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Conifers
Conifers for year-round structure, shape and colour.
Conifers are a valuable addition to any garden, providing year-round interest through their diverse range of shapes, forms, colours and textures. Particularly attractive during the winter months, they bring structure and permanence when many other plants are dormant.
Dwarf conifers, especially compact pines, are ideal for containers and create attractive feature plants for patios, terraces and small gardens. Larger varieties can be used to add height, structure and focal points, while others are perfect for creating attractive, evergreen hedges and screening.
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Camellias
Camellias are elegant evergreen shrubs with glossy green leaves and beautiful flowers in late winter or early spring. Their blooms provide a welcome display of colour when little else is flowering. They flower for several weeks, earlier when grown in containers under glass. Large, well-established plants can produce hundreds of flowers in shades of pink, red, white and cream.
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Carnivorous Plants
Carnivorous plants are fascinating to grow. They catch and digest insects to get extra nutrients, which helps them thrive in the poor, boggy soils they naturally come from. Popular varieties include Venus flytraps, pitcher plants (Sarracenia) and sundews (Drosera). They grow in many parts of the world, including south-east Asia, South America, Australia and Europe.
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Christmas Trees
To ensure your Christmas tree stays fresh and healthy throughout the festive period it will need water. First, find an appropriately sized stand that holds water. Your next step is to saw off the bottom 3cm (1in) of the trunk- do this just before you install your Christmas tree in its stand. This creates a fresh cut and opens the pores in the bark which otherwise block up with sap and dirt within a few hours of being cut. The tree is then able to drink water through these pores via capillary action.
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Citrus Trees
Citrus trees are a lovely way to bring a Mediterranean feel to a patio, bright porch or conservatory. They produce clusters of scented, waxy white flowers, followed by attractive fruits. Citrus trees are self-pollinating, so you only need one tree to enjoy blossom and fruit.
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Cyclamen
Cyclamen are one of our favourite winter-flowering houseplants, providing reliable colour on a cool windowsill throughout the colder months. Flowering for many months, often from September to March, they brighten indoor spaces when the garden outside is at its quietest. Their elegant blooms, beautifully patterned foliage and compact growth habit make them perfect for bright, cool rooms. With the right position and careful watering, cyclamen are easy to care for and will reward you with a long-lasting display of colour all winter long.
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Hamamelis
Hamamelis, often known as witch hazel, is a reliable winter-flowering shrub with delicate-looking, spider-like flowers. The flowers appear along bare stems from late December to mid-February, bringing welcome colour when much of the garden is quiet. Many varieties have a sweet scent too and their leaves often turn yellow, gold or orange in October and November.
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Heathers
Heathers are reliable, low-maintenance evergreen plants that bring colour and structure to the garden. They’re ideal for ground-cover, winter containers and hanging baskets. Choose a mix of varieties and you can enjoy flowers for much of the year. Bees love them too, making heathers a useful choice for wildlife-friendly planting.
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Japanese maples
Japanese maples are a lovely choice if you want colour, shape and interest without needing a large garden. Their graceful branches, finely cut leaves and autumn colours make them a real favourite. Because they grow slowly and stay fairly compact, they’re ideal for smaller gardens, large pots, rockeries and sheltered spots near water features.
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Magnolias
Magnolias are much-loved trees and shrubs, known for their beautiful spring flowers and elegant shape. Most are deciduous and produce large goblet or star-shaped blooms before the leaves appear. The evergreen Magnolia grandiflora can flower on and off through summer and into autumn. Some smaller varieties, including Magnolia stellata, can also grow well in a container for many years.
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Olive Trees
Olive trees are loved for their attractive silvery-green leaves, neat shape and year-round interest. They bring a Mediterranean feel to sunny patios and borders. They’re especially useful in pots where they add structure without taking up too much space.
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Orchids
Orchids are rewarding house plants, with a wide choice of colours, shapes and sizes. With the right position and a little regular care, they can flower beautifully indoors for many years.
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Poinsettias
Poinsettias are a favourite way to bring colour indoors at Christmas. With their bold coloured bracts and compact shape, they make a cheerful seasonal display and can look good for several months with a little simple care.
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Rhododendrons & Azaleas
Rhododendrons and azaleas are spectacular flowering shrubs, bringing colour to gardens mainly from April to June. They range from neat, compact varieties for pots and smaller spaces to large, impressive shrubs that make a real feature in the garden. Planted together, they create a wonderful spring display, whether you have a generous border or just enough room for a few carefully chosen plants.
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Roses
Roses are one of the best-loved plants for British gardens, and it’s easy to see why. They bring colour, scent and structure to gardens of all sizes.
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Sweet Peas
Sweet peas are much-loved annuals, grown for their beautiful flowers and often wonderful scent. They’re ideal for adding colour, fragrance and height to summer gardens and they’re a favourite for cutting too.
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Wisteria
Wisteria is a long-lived climber with beautiful hanging flowers in spring and summer. It’s ideal for a sunny wall, arch or pergola, where the flowers can be enjoyed at their best. Wisteria needs strong support and regular pruning, but it will reward that care with beautiful displays year after year. Flowers can be white, pink or shades of purple-blue and may be followed by long green seed pods. It is native to the eastern states of North America, China and Japan.
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