We have put together different aspects of the garden and come up with a mixture of shrubs and perennials to give you some creative ideas.
Plants Suitable For Heavy Shade - you can still have beautiful flowers and borders even in a shadey garden.
Aucuba, Camellia Japonica, Elaeagnus, Euonymus, Ilex, Leucothoe, Ligustrum, Mahonia, Rhododendron, Sarcococca, Skimmia, Anemone, Astrantia, Bergenia, Epimedium, HelleborusPlants Suitable for North and East facing Walls - you always think of cold, shadey borders when you see north and east facing but with our suggestions you will finally see some colour
Ajuga, Berberis, Camellias, (North walls only) Chaenomeles, Choisya, Euonymus, Garrya, Mahonia, Photinia, Digitalis, Hosta, Akebia
Plants Suitable for Cold Exposed Areas - these tend to be the gardens that don't have any hedges or walls to protect the garden and also costal gardens as well
Armeria, Aubretia, Centaurea, Betula, Crataegus, Cotinus, Elaeagnus, Kalmia, Mahonia, Pachysandra, Philadelphus, Rhododendron, Cryptomeria, Ginkgo, Picea, Taxus, Thuja, Tsuga
Plants Suitable for Industrial Areas - this selection of plants are suitable for the built up areas that have quite a bit smog
Aucuba, Aesculus, Amelanchier, Azaleas (decidious), Berberis, Carpinus, Camellia, Chaenomeles, Cytisus, Escallonia, Euonymus, Philadelphus, Rhododendron, Viburnum
Plants Suitable for Clay Soils (neutral to slight acidic)- these tend to be quite hard to did and plant in and can also hold water
Aucuba, Abies, Berberis, Carpinus, Choisya, Corylus, Forsythia, Hamamelis, Juniperus, Magnolia, Rhododendron, Viburnum, Aster, Aquilegia, Hemerocalis, Peony, Rudbeckia, Aconitum, Aruncus, Delphinium
Plants Suitable for Dry Acidic Soils - this is where the soil tends to be dry as it can't hold any moisture and is rich and acidic (normally where rhododendrons and conifers live)
Betula, Berberis, Cercis, Cistus, Cotoneaster, Hibiscus, Juniperus, Lonicera, Pinus, Lilium, Thalictrum, Meconopsis
Plants Suitable for Shallow Soil Over Chalk - not much room for plants with roots that go quite deep
Aucuba, Berberis, Buxus, Carpinus, Ceanothus, Cistus, Cotoneaster, Euonymus, Fagus, Forsythia, Laurus, Philadelphus, Potentilla, Sarcococca, Vinca, Weigelia, Yucca
Plants Tolerant of Both Extreme Acidity and Alkalinity - a good all rounder that can take both types of soil
Crataegus, Fagus, Ligustrum, Taxus
Plants Suitable for Damp Sites - this is where the soil really holds the water and can sometimes sit slightly wet
Amelanchier, Cornus, Phyllostachys, Pseudosasa, Sambucus, Salix, Taxodium, Metasequoia
Brenelia is a very hardy form of portuguese laurel that also grows a little faster, in a very tidy manner with much redder stems. More graceful in...
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The posh form of laurel hedging. They cost a little more than common laurel but they are more graceful in appearance with purple shoots and finer l...
View full detailsPrunus lusitanica Angustifolia - Portuguese Laurel are fantastic laurels that are a great alternative to the classic cherry Laurel. They are more f...
View full detailsClassic laurel hedging. It's the country's favourite hedging shrub. Lovely luxurious evergreen bright green leaves. Grows easily in all soils excep...
View full detailsClassic laurel hedging. It's the country's favourite hedging shrub. Lovely luxurious evergreen bright green leaves. Grows easily in all soils excep...
View full detailsPrunus lusitanica Angustifolia - Portuguese Laurel are fantastic laurels that are a great alternative to the classic cherry Laurel. They are more f...
View full detailsPrunus Lusitanica - Portuguese Laurel are fantastic laurels that are a great alternative to the classic cherry Laurel. They are more formal in appe...
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Classic laurel hedging. It's the country's favourite hedging shrub. Lovely luxurious evergreen bright green leaves. Grows easily in all soils excep...
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Classic laurel hedging It's the country's favourite hedging shrub. Lovely luxurious evergreen bright green leaves. Grows easily in all soils excep...
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