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Ligustrum lucidum 'Variegatum' Standard, at approximately 400 cm tall, is an ideal choice for gardens needing elegant structure and effective screening. This evergreen tree features a dense, rounded crown elevated on a clear stem, creating a formal, lollipop-shaped standard that brings height and architectural interest to the landscape. The variegated foliage—glossy green leaves edged in creamy white—adds year-round brightness and contrast, making it visually appealing in all seasons.

Well-suited to urban and suburban gardens, this Ligustrum tolerates pollution, pruning, and a variety of soil types, provided they are well-drained. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and is relatively low-maintenance once established. In summer, it produces small, fragrant white flowers that attract pollinators, followed by dark berries which add further seasonal interest.

Its dense canopy makes it excellent for privacy screening, windbreaks, or as a focal point in formal garden designs. Whether used in rows along boundaries or as standalone specimens in courtyards and patios, Ligustrum lucidum 'Variegatum' Standard trees provide reliable structure, year-round color, and an elegant solution for screening and ornamental planting.

Ligustrum lucidum 'Variegatum' Standard, at approximately 400 cm tall, is an ideal choice for gardens needing elegant structure and effective screening. This evergreen tree features a dense, rounded crown elevated on a clear stem, creating a formal, lollipop-shaped standard that brings height and architectural interest to the landscape. The variegated foliage—glossy green leaves edged in creamy white—adds year-round brightness and contrast, making it visually appealing in all seasons.

Well-suited to urban and suburban gardens, this Ligustrum tolerates pollution, pruning, and a variety of soil types, provided they are well-drained. It thrives in full sun to partial shade and is relatively low-maintenance once established. In summer, it produces small, fragrant white flowers that attract pollinators, followed by dark berries which add further seasonal interest.

Its dense canopy makes it excellent for privacy screening, windbreaks, or as a focal point in formal garden designs. Whether used in rows along boundaries or as standalone specimens in courtyards and patios, Ligustrum lucidum 'Variegatum' Standard trees provide reliable structure, year-round colour, and an elegant solution for screening and ornamental planting.

Photinia × fraseri ‘Red Robin’ is a popular evergreen shrub valued for its striking foliage, especially the fresh, coppery-red young leaves that age to glossy deep green. In a parachute shape, this cultivar forms a gracefully rounded, umbrella-like canopy with a central stem or supportive structure from which a dense mass of arching branches radiates. The new growth naturally fans outward and downward, creating a soft, parachute-like silhouette that adds architectural interest and year-round colour to any garden.

This distinctive form makes ‘Red Robin’ especially suitable as a specimen feature or focal point in borders, courtyards, and patio containers. Its evergreen nature ensures structure and visual appeal throughout the seasons, while the red flushes of spring and summer provide dynamic seasonal interest. Plant in full sun to partial shade for best leaf colour and strong, compact growth. Tolerant of a range of soil types, it prefers well-drained, fertile soil and benefits from regular watering in dry spells. Light pruning after flushes enhances the parachute shape and encourages fresh shoots.

Overall, the parachute form of Photinia × fraseri ‘Red Robin’ combines ornamental beauty with reliable garden performance, ideal for adding year-round structure and colour.

Euonymous alatus is a large, dense, spreading deciduous shrub with oval, green leaves, that turn spectacularly scarlet-red in autumn. Tiny, inconspicuous, greenish flowers bloom in spring and summer, and are followed by highly ornamental purple and red fruits in autumn and throughout the winter. Bare winter branches are attractive because of their “corky” wings. Euonymous alatus can grow in a wide range of soils, but thrives in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. It prefers full sun and the best leaf colour is achieved in full sun, but tolerates partial shade. Generally, pest-free. Attractive to birds. It can withstand severe pruning, and has a tendency to be invasive. Euonymous alatus is a stunning shrub with beautiful fiery red autumn foliage, hence the name Burning Bush. It is perfect as a specimen plant, great for informal hedges and screens, wall-side borders, and shrub borders. Best-looking when planted against evergreens.

Hosta 'Sum and Substance' is a herbaceous perennial that dies back completely in autumn, re-emerging each spring. It is grown primarily for its foliage, producing huge, heart-shaped leaves that can reach up to 60cm across, in a rich chartreuse to gold colour that deepens as the season progresses. The leaves have a slightly puckered, glossy surface and thick, substantial texture, giving the plant a bold, architectural presence in borders and containers. Plants form a large, mound-forming clump with dense coverage, making an effective ground cover once established. In mid to late summer, tall flower spikes emerge bearing pale lavender, trumpet-shaped blooms held well above the foliage, adding a further point of interest. The flowers are attractive to bees and other pollinating insects, offering a useful nectar source during summer months. This hosta performs best in a shady or partially shaded position, making it ideal for woodland-style planting schemes or shaded corners of the garden where many other perennials struggle. It prefers moist, humus-rich, well-drained soil and is tolerant of heavier clay soils provided drainage is adequate. Due to its scale, it works well as a specimen plant or focal point within larger shaded beds and borders.

Physocarpus opulifolius 'Midnight' is a stunning shrub that belongs to the Rosaceae family. It is also known as the Common Ninebark and is a popular choice for gardeners who want to introduce a touch of drama to their garden or outdoor space. This deciduous shrub is particularly known for its dark, almost black foliage, which is absolutely stunning and perfect for creating a striking contrast in any landscape. The 'Midnight' variety of the Physocarpus opulifolius grows to an average height of around two to three meters and can spread across a diameter of up to three to four meters. It prefers well-drained soil but can tolerate a wide range of soil types. During the summer, this shrub produces clumps of small creamy white to pinkish flowers that are incredibly attractive to bees and other pollinators. The blooming period of this shrub lasts for around three weeks, from May to June, and it typically produces fruit between August and September. This shrub is known to attract wildlife thanks to its colorful flowers and foliage. The dark leaves of this 'Midnight' variety provide a great backdrop for the vibrant colors of other plants, particularly those with lighter foliage, and can also be used as a focal plant in a garden or landscape design. Overall, the Physocarpus opulifolius 'Midnight' is a striking and stunning shrub that is sure to add interest and beauty to any garden or outdoor space. With its deep, dark foliage and lovely pinkish-white flowers, it is a true standout that will be cherished by any gardener or plant enthusiast. If you're looking for a shrub that will bring some drama and attention to your garden, be sure to consider the 'Midnight' variety of the Physocarpus opulifolius.

Hydrangea Bonfire is a deciduous shrub with a compact, rounded, bushy habit, making it a useful choice for smaller garden spaces or mixed borders. The foliage consists of mid-green, ovate leaves that provide a solid backdrop throughout the growing season before taking on muted yellow tones in autumn. This cultivar is particularly attractive during summer and into autumn, when large, conical flower panicles appear from July onwards. The flowers open creamy white before developing pink flushes as they mature, creating a two-tone effect on the shrub. Blooming continues over an extended period, with flower heads often persisting into autumn and providing colour well beyond the summer months. The flowers are attractive to pollinating insects, including bees, offering a nectar source during the summer flowering period and contributing to garden biodiversity. Hydrangea Bonfire performs well in partial shade, making it suitable for planting positions that do not receive full sun throughout the day. It is tolerant of a range of soil types, including clay and loamy soils, provided drainage is adequate. Regular moisture is beneficial, particularly during dry spells, as hydrangeas generally prefer soils that do not dry out completely. This makes it a practical option for borders with moisture-retentive soil conditions.

Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' is a New Zealand selection of Fraser's Photinia. It’s a large, evergreen shrub or small tree with leathery, oval, glossy, brilliant, bright red leaves when they emerge, and dark green after several weeks. Small, 5-petal, white flowers bloom in spring and are rarely followed by red fruits which can persist throughout winter. Spring pruning eliminates flowers and stimulates new red growth. Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' grows best in average, fertile, slightly acidic, medium moisture, well-drained soils, but is adaptable to a wide range of soils, except waterlogged and compact. Once established, it is resistant of frost and drought. Young leaves may be damaged by late frosts, therefore it should be sheltered, especially from harsh winds. Low maintenance plant. Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' is a very popular evergreen shrub, great as a specimen or accent plant, but perfect for hedges and screens, useful for noise reduction, or wind protection.

Malus x zumi 'Golden Hornet' is a vigorous, medium-sized, deciduous tree with broad oval crown, ovate, green leaves, yellow in autumn, and a profusion of fragrant, pink-white flowers, opening from pink buds and blooming in late spring. Flowers are followed by heavy crops of edible, golden-yellow fruits in autumn, persisting on bare branches in winter. Great for jellies and jams. Attractive to birds and bees. Malus x zumi 'Golden Hornet' prefers fertile, deep, loamy, moist, and well-drained soils, but tolerates many different soil types, except too wet. It thrives in full sun to partial shade. Resistant to frost and urban pollution. Low maintenance, doesn’t require much pruning. A self-fertile plant that can be used as a pollinator for other fruit trees. It can be susceptible to scab. Crab Apple ‘Golden Hornet’ is an attractive ornamental tree, perfect for informal, cottage, and urban gardens. Great as a specimen plant and suitable for growing in containers.

New Zealand Broadleaf is an evergreen shrub valued for its glossy, apple-green leaves, which are broad, rounded and leathery in texture, providing year-round interest and a fresh appearance to borders and hedging. The foliage catches light attractively, giving the plant a bright, polished look throughout the seasons. It forms a dense, bushy structure, making it a reliable choice for screening or hedging purposes, and it responds well to clipping, allowing it to be maintained at a desired size and shape. This shrub produces small, inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers in late spring, which are not a significant ornamental feature but may be followed by small purple berries on female plants if a male is present nearby for pollination. New Zealand Broadleaf is particularly well-suited to coastal gardens, as it has a strong tolerance for salt-laden winds and exposed positions, making it an excellent choice for seaside planting schemes. It also performs well in a range of soil types, including loamy and clay soils, provided drainage is reasonable. Its dense habit and evergreen nature make it useful for creating shelter and year-round structure in the garden.

Agapanthus 'Midnight Moon' is a dramatic perennial prized for its unusual colour contrast and elegant architectural form. It produces strong, upright stems rising above clumps of strap-shaped, mid-green foliage. From mid to late summer, rounded buds emerge in a deep, near-black violet tone, creating a bold visual effect even before flowering begins. As the buds open, they reveal paler, soft violet-blue to silvery blooms, producing a striking two-tone display that adds depth and interest to sunny planting schemes.

The rounded flower heads are held well above the foliage, giving a clean, structured appearance that works beautifully in contemporary gardens, Mediterranean-style borders, and gravel plantings. Its long flowering period provides weeks of colour, while spent flower heads often continue to offer ornamental interest if left standing.

Agapanthus ‘Midnight Moon’ thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, performing particularly well in sheltered, warm locations. Once established, it is relatively drought tolerant and low maintenance, requiring only a simple cutback of spent stems and old foliage in early spring. It also performs well in containers, where its striking flowers can be appreciated up close.

Sander's Blue Spruce is an evergreen conifer, retaining its colour and structure throughout the year. The foliage is a notable feature, consisting of short, densely packed needles in a striking silvery-blue hue that gives the tree a soft, almost powdery appearance. New growth in spring emerges as pale blue-green tips, adding subtle seasonal interest against the more mature, deeper blue needles. The tree has a neat, compact conical form with a naturally dense, symmetrical habit that requires little to no pruning to maintain its shape. This makes it a popular choice for formal garden designs, rockeries, and as a specimen plant where a structured, architectural form is desired. Its slow growth rate and small eventual size make it well suited to smaller gardens and container planting. Small cylindrical cones may appear on mature specimens, though these are not a significant ornamental feature. The dense evergreen canopy can provide shelter for small birds throughout the year, offering a degree of habitat value within a planted garden setting. Sander's Blue Spruce performs best in an open, sunny position with well-drained soil, including sandy or loamy conditions. It is tolerant of a range of soil types but prefers not to sit in waterlogged ground. It is also reasonably hardy and copes well with exposed or coastal conditions once established.

Euonymous alatus is a large, dense, spreading deciduous shrub with oval, green leaves, that turn spectacularly scarlet-red in autumn. Tiny, inconspicuous, greenish flowers bloom in spring and summer, and are followed by highly ornamental purple and red fruits in autumn and throughout the winter. Bare winter branches are attractive because of their “corky” wings. Euonymous alatus can grow in a wide range of soils, but thrives in average, medium moisture, well-drained soils. It prefers full sun and the best leaf colour is achieved in full sun, but tolerates partial shade. Generally, pest-free. Attractive to birds. It can withstand severe pruning, and has a tendency to be invasive. Euonymous alatus is a stunning shrub with beautiful fiery red autumn foliage, hence the name Burning Bush. It is perfect as a specimen plant, great for informal hedges and screens, wall-side borders, and shrub borders. Best-looking when planted against evergreens.

The Metasequoia glyptostroboides, commonly known as the dawn redwood, is a deciduous conifer belonging to the family Cupressaceae. It is one of only three species of redwood trees and is renowned for its prehistoric origins, often referred to as a "living fossil." 

This remarkable tree can grow to impressive heights of up to 40 metres (130 feet) with a conical shape. The bark is reddish-brown, fibrous, and peels off in long strips, giving it a distinctive appearance. The leaves are needle-like, arranged oppositely on the branches, and turn a rich bronze or golden-brown before falling in the autumn. This seasonal shedding of leaves distinguishes the dawn redwood from its evergreen relatives.

Metasequoia glyptostroboides thrives in temperate climates and prefers moist, well-drained soils, often found near rivers and wetlands. Its growth rate is rapid, making it a popular choice for ornamental planting in parks and gardens worldwide. Despite its prehistoric lineage, the dawn redwood has adapted well to cultivation and can withstand urban conditions, including pollution and compacted soils.

The tree's history is fascinating, as it was once thought to be extinct and only known through fossil records until its rediscovery in the 1940s. Since then, efforts have been made to propagate and preserve this species, ensuring its survival and increasing its presence in both natural and managed landscapes.

Star Jasmine is an evergreen climber, ideal for training onto a frame to create coverage on walls, fences or other supports. Its glossy, dark green leaves provide a dense, attractive backdrop throughout the year, offering year-round interest in the garden. During summer, the plant produces an abundance of small, star-shaped white flowers with a strong, sweet fragrance. These blooms appear from June to August, creating a striking display and filling the surrounding area with scent. As the flowers fade, the foliage can take on a slightly bronze tint in colder months, adding further seasonal variation. Star Jasmine is particularly attractive to pollinators, with its fragrant flowers drawing in bees and other beneficial insects during the summer months, contributing to the biodiversity of the garden. This climber thrives in a sheltered, sunny position and is well-suited to being trained up frames, trellises or pergolas. It prefers well-drained soil and benefits from some protection in colder climates, making it ideal for sheltered garden spots or walls that offer additional warmth. With its vigorous growth and dense foliage, it is an excellent option for creating a lush, green screen or adding vertical interest to garden structures.

Acer palmatum Viridis is a graceful, mound-forming Japanese maple prized for its finely dissected, lace-like foliage and soft, cascading habit. Its leaves emerge a fresh, bright green in spring, creating a delicate, almost feathery texture. Through summer, the foliage remains a vibrant, luminous green that brings light and movement to shaded or partially shaded areas of the garden. As autumn approaches, Viridis undergoes a dramatic transformation, turning brilliant shades of gold, orange, and occasionally red, offering a stunning seasonal display.

This cultivar typically grows into a medium-sized, dome-shaped shrub or small tree, making it suitable for a wide range of garden sizes. Its elegant form is especially striking when positioned near water features, in Japanese-style gardens, or as a specimen in mixed borders. Viridis thrives in well-drained, slightly acidic soil and prefers dappled light or morning sun with protection from intense afternoon heat. Shelter from strong winds helps preserve its delicate leaves.

Maintenance is minimal, with only light pruning needed to refine its natural cascading shape. With its exceptional texture, soothing green tones, and glowing autumn colours, Acer palmatum Viridis brings year-round beauty and serenity to any garden setting.

Pinus nigra 'Green Tower' is a narrow, upright, slow-growing, coniferous, evergreen tree of columnar habit, resembling “exclamation mark”, with long, thin, rich green needles and large, white buds in winter and early spring. Pinus nigra 'Green Tower' is not a fussy plant and can grow in any type of soil, loamy, sandy, clay or chalky, as long as it is well-drained. It thrives in fertile, loose, slightly acidic, well-drained soils in full sun. Once established, it is tolerant of drought, heat, and salt, ideal for coastal areas. Extremely resistant to frost and wind, therefore, suitable for exposed positions. It can withstand urban pollution. Low maintenance plant, doesn’t require pruning. Austrian pine 'Green Tower' is a very attractive, pillar-like tree that can fit to almost any small and tight garden. It looks perfect as a specimen or accent plant, as well as planted in groups. Great for hedges and screens, or as a windbreak. Suitable for growing in containers.

Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' is a medium-sized, evergreen tree of pyramidal habit, with lovely, variegated, spiny, thorny, shiny, dark green leaves with creamy white margins, purplish-pink when young. Small, inconspicuous, white flowers bloom in spring and are followed by masses of attractive, glossy, bright red berries in autumn and winter. Beneficial for bees, butterflies, and birds, but toxic to pets. Ilex aquifolium 'Argentea Marginata' can grow in almost any kind of soil, even nutrient-poor, except very wet. It prefers fertile, slightly acidic, moist, well-drained soil, in full sun or partial shade. It is tolerant of frost, wind, and salt, therefore, suitable for coastal areas. Tough, low maintenance plant. 'Argentea Marginata' Holly is a lovely, variegated variety of Common Holly, perfect as a specimen plant or for attractive, dense hedges and screens. Great to brighten dark areas in the garden and winter landscapes. Its wonderful foliage is used for Christmas arrangements.

The Purple Indian Bean Tree is a deciduous shrub, grown here for its striking foliage. Large, heart-shaped leaves emerge a deep purple-black in spring, gradually maturing to a bronzed green as the season progresses, giving a rich colour contrast within the border or as a specimen planting. Growth is dense and bushy when maintained as a shrub, forming a rounded, compact habit that responds well to pruning, encouraging even more vigorous and vividly coloured new growth. Spring and early summer are the times of greatest interest, when the newly unfurled purple leaves are at their most vibrant, fading slightly as summer progresses but still offering good textural and colour interest through to autumn. If allowed to develop beyond a regularly pruned shrub form, mature specimens can produce foxglove-like white flowers marked with purple and yellow throats during mid to late summer, which are attractive to pollinating insects such as bees. This plant performs best in a sheltered, sunny position, protected from strong winds and late frosts which can damage the young foliage. It adapts well to a range of soil types, including loamy and clay soils, provided drainage is reasonable.

Photinia x fraseri ‘Little Red Robin’ is a small, compact, erect, evergreen shrub with leathery, elliptic, glossy, dark green leaves, bright red when young. Panicles of inconspicuous, small, creamy-white flowers bloom in spring and are sometimes followed by red berries. Spring pruning eliminates flowers and stimulates new red growth. A smaller and more compact version of Photinia ‘Red Robbin’. Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' grows best in average, fertile, slightly acidic, medium moisture, well-drained soils, but is adaptable to a wide range of soils, except waterlogged and compact. Once established, it is resistant of frost and drought. Young leaves may be damaged by late frosts, therefore it should be sheltered, especially from harsh winds. Low maintenance plant, tolerant of hard pruning. Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin' is a lovely, colourful shrub, great as a small specimen or accent plant, perfect for smaller borders and informal low hedges. Suitable for growing in pots and containers.