Plantsman’s Plot
Blighted no longer! If your box has been suffering then we have the answer. Big bushy balls of Ilex crenata, almost identical to Buxus sempervirens but impervious to box blight, a fungal disease that can wreak havoc and be hard to eradicate. The smooth, small and well-formed leaves of Ilex crenata could be a great hedging and topiary alternative. Agrumi specialise in importing the best plants from the top nurseries in Europe, supplying a wide range of quality plants to landscapers and designers across the UK.
www.agrumi.co.uk
Eucomis bicolour AGM – the Pineapple Lily from South Africa, is here pictured within the Olympic Park World Gardens amongst love grass. Great in blocks on their own or mixed with other plantings. A reliable long lasting bulbous perennial rising to 30cm or so and fl owering from late July through to September. Although the RHS list
Prunus serrula Tibetica can be grown as a single stem standard tree or a multi stemmed specimen; either way it takes a lot to beat its magnifi cent shiny mahogany coloured bark. Introduced into the UK in the early 1900s, this fi ne cherry thrives on most free-draining soils and is ideal for gardens as well as municipal areas for year round interest. We grow the standard version up to 20-25cm girth and the multi stemmed version beyond three metres. They are available to view on
www.buythetreeyousee.com, where we have videoed our stock on a rotating turntable for you or your clients to see how they look without having to take the time out of your day to visit our nursery.
it as Intermediate H3-H4, I’ve had them growing for many years and they have been unperturbed by the recent cold winters. However a handful of grit under each plant will help because they don’t like wet winters. They can add an exotic fl avour to your plantings. The purple form “Sparkling Burgundy” is spectacular: but in my experience is not hardy so needs a very sheltered spot.
www.palmstead.co.uk
Fagus sylvatica Dawyck is our Production Director’s favourite tree, and for good reason. Available in green, gold and purple, all three varieties produce beautiful medium sized (15-20m) mature trees with a very columnar form. Fagus sylvatica Dawyck Purple is probably the pick of the bunch, with glorious red foliage which turns deep purple in summer. The tree will thrive in nearly all fertile, well drained soils. Its narrow form, which rarely exceeds more than 3m width, makes it a great alternative to the more commonly planted fastigiate oaks and hornbeam.
www.deepdale-trees.co.uk
www.prolandscapermagazine.com
African lilies are garden royalty – producing large, globe-shaped fl owerheads atop stiffl y upright stems that arise from dense tufts of strappy foliage. Agapanthus ‘Dokter Brouwer’ is a particularly good form, bearing dense, 18cm wide spheres of violet-blue trumpets, with darker mid-ribs – giving a two-tone effect when viewed at close quarters. Their seedheads are also very attractive when covered with hoar frost, so worth leaving on the plant until spring. Hailing from southern Africa, they enjoy a hot, sunny border with moisture-retentive, but well-drained soil. However, on light, sandy soils that dry out in summer, fl owering will be curtailed. They also fl ower better if their roots are congested, so they make excellent permanent container plants.
www.hortusloci.co.uk
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