Choisya ternata
A bushy, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and bearing fragrant, white, star-shaped flowers in late spring and often with a second flush later in summer or even early autumn. It can be pruned relatively easily after flowering in spring to keep it to the size and shape required.
Choisya x dewitteana 'White Dazzler'
A dense, compact, evergreen shrub with linear foliage and bearing fragrant white flowers in spring and again in autumn. The foliage is also fragrant when crushed.
Cistus salviifolius 'Bonifacio'
Evergreen shrub with grey-green foliage producing white flowers in summer.
Cistus x dansereaui 'Decumbens'
A small, evergreen shrub with slightly wavy, sticky foliage and bearing plentiful white flowers in summer with crimson blotches at the base of each petal.
Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset'
Wonderful rose pink flowers in summer which despite each only lasting a day, are so plentiful, it makes for a valuable garden plant. The foliage is slightly silvery and ovate in shape. Particularly good for a sheltered position in a well-drained garden.
Cistus x purpureus
A small, bushy evergreen shrub with narrow, dull green leaves and bearing bright purplish-pink flowers splashed with maroon at the base, in summer.
Convolvulus cneorum
A fantastic, evergreen shrub with glossy, silvery foliage and bearing white, cup-shaped flowers from May to July with bright golden stamens. Best grown in a sheltered position where possible though can be grown in pots.
Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler'
An evergreen palm-like tree, commonly found growing on the south-west coast of England. It bears tufts of sword-like leaves which are dark green and heavily-margined creamy-white.
Cordyline banksii 'Electric Flash'
A fairly new cultivar with brown-maroon striped leaves with creamy yellow margins. This variety tends to form side shoots rather than purely a single clear stem.
Cornus controversa 'Variegata'
A small, deciduous tree with strongly-tiered branches bearing narrowly ovate leaves heavily margined cream turning yellow in autumn. In summer it bears flat clusters of small, creamy flowers followed by black berries.
Cornus kousa 'Weisse Fontaine'
An upright deciduous shrub, prized for its prolific white bracts in the summer and glorious autumn foliage.
Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
A slow growing, large, deciduous shrub with unusual twisted stems and branches and bearing pedulous yellow catkins in late winter and early spring. A real showstopper of a plant.
Corylus avellana 'Red Majestic'
A compact small tree or shrub with dark purple leaves on twisted branches, becoming flushed green as the season progresses, producing pink-purple catkins in late winter.
Cotoneaster franchetii
An evergreen shrub with small, oval green leaves with silvery undersides. It bears clusters of small white flowers in early summer and in autumn and winter, bears masses of orange-red berries.
Cotoneaster horizontalis
A spreading, deciduous shrub with small, glossy, dark green leaves smothered in small, white flowers in May, followed by masses of small, red berries in autumn with the foliage turning orange-red before falling.
Edgeworthia chrysantha 'Grandiflora'
A deciduous shrub bearing dense clusters of highly fragrant yellow flowers from late winter to early spring. Native to woodland areas in the Himalayas and China, it is a beautiful plant with attractive stems and is perfect for the winter garden.
Elaeagnus x ebbingei
A large, dense, rounded, evergreen shrub with broad, leathery, almost metallic-looking foliage, silvery beneath. In autumn it bears small, white, fragrant flowers.
Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Compacta'
A bushy, evergreen shrub with eliptic, leathery, dark green leaves and bearing fragrant white flowers in autumn.
Eucalyptus gunnii 'Silverana'
An aromatic, evergreen tree with silvery bark which peels to reveal cream or pinkish-brown patches. Silvery-blue young leaves become blue-green as they mature. Produces fragrant, fluffy, white flowers from midsummer, followed by olive-green fruits.
Euonymus japonicus 'Bravo'
A dense, bushy evergreen shrub with leathery dark green leaves, margined yellow fading to cream with age.
Euphorbia dendroides
An unusual and rarely offered plant, this is something for the really discerning gardener. Unlike most Euphorbias, this is a summer-dormant variety and will thrive in a sheltered, warm, well-drained spot. It will survive long periods of drought. If you haven't got a well-sheltered spot, it can also be grown as a particularly stunning conservatory plant, though it will take mild air frosts.
Euphorbia mellifera
Evergreen shrub with narrow, bright green leaves with a pale central vein and in late spring bearing clustered heads of brownish flowers giving off a strong honey-like scent.
Euphorbia x pasteurii
A large, evergreen shrub forming a dome to around 1.5m in height. Narrow green foliage with creamy midribs that take on red tinged in autumn, producing clusters of honey-scented flowers from early summer.
Euryops pectinatus
An evergreen shrub with finely-cut, fern-like, grey-green foliage and bearing masses of yellow daisy-like flowers from summer through until autumn and often into winter if grown under glass.
Fatsia japonica
An evergreen shrub of open, spreading habit with large, glossy, palmate leaves and bearing clusters of small white flowers in autumn often followed by small black fruits.
Fatsia japonica
An evergreen shrub of open, spreading habit with large, glossy, palmate leaves and bearing clusters of small white flowers in autumn often followed by small black fruits.
Forsythia x intermedia 'Lynwood Variety'
A fast-growing deciduous shrub smothered in golden yellow flowers in early spring before the leaves appear. Makes a useful hedging plant as well as part of a winter scheme.
Forsythia x intermedia 'Mikador'
A compact variety with a profusion of bright yellow flowers in early to mid-spring on bare stems.
Garrya eliptica
An evergreen shrub with leathery, dark green leaves and bearing drooping grey-green catkins form throughout the winter. A very attractive shrub for a sheltered spot.
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof'
A large and strongly-growing, bushy, evergreen shrub with dark-green, leathery leaves, producing long, drooping, grey-green catkins up to 20cm in length in winter and spring.
Griselinia littoralis
A fast-growing, evergreen shrub ideal for screening relatively quickly, with bright green, glossy leaves and bearing small, insignificant green flowers in spring sometimes followed by purple fruits.
Hebe 'Margret'
A dwarf. compact, evergreen shrub with short racemes of lilac to pale blue flowers in summer, often repeating in autumn.
Hebe 'Matty Brown'
A compact, evergreen shrub with small, narrowly eliptic dark green foliage which is reddish-purple when young. Produces spikes of lilac flowers from midsummer into autumn.
Hebe 'Red Edge'
A small, evergreen shrub with oblong, grey-green leaves edged red producing pale mauve flowers in summer, fading to white.
Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei'
A low-growing, dwarf, evergreen shrub with silvery-grey leaves and white flowers in late spring and early summer.
Hebe vernicosa
A compact, evergreen shrub of rounded habit with very glossy, dark green leaves producing racemes of small white or very pale blue flowers in early summer.
Hedera helix 'Arborescens'
A small, climbing shrub with glossy, green foliage and bearing insignificant white flowers in autumn.
Hydrangea 'Runaway Bride'
Beautiful white lacecap flowers often with the slightest hint of pink along the entire length of its stems, this Garland Hydrangea creates a light, airy appearance, blooming over a long period from early summer into autumn. Awarded Plant of the Year at the 2018 RHS Chelsea Flower Show, this really is a showstopper of a plant that sets itself aside from other hydrangeas. It truly is in a league of its own.
Hydrangea arborescens 'Strong Annabelle'
An improved cultivar of the ever popular Hydrangea Annabelle with stronger stems and large, ovate leaves producing rounded heads of sterile, white flowers opening with a hint of green.
Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate'
A bushy, deciduous shrub with dark purple leaves when young with burgundy-red undersides producing flattened heads of flowers with blue-purple florets surrounded by soft pink florets throughout the summer.
Hydrangea aspera subsp. sargentiana
A medium-sized, deciduous shrub of open habit and a peeling bark, bearing velvety leaves and purple-blue flowers in flat heads during summer with white outer florets.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Immaculata'
A bushy, rounded, deciduous shrub with toothed, ovate, dark green leaves and producing large, rounded clusters of white flowers in summer and autumn.
Hydrangea macrophylla 'Julisa'
A new variety with very bright pink flowers in summer and early autumn on well-branched, sturdy stems. The leaves open purple in spring before becoming dark green in summer and take on a light red colour during the autumn.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
Dense clusters of lime-green flowers in summer that fade to white which are excellent when used in cut flower arrangements.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Polestar'
A compact, deciduous shrub with coursely toothed leaves, producing large, lacy white flowerheads in summer turning pink then deep raspberry pink in autumn.
Hydrangea petiolaris
Self-clinging climber for exposed, shady walls or trees. White lace-cap flowers in summer. Yellow autumn colour.
Hydrangea petiolaris
Self-clinging climber for exposed, shady walls or trees. White lace-cap flowers in summer. Yellow autumn colour.
Hydrangea quercifolia 'Munchkin'
A shorter cultivar forming a compact dome of oak-like, dark green leaves, turning sdhades of red and yellow in autumn. Open clusters of white flowers in late summer and early autumn, turning to pink as they age.