Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price'
laurustinus
- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: December to April
- Flower colour: pinkish-white
- Other features: the fruits can cause a mild stomach-ache if ingested
- Hardiness: fully hardy
Flattened heads of pinkish-white flowers, opening from carmine-pink buds from December to April, followed by dark blue-black fruit. This popular form of laurustinus is denser and more compact than the species. Thriving in sun or shade, the shiny, dark green foliage provides an excellent evergreen backdrop for ornamental and feature plants. - Garden care: Remove any over-vigorous shoots that threaten the shape of established specimens in early summer, cutting them well back to within the plant's outline.
Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae
wood spurge
Great for a woodland setting
£8.99
2 litre pot
within 2-3 weeks
Dryopteris filix-mas
male fern
Ideal for the woodland garden
£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
Rosa rugosa 'Alba'
rose (shrub)
Exquisite white flowers
£12.99
4 litre pot
available to order from autumn 2013
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