Fragrant Flowers

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 ...

Wonderfully scented, star-shaped, white flowers appear from pink tinted buds in late spring among glossy, aromatic 'fruit gum' scented, dark green leaves, often having a second flush of flowers in the autumn.  This handsome, compact and easy to grow...

An unusual Chinese shrub which produces large nodding clusters of fragrant yellow flowers clothed in white silky hairs during late winter.Fresh oblong green leaves are produced in late spring. A choice shrub related to Daphnes.  A small to medium s...

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Compacta' is a vigorous shrub with glossy, dark green leaves with a silver sheen and underside. Tiny, very sweetly fragrant creamy white flowers are produced on the stems amongst the leaves in late summer followed by small, oran...

Eriobotrya japonica 'Rose Anne' is a brilliant new variety of the Loquat Tree. I first discovered 'Rose Anne' growing at small family run propagation nursery in Belgium where the grower told me that this Eriobotrya was discovered growing in a garden...

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Feuerzauber'Witch hazel ‘Feuerzauber’ boasts deep red and fiery orange flowers which are more heavily scented than some other varieties. These striking flowers are followed by broad oval green leaves which turn amazing s...

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Yamina' When I first saw this amazing bronze-purple leaves Hamamelis, I had to take a double look. Unlike most Hamamelis, the large hazel-like leaves are a rich bronze-purple and what’s more unlike other Witch Hazels, the le...

Hedychium 'Pink Princess' is a fairly vigorous ginger plant quickly producing a large number of leafy stems topped with spikes of flowers having a beautiful pink-flushed white petals with a dark pink flame at the base, which also has an attractive sc...

Hedychium Telstar 4 is a recent hybrid hardy ginger producing tall fairly narrow stems with deep green slender leaves. Hedychium Telstar 4 is proving popular due it's speed of growth, up to 1.50cm high, and the abundant delicate salmon pink flowerhea...

The flowers of 'Pinky Winky' actually open as a beautiful, fresh lime greenin early August and as they mature, they turn a beautiful pink, starting at the bottom of the flower cone then the colour 'bleeds' up towards the tipThe flowers also benefit f...

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...

A fabulous evergreen with wonderfully deep-purple foliage. Loropetalum ‘Fire Dance’ is a stunning relative of the witch hazel family which should come as no surprise when you see the beautiful, vibrant and deep-pink flowers arrive during late w...

Narihira is a stunning variety of Mahonia with clusters of yellow flower spikes in late summer followed by blue/ black berries. The evergreen narrow leaves are soft to touch and hold their lush green appearance thrugh the winter. Grow in full shade/ ...

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 ...

Christmas Box, Sweet Box. A dense, bushy suckering, evergreen shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of small, very fragrant, white flowers with cream coloured anthers in winter followed by glossy black fruit. Height 1.5 m. Spread 1m. Flowers ...

Sarcococca hookeriana 'Purple Stem' Christmas Box, Sweet Box. A dwarf suckering shrub with glossy dark green leaves. Clusters of fragrant pink-tinged, white flowers in winter followed by dark blue-black fruit. Height 60cm. Spread 1m. Flower colour Wh...

Sarcococca hookeriana 'Winter Gem' A new variety of 'Christmas Box', a cross between humilis and Purple Stem, having larger leaves and red buds opening to very sweetly fragrant white flowers from February to April followed by red berries that ripen t...

Trachelospermum jasminoides, evergreen Jasmine is simply the best hardy, evergreen climber you can own. Masses of mid/dark green, glossy leaves are held upon twining stems which in mid summer are followed by loads of tiny jasmine-like flowers that sm...

A cross dating to 1955 between V. rhytidophyllum and V. utile, from Prague Municipal Gardens. Has beautiful large heads of pink buds opening to pink white flowerheads, gently fragrant up to 10cm across.  Evergreen, waxy, dark green, deeply veined le...

This semi evergreen variety of burkwoodii has wonderful large rounded heads of white fragrant flowers emerging from pink buds in March-April. Plant next to a path where the highly fragrant flowers can be fully appreciated. A bushy medium sized shrub ...

Carlesii Viburnum 'Aurora' 'in Dutch "snowball," is a medium-sized semi-evergreen shrub with round upright form. Aurora blooms in April and May generously with strongly scented pink flowers that open from red buds. The efflorescence is sometimes pink...

The David Viburnum. A useful small evergreen shrub. Plant in the middle of your border as a foil for your summer herbaceous flowers. In it's own right it has a compact, domed habit with dark green, leathery leaves with conspicous deep veins. Clusters...

Clusters of white flowers are held above the dark green, leathery foliage in May and June. During the summer the compact, domed habit of this evergreen shrub, sited toward the back of your border, makes an attractive foil for your later flowering pla...

Originated from Hillier's nurseries in the 1950's, this popular, larger variety of viburnum is semi-evergreen and will reach 3 metres high.  Larger specimens are often evergreen in sheltered positions.  Winton is covered in fragrant, creamy white f...