We have written lots about the best flowering trees and shrubs. So, you will find this archive has well over 50 articles on a range of topics to do with flowering plants. Discover Tamarix, an ancient heritage flowering shrub. Learn which varieties of Butterfly Bush are best for you. Philadelphus Mock Orange – which one to choose? Hibiscus Syriacus Rose of Sharon Varieties – flowering August to October. Find blue-flowering perennials and yellow magnolias.
We also cover some fascinating plant history – learn how camellias first came to Britain. Discover the adventurous Plant Hunters of the 1800s and lots more.
Easter Weekend Gardening...
Flowering Plants
This is truly the start of the planting season - Easter weekend gardening is the best time for getting all those garden plans in place, the weather is to be a little milder and this is the perfect weather to get out in the garden and prepare for the season ahead. No better time to come and visit [...]
Irresistible Camellias – flowering now!
Flowering Plants
Our garden centre is awash with magnificent colour! This year, we massively extended our range of camellias and have well over 30 carefully selected varieties for you to choose from. We have added an entire new section to our website - view our Camellias for Sale... This is a taster of the [...]
Deciduous Azalea Hybrids – spectacular flowering shrubs
Flowering Plants
To most of us, evergreen azaleas are well known. They tend to be medium-sized, compact, spring flowering shrubs that look great in containers. When in flower, they can be spectacular in smaller gardens as a focal point or in mixed borders in larger gardens. However, Deciduous Azaleas also have [...]
Azaleas UK
Flowering Plants
Azaleas - Our Collection Buy Azaleas Online Azaleas have been prized by European gardeners since they arrived on our shores hundreds of years ago, these showy flowering shrubs are native to the Far East, Middle East and The Americas and they are part of the genus Rhododendron. In fact when you [...]
Camellia Japonica – it’s almost time….
Flowering Plants
One of the many exciting aspects of the arrival of spring is the advent of the new flowering season of the beloved Camellia Japonica. The showy flowers, much heralded after the long sparse winter months, look all the more stunning set as they are against the backdrop of lovely, glossy, evergreen [...]
Chinese Witch Hazel - Winter Flowering Shrub
Flowering Plants
Chinese Witch Hazel - known as Hamamelis Mollis is the shrub of the moment at this time of the year... Witch Hazel is mainly in the public conciousness for it's pharmacological uses, and now it is gaining ground for its welcome displays in the winter garden. Chinese Witch Hazel In UK gardens a [...]
