Suitable for Seaside/Coastal

Acacia pravissima is a completely whacky and remarkable member of the Mimosaceae family.  One can expect a breath-taking abundance of bright yellow flowers in the form of tiny pom-poms.  These flowers usually form during late summer and sit on the ...

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...

This is a beautiful new variety with the most spectacular white flowers.  Agapanthus 'Bridal Bouquet' produces stunning large heads of pure white tubular flowers which appear earlier than many varieties during July to August.  They sit elegantly ...

A beautiful compact variety with striking blue flower heads.  Agapanthus 'Lapis Lazuli' is a highly floriferous variety reaching a height and spread of around 60cm.  The dainty blue flowers and long-lived and contrast wonderfully against the bright...

This evergreen Agapanthus produces broad, strap-like leaves which are deeply and randomly veined in cream, pale green, and dark green, predominantly giving pure-cream margins to the leaves.  In mid-late summer spikes up to 80cm high are produced...

A spectacular new variety of Agapanthus with the most beautiful flowers.  Agapanthus orientalists 'Queen Mum' produces an abundance of very large globes of pure white, tubular flowers.  The flowers are wonderfully tinted with deep blue at the bases...

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 ...

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...

Aloe híbridos...

A fantastic Aloe closely related to Aloe vera which is proven to be hardy down to at least -10 degrees centigrade. Aloe striatula grows fairly quickly into an architectural multi-stemmed specimen around 1 metre in height and spread. Site in a sunny p...

Blue sapphire is an evergreen shrub with very small dark green, almost black foliage. The rich blue flowers that are produced in mid to late spring, contrast dynamically with the dark foliage making this a truly stunning addition to your garden. Can...

Ceanothus 'Blue Sensation' 'Sensational' blue flowers, as you would expect!  This is an exciting new variety with a wonderfully compact habit. The leaves are rich dark-green in colour with finely serrated edges.  The beautiful, frothy, deep-blue f...

California Lilac. Spreading evergreen shrub with large deeply veined, dark green leaves. Profuse dark blue flowers. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flower colour Blue. Flowers from March to April. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Sheltered Site. Plant...

California Lilac. Bushy evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy, mid-green leaves. Abundant dark blue flowers. Height 2m. Spread 2m. Flower colour Blue. Flowers from March to May. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting i...

Profuse clusters of deep blue flowers emerge from reddish, purple buds in April/May, creating a spectacular sight.  Concha makes a dense, bushy evergreen shrub with glossy, small dark green leaves on arching branches.  Loved by bees and insects, gr...

Blue sapphire is an evergreen shrub with very small dark green, almost black foliage. The rich blue flowers that are produced in mid to late spring, contrast dynamically with the dark foliage making this a truly stunning addition to your garden. Can...

Bright, indigo violet blue panicles of flowers cover this evrgreen shrub from April onwards contrasting beautifully againsy the glossy, dark green leaves.  This is one of the taller ceanothus and can reach 3m high in ideal conditions.  The flowers ...

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...

Chamaerops humilis 'Vulcano' was discovered growing on the slopes of Mount Etna in Sicily and is remarkable for it's tight compact habit and really tough rounded leaves creating wonderfully architectural roseates of foliage. Closely related to regula...

This super blue Chamaerops, Chamaerops humilis 'Cerifera' is every bit as tough as its cousin but tends to be slightly smaller and slower growing. This palm was fairly recently introduced into the UK originally from the high Atlas mountains in Morocc...

Cordyline australis, the Cabbage Palm is not actually a palm, but it's a good fit with them. It is one of the easiest exotic plants to grow and 'Torbay Dazzler' is a particularly striking variety with green and cream stripes. It is very tolerant of w...

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...