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BERGENIA
Ballawley
Good shape
and lovely winter colouring. Ideal
for centre of design as focal point.
Cordifolia
Nice paddle
shape
Tubby
Andrews. Variegated
Best in part
shade.
Needs slug repellent
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CUPRESSUS
Coniferous.
Ideal for change of contrast.
Generally easily grown.
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CORYLUS
Avellana
Contorta.
Good for Winter
designs
Very architectural
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ELEAGNUS
ebbingei
Gilt Edge or
Limelight.
Good for outline
foliage for large designs
Easily grown
can become quite large.
likes coastal areas.
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EUONYMUS
Fortunei
Silver Queen or Emerald n Gold
Ideal for
medium sized designs.
Easily grown
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FATSHEDERA
All varieties
are useful with leaves varying from small to
very large
Lizei
plain leaf. Lemon and lime yellow centre. Easily grown but needs a wall to lean on
Pia
wavy edges
Variegata
white edges
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FATSIA
Japonica. Large leaves
ideal for focal points and for base placements in modern styles.
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FATSIA
Aurea.
Gold edged.
Requires
some shade to develop colour.
Marginata.
White edged. Requires some shade to develop colour. (not shown)
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GRISELINIA
Variegata splashed yellow
(shown)
Dixons Cream
yellow centre |
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GRISELINIA
Littoralis
plain leaf
(shown)
Dixons Cream
yellow centre
The plain variety are faster growers than the variegated
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HEDERA
Colchica
Sulphur Heart (Paddys Pride)
Canariensis
Ivies both good for flowing outline material |
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LIGUSTRUM
Japonicum
Texanum and Howardi are both cultivars of privet but with much larger
leaves
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PHORMIUM
Loads of varieties both upright and lax
Sundowner -
upright (shown)
Cookianum -
lax
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PHOTINIA
Davidiana
Palette
or
Fraseri Red Robin
Good
for medium to large designs |
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PITTOSPORUM
Tenufolium
– plain leaf
Quick grower.
Good
outline for smaller designs.
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PITTOSPORUM
Variegatum
Variegated are much slower growing.
Good
outline for smaller designs.
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PRUNUS
Laurocerus
- variegated laurel
Marbled
White, Emerald Green
Ideal for large
designs
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RUSCUS
Aculeatus
(butchers broom) Lovely
outline foliage for medium to smaller designs
Easily grown
will spread quite quickly. |
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SKIMMIA
Japonica
Rubella
good filler, prefers shade, easily grown |
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SALIX
Tortuosa
Ideal for winter and very architectural.
Easily grown but can become quite large. |
