Summer Interest

Trachelospermum jasminoides - 4Litre Deep

This is one of the ultimate garden classics. This classy evergreen climber has self winding woody branches with rounded shiny deep green leaves which get a reddened tone when the weather gets cold. Pure white flowers come in summer with an excellent sweet scent.

Salvia nemorosa ‘Blue Marvel’ - 2Litre

An attractive clump-forming perennial with fragrant green-grey foliage and spikes of rich blue flowers emerging from purple buds. Flowering from late spring right through to autumn, it provides months of colour in the garden. Deeply loved by bees and other pollinators, this is a fantastic choice for sunny borders, containers and wildlife-friendly planting schemes. Flower colour: Blue Leaf colour: Green Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 2 litre

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

Pittosporum ‘Silver Ball’ - 7.5Litre

An ever-popular and much more colourful alternative to box, with a naturally low-growing rounded shape that rarely needs clipping. This variety has attractive silver-green foliage edged with a simple creamy-white variegation. Excellent for clipping into balls and other architectural shapes, it provides year-round structure and colour in the garden. Leaf colour: Green and white Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Nepeta × faassenii 'Purrsian Blue'- 2Litre

This lovely compact Catmint has silver, highly fragrant foliage and bold lavender-blue flowers that continue flowering well into autumn. Beloved by bees and other pollinators, it is perfect for sunny borders, containers and wildlife-friendly planting schemes. Its neat habit makes it particularly useful where space is a little more limited than with larger varieties of Nepeta. Flower colour: Lavender blue Leaf colour: Silver Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 2 litre

Spiraea japonica 'Double Play Big Bang' - 7.5Litre

A fantastic shrub with pretty pink flowers, but it is the colourful foliage that really steals the show. In spring, the new growth emerges a glowing orange before fading through shades of yellow to bright green, all beautifully highlighted with hints of red. Providing good colour for much of the season, this is an excellent choice for brightening borders and containers. Leaf colour: Orange, yellow, green and red tones Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Agastache ‘Summerlong Coral’ - 2litre

A compact, bushy perennial with bold coral-pink flowers featuring deeper-coloured throats, set against dark green foliage. If deadheaded regularly, it will continue to flower throughout the summer, providing months of colour in the garden. A favourite with bees and other pollinators, this is a fantastic choice for sunny borders, containers and wildlife-friendly gardens. Flower colour: Pink Leaf colour: Dark green Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 2 litre

Spiraea japonica 'Double Play Doozie' - 7.5Litre

A fantastic shrub that truly flowers almost non-stop from spring right through to autumn. The deep red flowers are beautifully complemented by colourful green foliage with attractive red tones. This is one of the earliest shrubs to come into leaf on our nursery, often producing beautiful coppery new growth as early as the end of February. Leaf colour: Green with red tones Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Pittosporum tenuifolium ‘Irene Paterson’ - 7.5 Litre

An ever-popular and much more colourful alternative to box, with a naturally low-growing rounded shape that rarely needs clipping. This evergreen has beautiful variegated foliage, with creamy white markings that follow the natural veining of the leaves. Excellent for clipping into balls and other architectural shapes, it brings year-round structure and colour to the garden. Leaf colour: Green and white Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Rudbeckia fulgida ‘Forever Gold’ - 2 Litre

A tall, bushy herbaceous perennial with incredible yellow flowers and dark black centres. This variety has a long flowering period, providing colour from summer well into autumn, and becomes a real mecca for pollinating insects later in the season. Easy to grow and wonderfully cheerful, it is perfect for adding late-season colour to borders and wildlife-friendly gardens. Flower colour: Yellow Leaf colour: Green Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Clay, chalk, sand or loam Pot size: 2 litre

Coreopsis ‘Curry Up’ - 2litre

This Threadleaf Tickseed is a delightful plant with bold yellow flowers with a red eye.  Flower Colour: Yellow and Red Leaf colour: Green Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam  Pot Size: 2Litre

Veronica ‘Moody Blues Blue Pink’ - 2Litre

This is a lovely perennial, deeply beloved by pollinators, with long pale pink flower spikes from early summer right through to autumn. Easy to grow and wonderfully floriferous, it is a fantastic choice for adding long-lasting colour to borders, containers and wildlife-friendly gardens. Flower colour: Pink Leaf colour: Green Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 2 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

Artemisia ‘Powis Castle’ - 2 Litre ^

Wormwood is a lovely low-growing evergreen shrub (despite many of us thinking of it as an evergreen perennial) with delicate silver foliage and insignificant yellow flowers in summer. Grown primarily for its beautiful silvery leaves, it is excellent for adding contrast to planting schemes. Flower colour: Yellow Leaf colour: Silver Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 2 litre

Phillyrea angustifolia - 30/35cm Ball -7.5Litre

We have grown the ever popular Phillyrea balls for several years now as they are good evergreen plants that take really well in gardens as shrubby topiary.  They are covered in brilliantly scented flowers from the base of the leaves the spring and early summer, followed by black berries which only adds their garden appeal. Whilst we grow these as ball's they can be planted alongside one another and quickly grown in to a smart hedge! Leaf colour: Green. Type: Evergreen. Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand. Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Tetrapanax papyrifer ‘Rex’ - 7.5Litre

This is one of the most spectacular exotic plants, with huge deeply lobed leaves that emerge with a soft, slightly fluffy coating. It performs best in partial shade, where the impressive foliage can really take centre stage. In the milder regions of the UK it is often almost evergreen (mostly Cornwall and some the south coast and city centres like London) but most of the UK it is more likely it is to lose its leaves during winter. - Here in Midhurst, ours are diciduous.  In the coldest parts of the UK some winter protection is recommended. Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen/Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Coreopsis verticillata ‘Ladybird' - 2 Litre

This Tickseed is a bushy perennial with fine green foliage and masses of cheerful red and yellow flowers throughout the summer. A fantastic choice for adding long-lasting colour to borders and containers, while also providing a valuable source of nectar for bees and other pollinators. Flower colour: Red and yellow Leaf colour: Green Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 2 litre

Pittosporum ‘Tom Thumb’ - 7.5 Litre

An ever-popular and much more colourful alternative to box, with a naturally low-growing rounded shape that rarely needs clipping. Early in the year, 'Tom Thumb' can be wonderfully rich red in colour. As the season progresses, the foliage deepens to purple-black, while the fresh new growth emerges a delightful muted green, creating a beautiful contrast. Please see photos. Leaf colour: Red, purple-black and green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Spirea japonica ‘Little Princess’ - 7.5Litre

A delightful little plant with compact growth of mid green foliage and pretty pink flowers in summer Leaf colour: Green Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre  

Veronica ‘Moody Blues Blue Sky’ - 2Litre

This is a lovely perennial deeply beloved by pollinators with long lavender-blue flowers from early summer through to autumn.  Flower Colour: Lavender-blue Leaf colour: Green Type: Perennial Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam  Pot Size: 2Litre

Weigela ‘Minor Black’ - 7.5Litre

This attractive shrub has rich black foliage that gradually softens to a deep purple through the season, beautifully complemented by masses of magenta-pink flowers in spring. A wonderful choice for adding dramatic foliage colour and contrast to borders throughout the growing season, and of course... bright pink flowers in spring!  Leaf colour: Black Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

SALE PRICE 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

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

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

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Lady in Red’ - 7.5 Litre

Ninebarks are fantastic shrubs, bringing both colour and texture to the garden. Physocarpus 'Lady in Red' is an excellent example, with brilliant red foliage and clusters of soft pink flowers abundantly dotted above the leaves throughout the summer. Easy to grow and wonderfully hardy, it provides long-lasting interest and makes a striking addition to mixed borders and wildlife-friendly gardens. Leaf colour: Red Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

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

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

Photinia ‘Magical Volcano’ - 7.5litre

Red Robin who? You'll forget all about Photinia 'Red Robin' when you see the intense red growth of this newer breed of Photinia. Photinia 'Magical Volcano' has tough green serrated leaves and a naturally dense habit, crowned with vivid red new growth. White flower heads are followed by dark berries, adding further interest through the season. Perfect as a standout screening plant or planted in groups to create a striking hedge. Leaf colour: Green and red Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun (planting Photinias in the shade will seriously dull the red leaves you bought it for!) Soil type: Sand, clay, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Pittosporum ‘Golf Ball’® - 7.5Litre

An ever-popular alternative to box, naturally forming a neat, rounded shape that rarely needs clipping. This variety has fresh, vibrant green foliage and provides year-round structure in the garden. Perfect for borders, containers or low rounded hedging, it is a low-maintenance choice that looks good in every season. Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 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

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

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

Santolina chamaecyparissus - 7.5Litre

A delightful evergreen shrub with a naturally rounded form, soft grey foliage and a wonderful aromatic scent. Its finely divided leaves provide year-round interest and contrast beautifully with neighbouring plants. In summer, bright yellow button-like flowers are held above the foliage, creating a cheerful display that is loved by pollinators. An excellent choice for sunny borders, gravel gardens and coastal planting. I have also seen these used very successfully in gardens where the flowers are clipped off before they open (which, to be honest, I find rather sad for the bugs!). Kept regularly trimmed, they form neat silver balls and make a wonderfully quirky alternative to box. Leaf colour: Grey Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun Soil type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Physocarpus opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ - 7.5 Litre

Ninebarks are fantastic shrubs, bringing both colour and texture to the garden. Physocarpus 'Diabolo' is an excellent example, with rich chocolate-purple foliage and clusters of white flowers, flushed with pink, abundantly dotted above the leaves in summer. Easy to grow and exceptionally hardy, it provides long-lasting colour throughout the season and makes a striking addition to mixed borders and wildlife-friendly gardens. Leaf colour: Chocolate red Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay 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

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, renowned for its broad crown, tiered branching and wonderfully architectural shape. This small plant will eventually develop into a magnificent arching tree, reaching up to 35 metres in height over time, it becomes more impressive with every passing year and can easily outlive the person who plants it. Leaf colour: Silver-green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Darts Gold' - 7.5Litre

Ninebarks are fantastic shrubs, giving your garden both colour and texture. The P. 'Diabolo' is an excellent example with brilliant yellow foliage darkening through to a warm gold by late summer. Clusters of pink tinged flowers are abundantly dotted above the leaves in summer. Leaf colour: Yellow Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, clay 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