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Banana £8.95

Position: full sun to partial shade. Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast. Flowering period: July to September. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection) From the monsoonal mountain forests in extreme Eastern India, this colourful variegated, variety of banana is as cold-tolerant as the regular Musa sikkimensis. When they are mature, its huge, paddle-like leaves are streaked with dark purple zebra stripes on the upper surface and a reddish purple below. In summer, mature plants bear long-lasting, yellow flowers. Garden care: Though. the root is fairly hardy the foliage does need to be protected with a mulch of fleece and straw in autumn.

Barberry £5.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow to average. Flowering period: April and May. Hardiness: fully hardy. This dwarf, deciduous shrub has two seasons of interest. In mid-spring, red-tinted, pale yellow flowers appear and in autumn, the small, purple, spiky leaves turn a dazzling shade of red. It's size and the fact that it requires little attention means it is an ideal choice for a small garden, and it also makes an attractive, low informal hedge for a sunny or partially shady site. Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Where some pruning is required, cut back in autumn or winter, after the appearance of the autumn fruits.

Barberry £5.95

Position: full sun to partial shade. Soil: well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow to average. Flowering period: April and May. Hardiness: fully hardy. A compact variety of berberis that is prized for its bright, golden-yellow spring foliage, rather than for its insignificant flowers. By the end of the summer the leaves have become pale green only to turn pretty shades of orange-red in autumn. This thorny, deciduous, low-maintenance shrub is excellent for illuminating dull spots in the garden and makes a good specimen plant for a well-drained border in partial shade. The delicate foliage can scorch in the midday sun. Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Where pruning is required, cut back in autumn or winter, after the appearance of the autumn fruits. The foliage suffers if the plant gets too dry.

Barberry £5.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow to average. Flowering period: April and May. Hardiness: fully hardy. This dediduous berberis is grown for its dark red-purple leaves and for its narrowly upright habit. It has small, red-tinted, pale-yellow flowers in mid-spring and in autumn, the leaves turn a brilliant shade of red. It is low maintenance, and useful for for giving vertical interest in a well-drained, sunny or partly shady border. Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Cut back any straggly stems that spoil the shape in late autumn or winter. For the best autumn colour, plant in a sunny spot.

Barberry £5.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast-growing. Flowering period: April and May. Hardiness: fully hardy. Clusters of small, nodding, orange-yellow flowers appear in mid- and late spring, followed by bluish-purple autumn berries. This upright, evergreen shrub has small, spiny, dark green, holly-like leaves and is useful to fill a difficult spot in the garden, provided it has space to spread out. It also makes a good informal, flowering hedge. Vigorous and easy-to-grow, it often produces a second flush of flowers in autumn. Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Where some pruning is required, cut back in autumn or winter, after the appearance of the autumn fruits.

Bay Ball £39.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing Flowering period: March to May Flower colour: clusters of greenish-yellow flowers. Other features: black autumn berries on female plants; contact with the foliage may aggravate skin allergies; the mature leaves may be used fresh or dried in bouquet garni, for flavouring stocks and sauces. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection) These evergreen bay laurel balls are great for flanking a set of steps, a doorway or path. Provide a sheltered, sunny or partially shady site and winter protection in cold areas since the lustrous, aromatic, dark green leaves, valuable for their culinary use, are susceptible to wind scorch. Garden care: Keep well-watered during the growing season and feed with a slow-release fertiliser such as Osmacote. Clip established plants lightly twice during the summer months to retain a balanced shape, using secateurs not shears. Goes well with: Taxus baccata, Ligustrum delavayanum 'Cone', Phlox divaricata 'White Perfume', Pulmonaria officinalis 'Sissing. Hurst White', Polemonium caeruleum 'Brise d Anjou', Astrantia major 'Alba'

Bay Standard £39.99

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing Flowering period: March to May. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection) With its lustrous, dark green leaves, this evergreen bay laurel standard makes an elegant centrepiece for a formal vegetable garden or potager, or planted in a smart contemporary pot either side of a doorway, will frame an entrance. Clippings of the aromatic leaves are valuable, fresh or dried, for flavouring savoury stocks and sauces. Garden care: Keep well-watered during the growing season and feed with a slow-release fertiliser such as Osmacote. Clip established plants lightly twice during the summer months to retain a balanced shape, using secateurs not shears.Size Guide1/4 standard plants have a 45cm clear stem beneath a 20cm head1/2 standard plants have a 50cm clear stem beneath a 25cm head3/4 standard plants have a 80cm clear stem beneath a 55cm headStandard plants have a 1m clear stem beneath a 55cm head

Beauty Berry £8.95

This lovely deciduous shrub has clusters of small pink flowers in midsummer, but it's really prized for the clusters of striking, violet, bead-like berries that appear in autumn and remain after the plant has lost its leaves. The young foliage is often bronze-purple, becoming dark green in summer before turning golden-purple in autumn. Use it to brighten up a border in autumn, or cut the bare branches laden with berries for flower arrangements. Position: sun or dappled shade. Soil: fertile, well-drained soil. Can tolerate some lime in the soil.Rate of growth: average. Flowering period: July. Hardiness: fully hardy. Garden care: Incorporate plenty of well-rotted organic matter into the planting hole. Prune back stems in early spring, if necessary, cutting back to a permanent framework.

Beauty Bush £7.45

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average to fast-growing. Hardiness: fully hardy. In May and June the arching stems of this pretty, deciduous shrub are smothered with masses of small, deep pink, trumpet-like flowers. It makes a graceful backdrop to a sunny mixed or shrub border, and thrives in a wide range of soil conditions, including chalk. Garden care: Apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant. In midsummer after flowering cut back a third of the older, flowering stems to the base of the plant.

Bird of Paradise £19.95

Position: full light (with shade from hot sun) Soil: loam-based potting compost (John Innes No3)Rate of growth: average Flowering period: February to May Flower colour: bright-orange and midnight-blue. Other features: exotic cut-flowers; takes four or more years to flower from seed. Hardiness: tender. Spectacular, bright orange and midnight-blue flowers resembling the face of a colourful crane surrounded by paddle-shaped, emerald-green leaves. This beautiful bird of paradise makes an exotic house-plant for a bright, well-lit room. During the summer months plunge container-grown specimens in the middle of a sunny border to create an instant tropical effect. Garden care: During the growing season water regularly and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser each month. Water sparingly in winter and top-dress each spring. All our Strelitzias are grown under cover in the winter months by our specialist supplier in Sicily so the leaves are as perfect as can be for this time of year. As the new leaves appear through. out the growing season, the old leaves become shredded and can be trimmed off. This is completely normal and should not cause any concern. The plants should be potted into a larger pot and left outside from May to September and kept in a greenhouse or conservatory from October through. to April.

Bluebeard £6.45

Position: full sunSoil: moderately fertile, light, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average Flowering period: August and September. Hardiness: fully hardy. Clusters of piercing, slightly fluffy, dark blue flowers appear in August and September at intervals on long stems among pointed, aromatic, grey-green leaves. With its strongly upright habit, this lovely, dark blue form of 'bluebeard' is perfect for the middle of a sunny shrub or mixed border. It is also a magnet for bees and butterflies and is drought-tolerant. Where temperatures fall below -15?C it's best grown against a warm, south or west-facing wall. Garden care: In March prune all of the flowered stems back hard to the permanent framework. After pruning apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost around the base of the plant.

Bridal Wreath £5.95

Position: full sunSoil: fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Rate of Growth: average to fast. Flowering period: April and May. Flowers: white. Other features: toothed, bright green leaves. Hardiness: fully hardy. Gorgeous arching sprays of white flowers in mid and late spring and toothed, bright green leaves. This popular, deciduous shrub is ideal for a sunny, well-drained shrub or mixed border. Relatively vigorous and easy to grow, to guarantee an abundant, foam-like display it must be pruned annually immediately after flowering. Garden care: Immediately after flowering prune flowered shoots to strong buds. On mature specimens cut back between a quarter to a fifth of the old shoots to the base.

Bull Bay £12.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: any moist, well-drained soil, including chalky. Rate of growth: slow-growing. Flowering period: August to September. Hardiness: fully hardy. An impressive, evergreen tree with leathery, dark green, glossy leaves with rust-coloured hairs underneath. In late summer and early autumn, large, fragrant, pure white, goblet-shaped flowers open from upright, woolly buds at the end of the shoots. This tree looks magnificent grown as a wall shrub, or as a large specimen tree in a sheltered spot. This variety is tolerant of chalky soils. Garden care: Plant in a sheltered spot, away from strong winds. Requires minimal pruning. Remove any broken, diseased or crossing branches after flowering. The best time to plant is in April, adding plenty of peat to the planting hole, in a sheltered spot. Mulch in spring with manure or leafmould, especially on dry soils. Goes well with: Cornus alba 'Siberica', Corylus avellana 'Contorta', Rubus thibetanus, Daphne bholua 'Jacqueline Postill', Sarcococca hookeriana var. digyna, Galanthus elwesii, Muscari aucheri

Burkwood Viburnum £12.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average. Flowering period: April and May. Flower colour: white. Other features: fabulously fragrant flowers; red fruits, ripening to black in autumn, which can cause a mild stomach ache if ingested. Hardiness: fully hardy. Domed clusters of fragrant white flowers in April and May, opening from pink buds, followed by red fruit, and glossy, dark green leaves. This Viburnum is one of the best scented varieties and is usually evergreen when the plant matures. To fully appreciate the fabulously fragrant flowers chose a partly shady border close to an entrance or path. Garden care: Requires minimal pruning. Where necessary remove any misplaced or diseased branches in mid-summer after flowering. Goes well with: Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten', Euphorbia amygdaloides var. robbiae, Dryopteris filix-mas, Polygonatum odoratum, Astrantia major alba, Rosa rugosa var. alba

Butterfly Bush £5.95

Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast-growing. Flowering period: July to September. Hardiness: fully hardy. Much maligned for its habit of colonising railway sidings, buddleja can be a fabulous addition to a sunny border, with dramatic, fragrant flowers that are attractive to butterflies and other beneficial insects. Pruned hard in spring, this shrub produces dense spikes of honey-scented, bright pink flowers with orange eyes through. out summer. The pointed, grey-green leaves turn butter-yellow in autumn. Garden care: Prune back hard in March, removing all of the previous year's growth to three or four buds.

Butterfly Bush £5.95

Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast-growing. Flowering period: July to September. Hardiness: fully hardy. Much maligned for its habit of colonising railway sidings, buddleja can be a fabulous addition to a sunny border, with dramatic, fragrant flowers that are attractive to butterflies and other beneficial insects. Pruned hard in spring, this elegant white form of the butterfly bush produces huge clusters of scented, yellow-eyed white flowers on arching stems from July to September. In autumn the pointed grey-green leaves gently fade to butter-yellow. Garden care: Prune back hard in March, removing all of the previous year's growth to three or four buds.

Butterfly Bush £5.95

Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast-growing. Flowering period: July to September. Hardiness: fully hardy. Much maligned for its habit of colonising railway sidings, buddleja can be a fabulous addition to a sunny border, with dramatic, fragrant flowers that are attractive to butterflies and other beneficial insects. Pruned hard in spring, this variety produces clusters of sweetly scented, orange-eyed, violet blue flower spikes on arching stems that last for weeks. The mid-green pointed leaves mature to deep green. Remove faded flower-spikes after flowering and the plant is likely to produce a second flush. Garden care: Prune back hard in March, removing all of the previous year's growth to three or four buds.

Butterfly Bush £5.95

Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast-growing. Flowering period: July to September. Hardiness: fully hardy. Much maligned for its habit of colonising railway sidings, buddleja can be a fabulous addition to a sunny border, with dramatic, fragrant flowers that are attractive to butterflies and other beneficial insects. Pruned hard in spring, 'Black Knight' produces dense spikes of tiny, fragrant, dark purple flowers. In autumn the pointed grey-green leaves turn butter-yellow. Garden care: Prune back hard in March, removing all of the previous year's growth to three or four buds.

Chinese Yellow Banana £9.95

Position: full sun to partial shade. Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average. Flowering period: July to September. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)Thought to be extinct only a decade ago, this handsome banana was found growing in remote regions of the Himalayas in southwest China. This clump-forming banana has huge, paddle-like, bright green leaves and mature specimens will produce long-lasting yellow, summer flowers. As the flower develops, the original plant will start to die, but it will produce off shoots and will continue to thrive. Although. a cold snap will brown the foliage, the plant will bounce back and continue to grow. Garden care: Though. the root is fairly hardy the foliage does need to be protected with a mulch of fleece and straw in autumn.

Common Box £3.95

Position: partial shade. Soil: fertile, well-drained soil, including chalky. Rate of growth: slow-growing. Hardiness: fully hardy. To find out more about how to plant a hedge, click hereCommon box makes a fabulous formal hedge for a partially shady site, forming a dense, evergreen screen of small, rounded, lustrous, dark green leaves. One of our recommended plants, it's an excellent backdrop for traditional herbaceous borders. Box is happy growing in a sunny spot but the combination of dry soil and full sun may encourage poor growth and leaf scorching. If you have sandy soil ,it is best to keep it in a partially shady spot in the garden. Garden care: For maximum results plant 30cm (12in) apart in well-prepared, fertile soil and water regularly until well established. Ensure that the soil or compost is never allowed to dry out. Carefully trim plants grown as hedges or topiary in mid- or late summer. Carry out rejuvenative pruning in late spring. After pruning apply a top-dressing of a balanced slow-release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone (organic) or Osmacote (inorganic) around the base of the plant, ensuring that none touches the leaves or stems.

Common Box Ball £25.95

A pair of these tightly rounded box spheres is excellent for flanking a set of steps, doorway or path. One of our recommended plants, they're perfect for planting in a large, well-drained, terracotta pot in a partially shady site, where the glossy, dark-green leaves provide all year foliage interest and structure. Box are happy growing in a sunny spot but the combination of dry soil and full sun may encourage poor growth and leaf scorching. If you have sandy soil it is best to keep them in a partially shady spot in the garden. Position: partial shade. Soil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing. Other features: contact with the sap may cause skin irritation. Hardiness: fully hardy. Garden care: Ensure that the soil or compost is never allowed to dry out. Carefully cut back plants grown as hedges or topiary in mid- or late summer. Carry out rejuvenative pruning in late spring. After pruning apply a top-dressing of a balanced slow-release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone (organic) or Osmacote (inorganic) around the base of the plant, ensuring that none touches the leaves or stems. Plants are supplied in black plastic pots not the terracota coloured plastic in the photograph

Common Box Pyramid £24.95

These evergreen box pyramids are ideal for a formal garden or courtyard. Best planted in fertile, well-drained soil in a partially shady site, they're perfect for punctuating the end of a dwarf hedge or for use in pairs for flanking a set of steps, a doorway or path.Box are happy growing in a sunny spot but the combination of dry soil and full sun may encourage poor growth and leaf scorching. If you have sandy soil it is best to keep them in a partially shady spot in the garden. Position: partial shade. Soil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing. Other features: contact with the sap may cause skin irritation. Hardiness: fully hardy. Garden care: Ensure that the soil or compost is never allowed to dry out. Carefully cut back plants grown as hedges or topiary in mid- or late summer. Carry out rejuvenative pruning in late spring. After pruning apply a top-dressing of a balanced slow-release fertiliser such as blood, fish and bone (organic) or Osmacote (inorganic) around the base of the plant, ensuring that none touches the leaves or stems

Corkscrew Stem Standard Bay £79.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing Flowering period: March to May Flower colour: clusters of greenish-yellow flowers. Other features: black autumn berries on female plants; contact with the foliage may aggravate skin allergies; the mature leaves may be used fresh or dried in bouquet garni, for flavouring stocks and sauces. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection)This evergreen corkscrew bay laurel standard makes an elegant centre piece for a formal vegetable garden or potager. Provide a sheltered, sunny or partially shady site and winter stem protection in cold areas. Clippings of the lustrous, aromatic, dark green leaves are valuable, fresh or dried, for flavouring savoury stocks and sauces. Garden care: Keep well-watered during the growing season and feed with a slow-release fertiliser such as Osmacote. Clip established plants lightly twice during the summer months to retain a balanced shape, using secateurs not shears.Versailles planter box

Creeping Blueblossom £8.95

Position: full sunSoil: fertile, well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average. Flowering period: May to June. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas)In May and June, this low-growing, evergreen shrub is smothered in fluffy, powder-blue flowers. It is easy to grow and care for, and forms a natural mound, so looks best towards the front of a mixed border with a backdrop of larger shrubs. Garden care: Each year after the plant has flowered, take out any dead, diseased or damaged shoots. Apply a 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the base of the plant in autumn. Goes well with: Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price', Viburnum x burkwoodii, Vinca minor, Bergenia 'Silberlicht', Eryngium variefolium, Nigella damascena 'Miss Jeykll'&lt;

Evergreen Bittersweet £5.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: any well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast-growing. Flowering period: May and June. Hardiness: fully hardy. Clusters of insignificant, green flowers appear in May and June among small, lustrous, green leaves with yellow margins. This popular, bushy, variegated, evergreen shrub makes excellent groundcover and is a mainstay of low-maintenance gardens, but it also makes a good foil for more ornamental, golden-leaved shrubs. It is tough. and will thrive in any well-drained border in sun or partial shade. Garden care: Tip prune young plants in mid to late spring to encourage bushy growth and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant. Remove any plain green-leaved shoots as soon as they appear, cutting them back to the original branch. Goes well with: Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price', Ceratostigma willmottianum, Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Sarcococca confusa, Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten', Geranium macrorrhizum 'Album'

Evergreen Bittersweet £5.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: any well-drained soil. Rate of growth: fast-growing. Flowering period: May and June. Hardiness: fully hardy. Clusters of insignificant, green flowers appear in May and June among small, lustrous, green leaves with white margins that are pink-tinged in winter. This popular, bushy, variegated, evergreen shrub makes excellent groundcover and is a mainstay of low-maintenance gardens, but it also makes a good foil for more ornamental flowering shrubs. It is tough. and will thrive in any well-drained border in sun or partial shade. Garden care: Tip prune young plants in mid to late spring to encourage bushy growth and apply a generous 5-7cm (2-3in) mulch of well-rotted garden compost or manure around the base of the plant. Remove any plain green-leaved shoots as soon as they appear, cutting them back to the original branch. Goes well with: Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price', Ceratostigma willmottianum, Garrya elliptica 'James Roof', Sarcococca confusa, Epimedium x perralchicum 'Frohnleiten', Geranium macrorrhizum 'Album'

Heavenly Bamboo £9.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: average Flowering period: July. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection in cold areas) This compact, rounded shrub produces conical clusters of small, star-shaped white flowers in mid-summer among bamboo-like leaves. In autumn, the leaves turn shades of fiery red and copper and the flowers are followed by shiny, round, scarlet fruits. With several seasons of interest, this dwarf form of heavenly bamboo is a hardworking plant for a sunny spot where border space is limited. Garden care: In mid or late spring lightly cut back any shoots that spoil the symmetry of the plant. Goes well with: Cotoneaster horizontalis, Myrtus communis subspecies tarentina, Lonicera x purpusii, Ilex aquifolium 'J.C.van Tol', Saxifraga x urbium, Clematis 'Rouge Cardinal'

Plaited Stem Standard Bay £124.95

Position: full sun or partial shade. Soil: fertile, moist but well-drained soil. Rate of growth: slow-growing Flowering period: March to May Flower colour: clusters of greenish-yellow flowers. Other features: black autumn berries on female plants; contact with the foliage may aggravate skin allergies; the mature leaves may be used fresh or dried in bouquet garni, for flavouring stocks and sauces. Hardiness: frost hardy (needs winter protection) This evergreen plaited bay laurel standard makes an elegant centrepiece for a formal vegetable garden or potager. Provide a sheltered, sunny or partially shady site and winter stem protection in cold areas. Clippings of the lustrous, aromatic, dark green leaves are valuable, fresh or dried, for flavouring savoury stocks and sauces. Garden care: Keep well-watered during the growing season and feed with a slow-release fertiliser such as Osmacote. Clip established plants lightly twice during the summer months to retain a balanced shape, using secateurs not shears&gt;

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