Plants for ... Use in structural gardens
Pseudopanax Nigra
Pseudopanax lessonii 'Nigra'
Showy multi-branched and bushy shrub with dark shiny purple to bronze leaves in whorls of five. Really looks a picture. Indispensible in a modern landscape as a feature plant or background. Makes a good tub plant for a year or two when it's readily transplanted to the garden. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Syzygium Tom Thumb
Syzygium 'Tom Thumb'
A topiary delight - a compact, dwarf selection with fine leaves and an upright, columnar and dense habit. Glossy, red and green leaves on a bush that lends itself to shaping and clipping - columns, balls, triangles; its versatility limited only by the imagination. Summer flowers and berries feature on untrimmed plants. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Thuja Smaragd
Thuja occidentalis 'Smaragd'
Arguably the tidiest conifer we've seen, Smaragd forms a lush green cone that's ideal for patio pots, driveway avenues and specimen trees. An upright shape that's a great way of introducing drama into a small garden, especially at an entranceway or on a bank if the garden is sloping. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Yucca Denby's Dream
Yucca gloriosa 'Denby's Dream'
An erect evergreen with sword-like leaves in a myriad of colours; blue-green bordered with a wide margin that changes from gold to a rich cream. Forms a rounded clump over ten years and as it matures, throws a spike of showy cream flowers late summer and autumn. A choice specimen and accent plant. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Yucca elephantipes
Yucca elephantipes
An evergreen well-known for its architectural, bold sword-shaped leaves and stout trunk. It's an invaluable eye-catching feature plant in sunny dry areas or as an accent plant in large rockeries. Once mature, clusters of white bell-shaped flowers are produced once or twice a year. An excellent container subject, both indoors and out. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
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