Viburnum plicatum 'Mariesii'
Japanese snowball bush
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: May
- Flower colour: white
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Wonderful, white, lacecap-like flowers on horizontally tiered branches in May and toothed, deeply veined, dark-green leaves, turning red-purple in autumn. This beautiful, deciduous shrub makes an excellent specimen plant for a sunny shrub or mixed border. Hardy and easy-to-grow, its distinctive, horizontal habit works particularly well in a Japanese-style garden. - Garden care: Keep the pruning of young plants to a minimum. Any vertical shoots that threaten to spoil the distinctive tiered shape of established plants should be cut back to their point of origin in summer after flowering.
Helleborus × hybridus
lenten rose syn. (Helleborus orientalis)
Pretty, saucer-shaped flowers
£7.99
1.7 litre pot
within 2-3 days excludes weekends
Hosta 'Francee' (fortunei)
plantain lily
Olive-green leaves with smart white margins
£9.99
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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