These are some of the plants that have that cetain 'something' - a distinctive quality all of their own - strong shape, beautiful texture and they're easy to grow. Sparing you any more pretentious descriptions, and more honestly - they happen to be the incredibly opinionated Mr. White's favourite plants.

Recommended Essentials:

Agave americana

Agave americana medio-picta alba

Agave americana variegata

Agave attenuata

Agave celsii

Agave salmiana var. ferox

Arbutus andrachnoides

Arundo donax

Beschorneria yuccoides

Canna indica

Carpobrotus edulis

Chamaerops humilis

Cordyline australis

Cordyline australis 'Albertii'

Cordyline kaspar

Dicksonia antarctica

Echium pininiana

Eriobotrya japonica

Eucalyptus aggregata

Eucalyptus debeuzevillei

Eucalyptus glaucescens

Euphorbia mellifera

Genista aetnensis

Griselinia littoralis

Hebe parviflora angustifolia (a.k.a. H. stenophylla)

Hedychium coccineum 'Tara'

Lomatia ferruginea

Lyonothamnus floribundus aspleniifolius

Magnolia grandiflora

Musa basjoo

Phillyrea latifolia

Phormium tenax

Pinus montezumae

Pinus pinea

Podocarpus salignus

Pseudosasa japonica

Rosmarinus officinalis

Tetrapanax papyrifera

Trachycarpus fortunei

Yucca aloifolia

Yucca gloriosa variegata