Plant Ordering
We have a list of plants that fill the following criteria:
- They're available immediately. (Checked daily.)
- They're the right quality. (If they're on this list, we're happy to sell them unseen.)
- They'll fit in a box for despatch by City Link Ltd. (This means they're either less than 1.3 metres tall or sufficiently bendy to go in a box.)
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Acacia dealbata
Ferny leaves and masses of yellow flowers in spring. Red label but grows fast and survives most winters anywhere. Hardy in London. To 25 ft. more…
Acacia pravissima
Very distinctive small, weeping, evergreen tree (to 20 ft) with curious little triangular leaves. Masses of fragrant yellow flowers in spring.
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Acanthus mollis
With the famous architectural leaf. An herbaceous plant with large very shiny dark green leaves. Up to 4 ft. more…
Acorus gramineus 'Variegatus'
Variegated low growing evergreen grassy thing for growing right at the edge of (or even in) the pond. Dense, pretty and very hardy.
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Aeonium arboreum 'Schwarzkopff'
This is the much sought after one that remains very deep purple, almost black, all through the year. Slow growing to about 18 in. Very happy in a pot.
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Agapanthus 'Blue Storm'
A compact (0.3m tall), free flowering herbaceous perennial with loads of large, beautiful, blue flowers for a long period during the summer. more…
Agapanthus africanus
Tender evergreen perennial with long, lush, strappy leaves forming clumps 1 to 2ft heigh. Huge blue or white flower heads on 4 to 5ft stems appear in mid summer. more…
Agave americana
Familiar to all visitors to the Mediterranean - a very spiky statement for mild seaside gardens. To about 3 ft tall, 3 ft across. Almost hardy when large.
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Agave americana 'Mediopicta Alba'
Same as Agave americana but much smaller and slower growing, with a wide white stripe down the middle of the leaves. Not very hardy - but who cares?
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Agave americana variegata
Yellow stripes down the sides of the leaf, smaller than the non-variegated one, bigger than the one with the white stripe. Brilliant in a terracotta pot.
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Agave salmiana ver. ferox
The most ferocious plant in a nursery full of fearsome specimens. Brutal, monstrous, beautiful and hurricane resistant. King of all the Vlads.
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Albizia julibrissin rosea
Like a hardy Mimosa with huge bi-pinnate leaves. Deciduous. Very exotic, needs a hot spot to grow well. To about 15 ft. more…
Allium 'Purple Sensation'
Arises with a stiff, upright stem which bears a tight circular purple flower head that appears to float through the perennials on the Dry Garden. more…
Allium karataviense
A fine, easy to grow species with very broad, ornamental, flat, blue-green leaves and producing dense, whitish, pink to rose, globular heads of flowers in spring. more…
Aloe aristata
The hardiest of the African Aloes - forms a mat of exotic little fleshy leafed rosettes. Orangey-red flower spikes that last for weeks and weeks.
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Aloe brevifolia
A stem-less perennial succulent that is native to South Africa. Triangular-lanceolate leaves are in tight rosettes to 6 inches (15 cm) tall. Individual leaves are 3 inches (7.5 cm) long by 1 inch (2.5 cm) wide. Leaves are flat on top and concave on the underside and are armed with white teeth along the margins and keel. The plant freely produces offsets and can form large clumps. more…
Aloe striatula
A remarkable discovery. An upright, branching aloe with yellow candle-like flowers that really grows outside in Nuthurst. Grows to about 3ft x 3ft.
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Araucaria araucana
A stunningly different tree - highly effective if well placed. It'll grow to 60 ft eventually. A grove is what is needed. Very hardy.
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Arbutus unedo
Compared with Arbutus glandulosa it doesn't have the bark, a bit hardier, fruits more, and is smaller. more…
Arundo donax
A vigorous grass to 10 ft or more. Ubiquitous in the South of France, Spain and Italy. Brown in winter but still ESSENTIAL.
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Arundo donax variegata
Huge green and white striped leaves on 6 ft stems - or taller in mild gardens. Hardiest on clay, rather than sandy soil.
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Asplenium scolopendrium
A familiar evergreen British native with bright green entire fronds to 2 ft. OK. on acid soil, but loves very alkaline soil (chalk).
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Astelia chathamica
Soft, silvery blue, sword shaped leaves to 4 ft. Wonderful Phormium lookalikes, good in shade or sun. Will regrow well if cut back by frost.
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Astelia nervosa
Not as silvery as the one above and not as big either - but much hardier and proving excellent in dense and dry shade. Astelias grow as epiphytes in New Zealand...
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Aucuba japonica 'Crassifolia'
Big and very shiny leaves - somewhere between a holly and an oak. Very successful vigorous evergreen that seems happiest in shade. To 8 ft.
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Aucuba japonica 'Longifolia'
A useful, hardy, evergreen shrub that tolerates shade, drought and neglect to a ridiculous extent. To 6 ft.
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Azalea japonica
A small leafed evergreen - vital in your clipped karikomi Japenese garden. We sell several forms that flower in a variety of garish hues. more…
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