

VITEX AGNUS-CASTUS LATIFOLIA
This aromatic plant - the Chaste tree - loves a hot summer. It likes to grow against a sunny wall, and seems to prefer a well drained soil.


PRINSEPIA SINENSIS
A delightful and very hardy shrub from Manchuria. It's spiny stems are covered in tiny yellow flowers in mid March.


EDGWORTHIA CHRYSANTHA
EDGWORTHIA CHRYSANTHA This large chinese shrub is sweetly scented and flowers in February and March. It seems best grown in a sunny...


ABELIOPHYLLUM DISTICHUM
A deciduous shrub, related to Forsythia, which produces fragrant flowers in February and March. Although perfectly hardy it performs...


ALBIZZIA JULIBRISSIN 'ROSEA'
A splendid tree here grown against the house wall. It has probably reached 20' and flowers every year in July and August


GENISTA AETNENSIS
This Genista makes a semi-transparent evergreen tree producing masses of yellow, extremely fragrant flowers borne on the thin twigs,...


DESMODIUM CALLIANTHEMUM
Flowering here every June this deciduous shrub grows against a sunny east wall and seems perfectly hardy. If it flowers for many weeks!


SKIMMIA LAUREOLA
A superb low evergreen shrub which flowers well in sun or shade. It produces sweetly scented creamy flowers in spring.


OEMLERIA CERASIFORMIS
OEMLERIA CERASIFORMIS The flowers of Oelmeria cerasiformis are scented of almonds. This easily grown suckering shrub flowers at the end...


MAGNOLIA WILSONII
This superb small tree flowers around the end of May or early June. The flowers are 3-4 inches wide and pendulous, with a delicious lemon...