Green glossy leaves during the winter.  All the new growth comes out as brilliant red foliage during the spring to late summer, then turning to green.  Pink buds turn into clusters of white flowers.  A very good evergreen screening tree or bush with an eventual height of about 16-18ft.

A large shrub or small-medium spreading tree with large glossy dark green leaves with small white flowers in upright racemes in spring followed by bright red fruits which soon turn black.

A large evergreen tree with small leathery dark green leaves. Being  an Oak this tree can get massive but with annual trimming it can be kept to almost any size without much maintenance. This tree is ideal for coastal positions.

A medium sized shrub or small tree with very large, very glossy leaves with clusters of white flowers in late spring. Good spreading habit growing up to around 14ft.

A small to medium sized tree which if left unclipped can produce a wonderfull naturally domed evergreen head. With glossy dark green foliage this makes a very good screening tree.

This tree is much the same as the type but with stunning variegated leaves. A great screening tree as it almost brings light in to the garden rather than blocking light out.

A tall shrub or small semi-evergreen tree with silky-silvery foliage and bright yellow cone shaped flowers in July that are pineapple scented.

A vigorous large shrub or small tree with mid-green leaves which will be very heavily laden with masses of large red berries in autumn-winter. Eventually growing to 15-20ft.

Much the same as Cornubia but with lighter green glossy foliage and large clusters of creamy yellow berries.

Probably the best palm for screening, the Cordyline is a small tree usually forming a single trunk which starts to break out as soon as it starts flowering. It eventually forms a spreading bushy head which in early summer develops a large dense mass of fragrant white flowers.

This small to medium sized evergreen tree makes for a fantastic screening tree or a stand alone specimen. With grey-green leathery leaves which help to form a consistently densly headed tree. Easily maintained as a shaped planted or just left to do its own thing.

Normally a clear stemmed wide spreading tree of medium size. Its bark is thick and corky and provides cork for your wine bottles! The leaves are oval or oblong, broadly toothed and leathery.

A clump forming bamboo growing potentially up to 3.5 metres. The canes are normally green in the first year but slowly turn to a fantastic jet black.

Tall and imposing bamboo that can quickly reach 4m, and one of the most forgiving bamboos available, hugely tolerant of the sort of conditions that bamboos usually dislike. Leaves are long and strap-like and, although the slender canes are green, these are almost totally concealed by numerous biscuit coloured papery sheaths. The stems have a graceful arching habit, which provides a wide spreading canopy. Happy in full sun or partial shade not bad for exposed coastal gardens. Keep well watered in summer. Mature height 3.5 – 4m.

A dense evergreen shrub which makes an ideal hedging plant for gardens right next to the sea. Not only is it tough it is also attractive. Leaves are a leathery apple-green colour.

A very architectural plant which works as a large shrub or tree and favoured for its striking evergreen foliage. After a good hot summer it will produce hawthorn-like scented flowers and then unusual yellow edible fruits.

Strawberry tree. A large evergreen shrub or small tree that can withstand a coastal position. Rough reddish-brown bark which flakes.The main feature is the spectacular white flowers followed by the red strawberry fruit.