Rhus typhina
stag's horn sumach
- Position: full sun
- Soil: moist but well-drained, moderately-fertile soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: June to August
- Flower colour: conical clusters of yellow-green flowers
- Other features: on female plants the flowers are followed by deep crimson-red fruit
- Hardiness: fully hardy
An upright, deciduous shrub or small tree with finely-cut dark green leaflets turning spectacular shades of orange-red in autumn. Stag's horn sumach is an excellent specimen plant for a small sunny garden. Since it spreads by suckering avoid planting too close to a lawn or surround the roots with a non-perishable barrier that will restrict the plant's spread. - Garden care: Wearing stout gardening gloves remove any suckering shoots that arise 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
Hamamelis × intermedia 'Pallida'
witch hazel
Beautiful sulphur-yellow flowers
£24.99
3 litre pot - 40cm
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Cotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'
smoke bush
Magnificent smoke-like plumes
£12.99
3 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Euonymus europaeus 'Red Cascade'
spindle tree
Fantastic autumn colour and gorgeous berries
£12.99
2 litre pot
available to order from summer 2013
Deer
Symptoms Deer eat a wide range of plants and usually visit the garden between dusk and dawn. Sometimes the deer have a particular taste for flowers and will eat tulip blooms, but usually it is whole shoots that are lost. Tree...
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