Skimmia japonica 'Rubella'
Japanese skimmia (male)
- Position: partial to full shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: April to May
- Flower colour: pink
- Other features: male plant
- Hardiness: fully hardy
A compact male shrub with red-margined, deep green leaves. Dark red flower buds are produced in autumn and these last all through the winter until the flowers open in spring. A great shrub for growing in a pot or for filling in gaps in the garden border. - Garden care: Lightly trim after flowering, if necessary. To improve the moisture retention qualities of the soil add plenty of well-rotted compost when planting.
Sarcococca confusa
sweet box
Sweetly scented, pure white flowers December to March
£12.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Chimonanthus praecox
wintersweet
Deliciously scented winter flowers
£12.99
3 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Clematis cirrhosa var. purpurascens 'Freckles'
clematis (group 1)
Unusual creamy flowers
£14.99
2lt pot (60cm cane)
within 2 weeks
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
March pruning of trees, shrubs and climbers
Use the following notes as a guide when pruning trees, shrubs and climbers in your garden during the month of March. I’ve included timely advice on Abeliophyllum, Artemesia, Brachyglottis, Brunfelsia, Buddleja, Ceanothus, Clematis, Colutea, Cotinus, Daphne, Eccremocarpus, Elsholtzia, ...
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A small winter evergreen with festive sprays of** **of cherry-wine buds that are a real feature from November onwards - eventually opening to white in April
Val Bourne - Garden Writer