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Acer palmatum 'Trompenburg' AGM
Deep purple foliage which curls downwards at the edges. Will take full sun without burning. Foliage slowly turns deep reddish green, and then a rich crimson in the autumn. A strong, fast growing small tree with an open habit. Named after the beautiful Trompenburg arboretum in Rotterdam. Expected height is 200cm in 10 years.
Rhododendron King's Ride
(H5) A neat domed truss of white bell shaped flowers, speckled brown and flushed purple-pink when young. Late May. A lovely and really choice foliage plant raised at Windsor Park, which looks good all year, with whitish tormentum in summer on the upper surfaces, turning glossy dark green in winter. Height 75-100cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: Yakushimanum.
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Millais Nurseries Ericaceous Slow-Release Fertilizer 10kg
Our own brand of top quality Slow-Release Fertilizer formulated and made to our unique recipe, and as used on our nursery. The analysis is 11-12-8+2.8MgO, and it is rich in iron and magnesium which is perfect for all our Ericaceous plants. We have used this successfully for several seasons now, and we're getting brilliant reports from our customers too.
We use top quality professional fertilizers...
Rhododendron Lemon Dream
Lovely delicate pale lemon yellow flowers in mid May. This is a compact growing plant with dark green foliage and stunning indumentum below the leave. Height 90-100 cm in 10 years. Sometimes the flowers are double.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage: 'Nancy Evans' X un-named seedling (Whitney no.5736).
Hybridization date: pre 2000 (1983)
Bred...
Magnolia Pegasus AGM
Pure white candle like flowers with delicate rays of pink-purple at the base. Flowering in April with 6 large upright tepals and 3 smaller outer tepals, with good frost tolerance. Cylindrical red fruiting cones in the autumn. A fast growing upright tree, possibly a hybrid between M. cylindrica and M. denudata, growing 2-4 metres high in 10 years, and then 15m at maturity.
Please note this variety...
Cornus kousa 'Big Apple'
Large white flowering bracts in June, followed by extremely large red edible fruits in the autumn. Dark green leathery and heavily textured leaves on a large spreading tree. Height 2-4m in 10 years. Best in full sun or partial shade.
Acer palmatum 'Skeeters Broom'
Maroon red leaves on a compact upright plant, turning bright red in autumn. Ideal for small gardens. Upright habit. Expected height 150 - 175cm in 10 years.
Magnolia Spectrum AGM
Gorgeous rich pinkish red flowers which are lighter on the inside on a small to medium size deciduous tree, flowering from mid-April to late May. It has an upright habit when young, but develops into a broad pyramidal shape after 15-20 years. Magnolia liliiflora has been hybridized with many species and has produced fantastic results. William Kosar of the US National Arboretum raised this Magnolia...
Cornus kousa 'Gold Star'
(H6) Mid to dark green leaves have a bold, yellow, central, yellow splash. Turning red with purple margins in autumn. Small white flower clusters in early summer surrounded by bracts which open white then turn pink, followed by red strawberry type fruit. Forms a spreading shrub 125-150cm in 10 years. Requires moist well drained acid or neutral soil in a sheltered sunny position.
Deciduous Azalea Box Deal (4 x 5 litre plants)
This is a lovely collection of 4 strong growing Deciduous Azaleas for just £70.00; that's just £17.50 each! They are suitable for most garden situations, and are happy in plenty of sun or partial shade. We have selected 4 choice varieties to give a spread of bold colours for your garden.
These Azaleas are in 5L pots and usually cost £21.95 each. The plants are typically 30-50cm tall...
Cornus florida Cherokee Brave
A free flowering dogwood with pink bracts, and pale pink or white centre. Each flower head has 4 conspicuous petal like bracts in May. Originating from North America, Cherokee Brave is choice clone which forms a small bushy tree or a large shrub, with rich autumn colours. Dogwoods always look good planted near water, and will grow on most garden soils, but poor shallow chalk soils are best avoided....
Camellia japonica 'Splendens Carlyon'
(H5) Deep pink, large semi-double flowers in Spring. Bushy, upright habit. Height 150-175cm in 10 years
Cornus 'Ascona'
Picture for example only. Please see descriptions below.
(H5) Clusters of small, green flowers are surrounded by conspicuous white bracts up to 8cm long. Spherical, orange-red fruit follow in the autumn. A large deciduous shrub with mid-green leaves that turn red orange in Autumn Height and spread 200-400 cm in 10 years.
Rhododendron Sneezy AGM STANDARD
This plant has very pretty pink flowers with darker edges flowering in late May. One of the 'Seven Dwarfs' yakushimanum hybrids and has a vigorous upright growing habit. Size of head 80-100cm in 10 years.
These Standards have a clean stem of about 80cm and have been top-work grafted at that height, with a lollipop-like head of trimmed branches and flower buds. Standards will always require staking...
Deciduous Azalea Delicatissimum AGM
(H6) Beautiful creamy white flowers, flushed pink with an orange flare. Nicely scented and flowering in May - June. Height 120-150cm in 10 years. Requires a fairly sunny position.
AGM 2013
Camellia japonica 'Lady Campbell'
(H5) Double, rose-form red flowers to 10cm across in Spring. A vigorous, compact and upright, bushy shrub of medium size.
Best grown in partial or dappled shade, in a sheltered position away from morning and hot afternoon sun and damaging strong/cold winds. Height 125-150cm in 10 years
Vitax Sulphate of Iron 1kg
Can be used to reduce the alkalinity of soils. Helps to improve leaf colour and prevents yellowing.
Rhododendron Hydon Hunter AGM
This plant has beautiful deep pink flowers paling in the centre with light orange spotting. Very useful to extend the flowering season, this lovely plant flowers in May to June. It is compact, with dark green leaves and an upright habit and is one of the larger yakushimanum hybrids. Height 100-140cm in 10 years.
Ideal for containers and small gardens.
Easy to grow.
Group: yakushimanum.
Parentage:...
Acer palmatum dissectum 'Tamukeyama'
New foliage is deep crimson red, changing to very dark purple red. It holds its leaf colour well but will burn slightly in full sun. Bright scarlet autumn colour. Classic weeping habit. Expected height is 150cm in 10 years.
Deciduous Azalea Summer Peach
(H6) NEW! Coral pink flowers with small peachy blotch which appear after the foliage from late June, and through July. An interesting cumberlandense hybrid from Millais Nurseries, with good dark blueish green foliage. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.
Rhododendron Caruso
(H5) Large vibrant pink full trusses made of 12 flowers, approximatley 15cm across. Richer pink towards the edges and on the back of each flower, they also contain darker red markings which turn orange in the throat. Flowering in early May. This plant has lovely dark glossy green foliage on a compact habit. Height 125-150cm in 10 years.
Rhododendron Summertime Blue
(H5) Glowing blue flowers, late in the season during late June, to extend the flowering season. An augustinii x trichanthum hybrid with upright habit, best in some shade to preserve the blooms. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Requires moist acid soils.
Spear & Jackson Multi-Purpose Gardening Gloves - Large
The Kew Gardens collection, Spear & Jackson multi-purpose gardening gloves.
Strong nitrile palm, machine washable, tactile design.
Camellia Moshe Dayan
(H5) Creamy white double flowers with yellow stamens flowering in March, and contrasting with deep glossy foliage on a bushy upright growing plant. Grows in sun or light shade. Height 125-150cm in 10 years. Best in moist acid soils.