The willow-leaved loosestrife is a clump-forming upright, stately perennial, waxy grey green all over, with sturdy stems holding elongated tapering, loose spikes of white flowers blushed rose in the centre. Good in moist heavy soils. JuneAug. 1m. H6. 10cm pot.. Read more
A vigorous (some would say invasive) rhizomatous perennial from China and Japan, otherwise known as Gooseneck Loosestrife. Graceful white-flowering racemes almost 20cm long have a gracefully crooked neck which bends the inflorescence down before it twists up again. Flowers mid to late summer. Comes from wet ravines and damp woodland margins as well as in lush grassland, easy to grow in cultivation on most rich soils. Hardy. 90cm. H6. 10cm pot. Read more
A purple-leaved loosestrife, offsetting pale yellow flowers far more effectively than can the greenleaved type-plant. Makes a colony. June-Sept. Perennial. 70cm. H6. Read more
The unadulterated magenta species which should be proudly combined with Crocosmia Lucifer. Grey stems and leaves mitigate all harshness. June-Aug. Perennial. 1m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
The old herbaceous favourite with heads of vivid scarlet flowers. June/July. Perennial. 1m. H7. 10cm pot. Read more
A compact and dense textured shrub or small tree with cream-margined small, elliptic leaves offset by cinnamon coloured stems. White flowers appear in summer. Makes a handsome evergreen feature in the border, adding structure but also acting as foil to other colours. Hardy. Shrub. Aug-Sept. 3m. H4. 2L pot. Read more
Syn. Myrtus luma. Frost-hardy evergreen shrub or, in mild areas, tree, the Chilean myrtle is non-aromatic, but seethes with flushes of white blossom, July-Nov. Purple fruits edible (if you’re hungry). Cinnamon trunk bark on large specimens. 3m+. H4. 2L pot. Read more
Semi evergreen, medium-sized shrub with sweetly fragrant flowers during winter and early spring. 2-3m. H6. 1.5L pot. Read more
Makes a charming evergreen specimen shrub in a sunny position. Neat yellow foliage on spraying branches. 1.5m. H5. 1.5L pot. Read more
A beautiful and strong growing lily with rich orange flowers and typical purple spotting. Stems are bolt upright with the flowers presented at intervals. Came to us from the late Michael Wickenden of Cally Gardens and has proven to be a show stopper. July. Perennial. 1.8m. H6. 10cm pot. Read more
A small, semi-evergreen shrub with bright yellow-green leaves and a dense but well textured habit. White flowers are insignificant but nonetheless there. Has a light and airy effect and exceptional foliage colour over a long season. 2m. H7. 1.5L pot. Read more
A particularly elegant deciduous privet with swags, fountains, cascades of creamy blossom at a precious season (but unlikely to flower in time far north). Aug.-Sept. 4m. H7. 1.5L pot. Read more