Conservatories

Implausible though it sounds – a hardy Banana from Japan. Best in shade and sheltered from wind. Leaves get frosted but always come back in the spring. To 15ft in 3 years. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

It’s not a Lotus – more of a dwarf Banana with Lotus-like flowers. For the lover of well behaved exotics. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

Probably the best known flowering plant in the world. Evergreen shrub (6ft tall x 4 ft wide after 10 years) in pink, red, white. Frost hardiness? The red end of amber. Read on.

Obscure, dramatic and spiky. Huge trunk forming exotic from the Mexican mountains. 6ft tall x 5ft wide. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes

Familiar with its grey leaves, gnarly trunk and essence of hotter climes. As with most plants – the bigger, the hardier they are. Try clipping them – beautiful topiary. Please contact us for other stock availability and sizes.

A delicate little evergreen fern. A relatively new introduction from New Zealand proving remarkably frost hardy. Quite low growing with fronds up to 18″. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes

A pineapple relative from the high Andes. Spiky (very), exotic and hardy in mild gardens. Good in a pot. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.

Fleshy domes of succulent glaucous leaves with nice red flowers. 1.5ft x 1.5ft. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.