Echium pininana

Amongst exoticists, this reigns supreme. The shape, the size, the flowers – all are exotic to the tips of their inflorescences. 8ft in 2 yrs. Flowers can reach 15ft. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

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Hardiness level Red

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Echium fastuosum

Wonderful exotica from Madeira. Shrubby, shapely (very), covered in electric blue flowers in May. A bit frost tender but you can always grow it in a nice big pot. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

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Hardiness level Red

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Winter Protection 2

Winter Protection Winter wrapping: it’s a subject about which we have to admit to some agnosticism. Do we really want to look at a cylinder of chicken wire filled with dead bracken in the middle of the garden for the entire winter? Or even worse, the beloved exotics wrapped up in bubbly plastic and brown tape? The…

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The White Glossary

‘The White Glossary’ For the curious and hungry-for-knowledge, the glossary is stuffed with things you need to know to become a gardener. We make a point to weave, thread and insinuate horticultural, meteorological, botanical, geological and evolutionary knowledge through everything we say, write and do. For us this is as much an essential professional horticultural…

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Edgeworthia chrysantha

Shrubby and deciduous might sound unexciting but this has the exotic feel of an Echium PLUS the most extraordinary yellow and white fragrant flowers in winter. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

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Hardiness level Amber

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Frequently Asked Questions

Index : 1.”How fast does it grow?“…2.”How big does it get?“…3.”How old is it?“…4.”Is there anything I can grow on clay?“…5.”What if it dies?“…6.”Why do I kill everything?“…7.”What happens if I remove a dead branch from a piece of topiary?“…8.”Can I move it?“…9.“Can I mend it?”…10.”How do I protect plants in the winter?” Frequent Questions:…

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The How To Bit

Index : 1.How to Plant…2.How to Stake & Guy…3.How to Clip…4.How to Water…5.How to Grow Indoor Plants…6.How to Grow Conservatory Plant…7.How to Grow Plants in Pots…8.How to understand how Plants Grow…9.How to Control Pests & Diseases…10.How to understand Creative Maintenance…11.How to stop worrying about Roots & Foundations…12.How to stop worrying it’s going to die…13.How to…

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