Plants: 94
| Latin name | Common name | Type | Description | Cultivation | Hedging |
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| Pittosporum tobira | Japanese Pittosporum, Mock Orange | shrub | 20ft (6m). Evergreen. Oval, dark, glossy leaves. White, orange-scented flowers in May to July, turning to pale yellow. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Needs south- or west-facing wall in cold regions. |  |
| Portulaca grandiflora | Sun Plant | annual | 8in (20cm). Narrow, succulent leaves and red stems. Saucer-shaped flowers in various colours,with yellow stamens, from June to September. | Half hardy, 0°C. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
| POTENTILLA genus | perennial, shrub | c. 4ins-5ft (10cm-1.5m) Leaves are strawberry-like, sometimes greyish. Flowers are saucer-shaped, mainly in summer. Colours include yellow, orange, red or maroon. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. Tolerates hot, sunny places, but flower colour may be paler. | |
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| Pseudosasa japonica | Arrow Bamboo, Metake | grass | 15ft (5m). Evergreen. Hollow stems (`culms'). Broad leaves. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, moist soil. |  |
| Quercus ilex | Holm Oak | tree | 80ft (25m). Evergreen. Young leaves are grey, turning dark glossy green. | Frost hardy. Sun or semi-shade. | |
| Romneya coulteri "White Cloud" | Tree Poppy | perennial | 6ft (2m). Deeply lobed, greyish leaves. Large, scented, white flowers with gold centres. | Frost hardy, -5°C. Sun and sheltered position. | |
| Rosa rugosa | shrub | 8ft (2.5m). Deciduous. Prickly. Glossy, wrinkled leaves that turn yellow in autumn. Large, open flowers, deep pink, in summer and autumn. Large orange-red hips.Varieties include: "Alba" (white) and "Rubra", deep purplish red. | Fully hardy.Sun and moist, fertile soil. | |
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| Sambucus racemosa | Red-berried Elder | shrub | 10ft (3m). Deciduous. Leaves divided into leaflets. Clusters of cream flowers, followed bny round, red fruits which are poisonous when raw.. | Fully hardy. Sun and moist, fertile soil. | |
| Saxifraga paniculata | perennial, rock plant | 12in (30cm). Evergreen. Rosettes of lime-encrusted, oval leaves. Star-shaped, white flowers in summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and gritty, alkaline soil. | |
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| SCILLA genus | bulb | c. 2-18ins (5-45cm). Narrow basal leaves. Flowers are flat, star-shaped, in spring, summer or autumn. Colours include white, pink, purple or blue. | Half hardy, 0°C. to fully hardy. Sun or partial shade. | |
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| Sorbus aria | Whitebeam | tree | 50ft (15m). Deciduous. Oval, serrated leaves with silver undersides. Small white floweres in May, then brown-speckled, red fruits. | Fully hardy. Sun or partial shade, damp soil. | |
| Spartium junceum | Spanish Broom | shrub | 10ft (3m). Deciduous. Narrow, short-lived leaves. Scented, pea-type yellow flowers from June to September. | Frost hardy, Fully hardy. Sun, thrives on poor, well-drained soil. | |
| Thlaspi cepaeifolium subsp. Rotundifolium | perennial, rock plant | 3in (8cm). Dense clumps of rounded leaves. Small, cup-shaped pink or purplish flowers in spring. | Fully hardy. Sunny but cool position | |
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| TULIPA genus | Tulip | bulb | c. 2in-26ins (5-65cm). Long, narrow green, or grey-ish green, leaves. Single or double, cup-shaped flowers in late spring or early summer.Colours include white, yellow, pink, red or purple. Poisonous. | Mostly fully hardy. Sun. | |
| Ulex europeaus "Fore Pleno" | Gorse, Furze, Whin | shrub | 3ft (1m).Evergreen. Prickly. Scale-like leaves which soon fall. Pea-type, doube, yellow flowers from spring to winter. | Fully hardy. Sun. Thrives on poor, well-drained soil. | |
| Veltheimia bracteata | bulb | 18in (45cm). Glossy basal leaves. Spikes of pendant, turbular flowers of pinkish purple, speckled with yellow. | Frost tender, 10°C. Sun and fertile soil. | |
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| VERONICA genus | perennial, sub-shrub | c 6ins-4ft (15cm-1.2m). Some are evergreen or semi-evergreen. Leaves are narrow or oval, sometimes hairy. Flowers are saucer- or star-shaped, in summer. Colours include pink, blue or purple. | Frost hardy, 0°C, to fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil, but some prefer partial shade and moist soil. | |
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| Viola cornuta | Horned Violet | perennial, rock plant | 8in (20cm). Oval, serrated leaves. Flat, angular, spurred flowers in deep purplish blue, or white, from spring to summer. | Fully hardy. Sun and moist but well-drained soil. | |
| X CUPRESSOCYPARIS, hybrid genus | tree | c. 50-120ft (15-35m). Evergreen. Flattened sprays of scale-like leaves: some variegated or golden varieties.. Dark brown cones. Poisonous. | Fully hardy. Sun and well-drained soil. | |
Plants: 94