Winter 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.

Pittosporum ‘Silver Ball’ - 7.5Litre

An ever popular much more colourful replacement to box with a naturally low growing rounded shape which rarely needs clipping. This has a a lovely simple cream variegation to the edges of the silver green leaves. This is excellent to be clipped in to balls or blocky shapes.  Leaf colour: Green and white Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, chalk or loam Pot Size: 7.5Litre

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

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

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

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

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

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

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  

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

Viburnum tinus ‘Gwenllian’ - 7.5 Litre

A lovely medium-sized evergreen shrub with clusters of bold pink-red buds that open to delicate pink flowers from winter through to spring and, to be honest, they will continue to appear sporadically throughout the year if the plant is kept fed and watered! This viburnum provides valuable colour during the colder months. It is a reliable and easy-to-grow shrub that brings year-round structure to the garden. Many people use these in pots as low-maintenance plants. However, have you ever noticed they sometimes develop a black, sooty appearance on their leaves and start to look... well... a bit ill? That's usually because they are not being kept on top of watering and feeding. Stressed plants are often more susceptible to aphids, and the sticky honeydew they produce can encourage the growth of black sooty mould on the leaves. To keep your Viburnum happy, water it a few times a week when growing in a pot, even during winter if rainfall has been scarce. We also recommend feeding with a good shrub fertiliser (we like Vitax Q4) twice a year (spring and autumn) and occasionally giving it a boost with a liquid seaweed feed containing iron. Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun, partial shade or full shade Soil type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam Pot size: 7.5 litre

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

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

Sciadopitys verticillata - 3 Litre

One of the most cheerfully named plants we have on the nursery! The Japanese Umbrella Pine is a delightful, slow-growing conifer with glossy green needles arranged in umbrella-like whorls along the stems. Over time, it develops attractive, chunky ovoid cones and a handsome architectural shape, making it a wonderful specimen plant for the garden. A real collector's plant, it brings year-round interest and only becomes more impressive with age. Leaf colour: Green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil type: Sand, clay or loam Pot size: 3 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

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

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

Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' - 7.5Litre

A large vigorous shrub with attractive dark green leaves, turning incredible bright reds in autumn. In spring attractive pink-white flowers bloom on bare wood throughout the winter. Leaf colour: Green turning red Type: Deciduous Aspect: Full sun or partial shade Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay 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

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  

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Podocarpus 'Chocolate Box' - 7.5Litre

This Podocarpus is a dwarf growing, shade loving confer with small slightly rounded green leaves turning a chocolate colour after the first frosts. A great ground cover evergreen which won't take over your garden!  Leaf colour: Green and Chocolate Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full shade or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam. Pot Size: 7.5Litre

Podocarpus 'County Park Fire' - 7.5Litre

This Podocarpus is a low growing, shade loving confer with small slightly rounded cream leaves initially emerging red then becoming green with age topped with red berries in winter. A great ground cover evergreen which won't take over your garden!  Leaf colour: Green, cream and red Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full shade or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam. Pot Size: 7.5Litre

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

Podocarpus 'Killworth Cream' - 7.5Litre

This Podocarpus is a low growing, shade loving confer with small slightly rounded cream leaves initially emerging pink especially in spring. A great ground cover evergreen which won't take over your garden!  Leaf colour: Cream Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full shade or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay 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

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

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

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  

Podocarpus 'Blue Gem' - 7.5Litre

This Podocarpus is a dwarf growing, shade loving confer with small slightly rounded blue-green leaves topped with silvery berries in winter if a male variety is nearby. A great ground cover evergreen which won't take over your garden!  Leaf colour: Blue-green Type: Evergreen Aspect: Full shade or partial shade.  Soil Type: Sand, chalk, clay or loam. Pot Size: 7.5Litre