Suitable for container growing

A super rare bromeliad from the cool mountains of Brazil. The stiff recurved leaves turn an amazing deep rich burgundy with red with pinky red flowers in the centre of each roseate. Eventually form a tight clump of many rosettes of leaves and flower...

Agave Americana is a beautiful slow-growing structural plant with blue-green fleshy leaves tipped with a sharp point.  Will need some protection from frost when young but in well drained soil and a sunny position it will withstand cold temperatures ...

An evergreen succulent with basal rosettes of spreading, lance-shaped, spine-tipped and spine-margined, grey-green leaves with creamy yellow edges Clusters of yellowish green flowers. Height 2m. Spread 3m.Flowers from June to July Sheltered site with...

A Mexican evergreen, rosette forming succulent that can grow up to 50cm tall and wide. Greenish-white flowers are borne on spikes of up to 2.5m high. Requires well-drained sandy or loamy soil in full sun. Suitable for coastal gravel gardens. Protect ...

One of the most attractive and bizarre of the agaves. It forms a rosette of grey-green leaves formidably armed with papery teeth. Tolerates some frost but best grown in a container and given protection over winter. Grow in well drained soil in full s...

Aucuba japonica longifolia is a versitile and reliable and hardy evergreen shrub.  As with all Aucubas, it boasts beautiful glossy green leaves and is tolerant of shade making it a useful addition to the back of a border or particularly difficult sh...

Second only to Trachycarpus fortunei, Chamaerops are a spectacular and hugely versatile hardy palm for British Gardens.  Often known as the Mediterranean Fan Palm, we simply call them Chamaerops - less of a mouthful and for most, easier to spell!  ...

This Chamaerops palm is a recent introduction from a spectacular palm grower in Italy.  It is a superb selection of the well known form Chamaerops humilis 'Volcano', differing from 'Volcano' by consistently growing very compact, dense and uniform le...

Dasylirion serratifolium is amongst one of the most dramatic and architectural plants. Thin strap-like leaves are covered with tiny spines along both sides, with the mature plant reaching a round 1.5 metres in height and spread. Suitable for a very h...

Fatsia japonica, the False Castor Oil Plant, is a brilliant shrub, growing to about 2 metres in height with jungly foliage, giving it an exotic look ! It looks great planted in semi-shade and associates well with ferns and Hostas. It is tolerant of c...

Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' is a heavily speckled form of this bushy, rounded, suckering, evergreen shrub with leathery, glossy, deeply-lobed, dark green and creamy-white leaves.  Clusters of small white flowers in autumn are followed by black fr...

New introduction from Taiwan. Interesting and rare form of Fatsia not found so much in the UK. Large palmate leaves with fine 'fingers' compared to its cousin Fatsia japonica. This evergreen adds a tropical effect to the garden. Tolerant of temperatu...

Ficinia truncata 'Ice Crystal' An Attractive clump-forming evergreen perennial with flat, linear dark green foliage with a 'frosted' white margin. Excellent in coastal or city gardens, or containers. Prefers full sun in well drained soil. Take care ...

Hedychium aurantiacum is a selected form of Hedychium coccineum chosen beause of it's superb bright orange flowers which are produced in abundanced late summer right up until the first frosts. The architectural narrow grey-green foliage looks stunnin...

Lovely small, dwarf new prize winning variety with abundant flower heads that emerge white in all soil conditions turning light pink in the autumn.  Strong stems.  Ideal for narrow borders, or front of larger shrubs,  flowers in sun/part shade, pr...

Laurus nobilis, The Bay Tree, is a conical evergreen tree or large shrub with glossy, dark green, aromatic leaves. During early summer masses of sulphar tiny flowers are produced much loved by bees and other pollinaters. Will respond very well to pru...

Phormium 'Licorice and Lime' (Dwarf Flax) is an exciting new introduction with beautiful lime green leaves that are centred with dark purple almost black. Reaches around 80cm in height and spread. As with all Phormiums, it is tolerant of coastal co...

An exciting new cultivar with stunning purple, almost black leaves.  This is one of the more compact Phormiums with an elegant weeping habit.  It may be grown in a container or, in a mixed border.  Phormium 'Platt's Black' will provide excellent c...

Phyllostachys aurea, the Golden Bamboo or Fishing Pole Bamboo is perhaps the most popular bamboo planted in the U.K and for good reason. It has sturdy upright olive green, maturing to golden yellow canes or culms as we call them reaching between 3.5-...

Phyllostachys aurea 'Koi' is definitely one of my favourite bamboo it really is gorgeous with golden canes streaked alternatively between the nodes in deep green. Each cane holding masses pale green leaves to add to the beauty. It is also a ramrod st...

This Pittosporum has gold and yellow variegated leaves eventually making a small tree like shrub. Originally from New Zealand where it is tolerant of coastal conditions often used a an unusual bright hedge. Hardy but best suited to southern or urban ...

Viburnum tinus 'Spirit' is a dense, shrubby, smaller cultivar of Viburnum tinus, reaching a maximum of 2 metres high, having large heads of attractive pink buds opening into sweet, white flowers followed by blue-black fruit. The main flowering period...

‘Lisa Rose’ is a superb evergreen viburnum forming clusters of purple flower buds during autumn which open to creamy white fragrant flowers which appear from December to April. Valuable to insects the flowers are full of nectar. Has dark green ba...