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Attractive evergreen golden variegated leaves, tinged red in winter. Very versatile - ideal for tubs, compat hedging and around the garden. Sun or part shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil or potting compost. Plant at same depth as pot and gently firm and surrounding soil. Tubs plants will need watering regularly, especially if dry and windy. Border plants need regular watering until established. Feeding is only necessary in spring and summer.Height x Spread: 60cm (2') x 60cm (2') Sold in a 11cm pot.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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This Japanese Spindle or Wintercreeper variety is a small, bushy, evergreen shrub, but will climb if planted against a wall. Its ovate, glossy, variegated leaves have emerald green centres and creamy white margins, becoming tinged with pink in winter. Great for providing winter interest. Great as hedging, or plant in any good garden soil, avoiding wet areas.Sun or part shade in fertile, moist but well-drained soil or potting compost. Plant at same depth as pot and gently firm and surrounding soil. Tubs plants will need watering regularly, especially if dry and windy. Border plants need regular watering until established. Feeding is only necessary in spring and summer.Height x Spread: 45cm (18" x 75cm (30")Sold in a 11cm pot.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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Another great Euonymus variety is Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire', also known as Euonymus 'Green Rocket'. Euonymus 'Green Spire' is an upright, compact shrub with richly coloured, evergreen foliage. It is particularly hardy and the evergreen foliage retains its deep green colour throughout winter. Best Features: evergreen, hardy, low hedging or ground cover, fragrant flowersIdeal For Hedges: up to 1mGrowth Rate: Slow (10-20cm per year)Position: Sunny, partial shade, moist-normal soil, sheltered or exposed, inland or coastalSold in a 2 litre pot.
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Striking variegated, year round foliage with unusual green-yellow flower heads.Hardy, Perennial, flowering every year.Flower Period: April to June.Position in sun or part shade in moisture-retentive, well drained soil. Picture image for display purposes: Courtesy of HGC, DE.Sold in a 11cm pot. 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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A splendid, medium sized deciduous shrub with mid- to dark green foliage. Masses of rich yellow, four petalled flowers smother the branches in spring. Excellent for covering walls, fits nicely into shrub borders and can be used as a specimen shrub. This plant can also be used for hedging.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: any moist, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: March to AprilHardiness: fully hardySold in a 4.5 litre pot.
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The partridge berry or checkerberry is an excellent choice for containers (when potted up using ericaceous compost), but it also makes a handsome ground-covering plant for a shadier spot. It forms a carpet of thick glossy evergreen foliage, which is covered in early summer with white to pale pink flowers. These are followed by aromatic deep red berries, which also put on a good show in autumn.Position: partial shadeSoil: acid to neutral, peaty, moist soilRate of growth: average to fast-growingFlowering period: May and JuneHardiness: fully hardySold in an 11 cm pot.
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Gaultheria is the ideal evergreen plant for difficult areas in the garden. These low-growing plants will thrive in a shady corner. Plants can actually help with weed problems in the garden, thanks to their thick, almost impenetrable growth habit. An ideal ground covering plant.Gaultheria procumbens has rounded, simple leaves, which are tough and leathery, and turn a glorious red by October, giving fantastic autumn colour in the garden. The small, bell-shaped flowers are followed by red berries too, giving vital food to birds and wildlife.Gaultheria is a low maintenance plant, which is quick growing and is an excellent ground cover plant for shady gardens. Plants are also suitable for planting on sloping ground.Height: 15cm (6") x Spread 100cm (39")Sold in a 11cm pot.
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Known as the partridge berry or checkerberry, this dwarf evergreen creeping shrub grows to a maximum height of just 30cm. From June to August it produces fragrant and dainty white bell-shaped flowers often blushed pink with yellow veining. After flowering, gorgeous bright pink-red berries are produced in abundance, contrasting against the shiny deep green foliage. This shrub is ideal for attracting birds to the garden and with winter around the corner they'll appreciate it more than ever. We'd recommend planting in a shaded or partially shaded spot in the border or rockery. Sold in a 11cm pot.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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A dense, shapely, evergreen shrub with an upright habit and lush, apple-green leathery leaves. It is ideal for growning as a specimen plant in the border and also makes an excellent hedging plant.Position: full sunSoil: light, fertile, well-drained soilRate of growth: fast-growingFlowering period: MaySold in a 3 litre pot.
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Hebe are evergreen shrubs or small trees, with paired, simple leaves and racemes or spikes of small, 4-lobed, tubular to salver-shaped flowers in summer and autumn. 'Baby Marie' is a compact variety with small leaves and short racemes of pale lilac flowers in early summer.Position: full sun, partial shadeSoil: sand, clay, chalk, loam. Moist, well-drainedThis plant comes in a 2 litre pot.