A dense evergreen shrub with dark green leaves boldly marked dark yellow in the centres, silvery white flowers followed by brown ripening to red fruit. Max Height 2m. Max Spread 2m. Flowers April to October. Fruits October. Full sun. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
A beautiful neat evergreen shrub with small green leaves and pale lilac flowers smothering the plant in early spring. Max Height 30cm to 40cm. Max Spread 40cm. Flowers April to May. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
Wood Spurge. A bushy evergreen perennial with dark reddish purple leaves and flowers with yellow bracts. Max Height 60cm to 80cm. Max Spread 30cm. Flowers April to June. Partial shade. Hardy. CAUTION skin and eye irritant/toxic if eaten. Water thoroughly before planting.
A spreading shrub with leathery blue-green leaves on purple stems and small clusters of white flowers in late spring and early summer. Max Height 30cm. Max Spread 90cm. Flowers May to June. Full sun/partial shade. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
Heavenly Bamboo. An evergreen shrub with elegant green foliage and pretty white flowers with large yellow anthers in mid-summer followed by bright red fruit. Max Height 2m. Max Spread 1.5m. Flowers July to August. Fruits August. Full sun. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
An upright, evergreen shrub with dark green leaves, bright red when young. Small white flowers are sometimes followed by bright red fruit. Max Height 5m. Max Spread 5m. Flowers April to May. Fruits August. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
A neat, rounded evergreen shrub with glossy, variegated green leaves, pink-flushed with white margins. Seldom flowers. Max Height 60cm. Max Spread 60cm. Flowers February to April. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Frost hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
A female evergreen shrub with shiny dark green leaves. Fragrant white flowers open from red buds in spring followed by red fruit. Max Height 6m. Max Spread 6m. Flowers April to May. Fruits June. Shaded site. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
Christmas Box, Sweet Box. A dense, bushy suckering shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of very fragrant white flowers in winter followed by glossy black fruit. Max Height 2m. Max Spread 1m. Flowers January to February. Fruits March. Partial shade. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
Laurustinus. A compact shrub with dark green leaves. Clusters of pink-flushed, white flowers open from dark pink buds, from late winter to spring, followed by dark blue-black fruit. Max Height 3m. Max Spread 3m. Flowers February to May. Fruits June. Full Sun/Partial Shade. Hardy. Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser.
Planting:
Back-fill with soil mixed with peat substitute and a suitable fertiliser
A handsome shrub with beautiful trusses of bell shaped coppery-orange flowers suffused red. Max Height 1m. Max Spread 1m. Flowers May to June. Full sun/partial shade. Hardy. Water thoroughly before planting.
Planting:
Water thoroughly before planting
Care & Maintenance:
Dead head after flowering, Mulch to keep roots cool
Evergreen shrub with oval, green glossy leaves edged in silvery/white. Small green flowers bloom in Summer months and can sometimes be followed by fruit in autumn
