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Pittosporum are evergreen shrubs or trees with simple, leathery leaves and small, often fragrant, 5-petalled flowers, followed by spherical, woody fruits splitting to reveal seeds embedded in sticky pulp. 'Tom Thumb' is a dense, slow-growing small evergreen shrub of rounded habit, with deep purple, undulate leaves contrasting with light green young growth; not free-flowering.Sold in a 3 litre pot.
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Plum (Prunus) Jubilee. Parentage:Victoria x CzarForm: BushRootstock: St. Julien A (semi vigorous)Jubilee, also known as Jubileum is a plum of superb eating quality. Similar in appearance and flavour to Victoria, but much larger fruit, and picks one week earlier. Dark red skin and yellow flesh that has a good balance of sweetness and sharpness. The stone seperates cleanly from the flesh, free stone. Self Fertility, Pollination Group 3. -Picking month: Early AugustPicture image courtesy of Frank P MatthewsSold in a 12 litre pot.
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Plum (Prunus) Malling ElizabethForm: BushRoostock: St. Julian (semi vigorous)This plum is Victoria like in appearance and heavy cropping but appearing much earlier in late July. Sweet and juicy, with the inside flesh yellow-orange.Small, white flowers are produced in spring around one week before Victoria. Uses: Eating & CookingPicking month: Mid JulyStoring: AugustPollination group 2 Self-fertileRelatively trouble-freePicture image courtesy of Frank P MatthewsSold in a 12 litre pot.
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Plum (Prunus) Opal.One of the most reliable and good quality garden plums, known as the early Victoria. Produces a heavy crop of medium, reddish-purple round fruit with golden yellow flesh that has a superb delicious, slightly sweet flavour. Stone seperates nicely from the flesh, freestone. The tree itself is upright in habit making a neat pyramid shaped tree. White, scented flowers appear during the spring. Uses: EatingPicking month: Mid JulySelf Fertile - Pollination Group 3RHS Award of Garden Merit.Picture image courtesy of Frank P MatthewsSold in a 12 litre pot.
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Plum (Prunus) Opal.Form: Bush / 2 yearsRootstock: St. Julien A (semi vigorous)One of the most reliable and good quality garden plums, known as the early Victoria. Produces a heavy crop of medium, reddish-purple round fruit with golden yellow flesh that has a superb delicious, slightly sweet flavour. Stone seperates nicely from the flesh, freestone. The tree itself is upright in habit making a neat pyramid shaped tree. White, scented flowers appear during the spring. Uses: EatingPicking month: Mid JulySelf Fertile - Pollination Group 3RHS Award of Garden Merit.Picture image courtesy of Frank P MatthewsSold in a 12 litre pot.
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Victoria is the most popular plum variety in the world.Produces heavy crops of large, oval-shaped bright red fruits.The flesh is dark yellow with some streaks of red, moderately juicy and sweet, flavour fair. Perfect for eating fresh when they're picked ripe from the tree or can also be cooked into jams and desserts or used for bottling and canning. The stone cleans away from the flesh, freestone. Unfortunately disease prone but tolerable considering the quality and quantity that this variety produces. Beautiful white flowers appear during the spring making this a very attractive tree.Picking Month: Early AugustSold in a 12 litre pot.Picture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews.Web Orders: Due to the nature of this product we are unable to send by post or courier.We deliver to locally, we also offer a click and collect service.
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Create brilliant colour in your garden in autumn and throughout spring with our mixture of Polyanthus Crescendo. They are ideal for growing in containers and pots around the patio or in borders, where they will complement your bulb display. beautifully. Our vibrant mixture is one of the original and best of any Polyanthus, producing exciting colours on strong stems. Height 25cm. Sold in a 9cm pot.
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The 'Mango Tango' is aptly named as the cup-shaped single flowers are of the same shade as the flesh of a mango. This compact and bushy shrub is embellished with tiny grey-green leaves throughout spring, summer and autumn and the long-lasting flowers shine from May to October. This is a great choice for planting in a bed or border, and it works particularly well when planted alongside one of the other cinquefoils like the 'Red Lady'.Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soilSold in a 3 litre pot.Please note, picture image shows plant when in flower.
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Ideal for adding height and elegance to borders or patio containers, this rose with a single tall stem provides an attractive, summer display of flowers and lush foliage.Colour: Bright GoldScented: SlightThe Standard roses are on an 80cm stem, 70cm spread, flower head diameter 6cm.Position: Will thrive in most well drained soils. Best on an open, sunny site.Plant Care: Roses benefit from the addition of organic material added to the soil. Feed in Spring, after pruning, and again in midsummer.Dead Heading: Remove spent flowers after flowering, this will encourage repeat flowering.Form: Standard, Sold in a 7.5 litre pot.** Picture image Courtesy of Whartons Roses shows Rose when in flower **
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Prunus Angustifolia is a wide bushy evergreen shrub. Commonly known as the narrow leaf Portuguese Laurel or Portugal Laurel and also as Prunus Lusitanica Myrtifolia. The variety of Laurel is very similar to the Prunus Lusitanica but it has slightly narrower longer slimmer leaves which are a darker green and has a more compact growth habit. It also sports new stems that are a striking red in colour.This a is a very useful plant to have as a hedge or as an ornamental shrub. These particular Portugal Laurel specimens are ideal for use as a dense evergreen hedge, having already a nice, bushy shape. Providing year round interest, the evergreen Portugal Laurel Angustifolia has beautiful white/cream, fragrant flowers in summer (around June to August) followed by cherry-like fruits that are loved by birds. Prunus Lusitanica Myrtifolia is very hardy, despite the fact that it originally came to Britain from Portugal, which is why it is known as the Portuguese Laurel. Down through the years, Angustifolia has proved itself to be very hardy indeed.Sold in a 1 litre pot.
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Prunus Ben-Yutaka is a medium sized, umbrella shaped, deciduous tree producing semi-double, disc shaped flowers in a unique sugar pink colour with a distinctive dark central eye in mid-late April. The green foliage turns rich red-crimson in autumn, becoming deciduous in winter.Prunus Growing Tips: Best grown in well-drained soil, in full sun to achieve the best autumn colour. Will tolerate most soil types including chalk, and clay.Height and Spread (after 10 years): 5m x 4mReceived the RHS Award of Garden MeritPicture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews shows plant when in flower.Sold in a 12 litre potl
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A graceful tree with a spreading habit producing large semi double flowers, pink tinted in bud opening to pure white, hang all along the branches on long stalked clusters. The mid-green summer foliage turns orange to red in the autumn, becoming eciduous in winter.Best grown in well-drained soil, in full sun to achieve the best flower display and autumn colour. Will tolerate most soil types including chalk, and clay.Height and Spread (after 10 years): 4m x 4mHistory: Received the RHS Award of Garden MeritPicture image courtesy of Frank P Matthews shows plant when in flower.Sold in a 12 litre pot.