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Iceberg provides masses of pure white flowers on vigorous, branching growth clothed in glossy foliage.Colour: Pure WhiteScented: SlightThe Standard roses are on an 80cm stem x 60cm headPosition: 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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Masses of bright red berries in autumn to winter and lustrous, spiny, silver-margined, dark green leaves, purplish-pink when young. This splendid, silver-margined holly makes an excellent, evergreen specimen tree for a sunny, medium-sized garden. It's particularly suitable for urban or coastal sites since it copes well with pollution and salt-laden air. The stems are ideal for floral arrangements.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soilRate of growth: slow-growingFlowering period: May to JuneHardiness: fully hardySold in a 2 litre pot.
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Masses of bright red berries in autumn to winter and lustrous, spiny, silver-margined, dark green leaves, purplish-pink when young. This splendid, silver-margined holly makes an excellent, evergreen specimen tree for a sunny, medium-sized garden. It's particularly suitable for urban or coastal sites since it copes well with pollution and salt-laden air. The stems are ideal for floral arrangements.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soilRate of growth: slow-growingFlowering period: May to JuneHardiness: fully hardySold in a 1 litre pot.
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This bushy evergreen shrub can be tightly clipped into almost any shape, so will make a really viable alternative to box (Buxus). This is particularly useful if your existing box plants have been affected by blight, which has become more widespread over the last few years. This Ilex has small (to 2cm long), slightly glossy green leaves, and may develop rounded black fruits in autumn. Tolerant of shade and urban pollution, this is a tough, long-lived and versatile plant.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soilRate of growth: slow to averageFlowering period: MayHardiness: fully hardyBall on a stemSold in a 15 litre pot.
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Perfect for creating parterres and low hedges, this compact, bushy evergreen can be clipped into a variety of shapes, so it's also ideal for creating topiary. Easy to grow in a wide range of settings, it has an excellent resistance to diseases, so it makes an ideal alternative to Buxus.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soilRate of growth: slow to averageFlowering period: MayHardiness: fully hardySold in a 2 litre pot.
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Perfect for creating parterres and low hedges, this compact, bushy evergreen can be clipped into a variety of shapes, so it's also ideal for creating topiary. Easy to grow in a wide range of settings, it has an excellent resistance to diseases, so it makes an ideal alternative to Buxus.Position: full sun or partial shadeSoil: moist, well-drained, moderately fertile, humus-rich soilRate of growth: slow to averageFlowering period: MayHardiness: fully hardySold in a 9cm pot.
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A female holly variety, the Ilex Golden King produces reddish-brown berries in winter if a male pollinating plant is nearby. Makes a compact, conical, evergreen shrub bearing broad, ovate, slightly spiny leaves that are dark green and margined yellow. (Varigated leaves)Likes a sunny position as the golden yellow margin of leaf will be more prominent in full sun although will grow well in a partially shaded area still. Tolerant of air pollution, it thrives in moist but well-drained soil and well watered..