An Australian selection which is more compact than the type. I’ve only grown it for a year so I can’t say how compact it is likely to be. Bay laurel make a terrific drought tolerant hedge as it clips well and is long lived. It can also be used as a specimen tree or topiary. I, more...

This is one of the stalwarts of or dry garden where it makes strong upright shrubby growth well covered by large grey arrow shaped leaves. From mid summer until quite late in the autumn the plant is topped by large spikes of dark purple pink flowers. Much visited by our, more...

This variety was imported from the United States where it is widely regarded as the best Shasta Daisy. Leucanthemum ‘Becky’ produces large single white flowers on self supporting stems from early summer until well into the autumn. Tough drought tolerant sun loving plant. 90cm, more...

This native of the Chihuahua Desert of Texas and Mexico “....is exceptionally beautiful, without any doubt the most spectacular plant in our garden in October.” writes French gardener Olivier Filippi in his wonderful book The Dry Gardening Handbook. It has small silver leaves, more...

One of the finest dwarf shrubs for a dry climate. This statice, to quote E.E. Lord, “..... will endure dry conditions and inland frosts alike”. Limonium peregrinum forms a low rounded evergreen shrub with leathery bright leaves. For much of the year it has flat topped sprays, more...