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Ling Heather Seed
Calluna vulgarisPrice range: £5.00 through £15.00 inc. VATLing Heather or Calluna vulgaris is a dwarf twiggy shrub that is often abundant on mountains and moorland. The petals are concealed by the familiar purple sepals from July into early autumn. Common in Europe and Asia Minor.
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Lingonberry Seed
Vaccinium vitis-idaeaPrice range: £5.00 through £10.00 inc. VATLingonberry is a small evergreen shrub which flowers pink in May and June and the tiny berries ripen from August through to October. The plant is well known for attracting wildlife. When not in berry, it can be mistaken for Bilberry because of the similar foliage. It is the berry made popular by IKEA in their cafes – served with their famous meatballs.
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Milkflower Cotoneaster Seed
Cotoneaster lacteus£7.00 inc. VATA medium sized evergreen shrub with large oval leathery leaves which are grey-woolly beneath. The flowers in spring and early summer are milky white and followed by large clusters of small red berries which last well into mid winter.
Makes a good informal hedge, and when grown as a single stem, makes a useful evergreen tree for a small garden.
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Monkey Puzzle / Chile Pine Seed
Araucaria araucanaPrice range: £9.50 through £20.00 inc. VATThe Monkey Puzzle is unique in its appearance and is much sought after. It is protected in its native Chile. The open network of branches, arranged symmetrically are covered in the sharp, scale-like leaves. Quite slow growing but will reach a good height. The seed is huge and a lovely colour and can be eaten. This has now been christened ‘The Marmite tree’ – you either love it or….not
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New Zealand Flax Seed
Phormium tenaxPrice range: £8.00 through £22.00 inc. VATNew Zealand Flax, Phormium, is a very striking evergreen shrub with foliage that forms clumps of rigid sword like leaves between 1 and 3m long. Bronze red flowers on panicles up to 4m long in summer. Highly resistant to sea winds and forms an excellent windbreak. The seed looks as if it is covered in black foil, very shiney but papery too.
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New Zealand Purple Flax Seed
Phormium tenax atropurpureumPrice range: £10.00 through £44.00 inc. VATPurple New Zealand Flax is a very striking evergreen shrub with purple – bronze foliage that forms clumps of rigid sword like leaves between 1 and 3m long. It has bronze red flowers on panicles up to 4m long in summer. It is highly resistant to sea winds and forms an excellent windbreak.
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Oregon Grape Seed
Mahonia aquifolium£5.00 inc. VATOregon Grape is a small evergreen shrub with spikey pinnate leaves with 5 to 13 leaflets which often turn red in winter. Its rich yellow flowers open in early spring borne on racemes which are in clusters. The autumn berries are a black-blue colour. Can be grown successfully as a low informal but protective hedge, prune after flowering
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Pacific Madrona Seed
Arbutus menziesiiPrice range: £5.00 through £11.00 inc. VATPacific madrona is an evergreen tree. It is often multi-stemmed, with rich rust-coloured peeling bark which can be used to make a tea. Silvery green persistent leaves and cream ericaceous-type spring flowers followed by red berries. Grows on coastal sites in Northern California and towards Vancouver, but not far south.
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Portugese Laurel Seed
Prunus lusitanicaPrice range: £5.00 through £10.00 inc. VATA large evergreen shrub or small tree. Dark green leaves with reddish stalks are augmented by small white flowers borne on racemes in early summer. The fruits are small and red gradually turning dark purple. It is tolerant of chalk soils. Can be pruned into shape to make a formal or informal hedge.
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Privet Seed
Ligustrum vulgare£5.00 inc. VATThis Privet forms a medium sized semi evergreen shrub with dark green lance shaped leaves. The small off-white flowers appear in summer and are followed by long clusters of conspicuous round black fruits in the autumn. This should not be confused with the hedging Privet, (Ligustrum ovalifolium), although they can be used for the same purposes.
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Purple Cordyline Seed
Cordyline australis purpureaPrice range: £5.00 through £17.00 inc. VATPurple Cordyline is of great use in pots on patios or in borders to give substance and architectural presence. It is hardy and prefers sun. Keep in a sheltered spot, out of cold winds and keep on the dry side through winter.
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Purple Leaved Mimosa Seed
Acacia baileyana purpureaPrice range: £15.00 through £32.00 inc. VATPurple Leaved Mimosa is a small tree/medium shrub. A bronze leaved version of Golden Mimosa, new growth is grey-purple-pink, contrasting with the very early yellow flowers. Very fine foliage casts only light shade. Needs a sheltered site, or to be grown in a conservatory
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Shining Gum Seed
Eucalyptus nitensPrice range: £8.00 through £55.00 inc. VATShining Gum, Eucalyptus nitens makes a small tree in cooler climates with good young vigour. It has a jungly exotic appearance and the young growth stems are almost square. This tree makes a striking container plant and has some hardiness but requires a very sheltered position. Can be trimmed, but generally carefree. Doesn’t like being coppiced. Useful for floristry.
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Silver dollar tree Seed
Eucalyptus cinerea£15.00 inc. VATEucalyptus cinerea
A small to moderately sized tree with a compact, dense crown of silvery foliage. one of the most popular eucalypts in cultivation, especially in temperate regions and cooler areas. Good choice for screening.The leaves are aromatic, egg shaped, stalkless and glaucous giving it a silvery grey colour.it can be pollarded to produce sprays of young shoots.
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Silver Leafed Mountain Gum Seed
Eucalyptus pulverulentaPrice range: £5.00 through £12.00 inc. VATEucalyptus pulverulenta. Silver Leafed Mountain Gum is a well branched, medium-sized tree easy to control by pruning. The evergreen, juvenile foliage is glaucous silvery grey white and has been described as looking like a kebab! It rarely develops adult foliage. Bark is mostly smooth. Cream flowers occur when the tree is still young. This tree can be grown as a multi-stemmed specimen, but needs a sheltered spot.
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Silver Wattle Seed
Acacia dealbataPrice range: £7.00 through £22.00 inc. VATSilver Wattle or Mimosa is a loose growing, small open evergreen tree or large shrub. It has ferny grey green leaves and scented yellow pompom flowers, in the winter and early spring. It is often used by florists for winter colour and scent. Mimosa is also a Champagne cocktail – champagne and chilled citrus juice, with or without Drambuie. Good for breakfast(so I’m told!) Mimosa can be grown outside in the southwest and on the south coast, but still really needs shelter.
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Small Leaved Gum Seed
Eucalyptus parvula£15.00 inc. VATAn exceptionally hardy medium sized tree with an attractive peeling grey bark and willowy foliage. It produces small narrow blue-green leaves and its foliage is commonly used for flower arranging. This species makes an excellent specimen tree although it can be coppiced to good effect.
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Snow Gum Seed
Eucalyptus niphophilaPrice range: £7.00 through £40.00 inc. VATA very hardy Eucalyptus. The stem of the tree is almost white through to green with a flaking bark. It has large leathery grey green lance shaped leaves. It is a relatively small tree (up to 15m tall) and so is ideal for gardens.
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Snow Gum Seed
Eucalyptus pauciflora£6.00 inc. VATSimilar to Eucalyptus niphophila (which is often thought of as a subspecies) having a characteristic peeling green-grey and white bark. It has attractive white flowers, and aromatic evergreen foliage. Can be coppiced to form a multistem tree/shrub.
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Spinning Gum Seed
Eucalyptus perrinianaPrice range: £8.00 through £18.00 inc. VATA small hardy tree that has silvery leaves and a white, black blotched, stem. Bark on mature trees is shed in long strips. The leaves in young plants are round, encircling the stem, but become longer and thinner as the tree grows, developing their distinct glaucous bloom. Can be coppiced to encourage the young foliage which is used in flower arranging.
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Swamp Mahogany Seed
Eucalyptus robusta£5.50 inc. VATSwamp Mahogany is an unusual Eucalyptus in that it has spongey, reddish brown bark which peels off in strips. The leaves are dark green, broad and evergreen. It flowers with creamy white fluffy flowers in autumn, which is quite useful for late insects. It is a long-lived tree and used for firewood, charcoal, coastal erosion control and pulp. It coppices successfully. Needs planting in a sheltered spot.
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Sweet Box Seed
Sarcococca confusaPrice range: £15.00 through £25.00 inc. VATSarcococca or Sweet Box is a fantastically useful small evergreen shrub. It has a neat growth habit and produces small, feathery creamy white flowers in the depths of winter. These are highly sweetly scented. The black shiny berries that follow remain on the shrub until the following spring. Thrives in poorish dry soil and shade. Germination is sporadic, so patience is needed!
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Tasmanian Snow Gum Seed
Eucalyptus cocciferaPrice range: £5.00 through £15.00 inc. VATA fast growing medium sized tree which can survive some winter frost. It has strikingly bloomy leaves and stems as it begins to mature.
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Tingiringi Gum Seed
Eucalyptus glaucescensPrice range: £5.00 through £14.00 inc. VATTingiringi Gum is a fast growing evergreen with round, even, silver juvenile foliage used in floristry. It coppices well and is good for screening. Adult foliage is elongated, blue-green-silver and aromatic and this develops if the stems aren’t cut back. Like many Eucalyptus, the bark on mature trees shreds off revealing orange, grey, copper, white and grey streaks. Creamy flowers in autumn. Mallee form, which is more shrub-like and multistem
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