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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...

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 ...

'Mountain Agave' from high altitude forests of Mexico, this is one of the hardiest varieties, suitable for planting out in milder parts of the country such as coastal gardens, will survive the winter in well drained dry conditions.  Montana has ma...

The Monkey Puzzle Tree is instantly recognisable and a well known feature in many gardens throughout the country.  Botanically known as Araucaria araucana, the Money Puzzle Tree originates from Chile where it grows in impressive forest groups.  Ara...

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...

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 or Torbay Palm is not actually a palm but has a palm like appearance naturally originating from New Zealand. It is amongst the easiest exotic plants to grow with 'Pink Champagne' being a particularly striking var...

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...

A lot of love and time was devoted to the development of Cotinus coggygria Dusky Maiden. The result is a strong Cotinus with stunning foliage and an exceptionally bushy, well-branched growth habit. Peter Moore, breeder of Dusky Maiden, spent more tha...

Smoke Bush 'Grace'. A bushy tree or shrub with large rounded, soft purple leaves, turning red in autumn. Pink coloured, plume-like inflorescences, give a smoke like effect. Height 6m. Spread 5m. Flower colour Pink. Flowers from June to August. Decidu...

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...

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...

An upright flowering shrub reaching up to 1.5 metres, being covered in limey white, large cone shaped flowers throughout the summer and into the autumn.  The flowers open up lime green fading to white giving a bright but gentle glow of colour, again...

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...

Deservedly popular, 'Vanille Frais' is a very pretty hydrangea with prolific flower cones made up of white flowers becoming pink and red tinged  ice cream effect  flowerheads on upright stems. Flowers last throughout the summer right into autumn. Â...

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...

Nandina domestica, Sacred Bamboo, is a much under-rated evergreen shrub from China which isn't actually a bamboo..  It reaches no more than 1.8 metres in height and is covered in masses of tiny leaves.  After a good, hot summer and a couple of fros...

Nandina 'Woods Dwarf' Nandina 'Woods Dwarf' is a beautiful compact form of Nandina domestica, often known as Heavenly Bamboo. 'Woods Dwarf' rarely grows more than 120cm in height and has a dense, leafy habit. Perhaps its strongest feature is that the...

  Phormium 'Cream Delight', Mountain flax is a fantastic architectural plant. The boldly coloured leaves are mostly cream, narrowly edged with green. Reaches around 1 metre in height and spread, this is an excellent addition to an exotic or 'jungly'...

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...

Phormium 'Taya' is a clump-forming, evergreen perennial with upright narrow leaves that are dark purple black in colour. As with all Phormiums, this is a resilient plant with excellent tolerance of coastal conditions.  Excellent in an exotic garden ...