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Japanese Cedar II / Cryptomeria japonica

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Black Dragon’ – A compact form of Japanese Cedar with a congested growth habit of ascending stiff needles that emerge lime green (as shown in the photo) and mature to a very dark black-green colour. This is a … Continue reading →

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Skimmia japonica

Posted on April 9, 2012 by

Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’ – An Award of Garden Merit winner that makes a good informal hedging plant for the shade. This male cultivar features deep red flower buds borne through winter, opening to pale pink and finally white fragrant flowers … Continue reading →

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Japanese Cedar / Cryptomeria japonica

Posted on March 24, 2012 by

Cryptomeria japonica ‘Elegans Aurea’ – The Green Japanese Cedar lives up to its name with bright lime summer foliage that shifts to chartreuse or yellowish-green in the colder weather. ‘Elegans Aurea’ is much slower growing than other Japanese Cedars and … Continue reading →

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Holly / Ilex

Posted on March 20, 2012 by

Ilex aquifolium ‘Amber’ – An unusual female form of English holly with unique amber to deep apricot berries, a nice change from the traditional red. This RHS Award of Garden Merit winner also features glossy bright green leaves that are … Continue reading →

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Dwarf Rhododendrons

Posted on March 8, 2012 by

Rhododendron ‘Patty Bee’ (‘Yaku Fairy’ x R. fletcherianum) – This RHS Award of Garden Merit winner features wavy-edged lemon yellow blooms that emerge April through to May. These absolutely cover the dense green foliage below, which turns an attractive bronze-red … Continue reading →

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Lenten Rose III / Helleborus x hybridus

Posted on February 16, 2012 by

Helleborus x hybridus ‘Yellow Lady’ – A seed strain which produces a true yellow colour 80% of the time. These may vary from cream to clear yellow, or yellow with light to heavy burgundy spotting. The single blooms are borne … Continue reading →

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Witch Hazels II / Hamamelis

Posted on February 13, 2012 by

Hamamelis x intermedia ‘Arnold’s Promise’ – This hybrid witch hazel originates from the Arnold Arboretum and features fragrant, bright yellow blooms from January through to March. This cultivar is particularly floriferous, with even young specimens flowering quite heavily. ‘Arnold’s Promise’ … Continue reading →

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Winter-Flowering Shrubs

Posted on October 25, 2011 by

Abeliophyllum distichum – White Forsythia is actually a member of the Olive family and blooms before its namesake. The tiny white to pink-tinged flowers are highly fragrant and emerge from purple buds. This deciduous shrub is a bit unruly in … Continue reading →

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Trees & Shrubs with Yellow Autumn Colour

Posted on October 24, 2011 by

Corylopsis pauciflora – The Buttercup Winter Hazel is a dense spreading deciduous shrub with bright green leaves, reminiscent of hazelnut foliage – these turn a delicate pale yellow in autumn. It bears pendent 1-1.5″ racemes of fragrant primrose yellow blooms … Continue reading →

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Trees and Shrubs with Attractive Fruit

Posted on October 23, 2011 by

Rosa rugosa ‘Alba’ (syn var. alba) – A disease resistant rose with 3.5″ wide pure white blooms (fragrant) emerging from pale pink buds in late spring, and sporadically through to autumn. These are followed by huge tomato-shaped hips that mature … Continue reading →

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