Plants - perfect for containers

A selection of eye-catching shrubs, very small trees, climbers and perennials which can all grow well in large containers or pots.

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Acer palmatum 'Garnet' - established plant with a mound-like habit

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Acer

Acer palmatum 'Garnet'

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£43.20 £48.00

(Japanese Maple) A popular small maple with arching branches, ideal for small gardens which is grown for its deeply divided, rich purple-red leaves and dome-like habit once established.

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Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' - specimen plant in spring

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Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream'

BlueBell Nursery

£43.20 £48.00

(Japanese Maple) A stunning large shrub or in many years a small tree, Acer palmatum 'Orange Dream' has glorious golden-yellow foliage in spring, followed by rich orange/red autumn colours. An excellent choice of maple for growing in a large container!

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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' - autumn colour

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Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki'

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£40.50 £45.00

(Japanese Maple) Acer palmatum 'Osakazuki' is one of our favourite maples and grows to be a stunning large shrub or small tree with dark green summer leaves and some of the best bright red and scarlet-orange autumn colour. Fantastic as a garden plant in sun or dappled shade and also grows well in a large container.

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Acer palmatum 'Viridis'

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£43.20 £48.00

(Japanese Maple) Ideal for a small garden, this graceful maple has a mound-like habit, arching branches and deeply cut, bright green leaves which colour brilliantly to gold or red in the autumn before falling.

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Agapanthus

Agapanthus 'Charlotte'

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£16.96 £19.95

(African lily) New to us, this is a clump forming semi-evergreen perennial with slender dark green leaves and spikes of lovely pale blue flowers in summer. Compact and suitable for gardens with limited space. Best is a sunny position with well drained soil and shelter from strong wind. Can be grown in a large container.

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Athyrium

Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae'

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£14.95

(Tatting Fern) Athyrium filix-femina 'Frizelliae' has long, narrow, pale green leaves with small, round, ball-like pinnae (divisions of a compound frond, akin to leaflets on a leaf) running along the midrib. The initial flush of leaves in spring are particularly dainty with further leaves emerging in summer being more typically fern-like in shape.

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Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde' - flowers in spring

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Berberis

Berberis thunbergii 'Concorde'

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£15.26 £16.95

(Barberry) A compact and rounded deciduous shrub with dark velvety purple leaves in spring and summer which turn pretty shades of bright red and orange before falling in autumn. Masses of small, pale-yellow flowers cover the stems in spring once established. Grows well in a large container and also makes an unusual low informal hedge if planted in group.

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Camellia japonica 'Lovelight' - spring flowers

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Camellia

Camellia japonica 'Lovelight'

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£20.66 £22.95

A beautiful evergreen shrub with showy, large, semi-double white flowers and golden stamen in spring. These flowers can help give a cheerful feel to a garden in early spring when most other plants are bare. The leaves are dark green and glossy. Camellia japonica 'Lovelight' is an excellent shrub for border planting and is also suitable for growing in a...

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Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' - autumn colour

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Cercis

Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'

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£59.85 £66.50

(Eastern Redbud) A glorious large shrub or eventually very small tree, the sun shining through the glorious rich-purple, heart-shaped summer leaves of Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' is one of the wonders of the garden. A truly lovely plant which deserves a good position in nearly any garden. Best in a position with plenty of sun.

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Cornus kousa 'China Girl'

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£43.20 £48.00

(Flowering Dogwood) This popular dogwood is an improved and reliable, early flowering form of the more well known Cornus kousa var chinensis and has masses of large, creamy-white flower bracts covering the branches in early to mid summer once established. Cornus kousa 'China Girl' has proved to be a first class, large, upright shrub or eventually very...

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Dryopteris

Dryopteris wallichiana 'Jurassic Gold'

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£14.95

(Alpine Wood Fern) New to us, this is a hardy, medium sized, semi-evergreen fern with large, vibrant golden-yellow young fronds in Spring. These ornamental fronds gradually turn light green with a hint of yellow later on in the summer. Most suited for a position in light dappled or heavy shade. It can also be grown very successfully in a container,...

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Echinacea

Echinacea 'Hot Summer'

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£16.95

(Coneflower) An clump forming perennial with dark green summer leaves and upright spikes of large, daisy-like flower heads with golden-orange petals which are popular with bees and butterflies. Ideal for a sunny border or for growing in a large container.

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