| Description | Quercus robur
English Oaks are famous for being solid and strong. The trunk and secondary branches are very solid and are covered in thick blackish-grey bark which makes it quite a sight.
The autumn foliage is a rich, dark brown. As the foliage is smaller than other deciduous trees, fallen leaves are not particularly difficult to eliminate and will not clog drains.
10"/25cm pot | Rosa banksiae
The Banksia Rose is a tough evergreen climbing rose with soft ruffled yellow flowers which appear in Spring. Like Iceberg Roses, it's prized as a disease resistant and hardy rose. It works well as a groundcover rose or a climber when given a support such as a trellis.
The Banksia rose is an incredibly useful and versatile climber or groundcover as it is low maintenance, thornless and tolerates full sun and part shade.
6"/14cm pot size. | Betula pendula 'Dalecarlica'
The Cut-Leaf Birch is a very graceful tree with distinctive feathery foliage and fine white bark. It is slender and graceful enough to be a part of a small garden without appearing too dominant, and is also effective in larger areas planted alone or in groups. A moderate growing and medium sized tree, ideal for either a small garden setup or even a larger forest-like vista, this tree will grow well in most soils in a sunny to part shade position. A beautiful specimen tree not to be looked over!
10"/25cm pot size | Rosmarinus officinalis 'Tuscan Blue'
Tuscan Blue Rosemary quickly forms an upright hedge of aromatic needle-like foliage. As it name suggests, it flowers in blue.
Rosemary leaves are great as a flavorful spice in cooking. It takes to pruning well, so is perfect for a medium size if slightly informal hedge. Evergreen. | Cornus capitata
Also known as an Evergreen Dogwood, Cornus capaitata is an evergreen, rounded, low branched tree with dense, oval, lanceolate, grey/green foliage. In spring it produces bracts of creamy to lemon-yellow flowers which turn to large, juicy, scarlet fruits (but they are tasteless). They attract lots of birds when in fruit and are generally a very attractive and hardy garden specimens. An excellent ornamental specimen tree best suited to medium to larger gardens, as the look really good at a distance as well as up close.
8'' pot |
| Additional information | |
| height x width |
Climber to 3-4m
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| planting distance |
For hedge or screen: 70cm
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| conditions |
Very hardy, likes full sun and well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
fences, screens, cover unattractive sheds, pergolas, arbors, rotundas, trellis
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| botanical name |
Betula pendula ?Dalecarlica?
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| height x width |
7m x 3m
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| features |
Slender tall tree with elegant hanging branches and fine light green deeply cut leaves which turn golden in autumn
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, group planting, avenues, great for small gardens
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