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Astrantia major Rubra

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:31:58 +0000

A powerful performer Astrantia major Rubra produces erect stems carrying large amounts of deep crimson-purple flowers. The flowers are light and delicate but due to their numbers produce a stunning display. A wonderful choice for a mixed border.

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Acer palmatum Bloodgood

admin — Thu, 09 Oct 2014 10:20:34 +0000

Acer palamtum Bloodgood is one of the best and most popular of the Purple leafed Japanese maples. It is an upright growing variety with deeply cut palm shaped deep purple leaves. These are eye-catching throughout the year but in autumn they turn a brilliant red to add wonderful colors to your garden. These plants work brilliantly in an urban garden where they might be protected from scorching winds. Plant with ferns, hostas or agapanthus for a great look.

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Acer platanoides Crimson King

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:58:32 +0000

Acer platanoides Crimson King is one of our best selling trees at Woodstock Trees and Shrubs. It is unique in its ability to hold its deep crimson color throughout the season. A medium sized tree is perfect for most gardens as it will not grow as large as many other trees. In addition it can be regularly pruned to keep size in check or if a reduction in crown is required it can be pollarded easily. Plant as a specimen in a garden, bordering a gateway entrance or planted in an avenue. it always makes a wonderful feature when interplanted with Acer platanoides Drummondii.

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Acer cappadocium Aureum

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 15:04:56 +0000

Acer cappadocium Aureum is a stunning garden tree. It is a rare tree whereby it offers visual interest right throughout the year. From spring the buds open to reveal a red cup shaped leaf that grabs attention. As the leaf matures it changes color to a bright yellow. In the autumn wonderful yellow and red colors can be observed in its autumn foliage show.

This tree is suitable for a variety of areas.

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Fuschia Genii

admin — Thu, 18 Sep 2014 11:19:16 +0000

Fuschia’s are fantastic garden plants, but Fuschia Genii is one of the best of all those varieties. It is chosen for its vibrant yellow foliage which brightens up even dark shady corners in the garden. Like all fuschia’s it carries profusions of flowers from early to late summer. it is one of the few hardy reliable performing yellow foliage shrubs available for the garden.

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Penstomen Purple Bedder

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:16:42 +0000

A perennial grown for its spectacular flowers. Purple Bedder has masses of dark purple bell shaped flowers carried on erect stems throughout the summer. It is very easy to grow, free from pests and diseases and will flower repeatedly when the tired flowers are pruned back.
PLant en masse within a mixed border for a consistent flowerer.

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Potentilla abbottswood White

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 16:01:46 +0000

A truly consistent performer when planted out into the landscape. This plant is best used when planted in large numbers on larger landscape jobs, providing stunning displays of its white daisy shaped flowers. A deciduous plant, it is chosen for its floral displays which continue from June right through until autumn.
Suited to most soils and planting conditions this is a reliable performer in the landscape.

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Berberis Rose Glow

admin — Mon, 30 Jun 2014 15:53:56 +0000

Berberis Rose Glow is a deciduous Barberry with stunning mottled wine-coloured foliage. Splashed with white streaks the leaves are the real show stopping quality of this plant. It is suited to most site conditions and is an invaluable option for brightening up a border. Not to be outdone from the foliage, this plant is renowned for its vivid displays of golden orange flowers early in the summer. It is a prolific flowerer once established and will attract bees to the garden in spades.

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