Sorbus 'Peaches and Cream'
whitebeam
- Position: full sun or lightly dappled shade
- Soil: tolerates all soils
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: April to May
- Flower colour: white
- Other features: peach and white coloured autumn berries
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Ideal for small gardens, this is an attractive, deciduous tree that has a compact crown of dark green leaves that are each divined into fine leaflets, giving them a lacy effect. In spring white flowers provide a good contrast and these are followed in late summer and autumn by long-lasting clusters of peach and white coloured berries, which gently weight the branches down. A tough, little tree that can tolerate a wide range of soils and conditions. - Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches in late autumn or winter. When planting incorporate lots of well-rotted garden compost in the planting hole and stake firmly.
Epimedium grandiflorum 'Lilafee'
barrenwort
Profusion of large lilac flowers
£7.99
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Vinca difformis
periwinkle
Perfect for underplanting in shady spots
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Polygonatum × hybridum
common Solomon's seal (Syn. Polygonatum multiflorum)
Creamy white flowers blue-black berries
£8.99
2 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
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