A fantastic evergreen shrub for a sunny spot, bringing colour, scent and a touch of the exotic to the garden. Leaf colour: Silver-green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Cedrus libani - 7.5Litre

The Cedar of Lebanon is a very special tree thanks to its broad crown and tiered branching, architectural shape. This small plant grows in to a large, arching tree growing up to 35m high.  Leaf colour: Silver-green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Madame Butterfly’ - 7.5Litre

This Japanese Quince is a delightful wall shrub which flowers profusely throughout late winter/early spring. The flowers range between pastel pink and Rosie red on a single plant and generally have a slight creamy pink to the petal edges as the flower ages. The flowers are regularly followed by fruit which is edible once cooked. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Chaenomeles speciosa ‘Yukigoten' - 7.5Litre

This Japanese Quince is a delightful wall shrub which flowers profusely throughout late winter/early spring. The flowers are slightly double with lime-white colouring. Also, while technically deciduous can stick around in a sheltered location. The flowers are regularly followed by fruit which is edible once cooked. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Chaenomeles × superba 'Jet Trail’ - 7.5Litre

This Japanese Quince is a delightful wall shrub which flowers profusely throughout late winter/early spring. The flowers are white in colour and while technically deciduous can stick around in a sheltered location. The flowers are regularly followed by fruit which is edible once cooked. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Chimonanthus praecox - 7.5Litre

Wintersweet is a delightful plant with a vigorous growth habit. Glossy mid green leaves appear in spring and hold well through summer. Winter is when this plant truly shines. December to March this Wintersweet is covered with small groups of highly fragrant yellow flowers with a dark centre. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous  Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Choisya ternata - 7.5 Litre

This Mexican Mock Orange is a delightfully rounded shrub with glossy, highly fragrant green leaves that provide year-round interest. Masses of white flowers appear in late spring and early summer, often followed by a second flush in late summer. If happy, it may even produce the occasional flower throughout the winter months, making it a wonderful shrub for colour and scent over a long season. - Ours seems to have flowers pop up whatever the weather! Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Choisya ‘White Dazzler’ - 7.5litre

This fantastically scented evergreen shrub has a sweet, spicy fragrance that always reminds us a little of bay leaves. The unusually shaped narrow, bright green leaves are held in dense clusters, amongst which masses of white flowers appear in late spring. The flowers are not only beautiful but also wonderfully fragrant. This evergreen works particularly well in pots and thrives in a sunny position, where it will provide year-round structure, scent and colour. Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, loam, chalk or clay Pot size: 7.5 litre

Clethra alnifolia 'Pink Spires’ - 10Litre

The Sweet Pepper Bush is an attractively upright shrub with slightly ribbed green leaves. The long pink pinnacles of flowers are a Mecca for insects, especially butterflies.  Leaf colour: Green. Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or Partial Shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam. Pot Size: 10Litre

Clethra alnifolia 'Ruby Spice’ - 10Litre

The Sweet Pepper Bush is an attractively upright shrub with slightly ribbed green leaves. The long pink pinnacles of flowers are a Mecca for insects, especially butterflies.  Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or Partial Shade Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam Pot Size: 10Litre

Convolvulus cneorum - 7.5Litre

This is truly a very attractive shrub which has a naturally rounded form with soft grey leaves shimmering slightly in the sunlight. The flowers are big blousy white trumpets with a yellow centre coming forth in summer. Leaf colour: Grey. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun.  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

Cornus alba ‘Miracle’ - 7.5 Litre

This Cornus is a lovely shrub with green leaves edged and splashed with bright pink variegation throughout the summer. In autumn, the foliage turns vibrant shades before falling to reveal the colourful red stems that provide interest throughout winter. A fantastic plant for year-round interest, bringing something different to the garden in every season. Leaf colour: Pink, green and red Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Cornus alba ‘Nightfall’ - 7.5 Litre

This Cornus is a lovely shrub with dark green, almost black leaves throughout the summer. In Autumn the foliage turns vibrant shades before falling to reveal the colourful red stems that provide interest throughout winter. A fantastic plant for year-round interest, bringing something different to the garden in every season. Leaf colour: Black, green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

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

Cotinus 'Dusky Maiden' - 7.5Litre

This particular variety of Cotinus has an exceptionally bushy habit, staying marginally shorter than some of the other varieties.  C. 'Dusky Maiden' has rounded dark blue-green, wavy edged foliage with a heavy burgundy-purple flush. The wispy flowers which give it the common name 'The Smoke Bush' have a come through in early summer, followed by silver-grey wispy seed heads produced sparsely around the plant. In the Autumn the colourful leaves turn a riot of orange and red before falling.  If planted in a full sun position it really boosts the superb burgundy-purple leaf flush despite being happy in lower light level positions. Leaf colour: Dark green-blue with a purple-burgundy flush Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam

Cotinus ‘Grace' - 7.5Litre

This purple leaves smoke bush thrives in a sunny location which helps the purple toned leaves have their best colour. They support purple toned wispy flowers in Summer followed by intense purple pink and red Autumn foliage.  Leaf colour: Purple, very dark green, red, pink.  Type: Deciduous. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam. Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Cotoneaster ‘Cornubia' - 7.5Litre

A lovely arching semi-evergreen shrub with long deeply veined green leaves. large clusters of white flowers appear in summer followed buy stand out bright red berries in autumn and winter. Leaf colour: Green Type: Semi-evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Cotoneaster ‘Rothschildianus' - NWP24 - 7.5Litre

A lovely arching semi-evergreen shrub with long deeply veined green leaves. large clusters of white flowers appear in summer followed buy stand out bright yellow berries in autumn and winter. Leaf colour: Green Type: Semi-evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Elaeagnus x ebbingei Compacta - 7.5Litre

A good dense evergreen mounded shrub with scented white flowers beloved by pollinators in autumn and tough, wavy grey/green leaves with silver underneath. Leaf colour: Grey/green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre  

Enkianthus campanulatus ‘Petticoat’ - 7.5Litre

The Enkianthus is a delightful plant with bold red stems and fresh green leaves. Pretty clusters of slightly green, white bell shaped flowers very early in the year beloved by pollinators.  Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre  

Euonymus alatus Compactus - 7.5Litre

When it comes to Autumn colour you just don't get much better than Euonymus Alatus.  This more compact form of Euonymus has a good green colour throughout the spring and summer then turning an unbelievable variety of pinks are reds in Autumn. Innocuous yellow flowers are followed by unusually shaped pink seedpods in autumn complementing the incredible leaf colours. Leaf colour: Green turning Pink and red.  Type: Deciduous.  Aspect: Full sun.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold' (v) - 7.5Litre

A really attractive low maintenance evergreen with green and gold leaves growing in a low mounding fashion. It clips well and is particularly successful in costal locations. Leaf colour: Green and gold Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 10Litre

Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire’ - 7.5Litre

This Euonymus is a fantastic low maintenance plant which will happily grow against a wall, as a hedge or as a mid border plant. It is used regularly in place of Box as it has a great texture, clips well and faces none of Box's problems.  Leaf colour: Green. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Euonymus japonicus ‘Himalaya' - 7.5Litre

A versatile plant with interesting cream new growth, aging to green.  Leaf colour: Green and cream Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam.  Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Euonymus japonicus ‘Jean Hugues’ - 7.5Litre

An attractive, simple plant with green leaves. Very popular hedging plant!  Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Partial or full shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Euonymus japonicus ‘Kathy' - 7.5Litre

A really attractive evergreen holding ovate green leaves with white variegated edges and a naturally upright form. This is a very versatile plant which clips extremely well, being great for smaller hedges and particularly successful on windy exposed costal sites.  Leaf colour: Green and white Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil Type: Sand, loam, chalk or clay Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight - 7.5Litre

Hydrangea p. 'Limelight' is a fantastically popular plant with large pointy green-tinged flowers in summer which fade through to muted pinks by late summer. This plant has an attractive rounded tendency with slightly serrated bright green leaves. This plant is particularly good for shade areas and is very popular for pots. Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Laurus nobilis (Bush) - 5ltr - 100/125cm Tall (26)

Bay is an absolute must-have in any garden thanks to their versatile evergreen leaves and fantastic scent. The added bonus of being able to use the leaves in cooking is yet another reason to find space for one in your garden. (However, PLEASE don't eat the berries – they are not good for you!) Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 5 litre  

Lonicera fragrantissima - 7.5Litre

This is a beautiful bushy semi evergreen shrub with o ate green leaves. Late winter/early spring this shrub has creamy white flowers watch turn ever so slightly seethrough in the frost. A fantastic source of pollen in the winter Leaf colour: Green Type: Semi-evergreen  Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Magnolia grandiflora ‘Alta’ - 7.5 Litre

This small evergreen tree has delightful dark green leathery leaves with a caramel velvet underside. As the tree matures, large vanilla-scented flowers emerge from caramel velvet buds and continue to open from summer through to autumn. One of the real joys of evergreen magnolias is that the flower buds are almost as attractive as the flowers themselves, and 'Alta' is no exception. Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Magnolia laevifolia 'Fairy Honey Velvet' - 10Litre

This is a delightful semi-evergreen, upright magnolia with bold green leaves which is inundated with beautiful creamy goblet shaped very scented flowers in spring. - If only I had got around to taking a photo of these in flower this year! They were stunning!  The photo of the more mature plant is of a similar(but not exact) variety in our own garden, it has been in for about 4 years and has really taken to its shady location. Leaf colour: Green. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam. (particularly good in a clay garden) Pot Size: 10Litre

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

Mahonia japonica Bealei Group - 7.5Litre

This Mahonia is a great, extremely tolerant plant for your garden with sprays of attractive yellow buds followed by yellow flowers throughout 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

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

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

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Party Lights' - 7.5Litre

This holly-like evergreen has green leaves starting life in brilliant pink then turning cream before finding their green 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

Osmanthus heterophyllus ‘Purpureus’ - 5Litre

This lovely Holly-Olive has rich dark green foliage, with striking red-black new growth that provides a wonderful contrast throughout the season. In early winter, fragrant creamy flowers appear amongst the leaves, providing a valuable source of nectar for pollinators at a time when little else is in flower. This period is often known as "The Hungry Gap", making late-flowering plants like this especially valuable. A tough and reliable evergreen shrub that brings year-round structure, colour and scent to the garden. Leaf colour: Green with red-black new growth Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 5 litre

Parrotia perspicacia ‘Bella’ - 5Litre

This beautiful Persian Ironwood is a deciduous shrub with clusters of red flowers borne on bare stems in spring. The leaves emerge green with a red flush before developing into a spectacular display of red, pink and orange tones in autumn. A wonderful plant for both spring and autumn interest, bringing colour to the garden from the first flowers of spring right through to the final autumn leaves. Leaf colour: Green, turning red, pink and orange Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 2 litre