Magnolia × loebneri 'Leonard Messel'
magnolia
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: any moist, well-drained soil, including chalk
- Rate of growth: fast-growing
- Flowering period: April
- Hardiness:
fully hardy
A beautiful, rounded, small tree or large shrub which flowers on bare branches. In mid spring, it is smothered in rose pink, star-shaped flowers with long, narrow petals that emerge from darker pink buds. The leaves are mid green and the tree is deciduous. An elegant choice for a small garden. It can also tolerate chalky soils. - Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in midsummer. The best time to plant is in April, adding plenty of peat to the planting hole, in a sheltered spot. Mulch in spring with manure and leafmould, especially on dry soils.
Clematis armandii 'Snowdrift'
clematis (group 1)
Elegant pure white flowers
£14.99
2lt pot (60cm cane)
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Pachysandra terminalis
Japanese spurge
Evergreen ground cover with white flowers. For sun or shade
£8.99
1.5 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Convallaria majalis
lily-of-the-valley
Scented white bells in spring
£7.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Cyclamen coum
sow bread
Late winter-flowering cyclamen
£6.99
3 corms
available to order from summer 2013
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