Hardy Ferns

Asplenium New scolopendrium
The Hart's Tongue Fern. A native of the British Isles. Rich green strap shaped fronds produced in shuttlecock formation. Hardy and easy to cultivate. Height and Spread 30cm. Evergreen.

Asplenium
New scolopendrium Cristatum
This is the crested form where the fronds terminate in fan like crests reaching Height and Spread 30cm. Evergreen.

Athyrium New filix Femina
The common lady fern is a grace ful native fern with fresh green fronds. Most effective next to water ( 80 cms ) Deciduous Half Shade

Blechnum New spicant
Ladder/ Deer Fern . A hardy little fern with a neat compact growth habit. Prefers a shady situation in acid soil ( 45 cms ) Evergreen

Dryopteris New affinis Crispa
The fronds are of average width and have the wavy surface Semi evergreen Half Shade ( 40 cms )

Dryopteris New affinis Cristata The King
Strong growth Frond tips glossy Semi Evergreen Half Shade /Sun ( 80 cms )

Dryopteris New atrata
Evergreen Half shade / Sun 75 cms

Dryopteris New erythrosora
The Autumn Fern. An outstanding fern whose foliage colour in the spring is a rich rosy brown, maturing green later and decorated with scarlet spore capsules on the reverse of the fronds. Height 60cm Spread 30cm. Evergreen.

Dryopteris New wallichiana
The Japanese Male Fern. One of the most magnificent of all hardy ferns. The unfolding spring fronds are rich golden-green with the stems clothed in colourful hairs. Attractive regular foliage. Height 1m Spread 90cm. Deciduous.

Dryopteris New filix mas
Strong upright grower with light green fronds Semi evergreen Half Shade ( 90 cms )

Dryopteris New filix mas Crispa Cristata
Dwarf grower with compact crested fronds crinkled leaf edge Semi green Half shade / Sun ( 40 cms )

Matteucia New struthiopteris
The Ostrich Plume Fern. A magnificent fern which is very happy even in the wettest soils. An unusual plant due to the short stem formed on mature plants. Height 90cm Spread 60cm. Deciduous.

Osmunda New regalis
The Royal Fern. A british native and one of the boldest of all the ferns. The fronds are exquisite when unrolling in the spring, when they are tinted with coppery brown. They are also bright yellow in the autumn. Intolerant of dry soils but otherwise easy to please. Height 1.2m Spread 90cm. Deciduous.

Polystichum New munitum
The Christmas Fern. Arguably the finest evergreen hardy fern. Forms large clumps of radiating fronds which are both large and beautifully curved. A great asset given a shady or semi-shady spot. Height and Spread 90cm. Evergreen.

Polystichum setiferum New 'Proliferum'
The Soft Shield Fern. The dainty foliage always makes this plant a popular choice. The long pointed fronds of dark green are arranged in a spiral pattern around its crown and are extremely daintily divided. Tolerant of cultivation almost anywhere. Height and Spread 60cm. Evergreen.

Alopecurus New pratensis Aureovariegata
One of the brightest and showiest of the ornamental grasses. The leaf blades have broad golden margins. 30-45cm.

Arrhenatherum New bulbosum Variegatum
This ornamental grass has a bulbous crown from which the variegated leaf blades appear. Very attractive white striated foliage to 45cm.

Carex New bergrennii
A very desirable dwarf, bronze leafed evergreen sedge. Forms attractive dome shaped tufts. 10-15cm.

Carex New Comans Brown form
A more compact sedge with pale orange brown foliage. 30cm.

Carex New 'Silver Sceptre'
A newly introduced variety with rigid semi-evergreen white variegated sword like leaves and an attractive clump forming habit. 30-45cm.

Festuca New Golden Toupee
A brand new golden leaved variety of the Blue Fescue Forms tight clumps of brightly coloured golden foliage. 25cm.

Imperata New cylindrica Red Baron A most unusual grass with maroon-red erect leaves. Forms a gently spreading clump. Quite outstanding. 45cm

Shrubs

Ceanothus New Concha
This cultivar is not widely available yet, but is one of the best there is, with rich royal-blue flowers in early spring. Compact habit and very hardy.

Heuchera New Palace Purple
A must for any garden. Large jagged leaves of deep beetroot red , almost translucent when young. Tiny white flowers.

Jasminum New beesianum
A semi-evergreen climber with small unusual deep velvet-red flowers and shining black berries. Fowerls in May/June.

Jasminum New nudiflorum
Winter Jasmine. Valued for its early reliable flowering on the bare green stems from November to February. AGM 1984

Jasminum New officinale
Summer Jasmine. A magnificent climber with fragrant white flowers all summer long, and into autumn. 12ft.

Jasminum New stephenanse
A strong growing climber, with very fragrant pink flowers which contrast well with the creamy/yellow young leaves.

Polygonum New baldshuanicum
Russian Vine. The best climber for covering a large area. From late summer to October it is covered in a mass of tiny white flowers on pendant racemes.

Prostanthera New ovalifolia
A beautiful aromatic shrub, with highly scented small round leaves. Blue-purple flowers cover it in Apr/May. Tender except in our mildest areas but ideal as a conservatory plant.