Japanese deciduous Azaleas are grown for their profusion of large flowers in Spring and can make exciting, dramatic plants in a woodland, shady, or Japanese Forest Style garden. Azalea's do well in partial shade, and they make beautiful patio trees, or can be planted in the ground using a peat mixture to give the ground some acidity.
We are offering a limited number of specimen sized Azalea in 15litre sized pots. They are mixed colours, pink or red.
One of these specimen sized Azaleas are included in our Japanese Forest Style Instant Border which we also offer  (please see Instant Plant Collections) and these Azaleas go well with Japanese Temple Cedars, Hostas, Japanese Painted Ferns, Bamboos, and Japanese Quinces.

 Azalea (mixed) , 15litre pot (similar specimen shown in photo) £39.99

Azaleas are grown for their beautiful display of richly coloured flowers in Spring, and are admired in both Japanese style gardens and english style gardens alike. They can also be grown successfully in pots on the patio.
Requiring soil on the acidic side, use a good peat based compost (or garden waste compost) to acidify a clay based soil - Azaleas can also be used to great effect in fernerys. Picture to the left shows some of the actual specimens on offer (taken March 6th).

Azalea 5litre pot (similar specimen shown in photo) £19.99 (A)

Box is the ideal plant for formal 'natural' garden sculpture. If you are new to topiary, then a box specimen is an ideal way to begin. They are fully hardy plants, that only require watering (if in a container) and clipping to maintain the shape.
Topiary has been used in formal Italian and European gardens for hundreds of years, and our own English country gardens have some spectacular displays. Ideal as a lawn compliment, or as a patio feature, box topiary instantly gives that refined, cultured look to a small garden.
The photos to the right show some of the ACTUAL SPECIMENS on offer. We are offering TWO box CUBES which are 20inches in height inc. the pot, and are 10inch each side of the cube.
These make extremely elegant specimens for pathways and front entranceways to the house.  Box topiary can also be used in Italian Formal Style gardens, and go well with Italian Cypress, Hibiscus, Wisteria, Jasmine, and upright conifers.

7L pot, TWO 10inch box topiary CUBE  specimens £49.99 (B)

A superb plant in all seasons, the twisted hazel has natural spiral branches that, in the frost of winter look spectacular. Large, twisting green leaves cover every stem in the growing season, and hanging catkins also make a lovely feature on this plant. Easy to grow and care for, and a must for any sculptural garden. We have lovely 5litre pot specimens 3-4ft in stock now.

5L pot, 3-4ft high at £17.99 (A)

A wonderful and exciting plant, the new RED form of twisted hazel is a sight to behold in Spring, with its large, crinkly, rounded deep red leaves which last right into summer. A fabulous RED leaved plant, it will contrast well with other big leaved green planting in your garden. Leaves will turn to green in summer, and drop in autumn, and then in the winter months, you have the lovely twisted branches to admire.

5-7L pot, 3-4ft high at £19.99 (B)

10L pot  specimen £24.99 (B)

10L pot  specimen £24.99 (B)

Evergreen. This form of holly is NOT PRICKLY and is safe around children, it is fully hardy, and has stunning gold edged leaves. This variety is SELF FERTILE so you only need one bush to produce bright red berries. We are offering some very large 6.5-7ft specimens in 15litre pots with 1.5-2inch diameter trunks, and 3-4ft spread of foliage. These specimens will make an instant hedge. Some of the actual specimens on offer are shown to the left.

15litre  (6.5-7ft inc. pot) £69.99 (B)

5ft (inc. pot) Standard Bays £49.99 (B)  or two for £80.00 (B)

7-10litre  (5ft-5.5ft inc. pot) £29.99 (B)

One of the most exciting hybrids of recent years has been this amazing lacy leaf pure BLACK form of Sambucus. This is simply a MUST HAVE plant for any garden! It's leaf form is very like a JAPANESE MAPLE, but this Sambucus is much easier to grow and maintain, requiring no particular soil, position, or watering. It is deciduous, so you are going to lose those stunning leaves over winter, but the reward is that this plant bursts into black leaf in early spring, and in early summer, Sambucus Black Lace is covered in sprays of large PINK flowers which are superb against the black dissected leaves.
This is an EASY plant to grow, and can cope with most conditions, and can be used in the garden as a specimen plant, or in a pot for a patio display.  We are offering very large 12litre specimens, which are 5-6ft inc. pot.

12litre  (5-6ft inc. pot) £49.99 (B)