Plants for ... Use in clay soils
Pittosporum Sumo
Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Sumo'
An excellent seedling selection. Forms a compact mounding shaped bush with very attractive bright green spear-shaped leaves. A nicely structured shrub, ideal for use as a specimen or container plant. Plant in well drained soil,sun or partial shade. 2x1.5 metres. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Rosemary Lockwood de Forest
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Lockwood de Forest'
An impressive selection of ground cover rosemary; this time with lush green foliage and covered in very rich blue flowers. A good choice for among paving or driveway cobbles where the scent is immediate when crushed or walked upon. Equally effective for under-planting established shrubs or roses. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Rosemary Masons Finest
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Masons Finest'
An extremely dense, dark-green ground hugging form of rosemary. It has very fine leaves, bright blue flowers and a wonderful pendulous habit making it ideal for use on banks and in walls. Try it in a mixed container with other culinary shrubs, or perhaps with Mediterranean-style flowering plants - marguerite daisies for example. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Rosemary Mozart
Rosmarinus officinalis 'Mozart'
Spring brings masses of cool, deep-blue flowers on this upright form. Great for a rich splash of colour. En masse it's a striking display and regular trimming can produce an attractive, informal hedge. Can also be kept clipped into topiary shapes in containers which can then be placed on paved areas and by doorways. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Salvia Aztec Blue
Salvia sinaloensis 'Aztec Blue'
A low growing perennial producing spikes of vibrant true-blue flowers that will captivate anyone looking their way. Flowering begins during late spring continuing through summer. Forms a tidy mound with interesting metallic-grey-green-bronze foliage. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Scabious Butterfly Blue
Scabious columbaria 'Butterfly Blue'
A butterfly-attracting plant that flowers virtually all-year-round. Lovely mauve-blue flowers flush in spring and look great right through to the coldest of frosts. Plant in a sunny or partly-shaded area, keep a little on the moist side. Grows 30cm high and spreads to 50cm. Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
Scabious Butterfly Pink
Scabious columbaria 'Butterfly Pink'
A butterfly-attracting plant that flowers virtually all-year-round. Lovely lilac-pink flowers flush in spring and look great right through to the coldest of frosts. Plant in a sunny or partly-shaded area, keep a little on the moist side. Grows 30cm high and spreads to 50cm. 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
Tibouchina Grandiflora
Tibouchina 'Grandiflora'
One of nature's grand plants. Easily grown to a rounded bush with velvet green leaves and large luxuriant royal-purple flowers from summer into autumn and on into spring in mild districts. An native of South America, this is a shrub to use for a tropical look in not-so-tropical areas! Hardiness Zone - suits dark green area - click for details
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