An evergreen shrub from Madeira which would be worth growing as a foliage plant alone with its large, soft sage green leaves. The purple flowers are displayed many to a stem well above the foliage during spring and early summer. Read more about Teucrium betonicum
Always abuzz with bees when flowering, this drought tolerant Germander makes a dense twiggy grey foliaged little shrublet covered in summer with masses of magenta flowers on short spikes. Read more about Teucrium marum
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Whilst all thymes flower, few flower as handsomely as this one. A native of hot dry Mediterranean hillsides from Portugal to Turkey, it is an especially important part of the flora of Crete where bees make a fine honey from its nectar. Read more about Thymus capitatus
This thyme was imported from Beth Chatto’s wonderful nursery in the U.K. Making a prostrate carpet of tiny glossy dark green leaves it is covered with showy rose pink flowers held in clusters above the plant during spring. Read more about Thymus longicaulis subsp. chaubardii
There can’t be many better evergreen ground cover plants than this woodland plant from East Asia. As long as it is watered it will grow quite happily in sun and shade. It makes dense mats of dark glossy green leaves and exquisite fragrant jasmine like flowers. Read more about Trachelospermum asiaticum
A friend imported this plant a good 30 years ago. Veronica ‘Kapitan’ makes prostrate evergreen mats which, during spring, throw up 20cm spikes of deep gentian blue flowers. Read more about Veronica austriaca ‘Kapitan’
This terrific new variety of Veronica has been bred for the cut flower market but is equally good as a garden subject. The narrow heads of deep blue flowers are up to 18cm long and carried on 60cm tall stems. Repeat flowering if spent stems are cut down. Read more about Veronica longifolia ‘Skyler Blue’
This terrific new variety of Veronica has been bred for the cut flower market but is equally good as a garden subject. The narrow heads of rich deep pink flowers are up to 18cm long and carried on 60cm tall stems. Repeat flowering if spent stems are cut down. Read more about Veronica longifolia ‘Skyler Pink’
This terrific new variety of Veronica has been bred for the cut flower market but is equally good as a garden subject. The narrow heads of clean white flowers are up to 18cm long and carried on 60cm tall stems. Repeat flowering if spent stems are cut down. Read more about Veronica longifolia ‘Skyler White’
'Anne Russell' is a neater and smaller growing shrub than the well-known V. x burkwoodii. It was raised in 1951 from a back cross between V. x burwoodill and V. carlesii. Read more about Viburnum x burkwoodii ‘Anne Russell’
This, one of the most beautiful of all Viburnums, has been difficult to source in Australia even though it has been grown here for at least 60 years. It grows best in a moist, well drained, sheltered spot protected from hot summer winds. 160cm tall by as much across. Read more about Viburnum carlesii
This noble shrub was introduced into western gardens from Japan in 1879. Growing up to 3 metres tall and wide, but often less, it has strong horizontally tiered branches. White flowers are held above the foliage during mid spring. Read more about Viburnum plicatum ‘Mariesii’
I first saw this thriving in the late Stuart Rattle’s garden at Musk Farm. The flowers of this beautiful form turn pink as they age. Viburnum plicatum is native to China, Japan and Taiwan. Read more about Viburnum plicatum ‘Pink Beauty’
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Parma Violets have been cultivated in Europe for more than two hundred years. Empress Josephine grew at least one variety in her garden at Malmaison. Read more about Viola odorata ‘Lady Hume Campbell’
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This variety has been awarded the Royal Horticultural Society’s Award of Garden Merit. “A very fiery red selection” which will add some vim to the summer and autumn garden. Read more about Zauschneria californica ‘Western Hills’
Named for Ed Carman, the legendary nurseryman who owned Carman's Nursery in Los Gatos, California, this selection has larger, more flared flowers which are also a more orange shade of red. Terrific summer and autumn flowered perennial for a hot, sunny spot. Read more about Zauschneria canum ‘Ed Carman’
