Buddleia davidii ‘Black Knight’
The fragrant, arching clusters of Butterfly Bush are irresistible to hummingbirds and butterflies. Really a shrub, plants are best treated like perennials and pruned back hard each spring, to maintain a compact, bushy habit. This selection has long wands of … Read More
Buddleja davidii ‘White Profusion’
Buddleja ‘White Profusion’ is the classic white-flowered variety of the Butterfly bush with large panicles of scented pure white flowers with orange centres on arching branches from July into autumn. The flowers, like those of other Buddleias, are highly attractive … Read More
Cherry – Celeste ®
Syn : Sumpaca Van x Newstar. Dark red, large, and of excellent eating quality. Ideal for patio growing due to its naturally dwarf compact habit. (Canada 1990)
Cherry – Lapins `Cherokee`
Van x Stella. Large, black fruit, a garden favourite. One of the first self fertile varieties to appear. Will shed its fruit readily when green but there is always plenty left to ripen later. Upright and strong growth habit. (Canada … Read More
Cherry – Merton Glory
Very large, sweet, heart-shaped fruit. An outstanding early white cherry. Shapely compact trees. Can bruise easily if roughly handled. Pollinated by Stella or Sunburst. (John Innes Institute, Surrey 1931)
Cherry – Stella
Lambert x J.I.2420. This was the first self fertile sweet cherry to appear that set a standard for modern high yielding varieties for garden and orchard. A large, dark red, reliable, sweet, juicy cherry with good flavour. (Canada 1968)
Cherry – Summer Sun
This variety is very hardy and produces crops even in unfavourable areas. A good bushy shape makes the tree easy to manage. Fruits are red to dark red, firm and crunchy and have an exquisite flavour. Sets fair crops on … Read More
Cherry – Sunburst
Van x Stella. Large fruit, sweet with great flavour and texture. Self fertile and easy to pick. (Canada 1975)
Cherry – Sweetheart ®
Very precocious, firm with good flavour. One of the later picking varieties but well worth the wait as fewer cherries available in the shops at this time. Ripens unevenly to spread the season. A good polliantor (Van x Newstar, Canada … Read More
Crataegus lae Crimson Cloud
Dense semi-weeping tree with glossy, dark green foliage. Profuse, small, single, dark red flowers with creamy centres appear in May. Small bright red fruit into late autumn. A very unusual ornamental thorn flowering from anearly age. (USA)
Crataegus lae Pauls Scarlet
Small round-headed tree, with lobed, dark green foliage and densely double pinky-scarlet flowers. Small red haws in autumn. (Hertfordshire)
Crataegus lae Rosea Flore Pleno
A profusion of small, double pink flowers borne in clusters during May. A highly ornamental and robust thorn making an ideal garden specimen suitable for all situations.