Hamamelis mollis
Chinese witch hazel
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately-fertile, moist, well-drained neutral to acid soil
- Rate of growth: slow-growing
- Flowering period: December to February
- Hardiness: fully hardy
In winter, this upright, deciduous shrub has clusters of sweetly scented, bright yellow, spidery flowers clinging to bare twigs. In autumn, the bright green leaves turn soft yellow. A beautiful shrub for a woodland edge, or winter border or alongside a path, where its fragrance can be appreciated. The flowering twigs can be cut to perfume rooms in winter. - Garden care: In early spring remove any misplaced, crossing or diseased branches and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted compost or manure around the base of the plant.
Cyclamen hederifolium var. hederifolium f. albiflorum
sowbread
Pure white flowers and beautiful leaves
£5.99
9cm pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Cornus sanguinea 'Midwinter Fire'
dogwood
Flame-coloured winter stems
£11.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Jelena'
witch hazel
Fiery orange, scented flowers in winter
£59.99
12lt pot (0.8-1m)
available to order from summer 2013
Amelanchier lamarckii
June berry
Superb autumn colour
£24.99
7.5 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Helleborus × hybridus 'Harvington Shades of the Night'
Lenten rose hellebore
Early spring flowers in shades of deep purple
£11.99
2 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
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