luma apiculata bark
Small Chilean tree with many attractions. Evergreen, scented white flowers in spring and most notably gorgeous cinnamon coloured […]
fatsia polycarpa
Evergreen shrub of exotic appearance. So far showing itself to be frost hardy in most parts of the […]
erica veitchii ‘exeter’
A shrub growing 2-3 m in height. Sweet almond scented flowers profusely born March and April.
agapanthus praecox ‘rosewarne’
Obtained under this name some years ago this is a good sturdy form of the evergreen Agapanthus so […]
agapanthus ‘castle-of-mey’
Hardy deciduous cultivar. Heavy flowering reliably producing many stems or blue flowers on 60cm stems. July-Aug.
agapanthus ‘delft’
Large heads of light blue flowers on 100cm stems Deciduous. One of the original Headbourne hybrids
viola ‘avril lawson’
Long lived perennial. Easy almost anywhere. Long flowering season. Ht- 15-20cm, Spr- 60-90cm.
pittosporum tenuifolium ‘victoria’
Year round colour and texture on this superb New Z ealand shrub. 2-3m.
pittosporum tenuifolium ‘tandara gold’
A .finely textured small leaved New Zealand shrub giving year round effect. 2-3m
oxalis ‘sunset velvet’
A useful and striking plant wonderful in pots/ containers etc. Flower and foliage colour all summer. Ht 15-20cm. […]
lonicera japonica ‘halls prolific’
Evergreen honeysuckle. Fragrant . flowers spring onwards. A fast growing climber.
lobelia tupa
Handsome South American perennial. Spikes of dusky red flowers in summer. 120-180cm.
impatiens tinctoria
Large exotic looking flowers from May on until frost cuts the plant down to ground level in winter. […]
hedychium gardnerianum
“Ginger lily” Extraordinarily exotic both in its foliage and its flamboyant and highly scented flowers which appear in […]
hebe ‘lavender queen’
A good seaside garden shrub. salt and wind tolerant. 120-150cm.
eucomis ‘sparkling burgundy’
Lush dark burgundy strap like leaves emerge from the ground each spring. Exotic looking spikes of flowers in […]
cordyline indivisa flower
Takes several years to reach flowering but well worth the wait. while you are waiting this has to […]
malvastrum lateritium
Sprawling/ground covering shrub. 30-45cm Hardy and evergreen here.
Diascia personata
Hardy perennial. Very long flowering season- All summer and autumn. 60cm, much more if allowed to scramble up […]
Watsonia hybrid
Originally obtained here under the name Tresco hybrids. Seed raised. Variously coloured Shades of orange, salmon, scarlet and […]
stipa arundinacea
New Zealand grass.Evergreen. A finely textured mass orange/green foliage and flowers. 30-40cm.
Phormium ‘Black Velvet’
All year round architecture and colour. 80-100cm. New Zealand flax.
pachystegia insignis
‘Marlborough rock daisy’. From New Zealand comes this must have coastal garden shrub. salt and wind resistant, evergreen. […]
abutilon ‘patrick synge’
Best trained up against a wall to facilitate the best presentation of flowers all through summer and autumn. […]
tulbaghia ‘john may special’
Continuous succession of light purple flowers May-November. 60cm.
tulbaghia ‘hazel’
Continuous succession of mauve and purple flowers over a very long season. June-November. 60cm.
euphorbia characias wulfeni seedling
A variegated form that arose here as a sport on a self sown seedling. 60cm.
aloe striatula
Probably the toughest, hardiest and least demanding Aloe for outdoor cultivation. Frost hardy here and relatively tolerant of […]
hedychium densiflorum ‘sorung’
In time this hardy ginger forms an imposing and exotic looking clump. Fragrant pale peachy pink flowers in […]
prostanthera lasianthos ‘kaliski pink’
One of the hardier mint bushes. Relatively fast growing making ashrub some 2-3m high. In this form the […]
cistus x purpureus
Large rosy crimson flowers each petal having a dark crimson blotch at the base of each petal. 100-150cm.
cistus crispus
Vivid rose purple flowers held over grey green foliage. Small shrub. 60-90cm.
geranium ‘joy’
Soft pink flowers with darker veins May to September. Sun or light shade. Ht 20-30cm. Spr- 50-80cm.
geranium ‘rozanne’
One of the best hardy perennials of recent introduction. Upward facing blue flowers. June-November. Available from June.
geranium ‘mavis simpson’
Low spreading habit. Chalky pink flowers in profusion all summer.
grevillea ‘jean o’neill’
Bright green foliage, primrose green flowers. frost tolerant. 120-150cm.