| Description | Ginkgo biloba
The Ginkgo or Maidenhair Tree is remarkably known as a 'living fossil', as it is the sole survivor of an ancient group of trees that date back to beyond the time of the dinosaurs. It is a perfect specimen or feature tree due to its long life and showy light green leaves which turn golden in Autumn. The leaves are an interesting ruffled shape.
The Maidenhair Tree remains virtually unchanged today and represents the only living bridge between 'higher' and 'lower' plants (between ferns and conifers). Maidenhair trees can be extremely long-lived, the oldest recorded individual being 3,500 years old. | Acer palmatum dissectum 'Crimson Queen'
Crimson Queen is a slow growing Maple, ideal where a very compact tree is required. It produces brilliant bright red foliage in Spring turning crimson in Summer and scarlet in outer foliage is extra small and fine.
Crimson Queen is a low-branching, dwarf tree with delicate weeping habit. It likes a position of full sunlight to partial shade. | Lemon Balm, A clump-forming perennial that can grow up to 3ft tall. It looks very similar to mint in appearance, but it is not as invasive and easier to control. Lemon Balm has a delicate flowery lemon flavour and has a wide variety of uses. The fresh leaves can be used as a garnish for drinks, desserts and savoury dishes. It adds zing to fruit salads, garden salads, fruit drinks and punch, sorbet, herb butters, dressing and sauces. Lemon balm butter with a little pepper added goes well with corn, broccoli, beans and asparagus. Use in marinades or sauces to accompany fish or chicken.
4" pot size. | Hybrid tea 'Papa Meilland'
Papa Meilland produces velvety crimson blooms with a high centre, highly fragrant.
Available online ONLY - Not in store. |
| Content | | | | Roses are easily one of the most popular and widely cultivated groups of flowering plants. Numerous different cultivars have been produced over the last twu centuries, although roses have been grown for millennia before their popularity bloomed. Renowned for their flowers and beauty, they are also loved for other reasons such as their fruit. The rose hip can be made into an old fashioned jam. Roses range in size and variety from your standard and bush roses to climbers and weeping varieties. Amongst all their beautiful colours, varieties and fragrances there is bound to be the perfect rose out there for your garden. For more information on selecting and growing roses, visit our Rose Factsheet. |
| Additional information |
| height x width |
15m x 7m but slow growing
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| features |
Lime-green fan shaped leaves with a thick texture that turn golden-yellow in autumn. this is one of the most ancient trees of the world
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| conditions |
Full sun to part shade in well-drained soil
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| landscape use |
Specimen, parks, street tree, avenues
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| botanical name |
Melissa officinalis
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