Plant Name |
Season of Interest |
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Notes (H x W) |
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A |
W |
Trees / Hedging: |
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Carpinus betulus |
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Hornbeam |
Prunus var. |
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Japanese flowering Cherry |
Acer var. |
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Inc. Sycamore |
Hawthorn (Crataegus sp.) |
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e.g. ‘Paul’s Scarlet’ |
Whitebeam (Sorbus aria ‘Lutescens’) |
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Leaves start silver-white in Spr |
Taxus baccata |
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Yew, reliable hedge |
Viburnum sp. |
Wh |
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e.g. Burkwoodii, fragrant Spr |
Cornus mas (Cornelian Cherry) |
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Fragrant, winter flowering |
Shrubs: |
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Osmanthus delavayi |
Wh |
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Fragrant, early flowering |
Lilac |
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Fragrant |
Philadelphus |
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Fragrant, ‘Belle Etoile’ 8x8m |
Weigela florida ‘Variegata’ |
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Needs light shade, reliable |
Deutzia x elegantissima ‘Rosealind’ |
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Likes light shade |
Buddleia davidii |
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Wh |
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Fragrant, butterflies attracted |
Pyracantha |
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Brry |
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Thorny, dry conditions |
Buxus sempervirens |
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Box - reliable |
Aucuba japonica |
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Brry |
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Spotted laurel – prefers shade |
Ribes (Flowering currant) sanguineum |
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e.g. King Edward IV |
Berberis |
Flwr |
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Brry |
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Thorny, Darwinii good |
Cotoneaster frigidus ‘Cornubia’ |
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Semi-E, 7x7m |
Hypericum |
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semi |
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‘Rowallane’ recommended |
Ceanothus |
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Try ‘Gloire de Versailles’ |
Cistus |
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Sun Rose – dry conditions |
Escallonia ‘Apple Blossom’ |
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Reliable hedge |
Euonymus x fortunei |
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Reliable, variegated vareieties |
Forsythia x intermedia |
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3x2m |
Potentilla fruticosa |
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Good ground cover plant |
Mahonia aquifolium |
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Fragrant, likes deep shade |
Kerria (flore plena) |
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Double-flowered variety good |
Rosa sp. |
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Rugosa – long-flowering |
Hebe |
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Fuchsia |
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e.g. ‘Margaret’ long flowered |
Sambucus (e.g. nigra) |
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Wh. |
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Black-leaved elder |
Brachyglottis (Senecio) |
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Silver-leaved plant, dry soil |
Rosemary – and most grey leaved Mediterranean plants |
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Herbaceous Perennials / Annuals: |
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Euphorbia sp. |
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Geum sp. |
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Paeonia sp. |
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Climbers: |
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Honeysuckle (Lonicera sp.) |
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Halliana - evergreen |
Chaenomeles sp. |
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Flowering quince |
This is a personal selection of suitable plants and is not a complete list.