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Medium Shrubs and Climbers
Azalea- deciduous
A medium shrub with large tubular funnel-shaped flowers that open to rich orange and are produced in May and June. Deciduous Azaleas are also noted for their good autumn leaf colour so bringing two seasons of colour to lightly shaded gardens.
Callicarpa bodnieri
A medium-sized deciduous shrub of upright habit. Leaves 5-12cm in length, lanceolate, purplish when young, turning rosy-pink in autumn. Flowers small, lilac; berries 4mm, violet-purple, in compact clusters borne on bare branches for a striking effect.
Chaenomeles nivalis
A spreading wall shrub of tangled growth, with spiny branches bearing simple, oval leaves and pure white flowers 4cm wide in spring.
Choisya 'White Dazzler'
A compact evergreen shrub forming a neat mound with aromatic, very slender dark green leaves divided into finger-like leaflets. Exceptionally free-flowering, the sweetly-scented white flowers appear in clusters during spring and often in late summer and autumn.
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Over the last 15 years, I have spent a great deal of time curating a group of plants that are high impact and low intervention. Of course, they do require a tidy up from time to time, but give a great deal of 'bang' for their 'buck'. Once your design is built by a trusted landscaper, I like to return and provide you with a Planting Quotation for the final stage of your garden creation. Below you will find photographs and details of some of the favourite plants that I like to use to help you to navigate and complement your Planting Quotation.
Cistus 'Silver Pink'
A compact rounded shrub, with lance-shaped leaves and prolific white-centred, pale pink flowers to 8cm across in summer.
Cistus corbariensis
A bushy, dense, evergreen shrub with wavy-edged and wrinkled leaves.White flowers with yellow centres are freely produced in summer emerging from red buds.
Clematis- mixed colours
A large deciduous climber with pinnate mid-green leaves tinged grey. Mixed colour flowers can be borne often twice in a season, May and July. Prolific at flowering and come in all shapes and sizes.
Cornus 'Midwinter Fire'
A bushy deciduous medium-sized shrub, with orange tipped yellow stems and green narrowly ovate leaves to 10cm in length. Flowers small, creamy-white, in flat heads; berries white. Prune every year to ensure that new orange-yellow stem growth is borne to enjoy during the winter months.
Cornus alba 'Elegantissima'
A bushy deciduous medium-sized shrub, with deep red stems and grey-green, white-margined narrowly ovate leaves to 10cm in length. Flowers small, creamy-white, in flat heads; berries white. Prune every year to ensure that new red stem growth is borne to enjoy during the winter months.
Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety'
A small, bushy evergreen shrub, but climbing if planted against a wall. Leaves rounded, with an irregular white margin, tinged pink in winter.
Euonymus 'Red Cascade'
A deciduous shrub with oval leaves turning bright red in autumn. Flowers small, yellow-green. Fruits bright rose-pink, 2cm across, opening to reveal unusual orange seeds.
Hebe rakaiensis
A compact, rounded evergreen small shrub to 90cm in height, with small, bright green leaves and short spikes of white flowers from early summer.
Hydrangea 'Annabelle'
A small, bushy deciduous shrub with broadly oval leaves and very large, spherical heads of white flowers to 25cm across in summer.
Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight'
A robust, upright shrub with leaves of yellow-green, stems pale grey-green, slightly blushed pink in places. Panicles form a very dense, broad cone, entirely green at first. Sterile florets open pale lime green, later grading through to white. A slight pink flush in places gradually deepens a little to give a pink and green colour mix at maturity.
Nandina 'Obsessed'
A dense, compact, evergreen shrub, known by the common name Heavenly bamboo despite being from the Berberis family. The lance-shaped leaflets are bright red when young, maturing to a a dark green. Small white flowers are borne on conical panicles in summer.
Phormium 'Cream Delight'
An evergreen perennial making a compact clump of arching, sword-shaped leaves which are mostly cream, narrowly edged with green; tubular greenish-yellow flowers are seldom produced.
Pinus 'Mugo'
A slow-growing, dense, compact evergreen coniferous shrub with dark green needles which turn to yellow-green in the autumn, and dark brown cones.
Pittosporum 'Golf Ball'
An evergreen shrub with bright green leaves,naturally producing a dense, rounded globe up to 1m in diameter. Good for a low hedge and seldom needs clipping.
Pittosporum 'Silver Ball'
A compact, naturally spherical shaped plant with grey green leaves and irregular white margins. Fragrant, purple-brown flowers appear in May and June. With its natural globular shape, and suitability for topiary, 'Silver Ball' is a possible alternative to Buxus balls.
Pittosporum 'Tom Thumb'
A dense, slow-growing small evergreen shrub of rounded habit, with deep purple, undulate leaves contrasting with light green young growth.
Rhododendron 'Ramapo'
A compact evergreen shrub with aromatic blue-grey young foliage and small clusters of light violet-purple flowers in mid spring.
Rosmarinus officinalis
A compact, erect, medium-sized evergreen shrub with aromatic, narrowly oblong, dark green leaves, whitish beneath. Small, two-lipped light blue flowers are borne mainly in spring and summer.
Santolina chamaecyparisus
A dwarf evergreen shrub with narrow, silvery-woolly, much dissected leaves and long-stalked, button-like bright yellow flowerheads 2cm in width.
Sarcoccoca confusa
A bushy evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves. In winter, they produce small but highly fragrant, creamy-white flowers (some flushed pink), followed by black, purple or red berries.
Skimmia 'Kew White'
A slow growing evergreen shrub with elliptic, leathery green leaves that are aromatic when crushed. Clusters of fragrant small white flowers are produced in spring, and if pollinated, these are followed by creamy white berries in autumn.
Spiraea arguta
A rounded deciduous shrub with slender arching shoots bearing small lance-shaped leaves and clusters of small white flowers on short lateral shoots all along the branches in spring.
Syringa 'Miss Kim'
A small, spreading, bushy, deciduous shrub with dark green, wavy-edged leaves and purple buds opening to fragrant pale purple flowers, fading to near white with age.
Trachelospermum jasminoides
An evergreen, woody climber with twining stems, glossy dark green, oval leaves to 10cm in length, often turning deep bronze-red in winter and clusters of very fragrant, white flowers 2.5cm in width produced in mid to late summer.
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