NEW OUTDOOR INSPIRATION
Colour is King at Christmas
Geraniums are a big hit at the moment – they love the heat, and they’re part of our Great Value range, pink, red, and white, full sun, great in pots, 45cm.
Peruvian/Princess Lilies/Alstroemerias – new delivery, wide colour range including white, buttercup yellow, pale pink, & soft purple, full sun/some part shade, good picking, prefer good drainage, 30cm.
New delivery of Hydrangeas, well-established size, buds & flower
Agnes Pavelli
Altona
Blaumeise, Blue Deckle, Blue Prince, Leuchfeuer, Matilda, Renate Steiniger,
Kyushu, sun/part shade (full shade for white to avoid burning), 80cm to 1.2m.
Dwarf Agapanthus, Streamline & Agapetite, both very prolific flowering, good edging, full sun, 30cm in flower.
Taller Agapanthus Gail’s Sapphire & Bertsbrook (blue with white markings), full sun, drought-tolerant, 60-70cm.
Bergenia Snowtime, loves light shade, moist well-draining soil, bold foliage with reddish tones in Winter, 30cm.
Just arrived – extra-large grade Swan Plants, ready for the Monarchs – plant now for a headstart.
Shrubs for Structure, Groundcover, Bonsai, & Gapfilling
Chamaecyparis Green Globe, a good mini green ball, rockeries etc, full sun, 10cm x 25cm.
Chamaecyparis Obtusa Tonia, dark foliage with white tips, full sun, 50cm. 6 Junipers – Horizontalis Glauca, Procumbens Nana, Squamata Meyerii, Conferta Emerald Ruffles, Squamata Blue Star, Squamata Holger, all low-growing for groundcovers or mini conifers perfect for bonsais, full sun.
Osakasuki
Fireglow
More Maples – all in the Patio version for smaller gardens, containers etc – Osakasuki (considered best Acer for Autumn colour), Senkaki (attractive red stems), Fireglow (holds deep red colour all season), part shade & protection from wind, all grafted onto slow-growing rootstock to keep them low, and happy to be pruned in Winter, 1.5 - 2m.
Azalea Miss Kint White, one of the most popular whites, light shade, well-drained soil 50cm.
Buxus Independence, new variety with slightly longer leaves plus good resistance to Buxus blight, part shade suits best, trim to height & shape in mid-Spring.
Love the Gardenia scent but have a problem with frost?
Worry no more – new frost-hardy Gardenias Grif’s Select, Snow Girl & Snow Puff back in stock, warm light shade suits best, 1m.
Want a hedge AND fruit?
Myrtus Ugnii (NZ Cranberry) back in stock, full sun, well-drained soil, 1.5m but happy to be trimmed.
Tractor Seat Plant (Ligularia Reniformis), great bold foliage for light shade, 75cm.
Leptinella Platts Black, one of our most popular groundcovers, full sun, 5cm.
Rhododendron Grumpy, well-known Yak variety, compact habit, light shade, acid soil, 1m.
Christmas Trees – large grade Picea Glauca Conica, keeps the perfect pyramid shape, sun, 1.2m after several years.
Want an NZ Christmas tree? Tall Pohutukawa just coming into flower right now.