Abelia x grandiflora 'Sherwoodii'

A compact, rounded to spreading, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub with arching branches bearing glossy, dark green leaves flushed purple and bronze in winter. Fragrant, white to pale pink flowers from summer into autumn.

Acacia dealbata 'Gaulois Astier' (Mimosa)

A bushy, evergreen shrub with divided grey-green leaves and clusters of scented yellow flowers. Height 25m (82ft), Spread 7m (23ft).

Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' (Japanese Maple)

An attractive, slow-growing upright bushy shrub. Leaves emerging fresh orange becoming lemon-yellow with orange-tinted margins and tips. Autumn colour golden-yellow. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Acer palmatum 'Sango-Kaku' (Coral Bark Maple)

Deciduous shrub or small tree with orange-yellow leaves in spring, turning to green in summer against bright red stems. The leaves turn canary yellow in autumn before leaving bare red stems over winter.

Acer palmatum 'Skeeter's Broom' (Japanese Maple)

A compact, upright, multi-stemmed, deciduous tree or shrub with deeply divided, palmately lobed foliage that is red in spring, red-maroon in summer and ruby red in autumn.

Acer palmatum var. dissectum 'Garnet' (Japanese Maple)

A small deciduous tree with finely cut, reddish-purple leaves becoming scarlet in autumn. Grows in a mound-like habit with branches that are weeping at the ends. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Amelanchier canadensis (Serviceberry)

A deciduous large shrub or small tree with oblong leaves turning golden in autumn. White flowers in spring followed by edible fruit changing from red to black in autumn. Height 6m (20ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Amelanchier lamarckii (Snowy Mespilus)

An upright, deciduous shrub or small tree with spreading branches bearing dark green leaves, bronze when young and turning orange & red in autumn. White flowers in mid-spring are followed by purple-black fruit.

Arbutus unedo (Pink Strawberry Tree)

A slow-growing, evergreen, bushy shrub with rough bark and dark green leathery leaves. Rosy-pink flowers appear in autumn in panicles as the red, strawberry-like fruits, from the previous years flowers also ripen.

Aucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia' (Spotted Laurel)

A bushy, dense, evergreen shrub with large leaves blotched with dark yellow, and small purple flowers, followed by bright red berries when pollinated. Male. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Ballota pseudodictamnus (False Dittany)

A low-growing dwarf evergreen shrub with rounded, fine white-furry leaves and stems and small pink flowers in whorls toward the stem tips, with large pale green calyces. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Berberis darwinii (Darwin's Barberry)

A vigorous, dense, upright, evergreen shrub with glossy, oblong, spiny, dark green leaves and pendant racemes of dark orange flowers in mid and late spring, sometimes again in autumn, followed by round, blue-black fruit.

Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea Nana'

A small spreading shrub with red-purple leaves in summer turning bright red in autumn. Produces small, pale yellow flowers in spring and dark red berries in autumn. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Berberis thunbergii 'Atropurpurea' (Japanese Barberry)

A vigorous, dense, rounded, deciduous shrub with ovate, reddish-purple to bronze-red leaves turning red in autumn and racemes of red-flushed, pale yellow flowers in mid-spring followed by elliptic, glossy, red fruit.

Berberis x stenophylla (Golden Barberry)

A vigorous, medium-sized, evergreen shrub with arching branches bearing linear, spiny, dark green leaves. Racemes of deep yellow flowers bloom along the branches in late spring, followed by round, blue-black fruit.

Betula nana 'Golden Treasure' (Dwarf Birch)

A compact, rounded, deciduous shrub with toothed or scalloped, glossy, bright yellow-green leaves in spring turning golden yellow in summer. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Buddleja 'Lochinch' (Butterfly Bush)

A vigorous, deciduous shrub with green-grey leaves and, in summer, panicles of sweetly-scented, violet-blue flowers. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Buddleja davidii 'Black Knight' (Butterfly Bush)

This variety has rich, deep purple flowers held in chunky racemes in midsummer. Flowers from July to September. A fast growing plant, for best results prune back in March. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 2m (6ft).

Buddleja davidii 'Butterfly Candy Little Ruby'

A compact, rounded, deciduous shrub with upright stems bearing lance-shaped, pointed, woolly, grey-green leaves and, from early summer into autumn, dense panicles of pink-red flowers. Height & Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Buddleja davidii 'Empire Blue' (Butterfly Bush)

A large, deciduous, fast-growing shrub with arching branches, lance-shaped leaves, and long panicles of scented pale-blue flowers from July to September. For best results prune back in March. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Buddleja davidii 'Pink Delight' (Butterfly Bush)

A medium-sized deciduous shrub with arching branches, lance-shaped, grey-green leaves and slender panicles of pink flowers from early summer to early autumn. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Buddleja davidii 'Royal Red' (Butterfly Bush)

A large, fast-growing, deciduous shrub with arching branches, lance-shaped leaves & long panicles of scented purple-red flowers from July to September. For best results prune back in March. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Buddleja davidii 'White Profusion' (Butterfly Bush)

A fast-growing large deciduous shrub with arching branches, lance-shaped leaves and panicles of scented white flowers with yellow eyes. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Buxus sempervirens (Common Box)

A large, but extremely slow-growing, evergreen shrub. The small, glossy oval leaves form a dense mass, with inconspicuous, yellowish flowers in late spring.

Callicarpa 'Pearl Glam' (Beautyberry)

A compact, upright, deciduous shrub with ovate to elliptic, tapered, purple-flushed, dark grey-green leaves turning yellow in autumn and cymes of white flowers in late summer followed by glossy, bright purple-pink fruit.

Callicarpa bodinieri var giraldii 'Profusion'

A deciduous shrub with purple tinted young foliage, turning to green in summer & aquiring pink tints in autumn. Small, pale purple flowers in summer followed by eye-catching, metallic, bright purple berries in autumn.

Camellia 'Spring Festival'

A large, evergreen shrub with dark-green, glossy leaves. It bears small, semi-double, pink or pale-pink flowers in spring.

Camellia 'Swan Lake'

An upright, spreading, evergreen shrub with elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and large, semi-double to double, creamy-white flowers from mid-winter to early spring. Height & Spread 3.5m (11ft).

Camellia japonica 'Doctor King'

An upright to bushy, evergreen shrub with glossy, broadly elliptic, dark green leaves and, in spring, ruffled, single to semi-double reddish-pink flowers with prominent yellow stamens. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Camellia japonica 'Golden Anniversary'

A compact, upright, evergreen shrub with oval, glossy, dark green leaves and double, white to pale yellow flowers in early to mid-spring. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'

A vigorous, compact, upright, evergreen shrub with oval, glossy, dark green leaves and double, rose-form, red flowers in late winter and early spring. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Camellia japonica 'R.L. Wheeler'

A large, open, rounded, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark-green leaves. It bears large, red flowers in spring. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Camellia japonica 'Roger Hall'

A vigorous, upright, evergreen shrub with elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves and double, red flowers from late winter into spring. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 2m (6ft).

Camellia japonica 'Silver Anniversary'

A vigorous, upright, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and white, semi-double flowers with yellow centres blooming in late winter and early spring. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Camellia x williamsii 'Anticipation'

A large evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and double, deep rose-pink flowers. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Camellia x williamsii 'E.G. Waterhouse'

A narrow, upright, evergreen shrub with ovate, glossy, dark green leaves and formal double, pale pink flowers in mid-spring. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2m (6ft).

Camellia x williamsii 'E.T.R. Carlyon'

A vigorous, upright, dense, evergreen shrub with glossy, elliptic, dark green leaves and, in early spring, semi-double white flowers. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Camellia x williamsii 'Jury's Yellow'

A compact evergreen shrub with glossy green leaves and medium-sized white flowers with yellow centres. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Camellia x williamsii 'Les Jury'

A small, bushy, evergreen shrub with dark-green, glossy leaves. It bears double, crimson flowers in spring. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Camellia x williamsii 'Ruby Wedding'

A vigorous, upright, dense, evergreen shrub with glossy, elliptic, dark green leaves and, in early spring, double, peony-form bright red flowers with white speckled centres. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Ceanothus 'Concha' (Californian Lilac)

A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches, narrow, dark green leaves and clusters of deep blue flowers in late spring and early summer. An excellent wall shrub. Plant in a warm, sunny site. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Ceanothus 'Italian Skies' (Californian Lilac)

A medium-sized, evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves and compact conical clusters of small, bright blue flowers in late spring. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Ceanothus 'Zanzibar'

A low growing, evergreen shrub with gold and green variegated leaves and mid-blue flowers in summer. Best in full sun. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Ceanothus arboreus 'Autumnal Blue' (Californian Lilac)

A medium-sized evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and compact long trusses of blue flowers. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis 'Yankee Point'

A vigorous, wide-spreading, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with small, oval, glossy, veined, dark green leaves, grey-green beneath, and clusters of deep blue flowers in late spring and early summer.

Ceanothus impressus 'Puget Blue' (Santa Barbara Ceanothus)

A vigorous, spreading, evergreen shrub with oblong, deeply veined, dark green leaves and clusters of dark blue flowers in mid- to late spring. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark' (Californian Lilac)

A dense, evergreen shrub with arching branches bearing narrow, dark green leaves and clusters of dark blue flowers in spring and early summer.

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens

An evergreen, low-growing shrub with fluffy, powder-blue flowers throughout summer on an attractive carpet of waxy dark green foliage. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Ceanothus x delileanus 'Gloire de Versailles'

A fast-growing, medium-sized deciduous shrub of rounded habit, with broad oval, light green leaves, and large panicles of scented light-blue flowers throughout summer. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Ceratostigma griffithii (Burmese Plumbago)

A semi-evergreen, woody sub-shrub with attractive, bristly foliage outlined in purple-brown, clusters of blue flowers in late summer and autumn, and good autumn colour. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Ceratostigma willmottianum 'Forest Blue'

A bushy, spreading, deciduous shrub with lance-shaped, dark green leaves turning red in autumn and clusters of vivid cobalt-blue flowers from late summer to early autumn. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Hot Fire' (Japanese Quince)

A bushy, deciduous shrub with arching, thorny branches bearing glossy, dark green leaves and clusters of scarlet flowers in spring before or as the leaves emerge. Flowers are sometimes followed by edible, yellow fruit.

Chaenomeles speciosa 'Nivalis' (Japanese Quince)

A mid-sized, upright deciduous shrub with ovate green leaves. In late winter to early spring, it bears pure white, cup-shaped flowers on bare branches, followed by yellow fruits in autumn.

Chaenomeles x superba 'Crimson and Gold' (Japanese Quince)

A short, wide, spiny shrub with glossy leaves and deep crimson flowers with golden stamens, often followed by scented yellow fruit in autumn. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Choisya ternata 'Sundance' (Mexican Orange Blossom)

A medium sized evergreen shrub with glossy bright yellow leaves that have a distinctive aroma & clusters of fragrant white flowers from May to June. Prefers a sunny site. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Choisya ternata (Mexican Orange Blossom)

An evergreen shrub with glossy green foliage and fragrant white flowers in late spring, often followed by a second flush in autumn. Plant in a sheltered position in sun or shade.

Choisya x dewitteana 'Aztec Gold' (Mexican Orange)

A dense, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with palmate, linear, golden yellow to yellow-green leaves and small clusters of fragrant, white flowers in spring and early summer, and again in autumn. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Choisya x dewitteana 'White Dazzler' (Mexican Orange)

A dense, compact, evergreen shrub with palmate, linear, dark green leaves and fragrant, white flowers in early spring and again in autumn. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cistus 'Alan Fradd' (Rock Rose)

A small, dense, rounded, evergreen shrub with mid-green leaves. It bears white flowers with a dark purple blotch at the base of each petal and a golden boss of stamen in summer.

Cistus monspeliensis (Montpelier Rock Rose)

A bushy, evergreen shrub with linear, sticky, dark-green leaves and saucer-shaped white flowers with yellow stamens, borne in summer. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cistus x corbariensis (Rock Rose)

A dense, bushy, frost hardy, evergreen shrub with ovate, wavy, dark green leaves and, in summer, crimson-tinted buds opening to white flowers with yellow stamens. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cistus x dansereaui 'Decumbens' (Rock Rose)

A small evergreen shrub with narrow, sticky leaves and white flowers with a crimson blotch at the base of each petal. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cistus x pulverulentus 'Sunset' (Rock Rose)

A low, compact, spreading evergreen shrub with small sage grey-green leaves and clusters of papery, yellow-centred, rose-pink flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Cistus x purpureus (Rock Rose)

A compact, rounded evergreen shrub with narrowly oblong or lance-shaped, slightly wavy, dark green leaves and, in summer, deep purple-pink flowers with maroon blotches at the base of each petal. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Convolvulus cneorum (Silverbush)

A compact evergreen shrub with narrow, silky, silvery leaves and in summer, funnel-shaped white flowers, flushed pink in bud. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Cordyline australis 'Charlie Boy' (Cabbage Tree)

A tender, erect, palm-like, evergreen tree bearing broadly strap-shaped, maroon to bronze leaves with bright reddish-pink margins. Panicles of small, fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers occasionally bloom in summer.

Cordyline australis 'Pink Passion'

An erect, palm-like tree with arching, lance-shaped, purple-grey leaves edged with bright pink margins. Creamy white flowers bloom in summer followed by white or blue-tinted berries. Height 5m (16ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Cordyline australis 'Red Comet'

An evergreen shrub with long, sword-shaped, striking dark red leaves, good for growing in pots and tubs. Requires some protection from frost. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cordyline australis 'Red Star'

An evergreen shrub with striking bronze red foliage, a lovely structural looking plant, good for growing in pots and tubs. Requires protection from frost. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cordyline australis 'Torbay Dazzler' (Cabbage Tree)

An exotic evergreen with masses of strap-like pointed leaves, brightly striped cream and green. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft) in ten years. Half hardy.

Cordyline australis (Manx Palm)

An architectural, palm-like, evergreen tree with long, sword-shaped, leathery leaves and large panicles of fragrant, creamy flowers in summer. Height 6m (20ft), Spread 4m (13ft).

Cornus alba 'Sibirica' (Siberian Dogwood)

A medium deciduous shrub producing a dense thicket of slender red stems, turning an even brighter crimson during the winter. Green leaves from spring, turning red in autumn and cream flowers in summer.

Cornus alba (Red-Barked Dogwood)

A striking plant which produces a thicket of bare bright red stems red in winter. It thrives on a damp site. It produces fragrant flowers in little domed creamy white clusters. Good for autumn colour.

Cornus controversa 'Variegata' (Wedding Cake Tree)

A compact, rounded, deciduous tree bearing green leaves with broad, creamy-white margins and flat clusters of small, cream flowers in early summer followed by spherical, blue-black fruit. Height & Spread 8m (26ft).

Cornus sanguinea 'Anny's Winter Orange' (Dogwood)

An upright, deciduous shrub with bright orange-red winter stems, mid-green leaves turning red, orange, and yellow in autumn, and dense clusters of white flowers in summer followed by spherical, blue-black fruit.

Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire' (Dogwood)

A spreading, deciduous shrub with yellow and orange-red juvenile shoots and ovate, mid-green leaves turning red in autumn. Dense, flat cymes of small white flowers in summer followed by spherical, blue-black fruit.

Cornus sanguinea (Common Dogwood)

An upright, deciduous shrub with green leaves turning deep-red in autumn. Its young shoots are reddish in winter. It bears small white flowers in summer followed by black berries in autumn. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea' (Golden Dogwood)

A deciduous shrub with yellow-olive green stems, very effective in winter, especially when planted with a red stemmed variety. Ideal for moist/wet sites. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Correa 'Marian's Marvel' (Australian Fuchsia)

A tender, spreading, evergreen shrub with reddish-brown stems bearing oval, dark green leaves and clusters of tubular, pink flowers with wide, yellow or bright green petal margins. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Cotinus coggygria 'Golden Lady' (Smoke Bush)

A wide, bushy, deciduous shrub with upright stems bearing ovate, yellow-green leaves, red-flushed, golden-yellow in spring and turning orange in autumn. Feathery panicles of green flowers bloom in summer.

Cotoneaster dammeri 'Coral Beauty'

A dense, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with arching branches, small, glossy dark green leaves, white to pale pink flowers in early summer followed by bright orange-red berries. An excellent ground cover plant.

Cotoneaster dammeri (Bearberry Cotoneaster)

A fast-growing evergreen shrub with small, rounded leaves on long, trailing stems and small white flowers, followed by bright red berries. An excellent ground cover plant. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 2m (6ft).

Cotoneaster franchetii

A hardy, evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub, with oval grey-green foliage which is white underneath and pink tinged white flowers in early summer followed by small bright orange berries.

Cotoneaster frigidus 'Cornubia' (Tree Cotoneaster)

A large, semi-evergreen shrub with dark-green leaves. It bears white flowers in summer followed by bright red berries in autumn. Height & Spread 8m (26ft).

Cotoneaster horizontalis 'Variegatus'

A compact, deciduous, slow-growing shrub with arching herringbone branches covered with white-margined, ovate, green leaves turning red and pink in autumn. Red flowers are born in summer followed by orange-red fruit.

Cotoneaster horizontalis (Wall Cotoneaster)

A small deciduous shrub with small, glossy leaves turning red-orange in autumn arranged on herringbone-like branches and pink-flushed flowers followed by red berries. Excellent for growing up against a wall.

Cotoneaster microphyllus

A small, spreading, evergreen shrub with tiny, rounded, glossy leaves and white flowers in spring and early summer followed by red berries. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cotoneaster salicifolius 'Repens'

A spreading, hardy, evergreen shrub with dark green, glossy leaves. Clusters light red flowers in summer are followed by round, dark red berries in late summer/early autumn.

Crinodendron hookerianum (Chile Lantern Tree)

A large, half-hardy, evergreen shrub, with narrow, dark green leaves producing vibrant, red, unusual lantern-shaped flowers along the branches in spring and summer. Height 8m (26ft), 4m (13ft).

Cytisus x praecox 'Allgold' (Broom)

A small, graceful, deciduous shrub with small, mid-green leaves that are silky when young and masses of bright-yellow flowers in late spring. Will grow in poor, dry soil in full sun. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Cytisus x praecox (Broom)

A small, deciduous shrub with small, mid-green leaves and cascading, pale creamy-yellow flowers in late spring. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill' (Nepalese Paper Plant)

A semi-evergreen, medium-sized shrub with leathery, glossy leaves, and highly fragrant purple-pink and white flowers in late winter, followed by black berries. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Dicksonia antarctica (Australian Tree Fern)

An evergreen tree fern with a thick reddish-brown, fibrous trunk which is crowned with large, arching, palm-like, dark-green fronds. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Drimys lanceolata (Mountain Pepper)

An upright, aromatic, evergreen shrub with purplish-red shoots, dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, pale yellow or white flowers in mid-late spring followed by round, black fruit in autumn.

Elaeagnus pungens 'Maculata' (Spotted Oleaster)

A bushy, evergreen shrub with glossy yellow leaves narrowly edged green. It has spiny branches and bears small, fragrant, silvery-white flowers in autumn followed by brown fruits that turn red.

Elaeagnus x ebbingei 'Limelight' (Oleaster)

A hardy evergreen shrub. The leaves start green and develop yellow and pale-green central blotches as they mature. Produces small white flowers in autumn and is good for winter colour. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Elaeagnus x ebbingei (Silverberry)

A large, dense, rounded to spreading, evergreen shrub with elliptic, leathery, dark or metallic sea-green leaves, silvery beneath, and pendent clusters of small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers in autumn.

Erysimum 'Bowles's Mauve' (Wallflower)

An upright, bushy evergreen perennial with narrowly lance-shaped, dark grey-green leaves and erect racemes of mauve to purple flowers from late winter into summer. Height 75cm (2.5ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'

A compact, evergreen shrub with small, glossy dark green leaves. It bears small pink and white flowers from early summer. Height & Spread 2.5m (5ft).

Escallonia 'Donard Radiance'

A small, vigorous, evergreen shrub with relatively large, glossy, rounded leaves. It bears rose-red flowers in early and mid-summer. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Escallonia 'Edinensis'

An evergreen shrub with pendulous branches and dark green, glossy leaves. It bears saucer-shaped, pinkish-red flowers in early and mid-summer. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Escallonia 'Golden Carpet'

A compact, spreading, evergreen shrub with glossy, ovate, toothed, golden yellow leaves turning bright green to yellow-green in autumn. Dense, upright panicles of tubular, red flowers bloom in summer.

Escallonia laevis 'Gold Brian'

An evergreen shrub with bright green-yellow leaves slowly becoming greener as the season progresses. Pink flowers in summer. Suitable for coastal sites. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Escallonia rubra var. macrantha

A vigorous, evergreen shrub. Tubular, dark, rose-crimson flowers are set amidst large, glossy, dark green leaves. Makes a wonderful dense hedge. Withstands sea gales. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Eucalyptus gunnii (Cider Gum)

A large evergreen tree with peeling cream and brown bark. Pendulous sprays of round, bright glaucous-blue leaves when young, turning grey-green with age and clusters of small white flowers.

Euonymus europaeus (Spindle)

A large, deciduous shrub with green stems and dark green leaves, turning turn blazing scarlet in autumn and winter. Produces masses of rose-red fruit capsules. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'

A spreading, dwarf, evergreen shrub with bright golden-variegated foliage tinged bronze pink in autumn & winter. Suitable for sun or partial shade. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'

Dwarf evergreen shrub. Leaves have creamy white margins. A lovely and useful shrub that can be used as ground cover, or be trimmed as a bush. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Euonymus japonicus 'Aureopictus' (Japanese Spindle)

A dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with oval, glossy, dark green leaves with a central golden mark. Small green flowers bloom in summer and are occasionally followed by fruit in autumn. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Euonymus japonicus 'Bravo' (Japanese Spindle)

A dense, bushy, evergreen shrub bearing oval, toothed, leathery, glossy, dark to grey-green leaves with broad, irregular, yellow margins that fade to cream with age. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Euonymus japonicus 'Elegantissimus Aureus'

A dense, evergreen shrub with oval dark green leaves which have a wide yellow margin to the edge of the leaf. Small greenish white flowers. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Euonymus japonicus 'Green Spire' (Japanese Spindle)

A compact, strongly upright, evergreen shrub with small, oval, glossy dark green leaves, bright green when young. Small, insignificant green flowers in summer are occasionally followed by fruit in autumn.

Euonymus japonicus 'Paloma Blanca' (Japanese Spindle)

A compact, dense, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing glossy, dark green leaves, greenish-white when young in spring. Small, insignificant green flowers in late spring or early summer. Height & Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Euphorbia 'Miner's Merlot' (Spurge)

A clump-forming perennial with upright stems and narrow, dark green leaves that are flushed reddish purple, especially when young. Yellow-green flowers are produced at the tips of the stems in late spring and early summer.

Euphorbia mellifera (Honey Spurge)

A rounded, evergreen shrub bearing narrow, lance-shaped, dark green leaves with pale mid-ribs and clusters of fragrant, brown flowers in late spring. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Euryops pectinatus 'Silver Star'

An evergreen shrub with upright shoots, pinnately-dissected, hairy, silvery grey-green leaves and bright yellow, daisy-like flowers on long stalks from early summer to mid-autumn. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Exochorda x macrantha 'The Bride' (Pearlbush)

A rounded, deciduous shrub with arching branches bearing oblong, light green leaves and short racemes of small white flowers in late spring. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Fatsia japonica 'Spider's Web' (Speckled Japanese Aralia)

A bushy, rounded, suckering, evergreen shrub with leathery, glossy, deeply-lobed, dark green leaves, heavily speckled creamy-white. Clusters of small white flowers in autumn are followed by black fruit.

Fatsia japonica (False Castor Oil/Japanese Aralia)

An evergreen shrub with large, deeply lobed, dark green leaves. Milky white flower heads in September & October. Frost Hardy. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Fuchsia 'Genii'

A compact shrub with golden-yellow foliage and light-pink and purple flowers in summer and autumn. Height 75cm (2.5ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Fuchsia 'Lady Boothby'

A vigorous, upright, deciduous shrub with red-flushed stems bearing ovate, toothed, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, flowers with horizontal to upright, red sepals and dark purple corollas.

Fuchsia 'Tom Thumb'

A compact, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, small, flowers with reddish-pink sepals and mauve to purple, single corollas. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Fuchsia magellanica 'Aurea'

A robust, erect, deciduous shrub with arching branches, small, yellow-green leaves and single, red and purple flowers blooming from summer to autumn.

Fuchsia magellanica 'Riccartonii' (Manx Fuchsia)

An upright, mid-sized, deciduous shrub with small, mid-green leaves. In summer & autumn it bears small, single flowers with crimson tube and sepals, and violet-purple petals. Can be used for hedging or as a specimen shrub.

Fuchsia magellanica 'Versicolor'

A hardy, arching deciduous shrub with small, cream-edged leaves and single, crimson and purple flowers in summer and autumn. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Fuchsia magellanica (Magellan Fuchsia)

A deciduous hedging plant or specimen shrub with an upright habit with mid-green leaves. Produces masses of scarlet & violet flowers throughout summer and into autumn. Suitable for sun or shade.

Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' (Silk Tassel)

A vigorous, upright, bushy, dense, evergreen shrub with ovate to elliptic, leathery, wavy-margined, dark green leaves and long, pendent, dense, silver-grey male catkins from mid-winter to early spring. Male.

Garrya elliptica (Silk Tassel)

An evergreen shrub with leathery dark green leaves and masses of drooping, silky, grey-green catkins in spring. Plant in well-drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Genista x spachiana (Easter Broom)

An evergreen shrub with small, dark green leaves and very fragrant small yellow flowers in late winter and early spring. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Geranium crispum (Lemon-Scented Geranium)

A clump-forming perennial, with fragrant, lobed, crinkled, grey-green leaves and clusters of small light pink flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Grevillea 'Canberra Gem' (Spider Flower)

A vigorous, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with hairy stems, rigid, linear, mid-green leaves, hairy beneath and clusters of dark pink flowers from late winter to late summer. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Grevillea juniperina 'New Blood' (Spider Flower)

A small, compact, evergreen shrub with narrowly linear to narrowly lance-shaped, sharp-pointed, mid- to dark green leaves and pendent racemes of bright red flowers from late spring into summer.

Grevillea rosmarinifolia 'Jenkinsii' (Spider Flower)

A rounded, evergreen shrub with stiff, narrow, bright-green leaves that have silky hairs beneath. It bears short, dense clusters of pink and cream tubular flowers from late winter to summer.

Gunnera manicata (Giant Rhubarb)

A large, architectural perennial with rounded, prickly edged leaves up to 1.5m (5ft) across. Light green flower spikes in early summer followed by orange seed pods. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 4m (13ft).

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Arnold Promise' (Witch Hazel)

A large, vigorous, deciduous shrub with broad leaves which turn reddish or yellow in autumn, and fragrant, bright-yellow flowers in late winter. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Diane' (Witch Hazel)

A large, deciduous shrub with an open habit whose green, oval leaves turn red and yellow in autumn. It bears deep orange-red flowers in mid and late winter. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Jelena' (Witch Hazel)

A large, spreading, deciduous shrub with broad green leaves turning red and yellow in autumn. It bears coppery-orange flowers in late winter. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Hamamelis x intermedia 'Pallida' (Witch Hazel)

A large, spreading, deciduous shrub with broad, oval, bright green leaves that turn yellow in autumn and lightly scented, bright sulphur-yellow flowers in late winter. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Hebe 'Oratia Beauty'

A compact, vigorous, bushy, evergreen shrub with broadly lance-shaped to elliptic, dark green leaves and, in summer, dense racemes of pink buds opening to white flowers. Height & Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Hebe 'Pink Paradise'

A dwarf, compact, evergreen shrub that has small, light green, spear-shaped leaves, with reddish edges on it's new growth, and clusters of pink flowers in spring and summer. Height & spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Hebe 'Spender's Seedling'

A small hardy evergreen shrub with narrow foliage and sprays of white fragrant flowers over a long period during the summer months. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Hebe 'Wiri Cloud'

A compact, rounded, bushy, evergreen shrub with mid-green leaves and, in summer, pink flowers that fade to pale pink with age. Grow in well drained soil in full sun or partial shade. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Hebe 'Wiri Image'

A bushy, compact, evergreen shrub with violet flowers, fading with age. The main flowering flush is early summer, but there are occasional bursts of colour at other times of the year too.

Hebe Rakiensis

A dense, rounded Hebe that creates a dome of small pale green foliage. In June and July, it is covered in white flowers, held on short stems which adds to the compact form. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hebe albicans

A very neat evergreen shrub which forms a rounded dome of attractive grey-blue foliage. Small clusters of white flowers appear in midsummer. Height & Spread 60cm (2ft).

Hebe albicans 'Red Edge'

A compact shrub forming a dome of grey-blue foliage. During winter foliage is edged red-purple. New growth is purple in spring followed by white flowers in May. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Hebe carnosula

A compact, spreading, evergreen shrub with upright stems bearing small, oval, concave, yellow-margined, grey-green leaves and terminal clusters of pink buds opening to white flowers in summer. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Hebe odora 'Wintergreen'

An attractive upright, bushy, evergreen shrub with small, narrow dark green leaves. White flowers are produced during the summer. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei'

This very low growing, spreading evergreen shrub has small, oval leaves that are blue-grey in colour. Small spikes of white flowers appear from late spring to early summer. Height 30cm (1ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Hebe pinguifolia 'Sutherlandii'

A small dense evergreen shrub with small, narrow grey-green leaves. Clusters of white flowers appear in early summer. Height 30cm (1ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Hebe topiaria

A small, dense evergreen, with small silver-green leaves and white flowers during early and mid summer. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Hebe vernicosa

A compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with small, glossy, dark green leaves and racemes of small white-pale lilac flowers in early summer. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Hebe x andersonii 'Variegata'

A small, evergreen shrub with large creamy white and grey variegated leaves and purple-violet flowers spikes in summer into early winter. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Helleborus 'Anna's Red' (Lenten Rose)

A bushy, clump-forming, evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with leathery, silver-marbled, dark green leaves and upright, dark red stems bearing cup-shaped, deep reddish-purple flowers from late winter into spring.

Helleborus 'Star of Passion' (Lenten Rose)

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with palmate, toothed, leathery, dark green leaves and, in winter, beautiful saucer-shaped, nodding, burgundy flowers. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Helleborus x ericsmithii 'Winter Moonbeam'

A clump-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial bearing leathery, dark green leaves with prominent silver-grey veins & saucer-shaped, white flowers from late winter to spring that gardually turn pink & then red.

Helleborus x ericsmithii 'Winter Sunshine'

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with leathery, dark green leaves, sometimes with silver veining and pink tones, & from late winter to late spring, upright stems bearing cup-shaped, white-pink flowers.

Helleborus x hybridus 'Glenda's Gloss' (Lenten Rose)

A clump-forming, evergreen or semi-evergreen perennial with leathery, deeply lobed, dark green leaves and, from late winter into spring, upright stems bearing single, cup-shaped, white flowers with deep purple edges.

Helleborus x hybridus 'Molly's White' (Hybrid Lenten Rose)

A clump-forming, evergreen to semi-evergreen perennial bearing leathery, veined, dark green leaves and, from late winter into spring, upright stems bearing outward-facing, saucer-shaped, green-flushed, white flowers.

Helleborus x hybridus Lady Series (Lenten Rose)

A semi-evergreen, herbaceous perennial with leathery, green leaves & cup-shaped, single flowers from late winter to mid-spring in shades of white, cream, dark red, purple-black and metallic blue-black, sometimes speckled.

Hippophae rhamnoides (Sea Buckthorn)

A wind resistant, deciduous shrub with narrow, silvery foliage and thorns. Flowers are insignificant, and may be followed by orange berries. This is a good plant for coastal situations. Height & Spread 8m (26ft).

Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

A small, bushy deciduous shrub with broadly-ovate, dark green leaves and very large, spherical heads of white flowers in summer. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Hydrangea arborescens 'Ruby Annabelle'

A bushy, rounded, deciduous shrub with upright stems bearing dark green leaves and, from early summer to early autumn, large, dense, rounded clusters of reddish-pink flowers turning yellow-green with age.

Hydrangea aspera 'Hot Chocolate' (Rough-Leaved Hydrangea)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with velvety, purple-flushed, dark green leaves, reddish-purple beneath, and flattened clusters of violet-blue buds open to pink flowers from midsummer to early autumn.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Alpengluhen' (Mophead Hydrangea)

A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate, toothed, veined, glossy, dark green leaves and large, rounded clusters of purple-blue to deep reddish-pink flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Beauty of Boskoop'

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub bearing mid-green leaves, flushed purple when young, and, from early summer to early autumn, domed clusters of reddish-pink flowers, often flushed cream in the centre of each petal.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blaumeise' (Lacecap Hydrangea)

A rounded to spreading, deciduous shrub with ovate to elliptic, toothed, glossy, dark green leaves and, in summer, large, flattened clusters of lilac-blue flowers if grown in acid soil, pink in alkaline soil.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Blue'

A deciduous, upright shrub with glossy, serrated, dark green leaves and flattened heads of blue flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fabolo Blue' (Mophead Hydrangea)

A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate, toothed, veined, dark green leaves and large, rounded clusters of cobalt blue flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Fire Wings' (Mophead Hydrangea)

A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate, toothed, veined, dark green leaves and large, rounded clusters of rich red flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Ice Girl' (Mophead Hydrangea)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub bearing broadly ovate, toothed, veined, mid-green leaves and, from early summer to early autumn, domed clusters of pure white flowers. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Lady Mata Hari Pink'

A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub with toothed, veined, dark green leaves and large, multi-tonal, mophead flowers in summer. Each flower is a blend of mauve-pink, creamy-white and apple-green. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Magical Jewel' (Mophead Hydrangea)

A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate, toothed, veined, dark green leaves and large, rounded clusters of pink, purple and green flowers in summer, then turning red in autumn. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Magical Ruby Tuesday'

A compact, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with ovate, toothed, mid-green leaves and, in summer, rounded flower heads of bright green florets turning deep reddish-pink with age. Flowers will be blue in acid soil.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pink Punk' (Mophead Hydrangea)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub bearing dark green leaves and large, spherical clusters of pale cream flowers that become vivid pink from early summer to early autumn. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Pink'

A decidous, upright, spreading shrub with green, ovate, serrated leaves and large domes of pink and white, serrated edge, lace-cap flowers in summer. Requires acidic soil to achieve the pink colour.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Red Reggae' (Mophead Hydrangea)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub bearing broadly ovate, toothed, veined, dark green leaves and large, spherical clusters of deep pink-red flowers from early summer to early autumn. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Red'

A deciduous, upright shrub with glossy, serrated, dark green leaves and flattened heads of red flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Teller Blue' (Lace-Cap Hydrangea)

A decidous, upright, spreading shrub with green, serrated leaves and blue lace-cap flowers in acidic soils from summer to autumn. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Teller Pink' (Lace-Cap Hydrangea)

A deciduous, upright shrub with rich green, well-defined leaves and in summer it is covered in rounded lace-cap flowers with an outside ring of pink florets and an inside of smaller blue and pink fertile buds.

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Teller White' (Lace-Cap Hydrangea)

A deciduous, upright shrub with dark green, tapering leaves and snowy white lace-cap flowers that have white flowers with cupped petals arranged around multi-coloured centre flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Tiffany Purple' (Lacecap Hydrangea)

A rounded, bushy, compact, deciduous shrub with broadly ovate, toothed, glossy, dark green leaves and purple lacecap flowers which are white towards the centre. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'White' (Mophead Hydrangea)

A deciduous, upright shrub with glossy, serrated, dark green leaves and flattened heads of white flowers in summer. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Hydrangea macrophylla 'Zorro' (Lace-Cap Hydrangea)

A rounded, bushy, deciduous shrub with toothed, veined, dark green leaves and, from summer into autumn, dark purple-brown stems bearing large, lace-cap flowers, deep blue in acid soil, pink in alkaline conditions.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Bobo' (Paniculate Hydrangea)

A compact, mound-forming, deciduous shrub with pointed, dark green leaves turning dull yellow in autumn and, from midsummer into autumn, large, domed panicles of white flowers turning pale pink to pale purple with age.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Confetti' (Paniculate Hydrangea)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with ovate, pointed, veined, mid-green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, large, conical panicles of green buds opening to fragrant, white flowers, flushed pink with age.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Limelight' (Paniculate Hydrangea)

An upright, deciduous shrub with slightly glossy, dark-green, ovate leaves. From late summer to mid-autumn it bears slender, conical flowerheads which are lime-green to creamy-white.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Fresco'

A dwarf deciduous shrub with narrowly oval-shaped, dark green leaves with finely serrated edges. Densely packed cones of flowers open white and are tinted with pink as they age. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Hydrangea paniculata 'Little Lime' (Paniculate Hydrangea)

A compact, upright, rounded, deciduous shrub with ovate, pointed, dark green leaves turning yellow in autumn and, from midsummer into autumn, large, domed panicles of light green flowers turning pink with age.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Phantom' (Paniculate Hydrangea)

A vigorous, upright to spreading, deciduous shrub with ovate, pointed, dark green leaves and, from midsummer into autumn, large, conical panicles of creamy-white flowers that turn pink with age.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Pinky Winky' (Paniculate Hydrangea)

A vigorous, deciduous shrub with ovate, glossy, dark-green leaves. From late summer into autumn it bears conical panicles of creamy-white flowers which become deep-pink with age. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Hydrangea paniculata 'Silver Dollar'

A compact, bushy, upright, deciduous shrub with ovate, dark green leaves. From late summer to mid-autumn it bears dense, rounded, broadly conical panicles of white flowers that turn slightly pink with age.

Hydrangea paniculata 'Vanille Fraise'

A vigorous, upright to spreading, deciduous shrub with ovate, pointed, mid-green leaves and, in summer, large, conical panicles of white flowers that turn rose-pink and then deep red with age. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Hydrangea paniculata 'Whitelight' (Paniculate Hydrangea)

A compact, deciduous shrub with dark green leaves and, from mid to late summer, dense cones of small, lime green flowers, turning bright white and developing pink tints as they age. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Hydrangea petiolaris (Climbing Hydrangea)

A climbing, self-clinging deciduous perennial forming large clusters of white lacecap-style hydrangea flowers in summer. Ideal for a shady north wall. Height 12m (39ft), Spread 4m (13ft).

Hydrangea quercifolia (Oak-Leaved Hydrangea)

A deciduous shrub with large, deeply lobed leaves which are flushed red and purple in autumn and large cream florets in summer and autumn. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Hypericum 'Miracle Blossom' (St John's Wort)

A compact, deciduous, rounded, semi-evergreen shrub with dark green leaves and shallow, cup-shaped, rich golden-yellow flowers from early summer into autumn followed by peachy-pink fruits. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Hypericum calycinum (Rose of Sharon/St John's Wort)

A fast-growing, spreading, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub with lance-shaped leaves and yellow flowers throughout summer into early autumn. Height & Spread 60cm (2ft).

Hypericum patulum 'Hidcote' (St. John's Wort)

A small, bushy, semi-evergreen shrub with narrowly ovate, dark-green leaves. In summer and autumn it bears saucer-shaped, bright-yellow flowers with orange anthers followed by bright-red fruits in autumn.

Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' (Holly)

An upright, compact, large bush or small tree with narrow, evergreen, glossy, deep-green, spiny foliage. In summer it has tiny white, inconspicuous flowers and produces red berries from autumn until early spring.

Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' (Holly)

A very large evergreen conical shrub or small tree with spiny green leaves edged with cream, flushed pink when young. Small white flowers in spring are followed by bright red berries in autumn.

Ilex aquifolium 'Ferox Argentea' (Silver Hedgehog Holly)

A large, bushy, evergreen shrub with purple young shoots. Its small, green leaves are edged creamy-white and are spiny on their upper surface as well as their margins. In spring & summer it bears small, dull white flowers.

Ilex aquifolium 'Ingramii' (Holly)

A slow-growing, dense, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves with a broad, irregular, speckled, cream margin and, in late winter and early spring, bright pink-purple shoots. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' (Holly)

A broadly conical, female evergreen shrub or small tree with almost spineless, glossy, dark green leaves. White flowers in late spring & early summer followed by bright red berries in autumn & winter.

Ilex aquifolium (Common Holly)

A slow-growing, dense, evergreen hedging shrub with dark green, very spiny leaves. Female plants will produce berries provided there is a male nearby. Can be used as a shrub or a tree growing up to 6m (20ft).

Ilex crenata 'Convexa' (Japanese Holly)

A small, bushy evergreen shrub with small, glossy, mid-green, convex leaves. In spring and summer it bears small, dull white flowers, followed, in autumn, by black berries.

Ilex mutchagara 'Nellie R. Stevens'

A fast-growing evergreen shrub with toothed, dark green leaves and large crops of bright red berries during the winter. Self-pollinating. Height 8m (26ft), Spread 4m (13ft).

Ilex x altaclerensis 'Golden King' (Holly)

A small, bushy evergreen tree or shrub with dark-green leaves margined with bright yellow. In spring and summer it bears small, dull-white flowers. In autumn and winter it bears sparse, brownish-red berries. Female.

Ilex x koehneana 'Chestnut Leaf' (Holly)

A large, evergreen shrub of conical habit, with yellowish-green leaves which are regularly spined. In spring it bears small, white flowers, followed, in autumn, by large, red berries. Height 8m (26ft), Spread 4m (13ft).

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Maid' (Blue Holly)

A vigorous, conical, evergreen shrub or small tree with oval, glossy, spiny, dark blue-green leaves and clusters of insignificant, white flowers in spring followed by bright red fruit. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Ilex x meserveae 'Blue Princess' (Blue Holly)

A vigorous, dense, evergreen shrub that has oval, glossy, spiny, dark blue-green foliage, and purple-green young branches. Produces an abundance of red berries in autumn and winter. Female.

Kerria japonica 'Pleniflora'

A vigorous deciduous shrub with sharply toothed bright green leaves and large double, golden yellow flowers in mid- to late spring. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Laurus nobilis (Bay Tree)

A large, evergreen shrub or small tree with aromatic, evergreen leaves. Its leaves can be used to flavour cooking but should be discarded rather than consumed.

Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' (English Lavender)

A compact, bushy, evergreen shrub with linear, silver-grey leaves and upright stems bearing dense spikes of fragrant, purple flowers in summer. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Lavandula angustifolia 'Rosea'

A bushy, compact, evergreen shrub with linear, grey-green leaves and dense spikes of pale pink flowers borne on long stalks in mid to late summer.

Lavandula angustifolia 'Vera' (English Lavender)

A bushy, compact evergreen shrub with narrow, grey-green leaves. In summer it bears spikes of fragrant, deep blue-purple flowers. Height & Spread 60cm (2ft).

Lavandula stoechas (French Lavender)

A compact, evergreen shrub with linear, aromatic, grey-green leaves and small, round purple flowerheads tipped with large, lighter purple bracts. Height & Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Lavatera x clementii 'Barnsley' (Tree Mallow)

A vigorous, upright semi-evergreen shrub or subshrub with lobed, pale grey-green leaves, white-hairy beneath, and, from early summer to early autumn, racemes of open-funnel-shaped, white flowers turning pale pink with age.

Lavatera x clementii 'Burgundy Wine' (Tree Mallow)

A vigorous, semi-evergreen, medium-sized shrub with lobed, grey-green, downy leaves. From summer until autumn, it has saucer-like, dark purple-pink flowers. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Lavatera x clementii 'Rosea' (Tree Mallow)

A vigorous, mid-sized, semi-evergreen shrub. It has hairy grey-green stems and grey-silver and mid-green leaves. Throughout summer it bears light-pink flowers. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Leptinella squalida 'Platt's Black' (Brass Buttons)

A cushion to mat-forming, spreading, evergreen perennial with finely-divided, purple-bronze or black-flushed, dark green leaves and insignificant yellow-green flowers from mid-spring to midsummer.

Leptospermum scoparium 'Red Damask' (Tea Tree)

A dense, mid-sized, evergreen shrub with narrow, dark-green leaves. From late spring to summer it bears long-lasting, deep-red, fully double flowers very freely. Likes any well drained soil in full sun or partial shade.

Leucothoe 'Zeblid' (Dog Hobble)

A dwarf evergreen shrub with copper and green foliage in winter and bright red new growth throughout summer and occassional white spring flowers. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Libertia 'Taupo Sunset'

A clump-forming perennial with attractve, narrow leathery leaves which are striped in shades of green, yellow, orange and purple-red. Clusters of pale flowers in late spring. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 30cm (1ft).

Libertia grandiflora (New Zealand Satin Flower)

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with erect, leathery, linear, dark green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, sturdy stems bearing clusters of white flowers followed by glossy seed capsules.

Ligustrum jonandrum (Privet)

An evergreen, rounded shrub with dark green foliage and creamy white flowers throughout spring. It produces small, black berries in autumn.

Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum' (Golden Privet)

A large, evergreen shrub with a dense covering of shiny, oval, yellow leaves with a central green splodge. In summer, it bears small panicles of creamy-white flowers that may be followed by small black berries in autumn.

Lonicera fragrantissima (Shrubby Honeysuckle)

A bushy, spreading, deciduous or semi-evergreen shrub bearing dark green leaves with blue-green undersides and, in winter and early spring, fragrant, tubular, creamy-white flowers followed by dull red berrries.

Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'

A small, dense, evergreen shrub with tiny, ovate, yellow leaves which become greenish-yellow in shade. In spring it bears tiny cream flowers and in autumn pale-violet berries are sparsely produced.

Lonicera nitida 'Lemon Beauty'

A small, dense, evergreen shrub with small, ovate, green leaves with a golden edge. In spring it bears tiny cream flowers and in autumn pale-violet berries are sparsely produced. Hardy and ideal for ground cover.

Lonicera nitida 'Tidy Tips' (Box Honeysuckle)

A compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with tiny, ovate, glossy, mid-green leaves, flushed red in autumn and winter, and insignificant white flowers in spring followed by sparsely produced, purple-black fruit.

Lonicera nitida (Wilson's Honeysuckle)

A dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with ovate to broadly ovate, glossy, dark green leaves, lighter beneath. Tubular, creamy white flowers borne in the leaf axils in spring are followed by glossy, purple-blue fruit.

Lonicera pileata (Box-Leaved Honeysuckle)

A dense, spreading, evergreen shrub with small, glossy, dark green leaves and long, funnel-shaped, creamy-white flowers in late spring followed by purple berries. Forms an excellent evergreen mound.

Loropetalum chinense f. rubrum 'Fire Dance'

A mid-sized, bushy, evergreen shrub with bronze-flushed, dark green foliage and fragrant, spider-like, pink flowers appearing in late winter to early spring. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Lupinus arboreus (Tree Lupin)

A compact, mid-sized, semi-evergreen to evergreen shrub with attractive, divided, glaucous, dark-green leaves. In spring and summer, it bears spikes of fragrant, lemon-yellow, pea-like flowers. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Magnolia 'Daybreak'

A small, deciduous tree with ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves and a profusion of large, rose-pink flowers in mid-late spring as the leaves emerge. Height 10m (32ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Magnolia 'Felix Jury'

An upright, deciduous shrub or small tree with ovate, mid- to light green leaves and large, bright reddish-pink flowers as or before the leaves emerge in spring. Height 12m (39ft), Spread 7m (23ft).

Magnolia 'Galaxy'

A small, conical, deciduous tree, grown for its large, purple-pink flowers that open on bare stems from darker buds in spring. Height 12m (39ft), Spread 8m (26ft).

Magnolia 'Heaven Scent'

A vigorous, small, deciduous tree with dark green leaves and, in spring and summer, rose-pink flowers that fade to pale pink with a magenta central stripe on the outside. Height & Spread 12m (39ft).

Magnolia 'Livingstone'

A rounded, deciduous tree with oblong to ovate, dark green leaves and tulip-shaped, purple-pink flowers in mid-spring before the leaves emerge. Height 8m (26ft), Spread 6m (20ft).

Magnolia 'Peachy'

A spreading, deciduous tree with oblong to ovate, dark green leaves and fragrant, cup-shaped, orange-red flowers, creamy-white on the inside, in mid-spring before the leaves emerge. Height & Spread 10m (32ft).

Magnolia 'Shirazz'

A rounded, deciduous tree with large bowl-shaped, rich burgundy-red flowers, creamy-white within, that bloom throughout spring. Height 8m (26ft), Spread 5m (16ft).

Magnolia stellata (Star Magnolia)

A slow-growing, hardy, small tree or large shrub with grey furry buds and pure white, star shaped flowers in early spring. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Magnolia wilsonii 'Eileen Baines'

A bushy, deciduous large shrub or small tree with green leaves and, in early spring, large, fragrant, double white flowers with a strongly contrasting dark coloured centre. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Magnolia x brooklynensis 'Yellow Bird'

A large, vigorous, conical, deciduous tree with ovate to elliptic, dark green leaves and goblet-shaped, yellow flowers that bloom as the leaves emerge in spring. Height 12m (39ft), Spread 8m (26ft).

Magnolia x soulangeana (Saucer Magnolia)

A deciduous shrub or multi-stemmed tree with large, dark green leaves that turn yellow to brown in autumn. The deep rose-pink or pure white, saucer-shaped flowers are produced in spring, before and with the new leaves.

Mahonia eurybracteata subsp. ganpinensis 'Soft Caress'

A compact, evergreen shrub bearing pinnate leaves with dark green leaflets and, from mid-autumn into winter, arching to spreading racemes of lightly fragrant, bright yellow flowers followed by blue-black berries.

Mahonia x media 'Winter Sun' (Oregon Grape)

An evergreen shrub with spiny, dark green leaves. Fragrant, yellow flowers are produced in large, erect racemes from late winter. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Mesembryanthemum argenteus (Livingstone Daisy)

A low-growing, vigorous, evergreen shrub with succulent, grey-green foliage and pale salmon-pink flowers. An excellent plant for poor, dry soils. Height 30cm (1ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Mitraria coccinea (Mitre Flower)

A borderline hardy, woody, loosely climbing to spreading, evergreen shrub with ovate, toothed, leathery, glossy dark green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, lobed, tubular to urn-shaped, orange to scarlet flowers.

Musa basjoo (Japanese Banana)

A tender perennial palm with large bright green leaves, arching up from a main stem and yellow flowers spikes bearing large brown bracts. Height 5m (16ft), Spread 4m (13ft).

Nandina domestica 'Fire Power' (Heavenly Bamboo)

A small evergreen shrub with yellow-green leaves, turning orange and red in autumn and winter, and small, white flowers, arranged in panicles in summer. Height & Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Nandina domestica 'Magical Lemon Lime' (Heavenly Bamboo)

A compact, upright to rounded, evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub bearing pinnate, dark green leaves with lance-shaped leaflets, bright green to yellow-green when young. This cultivar does not flower or bear fruit.

Nandina domestica 'Twilight' (Heavenly Bamboo)

An upright, bushy, evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub bearing bright pink leaves when young, turning white-splashed, dark green before turning all green by summer. Tiny, white flowers in late spring and early summer.

Nandina domestica (Heavenly Bamboo)

A small evergreen shrub with an upright 'bamboo-like' form. Purplish leaves in spring and winter and small, white flowers in large panicles followed by red berries. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Olea europaea (Olive)

A round headed tree. The leaves are coloured unsurprisingly olive-green and silvery on their underside. Small white flowers in summer and these are followed by olives, green at first & ripening to black.

Olearia macrodonta (Australian Holly)

An evergreen shrub with prickly, grey-green leaves that have white underneath & a profusion of large clusters of daisy-like, white flowers in summer. Excellent for screening or as a hedge shrub. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Olearia paniculata

A bushy shrub with attractive, light green wavy or crinkly foliage and very small, fragrant, white flowers. Good for coastal planting. Can be used for hedging and very easy to trim. Height 5m (16ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Olearia virgata (Twiggy Tree Daisy)

A large, evergreen shrub with dark silvery grey-green leaves, densely white-felted beneath. Clusters of small, fragrant, daisy-like flowers bloom along the branches in summer. Excellent for hedging in coastal regions.

Olearia x haastii

An upright, evergreen shrub with small, deep green, glossy leaves that are white felted on the undersides. In summer it is smothered with daisy-like, fragrant flowers. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Tricolor' (False Holly)

A compact, rounded, evergreen, slow-growing shrub with holly-like, cream-marbled, dark green leaves, flushed pink when young, & clusters of small, fragrant flowers from late summer into autumn. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Osmanthus heterophyllus 'Variegatus' (Holly Olive)

A slow-growing evergreen shrub with Holly-like leaves edged creamy-white and small, white, fragrant flowers in late summer, often followed by black fruits.

Osmanthus x burkwoodii

A slow-growing, neat evergreen shrub with lustrous green leaves and small, fragrant, white flowers are produced in spring, followed by black berries in autumn.

Pachysandra terminalis (Japanese Spurge)

A low-growing, evergreen sub-shrub forming rosettes of glossy, dark green leaves with serrated edges and upright clusters of tiny, white flowers in early summer. It is useful for growing under trees.

Paeonia suffruticosa 'Houki' (Tree Peony)

A clump-forming perennial shrub with divided, deep green leaves that turn bronze and purple in autumn. In late spring, it bears large, sweetly fragrant, double, ruby-red flowers with golden stamens.

Perovskia 'Bluesette' (Russian Sage)

A small, compact shrub with an upright habit producing fragrant, silvery-grey leaves with spikes of violet-blue flowers in summer through to early autumn. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Philadelphus 'Lemoinei' (Mock Orange)

A compact, upright, deciduous shrub with arching branches bearing ovate, mid- to dark green leaves and racemes of strongly fragrant, cup-shaped, white flowers with yellow centres in summer. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Philadelphus 'Silver Showers' (Mock Orange)

A deciduous dense, hardy, compact shrub covered in a profusion of strawberry-scented pure white flowers in spring on it's gracefully arching branches. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Philadelphus 'Virginal' (Mock Orange)

A vigorous, deciduous shrub with oval, dark-green leaves and strongly scented, double white flowers in mid-summer. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus' (Mock Orange)

A deciduous shrub with bright yellow leaves when young, later turning greener and creamy-white, strongly scented flowers in early summer. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Philadelphus x lemoinei 'Belle Etoile' (Mock Orange)

A compact, deciduous, arching shrub with ovate leaves and strongly scented single white flowers, flushed purple in the centre, during summer. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 2.5m (8m).

Phormium 'Apricot Queen' (New Zealand Flax)

An evergreen, clump-forming perennial with leathery, spiky leaves that are striped peachy-yellow and deep apricot, with green margins. An excellent architectural plant. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Phormium 'Cream Delight' (Mountain Flax)

An evergreen, architectural plant with long, strap shaped leaves. Foliage is marked with a broad central cream band, and narrower cream stripes towards the edges. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Phormium 'Evening Glow' (New Zealand Flax)

An evergreen perennial forming a clump of strap-shaped leaves that are predominately red with pink, bronze and purple variegations. Its foliage is upright and gently arching. Height & Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Phormium 'Jester' (New Zealand Flax)

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with linear, upright, pink leaves with bright green margins and, on occasion, tubular, dull red flowers borne on erect stems in summer.

Phormium 'Platts Black' (New Zealand Flax)

A clump forming perennial with rich, dark purple-black foliage. It holds it's colour well & is a useful contrast for other foliage. Best in moist, but not waterlogged soil in sun or partial shade. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Phormium 'Rainbow Queen'

An evergreen, clump-forming perennial with leathery, arching sword shaped leaves that are olive-green with rose-red edges that fade to cream. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Phormium cookianum 'Tricolor' (New Zealand Flax)

An evergreen perennial with erect, sword-shaped leaves that have creamy yellow stripes and red margins. Established plants produce large spikes of yellow-green flowers in summer.

Phormium tenax 'Purpureum' (New Zealand Flax)

An excellent architectural plant with robust, dull bronze-purple, strap-shaped leaves and panicles of tall red flowers. This plant is happy at swampy pond edges as well as dryer conditions.

Phormium tenax 'Sundowner' (New Zealand Flax)

Attractive sword leaved shrub with green, pink and purple foliage. Tall spikes with clusters of bronzy-red flowers in summer. Plant in a sheltered position.

Phormium tenax 'Yellow Wave' (New Zealand Flax)

A clump-forming, evergreen perennial with long, arching, leathery, strap-shaped, mid-green leaves, heavily striped with bright yellow. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 2m (6ft).

Photinia fraseri 'Little Red Robin'

A compact, upright, dwarf evergreen shrub with glossy, elliptic leaves, bright red when young, dark green when mature, and panicles of small white flowers in spring, sometimes followed by red berries.

Photinia x fraseri 'Carre Rouge'

An erect, evergreen shrub with elliptic to lance-shaped, leathery, dark green leaves, bright red on red stems when young, and panicles of small, white flowers in spring. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' (Christmas Berry)

A spectacular evergreen shrub with bright red young leaves that turn green as they mature. Panicles of creamy-white flowers are produced in spring. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Phyllostachys aurea (Golden Bamboo)

A large, clump-forming, evergreen bamboo with thick green stems, maturing to golden yellow when in full sun. Excellent as a screen. Evergreen & frost hardy. Height 6m (20ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Phyllostachys aureosulcata 'Spectabilis'

A tall, evergreen perennial bamboo with green-grooved, golden-yellow canes, which turn bright red in sun, fading to darker yellow with age. Height 5m (16ft), Spread 6m (20ft).

Phyllostachys bissetii (David Bisset Bamboo)

A dense, vigorous, evergreen bamboo forming a spreading clump of dark green canes, lighter when in full sun, and narrow, lance-shaped, mid-green leaves. Height 6m (20ft), Spread 9m (29ft).

Phyllostachys nigra (Black Bamboo)

An evergreen, clump-forming bamboo with glossy green-black stems which mature to black and green, lance-shaped leaves. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Diabolo' (Ninebark)

A deciduous shrub with deep-purple, lobed leaves and clusters of small white, pink-flushed flowers in summer. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Pieris japonica 'Bonfire'

An evergreen shrub with deep green glossy leaves which are brick red when young. Flower buds develop in autumn and open into fragrant white flowers in early spring. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Pieris japonica 'Debutante' (Lily-Of-The-Valley)

A small, dome-shaped, evergreen shrub with long, lustrous, dark green leaves. It flowers freely producing arching racemes of white, bell-shaped flowers from May to July.

Pieris japonica 'Forest Flame'

An evergreen shrub with green foliage that starts off red, changes to pink and cream and finally becomes green. Panicles of small, cream-white flowers are produced in spring. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Pieris japonica 'Sarabande'

A compact, upright, evergreen shrub with oblong to lance-shaped, glossy, dark green leaves, flushed bronze when young, and panicles of fragrant, urn-shaped, white flowers in late spring. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Abbotsbury Gold' (Kohuhu)

A large evergreen shrub or small tree with variegated, green leaves that have wavy margins and a central yellow-green blotch which is most conspicuous on young growth. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Bannow Bay'

A compact, mound-forming, evergreen shrub with glossy, grey-green leaves, creamy-white at the margins, the entire leaf turning maroon by winter. Small, purple-brown flowers in late spring & early summer.

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Elizabeth'

An evergreen shrub with variegated, wavy leaves edged in cream and pink. Small, chocolate-purple scented flowers in spring. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Gold Star' (Tawhiwhi)

A compact, bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree bearing wavy-margined, yellow and green variegated leaves with prominent whtie midribs and small, fragrant, male maroon flowers in spring. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golden King'

An erect, bushy, evergreen shrub bearing light golden-green leaves with light variegations. Honey-scented, bell-shaped, dark red-purple flowers in early summer. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Golf Ball'

A compact, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with slender, black stems bearing glossy, bright green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, small, fragrant, purple-brown flowers followed by dark grey seed capsules.

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Irene Paterson'

A evergreen shrub, with round, white leaves, turning dark-green marked white (and flushed pink in winter) and fragrant dark-purple flowers in late spring. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Midget'

A compact, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with oval, glossy, bright green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, small, fragrant, purple-brown flowers. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Penmarch'

A mid-sized, compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with small, grey-green leaves and small, purple-red flowers in summer. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Pom Pom'

A compact, bushy, rounded, evergreen shrub with slender, black stems bearing glossy, bright green leaves and, in late spring and early summer, small, fragrant, purple-brown flowers followed by dark grey seed capsules.

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Purpureum'

A bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree with wavy-margined, purple leaves & small, fragrant, bell-shaped, black-red flowers in late spring and early summer. The new leaves are pale green before gradually changing to purple.

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Ball'

A compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with dark stems bearing oval, glossy, grey-green leaves, creamy-white at the margins and, in late spring and early summer, small, fragrant, purple-brown flowers.

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb' (Kohuhu/Tawhiwhi)

A purple evergreen dwarf shrub. The new leaves emerge green, but soon change to a deep blackish-purple colour. Excellent as a colour contrast. Height 75cm (2.5ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Variegatum'

An upright, medium-sized, evergreen shrub that forms a neat oval shape. The foliage is silvery grey-green with a cream variegated edge, held on dark brown stems. Scented white flowers in late spring and early summer.

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Victoria'

A compact, upright evergreen shrub with slender, black stems bearing small, elliptic to oval, glossy, grey-green leaves with cream margins and inconspicuous, fragrant, maroon flowers in late spring and early summer.

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Wrinkled Blue'

A bushy, rounded, dense, evergreen shrub with silver-blue, wavy edged foliage on dark stems. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2m (6ft).

Pittosporum tenuifolium (Tawhiwhi)

A rounded, evergreen shrub that has glossy, green leaves with wavy margins. From late spring to early summer, it produces a scattering of small, fragrant maroon flowers.

Potentilla fruticosa 'Elizabeth' (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

A small, bushy deciduous shrub bearing green leaves with white undersides. Pretty cup-shaped, pale yellow flowers with darker centres from early summer to mid-autumn. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Potentilla fruticosa 'Goldfinger' (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

A compact, bushy, deciduous shrub with small, pinnate, dark to grey-green leaves and bright golden-yellow flowers from early summer through to autumn. Plant in a sunny site. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Potentilla fruticosa 'Katherine Dykes'

A deciduous shrub with small, grey-green leaves and yellow, saucer-shaped flowers from late spring until autumn. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Potentilla fruticosa 'Lovely Pink' (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with pinnate leaves, mid-green leaves and saucer-shaped, pink flowers from early summer through into autumn. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Potentilla fruticosa 'Red Ace' (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

A low growing deciduous shrub with light, bright-green foliage and light-red flowers that are yellow on the underside. Flowers from July to September. Height 60cm (2ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Potentilla fruticosa 'Tangerine' (Shrubby Cinquefoil)

A deciduous shrub with small, grey green leaves and orange-yellow flowers from summer through to early autumn. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Prunus incisa 'Kojo-no-mai' (Fuji Cherry)

A small compact tree or shrub with long, yellow-green leaves in spring turning green, then red and orange in autumn. Early-spring white flowers with red centres are followed by dark purple fruits in autumn.

Prunus laurocerasus 'Otto Luyken' (Cherry Laurel)

A spreading medium evergreen shrub with slender, glossy, dark green leaves. The small, white flowers borne in erect racemes are followed by cherry-like, red-black berries. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' (Portugal Laurel)

A dense, bushy, conical, slow-growing, evergreen shrub or small tree with red-stalked, glossy, dark green leaves and cup-shaped, fragrant, white flowers in early summer followed by cherry-like, red fruit that ripens black.

Prunus lusitanica (Portugal Laurel)

A dense, bushy, evergreen shrub or small tree with dark red shoots, glossy, dark green leaves and, in early summer, small, fragrant white flowers followed by red fruits that ripen to black.

Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn/Sloe)

A dense, small tree, commonly used for hedging. It's slender, spreading, spiny branches, clad in small flowers, make spidery trails of white blossom in March & April. Fruits are blue, then turning black.

Pyracantha 'Golden Glow' (Firethorn)

An upright and spreading evergreen shrub with eliptical leaves and spiny stems. Small white flowers are produced in late spring and early summer followed by clusters of golden-orange berries.

Pyracantha 'Orange Glow' (Firethorn)

A vigorous, throny evergreen shrub with oblong, glossy dark green leaves, and small, white flowers followed by bright orange berries in autumn and into the winter. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Pyracantha 'Saphyr Orange' (Firethorn)

A compact, thorny evergreen shrub with narrow glossy leaves, clusters of white flowers followed by bright orange berries. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Pyracantha 'Saphyr Red' (Firethorn)

A compact, thorny, evergreen shrub with narrow glossy leaves, clusters of white flowers followed by bright red berries. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Pyracantha 'Saphyr Yellow' (Firethorn)

An upright, lateral spreading, and prickly, evergreen shrub with tiny, dark green foliage. In spring it has clusters of small, white flowers followed by bright yellow berries in summer and autumn.

Rhodanthemum 'Casablanca' (Moroccan Daisy)

A mound-forming, woody-based, evergreen perennial with softly hairy, finely divided, grey-green leaves and, from early spring into autumn, erect stems bearing white, daisy-like flowers with orange-brown central discs.

Rhodanthemum 'Marrakech' (Moroccan Daisy)

A low-growing, spreading, woody-based, evergreen perennial with softly hairy, finely divided, silvery leaves and, from early spring to early autumn, pale pink to deep pink, daisy-like flowers. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Rhodanthemum 'Zagora Orange' (Moroccan Daisy)

A mound-forming, woody-based, evergreen perennial with softly hairy, finely divided, grey-green leaves and erect stems bearing daisy-like, pale orange flowers from late spring to early autumn. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Rhodanthemum 'Zagora Pink' (Moroccan Daisy)

A mound-forming, woody-based, evergreen perennial with softly hairy, finely divided, dark grey-green leaves and erect stems bearing daisy-like, pink flowers from late spring to early autumn. Height & Spread 30cm (1ft).

Rhus typhina 'Dissecta' (Cut-Leaved Stag's Horn Sumach)

A deciduous, suckering shrub with deeply dissected foliage that turns red and orange in autumn. Yellow, erect panicles of green-yellow female flowers are followed by dense clusters of red fruit. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Rhus typhina (Stag's Horn Sumach)

An upright, suckering, deciduous shrub or small tree with hairy stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into bright green leaflets turning orange & red in autumn. Height 2m (6ft), Spread 3m (10ft).

Ribes odoratum (Buffalo Currant)

A medium-sized, deciduous shrub with mid-green leaves and fragrant, yellow-green flowers in spring. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Rosa 'A Whiter Shade Of Pale' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

An upright to spreading, bushy, thorny, deciduous shrub with ovate, glossy, dark green leaves and fragrant, double, pink-flushed, white flowers from late spring until autumn. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Rosa 'Belle Epoque' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

An upright, thorny, deciduous shrub bearing glossy, dark olive green leaves and, in summer and autumn, fragrant, double, bronze-flushed, orange flowers, darker on the reverse. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Rosa 'Boule de Neige' (Bourbon Rose)

A Bourbon rose with an arching habit. It has dark green, glossy leaves and in summer and autumn, bears strongly fragrant, cupped, double, white flowers that may be flushed with pink. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Rosa 'Broadlands' (Ground Cover Rose)

A vigorous, spreading, thorny, deciduous shrub bearing pinnate leaves with ovate, toothed, glossy, light green leaflets and clusters of fragrant, cupped, double, light yellow flowers from summer into autumn.

Rosa 'Burgundy Ice' (Floribunda Rose)

A compact, bushy, upright to rounded, deciduous shrub with thorny stems, small, toothed, ovate, light to mid-green leaves and fragrant, double burgundy to deep plum flowers from late spring into autumn.

Rosa 'Chandos Beauty' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

An upright, thorny, deciduous shrub bearing pinnate leaves with toothed, glossy, dark green leaves &, from late spring into autumn, strongly fragrant, fully double, pale pink flowers. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Rosa 'Chicago Peace' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

A bushy, deciduous shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and in summer and autumn, bears large, double, yellow flowers with strong flushes of pink and sometimes orange. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Rosa 'Compassion' (Climbing Rose)

A vigorous, climbing, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing toothed, glossy, dark green leaves and rounded, fragrant, fully double, apricot-flushed, salmon-pink flowers from summer into autumn.

Rosa 'Congratulations' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

A tall, vigorous, upright, thorny, deciduous shrub bearing glossy, dark green leaves and lightly fragrant, urn-shaped, fully double, rose-pink flowers on long stems in summer and autumn. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Rosa 'Creme de la Creme' (Climbing Rose)

A climbing, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves with ovate, glossy, olive green leaflets and strongly fragrant, double, creamy-white flowers in summer and autumn. Height 3.5m (11ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Rosa 'Eirene'

A bushy, deciduous shrub with a slightly spreading habit with glossy, dark green leaves and scented, creamy apricot buds opening to white flowers which are robust and rain resistant. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Rosa 'Eyes for You' (Floribunda Rose)

A compact, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing glossy, green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, clusters of fragrant, semi-double to double, lilac-pink to white flowers with purple centres.

Rosa 'Gertrude Jekyll'

An upright shrub rose with dark-green leaves and clusters of heavily scented, double, dark-pink flowers in summer and autumn.

Rosa 'Golden Celebration' (English Shrub Rose)

A vigorous, upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny branches bearing pinnate leaves divided into ovate, toothed, glossy, dark green leaflets and clusters of fragrant, double, golden-yellow flowers in summer and autumn.

Rosa 'Handel' (Climbing Rose)

A fast-growing climber with glossy, dark foliage and slightly scented, double white and pink flowers. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Rosa 'Harlow Carr' (English Rose)

A hardy, deciduous, medium-sized, rounded shrub which forms fragrant, rose-pink, double flowers down to ground level. Height & Spread 1.2m (4ft).

Rosa 'Jean Robie' (Shrub Rose)

A bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into glossy, toothed, mid-green leaflets and clusters of fragrant, globular, double, amber-yellow flowers from late spring into autumn.

Rosa 'Maid Of Kent' (Floribunda Rose)

A deciduous, upright, floribunda rose with glossy, olive green leaves and large, light pink, double blooms that repeat throughout the summer. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Rosa 'Margaret Merrill' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

An upright, deciduous shrub with thorny branches bearing dark-green leaves and, in summer & autumn, clusters of large, fragrant, double, white flowers, sometimes flushed pink, with yellow stamens. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Rosa 'Parade' (Climbing Rose)

A vigorous, climbing, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing glossy, dark green leaves and large clusters of double, fragrant, reddish-pink flowers from early summer into autumn. Height 4.5m (15ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Rosa 'Paul's Himalayan Musk' (Rambling Rose)

A very vigorous climber with thorny, arching stems and glossy, light-green leaves. In early summer, it bears clusters of small, lightly-fragrant, pale-pink flowers. Height 12m (39ft), Spread 8m (26ft).

Rosa 'Phab Gold' (Floribunda Rose)

A deciduous, upright, floribunda rose with glossy mid-green foliage. In spring it has deep yellow, fragrant flowers that last until the first frost. Height 75cm (2.5ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Rosa 'Red Blanket' (Ground Cover Rose)

A deciduous, spreading shrub with dark-green, shiny leaves and, in summer and autumn, bears large clusters of relatively small, double, dark-red flowers with pale centres. Height 75cm (2.5ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Rosa 'Rhapsody In Blue' (Floribunda Rose)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with mid-green leaves and, from early summer to mid-autumn, it has large clusters of heavily-scented, semi-double, dark violet flowers that fade to a greyish violet.

Rosa 'Saphir'

A deciduous shrub with strong, upright stems bearing glossy, dark green leaves and, in summer, beautiful lilac-blue flowers with a strong fragrance. Good disease resistance. Height 1.2m (4ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Rosa 'Silver Anniversary' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

A deciduous, upright, hybrid tea type rose with average disease resistance. It has semi-glossy, green leaves and creamy-white flowers that bloom from summer until autumn. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Rosa 'Special Anniversary' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

A compact, upright, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing dark green leaves and strongly fragrant, cupped, double, deep pink flowers from summer to early autumn. Height 75cm (2.5ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Rosa 'Super Trouper' (Floribunda Rose)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems, ovate, glossy, mid-green leaves and, from late spring into autumn, lightly fragrant, double flowers in shades of orange. Height & Spread 75cm (2.5ft).

Rosa 'Taxandria' (Shrub Rose)

A bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into glossy, toothed, mid-green leaflets and clusters of fragrant, semi-double, cupped, creamy white flowers from late spring into autumn.

Rosa 'The Generous Gardener' (Thornless Rose)

A thornless climbing rose with strong, elegantly arching growth, polished dark green foliage and fragrant, double, pale-pink flowers. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Rosa 'The Lady Gardener' (Shrub Rose)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into ovate, toothed, dark green leaflets and clusters of strongly fragrant, double, pink-flushed, apricot flowers from summer into autumn.

Rosa 'The Poet's Wife' (Shrub Rose)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing pinnate leaves divided into ovate, toothed, glossy, dark green leaflets and clusters of double, strongly fragrant, yellow flowers from early summer into autumn.

Rosa 'Tynwald' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

A bushy, upright, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing green leaves creating an excellent backdrop for it's large, fragrant, cream flowers with soft yellow centres. Good disease resistance. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Rosa 'Wild Rover'

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing glossy, toothed, green leaves and clusters of lightly fragrant, wine to reddish-purple flowers from late spring into autumn. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Rosa 'Wildberry' (Hybrid Tea Rose)

A bushy, compact, deciduous shrub with thorny stems bearing glossy, dark green leaves and, in summer, fragrant, double pink flowers that are rain resistant. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 50cm (1.5ft).

Rosa 'Zephirine Drouhin'

A lax to climbing, open, thornless, deciduous shrub bearing pinnate leaves with ovate, toothed, mid-green leaflets and fragrant, cupped, double, deep pink flowers in summer and autumn. Height 3m (10ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Rosa canina (Dog Rose)

A scrambling, native rose shrub with stems covered with small, sharp, hooked spines and pale pink flowers with yellow stamens, followed by red-orange fruit in autumn. Height 4m (13ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Rosa rubiginosa (Eglantine)

A vigorous shrub with thorny, arching branches and wrinkled, apple-scented leaves. In summer, it bears cup-shaped, pink flowers with white centres and yellow stamens, followed by red hips in autumn.

Rosa rugosa 'Alba'

An upright, bushy shrub with thorny stems and shiny, bright-green, wrinkled foliage. In summer and autumn, it bears clusters of single, yellow-centred, pure white flowers.

Rosa rugosa (Ramanas Rose)

An upright, bushy shrub with thorny stems and shiny, bright green, wrinkled foliage. In summer and autumn, it bears clusters of single, yellow centred, dark pink flowers. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'

A compact, upright, vigorous, evergreen shrub with narrow, aromatic, dark green leaves and small, light blue flowers in spring and summer. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Rosmarinus officinalis 'Prostratus' (Prostrate Rosemary)

A dense, low-growing, evergreen shrub with linear, aromatic leaves and clusters of blue flowers in summer. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Rosmarinus officinalis (Rosemary)

A dense, bushy, upright to rounded, evergreen shrub with linear, leathery, aromatic, dark green leaves and spikes of whorled, blue or white flowers in mid-spring and early summer. Height 1.5m (5ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Salix caprea (Goat Willow)

A deciduous shrub or small tree with broad leaves and soft silky, silvery catkins, produced in early spring before the new leaves appear. The male and female catkins are on different plants.

Sambucus nigra 'Black Beauty' (Elder)

A compact, deciduous shrub or tree with dark purple-black leaves, flat heads of pink flowers in early summer and dark purple-black berries in autumn. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Sambucus nigra 'Black Lace' (Elder)

A large, deciduous shrub or small tree with finely cut, almost black foliage turning deep red in autumn and pink, flat flowerheads in summer. Height 8m (26ft), Spread 4m (13ft).

Sambucus racemosa 'Sutherland Gold' (European Red Elder)

A deciduous shrub with attractive bright golden-yellow, pinnate leaves and small heads of creamy-white flowers followed by glossy red berries. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Santolina rosmarinifolia 'Lemon Fizz' (Cotton Lavender)

A compact, rounded, evergreen shrub with bright, lemon yellow, pinhead-like flowers in summer above aromatic, yellow-green, dissected foliage. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 1m (3ft).

Sarcococca confusa (Sweet Box)

An evergreen shrub forming dense clumps of dark green, glossy foliage with sweetly scented, pure white flowers in winter followed by black fruits.

Skimmia japonica 'Fragrant Cloud'

A small, bushy, evergreen shrub with aromatic, glossy, dark-green leaves and fragrant, white, male flowers in spring. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'

A small, male variety with dark-green leaves & attractive red flower buds, which appear in autumn and winter, opening into scented flowers in spring. It is suitable for containers and provides good all year round colour.

Skimmia x confusa 'Kew Green'

A male evergreen shrub with shiny mid-green leaves. Fragrant creamy white flowers in spring. Flowers April to May. Can be planted in a shady site.

Sorbaria sorbifolia 'Sem' (False Spiraea)

A compact, upright, thicket-forming, deciduous shrub with erect stems bearing yellow-green leaves, flushed pink, red and bronze in spring and turning red in autumn. White flowers bloom in mid- to late summer.

Spiraea japonica 'Gold Mound' (Japanese Spiraea)

A compact, dense, rounded, deciduous shrub with golden-yellow leaves in spring, turning yellow-green in summer, and yellow-orange in autumn. Flattened clusters of pink flowers bloom from late spring to midsummer.

Spiraea japonica 'Little Princess' (Japanese Spirea)

A small, deciduous, mounded shrub with bronze new growth turning mid-green as they mature. In summer it produces tiny pink flowers that make up bigger heads. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Spiraea nipponica 'Snowmound' (Tosa Spirea)

A fast-growing, spreading, deciduous shrub with arching branches, dark green leaves, and clusters of small, white flowers in midsummer. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Spiraea x bumalda 'Anthony Waterer'

An upright, deciduous shrub with lance-shaped, irregularly variegated cream and pink leaves and domed clusters of deep rose-pink flowers in late summer. Grows in sun or partial shade. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Syringa 'Red Pixie' (Lilac)

A small, deciduous shrub with mid-green leaves. It bears red buds that open into panicles of fragrant, pale-pink flowers in spring. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Syringa pubescens subsp. microphylla 'Superba' (Lilac)

A deciduous shrub with slender branches bearing small, oval, mid-green leaves and fragrant clusters of rose-pink flowers from late spring through to autumn. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Syringa vulgaris 'Belle de Nancy' (Lilac)

An upright, rounded, deciduous shrub or small tree with ovate to heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and dense panicles of fragrant, double, pink to lilac-pink flowers in late spring & early summer. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Syringa vulgaris 'Charles Joly' (Lilac)

A deciduous shrub with heart shaped, dark green leaves and clusters of fragrant, double, dark purple red flowers in summer. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Syringa vulgaris 'Madame Lemoine' (Lilac)

A medium deciduous shrub with heart-shaped leaves and fragrant, double, white flowers from yellow-tinted buds in early summer. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Syringa vulgaris 'Michael Buchner' (French Lilac)

A deciduous, upright shrub with dark green leaves. In spring it has panicles of fragrant, double lilac flowers. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Syringa vulgaris 'Prince Wolkonsky' (Lilac)

An upright, bushy, deciduous shrub or small tree with heart-shaped, mid-green leaves and dense panicles of fragrant, double, reddish-pink to purple-pink flowers in late spring and early summer. Height & Spread 3m (10ft).

Tamarix tetrandra

A medium-sized, deciduous shrub with open, arching, near black branches, green scale-like leaves and large, light-pink plumes in late spring. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Tetrapanax papyrifer 'Rex' (Rice Paper Plant)

A tender, thicket-forming, evergreen shrub or small tree bearing very large, deeply-lobed, mid-green leaves, felted pale green underneath. Large clusters of white flowers in autumn are followed by spherical black fruit.

Teucrium fruticans (Tree Germander)

A bushy, borderline hardy, evergreen shrub with arching, woolly stems bearing ovate to lance-shaped, aromatic, grey-green leaves, white-woolly beneath, and racemes of whorled, pale blue flowers in summer.

Trachycarpus fortunei (Windmill Palm)

A hardy, evergreen tree palm with a hairy, sturdy trunk and an array of deeply divided, fan-shaped leaves and small yellow flowers in summer. Height 15m (49ft), Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Viburnum davidii

A compact spreading evergreen shrub, with deep green, leathery leaves and flattened heads of small white flowers followed by metallic blue-black berries. Height & Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Viburnum lantana (Wayfaring Tree)

A hardy, vigorous, deciduous shrub with dark green foliage that turns red in autumn and large, lacecap-like, white flowers from late spring to early summer. Height & Spread 4m (13ft).

Viburnum nudum 'Pink Beauty' (American Withe Rod)

A deciduous shrub with glossy, dark green leaves turning crimson in autumn & clusters of creamy-white flowers in early summer followed by green fruit that turns white, to pink, to blue, & finally blue-black at maturity.

Viburnum opulus 'Roseum' (Red Guelder Rose)

A large, bushy, deciduous shrub with lobed, veined, dark green leaves turning red-flushed in autumn and, from late spring into summer, dense, spherical clusters of white flowers, flushed pink with age.

Viburnum opulus (Guelder Rose)

A deciduous shrub with palmate and prominently veined leaves and flat clusters of white flowers which appear in spring and summer, followed by bright red berries in autumn.

Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii' (Japanese Snowball)

A large, deciduous shrub with spreading branches with veined, dark green leaves, which turn purple in autumn and a profusion of lacey, white flower heads in late spring sometimes followed by red or black fruit.

Viburnum plicatum 'Pink Beauty' (Japanese Snowball)

A deciduous shrub with toothed, oval leaves that take on purple tints in autumn. In spring, it produces flat clusters of white flowers that turn light pink, these may be followed by black berries in autumn.

Viburnum plicatum f. tomentosum 'Mariesii Great Star'

A large, deciduous shrub with tiered, wide-spreading branches bearing green leaves turning red and purple in autumn and, in late spring and early summer, large clusters of fragrant, white flowers followed by red fruit.

Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' (Laurustinus)

A bushy, medium evergreen shrub with broad oval, leathery leaves and, flattened clusters of small, starry white flowers and later metallic-blue berries. Flowers from winter through to spring. Height & Spread 2.5m (8ft).

Viburnum tinus 'Lisarose' (Laurustinus)

A dense, bushy, evergreen shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and, from late winter into spring, flattened clusters of deep pink buds opening to small, salverform pale pink to white flowers followed by blue-black fruit.

Viburnum x bodnantense 'Charles Lamont' (Arrowwood)

An upright, fast-growing, deciduous shrub. From late autumn to spring, clusters of fragrant, pale-pink flowers emerge from dark buds. Leaves start bronze in spring, turning dark green. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Viburnum x bodnantense 'Dawn' (Arrowwood)

A fast-growing, deciduous shrub with clusters of fragrant, pale-pink flowers emerging from red buds from late autumn through to spring. Height 2.5m (8ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Vinca difformis 'Jenny Pym' (Intermediate Periwinkle)

A dense, trailing evergreen shrub with small, dark-green leaves. Throughout spring it bears tiny flowers that are pink-purple edged in white. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Vinca difformis 'Snowmound' (Intermediate Periwinkle)

A vigorous, prostrate, evergreen to semi-evergreen subshrub with ovate, dark green leaves and upright, leafy stems bearing white flowers in late winter and early spring. Height 50cm (1.5ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Vinca major (Greater Periwinkle)

An excellent ground cover shrub with dark-green oval-shaped leaves, and wide funnel-shaped bright blue flowers on the tips of thin stalks in spring. Suitable for sun or partial shade. Height 30cm (1ft), Spread 2m (6ft).

Vinca minor 'Alba' (Lesser Periwinkle)

This prostrate, evergreen shrub forms a neat carpet of ovate dark green leaves and from spring through until autumn produces masses of small, pure-white flowers. Height 30cm (1ft), Spread 60cm (2ft).

Vinca minor 'Atropurpurea' (Periwinkle)

A spreading evergreen shrub with ovate, dark green leaves and deep red-purple flowers from early summer into the autumn. Height 10cm (4in), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Vinca minor (Lesser Periwinkle)

An evergreen perennial, forming a mat of leaves and single, purple-blue flowers from spring to early autumn. Excellent for ground cover in sun or partial shade. Height 20cm (8in), Spread 1m (3ft).

Weigela 'Bristol Ruby'

A vigorous, upright deciduous shrub with mid-green leaves and ruby-red tubular flowers that come from dark red buds in May and June. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Weigela 'Victoria'

A mid-sized deciduous shrub with purple-flushed, dark-green, ovate leaves and clusters of dark-pink, tubular flowers in late spring to summer. Height & Spread 1m (3ft).

Weigela florida 'Alexandra'

A large deciduous shrub with purple-tinted ovate leaves that deepen in colour as they age. In late spring to early summer, it bears clusters of pink tubular flowers. Height & Spread 2m (6ft).

Weigela florida 'Foliis Purpureis' (Wigela)

A small, deciduous shrub with purple-tinged leaves and clusters of pink flowers in spring and summer. Height 1m (3ft), Spread 1.5m (5ft).

Yucca gloriosa (Spanish Dagger)

A handsome architectural plant, with thick clumps of pointed, pale blue, upright leaves and tall white flower spikes.