Plants Flowering in May

LIQUIDAMBAR orientalis

Oriental sweet gum

a slow growing species from Turkey with small five lobed leaves. Excellent autumn colour

£35.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

Satinwood, Sweet gum

maple foliage with excellent autumn colouring, liquid-amber describes it perfectly

Small

Gift-wrapping available

£18.50 each

Large

£75.00 each

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

Satinwood, Sweet gum

fastigiate habit with spectacular autumn colour in hues of orange through red to purple

Small

£25.00 each

Available late spring to early summer 2025
Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

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Large

£75.00 each

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

Satinwood, Sweet gum

long narrow lobes to the leaves which turn yellow and orange in the autumn. Occasionally produces fruit which other varieties do not in the UK

Small

Gift-wrapping available

£20.00 each

Large

£75.00 each

LITHOCARPUS pachyphyllus

similar to an evergreen oak with long leathery leaves. This species is notable for producing huge clusters of different sized acorns set in tough bulbous green cups

Gift-wrapping available

£30.00 each

LITHODORA 'Heavenly Blue'

deep blue gentian-like flowers, prostrate

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £12.50 each , 3+ £11.00 each

LOBELIA laxiflora

small tubular red-yellow flowers

MULTIBUY

individually £13.50 each , 3+ £12.00 each

Available again from summer 2024
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

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LONICERA henryi 'Copper Beauty'

Honeysuckle

attractive dark copperish coloured new growth

Gift-wrapping available

£18.00 each

LONICERA periclymenum 'Belgica'

Early Dutch honeysuckle

reddish purple flowers fading to yellowish

Gift-wrapping available

£18.00 each

LONICERA periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'

Common honeysuckle, Woodbine

clear creamy yellow, heavily scented

Gift-wrapping available

£18.00 each

LONICERA periclymenum 'Honey Baby'

Honeysuckle

scented creamy-white flowers in summer. Compact growth

Gift-wrapping available

£18.00 each

LONICERA periclymenum 'Rhubarb and Custard'

Honeysuckle

two-tone deep pink and creamy yellow richly scented flowers. Relatively compact

£20.00 each

Available again from summer 2024
Could be any time, June through to end August. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.

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LONICERA crassifolia

Honeysuckle

ground creeping honeysuckle with scented yellow and white flowers

Gift-wrapping available

£17.50 each

LONICERA nitida

Bush honeysuckle, Poor man's box

small, glossy, neat foliage good for hedging

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £10.50 each , 10+ £9.00 each

LONICERA nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'

Bush honeysuckle, Poor man's box

bright golden yellow form

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £10.50 each , 10+ £9.00 each

LONICERA nitida 'Lemon Beauty'

Bush honeysuckle, Poor man's box

spreading habit with lemon-gold and dark green leaves

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £12.50 each , 3+ £10.00 each

LONICERA nitida 'Red Tips'

Bush honeysuckle, Poor man's box

reddish-purple new growth

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £12.50 each , 3+ £10.00 each

LONICERA nitida 'Silver Beauty'

Bush honeysuckle, Poor man's box

quick growing sport with distinct silver variegation

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £12.50 each , 3+ £10.00 each

LONICERA nitida 'Tidy Tips'

Bush honeysuckle, Poor man's box

a useful hedging or edging plant with tiny leaves and a rounded habit

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £12.50 each , 3+ £10.00 each

LONICERA pileata

Honeysuckle

semi-prostrate form with violet-blue berries, excellent ground cover

Gift-wrapping available

MULTIBUY

individually £11.00 each , 10+ £10.00 each

LONICERA syringantha

Honeysuckle

long ovate grey-green leaves paired or in threes with highly fragrant tubular lilac-pink flowers. A rare and unusual species well worth its place

£22.50 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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LONICERA crassifolia 'Little Honey'

Creeping honeysuckle

small, rounded leaves, tubular yellow flowers with prominent stamens.

Gift-wrapping available

£17.50

MAACKIA amurensis

Amur maackia

small tree with peeling bark and profusions of long racemes of white pea-shaped flowers

Small

£17.50 each

Available from July 2024

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MACHILUS yunnanensis

(syn. Persea yunnanensis). Evergreen tree with yellow-green flowers.

Gift-wrapping available

£25.00

MACLURA pomifera

Osage orange

a hardy tree with thorny branches and pale yellow orange-like fruits in maturity. Excellent in chalky areas

£20.00 each

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Blue Opal'

Cucumber tree

spectacular blue buds turn dark yellow as they open. This is a unique colour in the magnolia world

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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Specimen

£95.00 each

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Koban Dori'

Cucumber tree

soft canary-yellow blooms which open as the leaf appears in spring. Its neat pyramidal habit and restricted overall size makes it very suitable for suburban gardens

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Miss Honeybee'

Cucumber tree

light yellow fragrant flowers open just before or alongside the leaves

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

Estimated availability autumn 2024 Any time SEPT-DEC
Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.

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MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Seiju'

Cucumber tree

blue-green tulip-shaped flowers

Large

£80.00 each

MAGNOLIA 'Advance'

A hybrid bred by Vance Hooper in New Zealand. Clear lilac-purple goblet-shaped blooms on this hybrid between M. soulangeana 'Burgundy' and M. 'Vulcan'

Medium

Gift-wrapping available

£70.00 each

Large

£80.00 each

LIQUIDAMBAR orientalis

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Slender Silhouette'

LIQUIDAMBAR styraciflua 'Worplesdon'

LITHOCARPUS pachyphyllus

LITHODORA 'Heavenly Blue'

LOBELIA laxiflora

CLIMBING HONEYSUCKLES

LONICERA henryi 'Copper Beauty'

LONICERA periclymenum 'Belgica'

LONICERA periclymenum 'Graham Thomas'

LONICERA periclymenum 'Honey Baby'

LONICERA periclymenum 'Rhubarb and Custard'

SHRUBBY HONEYSUCKLES

LONICERA crassifolia

LONICERA nitida

LONICERA nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'

LONICERA nitida 'Lemon Beauty'

LONICERA nitida 'Red Tips'

LONICERA nitida 'Silver Beauty'

LONICERA nitida 'Tidy Tips'

LONICERA pileata

LONICERA syringantha

LONICERA crassifolia 'Little Honey'

MAACKIA amurensis

MACHILUS yunnanensis

MACLURA pomifera

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Blue Opal'

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Koban Dori'

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Miss Honeybee'

MAGNOLIA acuminata 'Seiju'

MAGNOLIA 'Advance'