NEW OUTDOOR INSPIRATION

GREAT SUMMER COLOUR

More Argyranthemum Angelic Daisies (Burgundy, Everest, Bordeaux, Giant Pink), great picking, full sun, 45cm.

Brachyscombe Brasco Violet, easy to grow, constant flowering, 25cm.

Blue Felicia Felicity Daisy, flowering until May, sun, 45cm.

Rosemary Chef’s Choice, lavender flowers, scented foliage, essential culinary ingredient, full sun, 50cm.

Summer Shrubs:

Griselinia Broadway Mint, very healthy & eassy, good for trimming, evergreen, full sun/part shade, 2m left untrimmed.

3 top Hebes – Pretty in Pink, Red Edge, & Violet Cushion, great foliage colour plus good flowering, full sun, 50-75cm.

Fairy Bamboo (Bambusa Gracilis), either in the ground or large pot, sun/part shade, 1.7m.

2 varieties of Brunsfelsia, ‘Yesterday, Today, Tomorrow’ Tiny Dancer (60cm), & White Caps (1.5m), sun/part shade, frost-free position.

Ceratostigma Willmottianum (Chinese Plumbago), sun, good for late season colour, 1m.

Hydrangea Petiolaris, climbing Hydrangea, semi-shade, 10m.

Ficus Pumila, great clinging climber for block walls etc, sun/semi-shade, 3m.   

                                                                                                                            

Parsonia Heterophylla (NZ Jasmine), excellent NZ climber, part shade, scented, 5m.

Sciadopitys Verticulata (Umbrella Pine), always a talking point, very slow-growing, sun, 10m over many years. 

Mock Orange Blossom (Philadelphus Coronarius), well-scented, sun, 3m.       

Ilex Crenata Sky Pencil, great architectural plant, sun, 3m in 10 years.

Viburnum Plicatum Mariesii, layered flowers, prolific flowering, responds well to pruning, sun, 2m.

 

Standards & Topiaries:

Ground Balls in Buxus and Green Gem Buxus, Bay Standards (Laurus Nobilis) in both 80cm and 120cm sizes, plus 2-ball Buxus Standards.