Planting new trees and shrubs is not a difficult job, but one to get right, if you want your new plants to have the best start in life. The most important considerations are root establishment and health, weather, soil conditions and aftercare. To support early root establishment, we recommend using farmyard manure to assist root stimulation and healthy growth.
This advice is suitable for all trees and shrubs, whether containerised, bare-root or rootballed:
Planting is best done between October and April. Container-grown plants can be planted any time of year, but are easier to care for if planted in Autumn or Winter, as they need less watering than ones planted in Spring or Summer. Bare-root and rootballed trees and shrubs are only available in Autumn and Winter. They should be planted immediately, but if this is not possible, then they can be heeled in (temporary planting in soil or compost to prevent the roots drying out) until planting is possible.
Problems: Planting too deep is a common cause of tree death. Aim to plant at the same depth that the tree was growing in the nursery. Poor establishment and brown leaves are also sometimes encountered after planting.
Evergreen bushy shrub or tree. Dark green leaves with white undersides. Large fleshy crimson & white flowers mid-summer followed by edible red tinged green fruit. Requires sun & sheltered site with well drained soil. Height 3m. Spread 3m.
'Courtalyn' is a deciduous shrub with erect branches. It produces a profusion of yellow flowers on bare stems in spring.
A bushy shrub with clusters rich yellow flowers are borne before the sharply toothed green leaves. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flowers from March to April.
Compact upright habit, flowers deep yellow in early spring in dense sprays along the naked stems. Excellent small variety of this popular shrub.
A superb Spring flowering shrub. The branches are an absolute mass of yellow flowers in Mar - Apr. Grows up to 2.5m.
An upright shrub with glossy dark green leaves, turning brilliant red, orange and yellow in autumn. Fragrant white, bottlebrush flowers borne before the leaves. Height 2.5m. Spread 2m. Flowers from March to June. Deciduous. Hardy.
Upright deciduous shrub with small semi-double flowers adorned with rose-red sepals and tube and a white corolla with rose veining. Emerging in spring, small, ovate, bronze tinted, dark green leaves line the gracefully arching branches.
A upright bush with small green foliage. Single flowers with white tubes and sepals suffused green white petals. Height 1.2m. Spread 60cm. Flowers from June to September. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered site.
An upright bush with bronze-tinted green foliage. Masses of single flowers with red tubes and sepals, dark purple petals. Height up to 2m. Spread 1m. Flowers from June to September. Deciduous. Frost hardy. Sheltered site.
An erect bush with grey-green leaves flushed pink and white. Slender drooping flowers of red and purple. Height 90-120cm. Spread 1.2m. Flowers from May to October. Deciduous. Frost hardy. Sheltered site.
An upright bush with green foliage. Single flowers with scarlet tubes and sepals. violet-purple petals. Height 90cm. Spread 45-60cm. Flowers from June to September. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered site.
An upright bush with green foliage. Semi-double flowers with bright red tubes and sepals, pure white petals. Height 45-60cm. Spread 45-60cm. Flowers from June to September. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered site.
A hardy upright with green foliage. Single flowers with carmine-pink tubes and sepals. Mauve petals. Height 30cm. Spread 30cm. Flowers from June to September. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered site.
A trailing bush with variegated cream and pale green foliage. Single flowers with red tubes and sepals, purple petals. Height 40cm. Spread 60cm.
Glossy evergreen houseplant for a sunny position. Stunning white whorled flowers with a phenomenal fragrance. Peaty soil and lightly moist.
Outstanding perfume as well beautiful star like blooms with tightly scrolled petals in the centre. The dark glossy evergreen foliage gives interest all year round. Height and spread: 120cm.
Dwarf, low mounded, evergreen shrub that has dark green foliage and star shaped, single white flowers with an intense fragrance appearing most profusely in early summer and then sporadically through the season.
Silk-tassel Bush. An upright shrub with glossy, evergreen green leaves. Attractive grey-green catkins in mid-winter. Height 4m. Spread 4m. Flowers from February to April. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Sheltered Site.
Evergreen shrub with dark green, glossy leaves that are slightly narrower than those of the more common Garrya elliptica. A tough, undemanding shrub, it will cope with shady sites and salt-laden coastal winds. Silky tassels are produced in mid to late winter.
A delightful and extremely useful evergreen with subtle foliage variegated green through lime green to yellow. Hardier than most of the variegated forms, but much more interesting than the plain green, this tough shrub to 2m will tolerate exposure to salt winds.
Similar to the standard Griselinia, but with deeper green and oval glossy foliage, Griselinia Green Horizon is a fast growing evergreen, hardy to at least -10°C to -12°C.
Silver Bell. Snowdrop Tree. A spreading tree with mid-green leaves turning yellow in autumn. Clusters of pendent bell-shaped white flowers just before the leaves, followed by four winged green fruit. Height 8m. Spread 10m. Flowers from April to May. Fruits from June Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
Glossy green leaves and a rounded habit that is generally shrubby in form. The abundant white flowers are larger than the species and open more fully.
A rare Witch Hazel. An erect shrub with softly hairy mid-green leaves and very fragrant burnt orange flowers before the leaves in early to mid winter. Height 2.4m. Spread 4m. Flowers from December to January. Deciduous. Add peat to planting hole. Stunning autumn foliage colour.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large fragrant spider-like yellow flowers before the leaves in early to mid winter. Height 4m. Spread 4m. December to January. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large fragrant spider-like dark red flowers before the leaves in mid to late winter. Lovely autumn colour. Height 4m. Spread 4m. Flowers from January to February. Deciduous.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large fragrant spider-like coppery orange flowers before the leaves in early to mid winter. Lovely autumn colour. Height 4m. Spread 4m. Flowers from December to January.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large fragrant spider-like coppery orange flowers before the leaves in early to mid winter. Lovely autumn colour. Height 4m. Spread 4m. Flowers from December to January. Deciduous.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large fragrant spider-like sulphur yellow flowers before the leaves in mid to late winter. Lovely autumn colour. Height 4m. Spread 4m. Flowers from January to February. Deciduous.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large coppery-red flowers before the leaves in early to mid winter. Rich autumn colour. Height 4m. Spread 4m. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large coppery-red flowers before the leaves in early to mid winter. Rich autumn colour. Height 4m. Spread 4m. Hardy. Sheltered Site.
Chinese Witch Hazel. A vase-shaped shrub with bright green leaves and large fragrant spider-like yellow flowers before the leaves in early to mid winter. Height 4m. Spread 4m. December to January. Deciduous. Hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.
A compact rounded evergreen shrub. Prefers a sunny sheltered position. Flowers all summer.
'Red Edge' is a small evergreen shrub with oblong, blue-grey leaves which are margined with red, especially in winter. Flowers pale mauve fading to white, in short spikes.
An erect then spreading evergreen shrub with dark green, red margined leaves and small spikes of dark purple-blue flowers from mid-summer to early winter. Height 60cm. Spread 90cm. Flowers from July to December. Evergreen.
A hardy dwarf variety with compact habit. Masses of small violet flowers with a white throat all summer. Good ground cover for sunny positions. 30cm high.
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