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Caucasian fir is perhaps the most beautiful conifer of our climate. No wonder that it is also a commercial bestseller as a Christmas tree. Its short needles densely cover the branches; they are deep green and very glossy, with silvery undersides. Fresh growths are intensely bright green.
The growth ...
12 - 18m
3 - 5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Nanum is a dwarf variety of Field maple, suitable for small gardens and avenues with limited space. It grows slowly into a small tree some 2.5m tall and wide. The leaves are deciduous, deep green, with 3-5 rounded lobes, turning yellow in autumn. It naturally forms dense and many branched, rounded c ...
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Katsura is a Japanese maple that is highly decorative especially in spring, when new leaves emerge, and in autumn, when they change again. They are typically palmate, rather small, 5-lobed, chartreuse yellow-green with coppery margins in early spring, rich green in summer, and glowing golden-yellow ...
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Amoena is a Japanese azalea with small to mid-sized, bright, deep fuchsia pink flowers, hose in hose, that totall cover the plant when in full bloom. They come out in mid May and continue until early June. Thanks to their bright colour it will light up the daker corners of your garden.
Leaves are ...
V - VI
0,4 - 0,8m
0,4 - 1m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blaauw’s Pink has attractive, salmon pink small flowers with slightly darker throat. It has irregular growth and belongs to mid-sized azalea.
Leaves are mid to dark green, ovate, only about 2-3 cm long. In semi-shade and shade they remain on the shrub throughout winter, if placed in full sun ...
IV - V
0,3 - 1m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Stewartstonian is becoming the most sought-after evergreen azalea with red flowers. The red is soft, almost orangey red, as far as we can talk about orange in Japanese azaleas. It grows moderately and forms a fairly compact shrub that does not need to be pruned.
Slightly glossy leaves are ovate, s ...
V - VI
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,5m
semi-shade to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aladdin Scout is a great Kurume azalea with profusion of soft red, large flowers. It blooms from end May until early June. Evergreen leaves are medium sized, deep green, and narrowly ovate. It grows medium fast in all direction forming a rounded bush.
Azaleas can be clipped to shapes immediately af ...
V - VI
0,6 - 1,3m
0,6 - 1,3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MAGICAL® GLOBE is a dwarf selection of European white birch. It comes from Australia where it is called Lollipop Birch. Its makes stiff, strong, slow growing branches with very handsome, fresh green, glossy foliage. Especially after the rain it glitters like a green diamond. Naturally it forms ...
1,5 - 2,5m
1,3 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Miss Violet is a compact butterfly bush variety growing about one and a half meters tall and wide, forming a dense, freely flowering shrub. Its rich purple violet flowers are composed in remarkably narrow, 10-15 cm long, sage-like, terminal panicles and open from late June until early September if t ...
VI - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Culinary herbs have been an important item of almost every garden. Depending on who likes what you can find marjoram, rosemary, thyme or at least parsley in most European gardens. These plants usually come from warmer zones and therefore like plenty of sun and well-drained soil.
We offer individua ...
0,2 - 0,6m
0,2 - 0,6m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Marsh marigold is our native perennial, naturally occurring from Central to North Europe as well as in North America and North Asia. It loves boggy and constantly moist locations in full sun. It is very variable and during a spring walk you can find several plants of slightly different appearance, y ...
III - V
0,2 - 0,4m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This easy to grow shrub has many names and all of them say something about the beautiful perfume of the flowers: sweetshrub, strawberry shrub, or even pineapple shrub. They really smell like a few types of fruit: strawberry, apple, and even melon. Sweetshrub is native to much of the eastern USA and ...
V - VI
1,5 - 2,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
INDIAN SUMMER® is one of the latest varieties among trumpet creepers. It is a successful cross between c.tagliabuana and c.radicans that originated in the Netherlands and was patented in the USA under the name Kudian.
It blooms abundantly from early July until the first frosts if the plant ha ...
VII - IX
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pea tree is a low-maintenance plant which is also often grown in very inhospitable locations because it can take almost anything: hard frost, dry soil, full sun, wind and absolute neglect.
Walker is a variety commonly grafted on short or medium-sized stems with weeping branches. Its deciduous leav ...
V - VI
1 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,3m
full sun
2 (down to -45°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Monumentalis is a unique version of hornbeam with strictly conical shape and very slow growth rate. Leaves are bright green and cover the whole of the plant. Even after they fall the tree remains very attractive with its regularly growing branches making a bonsai appearance. No pruning or trimming r ...
1 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This giant dogwood has another name which, in my opinion, characterizes the plant much better = wedding cake tree. Looking at the habit of the more commonly grown cultivar Variegata one knows exactly what it means. This beauty can easily become a show-stopping specimen in a garden of literally any s ...
IV - V
3 - 5m
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
China Girl is a freely flowering Japanese dogwood with numerous creamy white flowers in June when the shrub is fully in leaf. Technically, they are not flowers but 4 flower bracts composed around small flower heads. They are followed by edible, bright pink fruit that looks like litchi.
Pointed lea ...
VI - VI
2 - 3m
2 - 4m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Contorta is a contorted version of our European hazelnut. It was found as a spontaneous mutation of a branch in a hedge in Tortworth, England, in the middle of 1800’s by a Victorian gardener Canon Henry Nicholson Ellacombe. Enthusiastically and willingly he cut off a twig brought it to his fri ...
II - III
2 - 3m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Compacta is a recent selection of Evergreen (Ebbing's) silverthorn, very probably of Italian origin (not confirmed). Unlike its mother plant - the species of Ebbing's silverthorn - it makes a compact and well-behaved shrub without overgrown twigs in one season. In fact, this sport makes quite a hand ...
IX - X
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Gilt Edge is one of the first registered varieties of evergreen silverthorn with variegated foliage. It makes leathery, oval to ovate, partially undulated, and glossy leaves with dark green centres and thick yellow margins. Twigs are orange-brown, and the colder the weather comes in autumn the deepe ...
IX - X
2 - 5m
1 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
EUPHORIA™ RUBY is the shortest growing and a very compact variety of Joe Pye Weed so far. Its sturdy, maroon stems commonly grow between 50 and 80 cm in height. As early as in late July appear up to 26 cm wide corymbs composed of bright purple red flower buds which open into tiny, fringed flow ...
VII - IX
0,5 - 0,8m
0,5 - 0,8m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
MIKADOR® is a French introduction of golden bell from 2012. It exhibits compact growth with upright, strong branches, and rich, sulphur yellow flowers. Deciduous leaves are lanceolate, mid-green, serrated. The bark is yellow-green to yellow-brown. It can be pruned almost any time from spring un ...
IV
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
When a shrubby version of ivy was discovered it was a breakthrough. A non-climbing ivy with even more attractive foliage was an entirely different plant that could be used in various ways unlike a climber. Now there is an improvement over this invention – a dwarf version of shrubby ivy, even m ...
0,3 - 0,4m
0,4 - 0,8m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Green Ripple is an attractive variety of self-clinging English ivy. It has mid-sized, deep green leaves with 3 or 5 lobes and rippled margins. Another conspicuous feature are creamy veins inside the leaves. Branches produce aerial roots that cling to any surface (support).
Young plants grow slower ...
3 - 5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
“Hamabo” will no doubt attract your attention thanks to its rare, pink-red veins on pale pink or almost white flower petals, each of which has its own deep red blotch in the centre. The shrub is always erect and slightly rounded with age.
It has very decorative leaves that are unique. T ...
VII - IX
2 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Russian Violet is a popular large-flowered variety of Rose-of-Sharon. Its flowers are purple pink with violet tones and a large burgundy red eye and rays in the centre. Blooming begins in early July and continues until sunny and warm days of September. It has very decorative leaves that are unique. ...
VII - IX
2 - 3,5m
1,3 - 1,8m
full sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Totus Albus is a very elegant variety that bears large, 7-9 cm across, flowers of pure white colour, sometimes with dwarf lacy petals in the center. They come out reliably every year in July and don’t stop blooming until all buds have gone - sometimes by end September. Pruning is not needed. B ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Woodbridge is an ideal choice for everyone who loves shiny-coloured flowers in summer. They are bright pink, sometimes of a faint lavender touch, with a bright red eye in the middle, small enough not to disturb the entire colour of the bloom. They come out every year in July and don’t stop blo ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
WHITE CHIFFON® belongs to the Chiffon group hybridized by English botanist Dr.Roderick Woods. Showy flowers are pure white and large: 7-9 cm across and look double although from the botanical point of view they are single with dwarf lacy petals in the center. They come out reliably every year i ...
VII - IX
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Invincibelle Spirit® is a fantastic novelty from 2010. This sevenbark hydrangea is historically the first one with pink flowers and extreme hardiness. The flowers are a little smaller than the ones of Annabelle but they show pure pink to rosy purple colour from mid to late summer. Deciduous lea ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This false cypress is belongs to the Filifera group, which means it has thread-like branches. In fact, some call these branches leaves. Practically the leaves are scales that cover the whip-like branches. Filifera Aurea is probably the most sought-after variety with golden yellow branches. It grows ...
1 - 3m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This false cypress is a dwarf, mound forming variety belonging to the Filifera group, which means it has thread-like branches. In fact, some call these branches leaves. Practically the leaves are scales that cover the whip-like branches. Filifera Nana is a green version, very slow growing, ideal in ...
0,3 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fringe tree is a very rare and beautiful small shrub or small tree. In early summer it has profusion of upto 20 cm long pendent panicles of fragrant, shiny snow-white, narrow flowers. Female plants produce bluish black berries, however, usually only male plants are sold in nurseries.
Mid to deep g ...
V - VI
1,5 - 3m
1,5 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Mary Nell is a hybrid holly from the USA, bred by Joe McDaniels in Tom Dodd Nursery in Alabama in 1962. It is a cross between large-leaved holly ilex latifolia and hybrid holly Red Delight which is a cross between ilex cornuta and ilex pernyi. Joseph C. McDaniels (1912-1982) was a renowned horticult ...
3 - 4m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Ingramii
is a male English holly variety whose origin I did not manage to find. There are notes about its existence yet before 2000 but it appears to be commercially attractive only from about 2015 or so. It makes heavily toothed, mid-sized leaves or deep green colour with rich silver-white marblin ...
1 - 1,8m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
J.C.van Tol variety, more than any other holly, is known for making almost spineless leaves when the plant reaches a height of abt. 1m. They are glossy, deep green to olive green on the undersides.
It is a female veriety bearing showy, bright red berries that appear abundantly and reliably every y ...
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Golden King holly is a beautiful and easy to grow shrub with almost spineless leaves. They are oval to rounded, deep green in the centre and richly varigated yellow at the margins. The colder the weather, the deeper yellow margins.
Golden King name, however, is a sort of a screw-up: this plant is f ...
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lawsoniana is my favourite. It is a female, variegated version of male plant Hendersonii which is just green. The leaves of Lawsoniana are deep green at the margins, grading through light green towards bright yellow centres. They are curled which gives the plant an extraordinary appearance. Being a ...
1,5 - 4m
1 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Germany has another novelty among blue hollies. Its name is Heckenpracht and it is a cross between ilex aquifolium Pyramidalis and ilex x meserveae Blue Prince®.
Heckenpracht is a bushy shrub with upright branches and evergreen, medium large, glossy leaves that are dark green and serrated at ...
1,5 - 2,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Heckenstar® is quite a novelty from Germany, bred by Hans Hachmann and patented only in 1998. It is a cross ilex aquifolium „Pyramidalis“ and ilex x meserveae „Blue Prince“® . The result is a strictly upright growing, very hardy, evergreen shrub. Outside Europe it ...
2 - 3m
0,5 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GOLDEN GIRL ® is probably the first ever patented holly with yellow berries in the world, US plant patent 7652 from 1990, as a cross between ilex aquifolium ´Fructa Lutea´and ilex rugosa . Yellow fruits are an awesome feature because it never happened with any other blue holly before. And it ha ...
1,5 - 4m
1 - 2,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Maid® is a female variety of blue holly. It produces abundance of tiny, white flowers in spring that are followed by attractive berries in autumn. They are bright red and glossy, and remain on the plant until the birds find them in winter. Once they do they will eat them all. In order to p ...
1,5 - 3,5m
1 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BERRY DAZZLE® is another crape myrtle introduction by Michael A.Dirr from Georgia, USA. It is a chance seedling of Pocomoke from 2002 forming small, compact and very dense shrubs with bright fuchsia pink flowers, composed in erect racemes from late July until early September (in C.E.). The deci ...
VIII - IX
0,5 - 1m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Grey Pearl is a picturesque dwarf variety of Japanese larch. It is a low growing shrub with soft, deciduous needles that emerge fresh green and soon turn silvery blue green. It makes a fluffy appearance and is almost irresistible not to touch every time you pass by. It grows slowly making tiered bra ...
0,5 - 1m
0,6 - 1,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you like sweetgum and you are afraid of its size in maturity try this one. Gum Ball is a great variety with dwarf growth and reduced size. After 10 years it can grow to some 2.5m with a total of 3m in maturity. Its crown is quite regular even without pruning.
The leaves are identical to basic s ...
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Fastigiatum is a columnar variety of yellow poplar tree / tulip tree which has two advantages as opposed to the species. First - it is narrower and will fit into a mid-sized garden. And secondly, and for most of us perhaps more importantly, it flowers from very young age. As opposed to encyclopedias ...
VI - VII
7 - 13m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Betty’s flowers are deep purple outside and almost white inside, there are up to 19 narrow, long petals which in full bloom open like a star as much as 20 cm wide with strong citrus scent. It has attractive bright green foliage, some of which often turns coppery red in the summer. It does not ...
IV - V
2 - 3,5m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Susan magnolia has narrow, goblet-shaped flowers of deep pink, nearly red colour outside and slightly lighter red inside. This is the reddest coloured variety among spring magnolias. It flowers reliably already when young. It does not require pruning at all. As it has flower buds at the ends of last ...
IV - V
1,5 - 3m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Francois Treyve evergreen magnolia is more compact than the species. It bears deep green, glossy, broadly ovate or almost rounded leaves with cinnamon-brown leathery undersides that protect them from drying winds and cold. Flowers appear from the first hot and sunny days of summer. They are beautifu ...
VII - VIII
3 - 6m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
It was in 1826 when the very first bloom of this famous saucer magnolia came into the world. It was bred by French botanist Etienne Soulange-Bodin who 6 years before that success made a cross between m.denudata and m.liliflora. It blooms on bare branches with beautifully scented, goblet- or saucer ...
IV - V
4 - 8m
semi-shade / partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Jonagold is a great dessert apple variety that combines the best of both its parents. It has the sweetness of Golden Delicious as well as mild sharpness and aroma of Jonathan. The flesh is crispy and very juicy. Moreover, Jonagold is a very attractive apple to look at – it is honey yellow with ...
IV - V
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full sun
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Rode Boskoop (Boskoop Red) is a red version of an old and popular Dutch variety of Belle de Boskoop late apple. It produces incredibly large fruit that can weigh up to 250g. It is often irregular or rounded with ribs. The skin is tough, rich red on most parts, and the flesh is pale yellow-green matu ...
IV - V
2,5 - 3,5m
2 - 3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Spire is a hybrid between two types of perovskia. It was first introduced to RHS in 1961 and since late 80´s it has been in cultivation in most of the world with mild climate. It is a very hardy plant originally found in Central Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan) but is successfully grown even furthe ...
VII - IX
0,6 - 1,2m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Robin is a New Zealand selection of Fraser's photinia which is considered the first and also possibly the most successful Fraser's photinia variety of 20th century. After 20 years from its introduction it received the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by the English Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) f ...
V
2 - 4m
1 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Red Robin is a New Zealand selection of Fraser's photinia which is considered the first and also possibly the most successful Fraser's photinia variety of 20th century. After 20 years from its introduction it received the Award of Garden Merit (AGM) by the English Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) f ...
V
2 - 4m
1,5 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carré Rouge is a French selection of Fraser's photinia from Red Robin variety. It originated in Nantes and produces smaller leaves of intensely red colour when young, maturing to deep green, yet keeping the top leaves crimson or wine red. New leaves with red colour emerge at least twice a year: in e ...
IV
1,5 - 3m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brewer spruce is an evergreen conifer native to the Siskiyou Mountains of southwestern Oregon and northern California where it is a rare plant owing to its sparse occurrence. It has a beautiful shape. The stem and inner branches are firm and upright whereas new branches are soft and pendulous which ...
8 - 15m
3 - 5m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Blue Diamond is a true jewel. This conifer is a variety of Colorado spruce with intensely blue coloured needles with silver overlay. They are quite prickly and evergreen. It grows about 15 cm per year, and only 10 cm upwards making about 1m tall plant in 10 years time. It is well branched from the b ...
4 - 7m
1 - 3m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Lily-of-the-valley shrubs are very popular ericaceous plants with attractive foliage and abundant flowering. Purity is another dwarf variety. It is similar to Prelude but more rounded and regular in habit. The flower buds are green and open into pure white, lily-of-the-valley-like white flowers in e ...
IV - IV
0,4 - 0,6m
0,4 - 0,6m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you like Mediterranean umbrella pines but feel sorry that it is too tender for our climate try to have a look at this selection of dwarf Japanese red pine. It is called Alice Verkade and has bright green, soft needles. It is a slow growing plant making only about 7-10 cm per year, forming a beaut ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
BAMBINO® is another beautiful dwarf hybrid pine, following success of its forerunners Marie Brégeon and BREPO®. It has medium to dark green, 3-4 cm long needles that recall those of pinus mugo. The plant naturally forms symmetrical, mounding shrubs which need no trimming whatsoever, and gr ...
0,5 - 0,8m
0,8 - 1,3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Carsten’s Wintergold is a selection of very popular Wintergold with stunning winter colour. The needles are deep green from mid spring until early autumn. Then they begin turning yellow and from end autumn until the last cold days of spring they are vivid yellow. This colour is unbeatable so f ...
0,3 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,6m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Oregon Green is a very beautiful addition to the family of small to mid-sized pine trees. It was found as a seedling by Morris Van Meter in his nursery in Boring, Oregon, USA, in early 1990's. It is easily distinguished by its stiff habit with erect branches where needles are borne in such density a ...
4 - 6m
3 - 4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
If you like pines with soft needles, white pines are the best choice. Radiata is an old variety from 1923 which is a slow grower with silvery blue-green needles decorated with green underneath. The appearance is fluffy and you feel like touching it everytime you pass it.
Radiata forms a mounding h ...
1,5 - 4m
1,5 - 2,5m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Digitata is a naturally occurring form of oriental plane, now considered a variety. It was first described by British botanist George Henry (1806-1879) who also admitted that the tree had been put into commerce some 30 earlier by Loddiges, a significant nursery of 18th and 19th century renowned for ...
15 - 25m
15 - 20m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Aurea Nana is a dwarf conifer with golden-yellow, scale-like leaves. It belongs to cypress family and is known under its other name – oriental thuja. It grows slowly, keeps it compact shape and dense habit and is suitable for cultivation on short stems.
Platycladus is a trouble-free conifer w ...
1 - 2m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Originally named Snofozam after it was put to trade this hybrid weeping cherry received a nicer name Snow Fountains® which tells everything. In the spring it produces masses of lightly scented pure white flowers along plentiful of weeping branches that may run almost to the ground unless pruned ...
IV - V
1,5 - 3m
1 - 3m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Büttners Rote Knorpelkirsche is a great and unique sweet cherry variety from German Halle found already in 1795. In early 2000‘ it was renamed to ALTENBURGER MELONENKIRSCHE which truly does no make its pronunciation any easier.
This cherry produces excellent fruit of unique taste and beautif ...
4 - 6m
3 - 5m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Otto Luyken is one of the best known as well the most reliable and the hardiest selection among cherry laurels. Its evergreen pointed leaves are glossy and dark green. In April and May appears a profusion of erect racemes compound of small, creamy white, fragrant flowers followed by blue-black fruit ...
IV - V
1,5 - 3m
2 - 3m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
SOFIA is a dwarf cherry laurel that can easily be mistaken for a holy because of its distinctly serrated (not spiny) leaves. Hoar frost makes a picturesque sight in autumn and winter and you will want to make a photo of them every time you pass them by. They are evergreen, leathery, narrowly lance-s ...
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,5m
full sun to shade
5b (down to -27°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants.
Angustifolia is a very elegant variety of Portugal laurel. Irrespective of its origin it belongs to the hardiest evergreen plants for our climate and performs better than some large-leaved cherry la ...
V - VI
2 - 6m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Brenelia is an elegant novelty variety of Portugal laurel from early 21st century. In appearance and use it is similar to Angustifolia variety but has larger leaves with undulated margins. The stalks and new stems are rich burgundy red not only in winter but most of the growing season. It grows mode ...
V - VI
3 - 6m
2 - 4m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
You can easily fall in love with this Portugal laurel if you like evergreen plants. It will enchant you with its lush, glossy leaves. They are large, thick, somewhat undulated, and emerge coppery orange, turn soft green, and mature to dark green in summer. They resemble foliage of viburnum odoratiss ...
V - VI
2 - 3m
1,5 - 2m
full to partial sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Callery pear is a flowering (ornamental) pear tree which is cultivated for its profuse flowering in April. The tree produces a huge quantity of snow white flowers followed by small, almost spherical fruit that is edible but not too tasty.
Chanticleer is a famous variety of narrowly conical habit. I ...
IV - V
8 - 13m
4 - 6m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Williams is probably the most known and spread out pear in the world. Its complete name is Williams bon Chretien and comes from the UK, 18th century.
It is an early variety bearing mid-sized or large fruit with light green or yellow skin. The flesh is very juicy, aromatic, and sweet, it quickly sof ...
IV - V
3 - 5m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Holm oak or holly oak (holm is an old word for holly) is native to the Mediterranean and is spread from southern parts of Italy, France, Spain and Portugal, to west Balkan and milder parts of North Africa. It used to form vast areas of evergreen forests most of which are chopped down today. It was f ...
8 - 15m
6 - 8m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
FEATHERS PEACOCK is a highly attractive hybrid lavender sage. It has unique foliage and unusual inflorescence. It blooms quite early, already in mid-May it makes up to 55 cm tall, hairy stems topped with slightly drooping spike-like inflorescences with large, lavender violet flowers. It blooms profu ...
V - IX
0,4 - 0,6m
0,3 - 0,4m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
GOLDEN TOWER is a slender growing variety of European elder, a sister variety of BLACK TOWER, but this time with golden foliage. Its deciduous leaves emerge bright lime green and reach a vivid yellow green or almost golden yellow shade in full sun. They are deeply incised and perfectly soften the st ...
V - VI
1 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full to partial sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Groundcovering stonecrops are alpine perennials which are available in so many species and varieties that everyone can find his favourite. They are native to almost all continents including their coldest parts, except for Australia and Antarctica.
They are cultivated for their spreading, low habit, ...
0,1 - 0,2m
0,3 - 0,8m
full sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink Perfume is a Dutch addition to the Bloomerang® series of re-blooming lilacs marketed by Proven Winners® in USA. The plant was bred by Andre Franciscus van Nijnatten from Zundert, the Netherlands, in 2003, and patented as PP24252 in 2012. It is a cross between dwarf s.meyeri and small- ...
V - VIII
1 - 1,5m
1,3 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
This variety was first introduced in the UK in 1954. The seeds came from Korea hence its name: Miss Kim, Kim being the most common name in Korea. The scented flowers are pure lavender-lilac colour, opening from darker purplish buds. They are formed in upright panicles that are not as clustered as o ...
V - VI
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,5m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Belle de Nancy (The Beauty of Nantes) is one of over 200 lilac cultivars bred and introduced by a little-known French horticulturist Victor Lemoine. This one was introduced in 1891 and bears soft pink, semi-double flowers composed in a 20-25 cm long panicle with an intensely sweet perfume. They open ...
V
2 - 3m
3 - 4m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Michel Buchner and with Charles Joly are probably the most common lilac varieties in the Czech Republic. The flower colour of Michel Buchner is a bit difficult to describe – something between lilac pink, light violet, and mauve. Individual flowers are double and form a dense, erect panicle. Li ...
V - V
2 - 4m
2 - 3m
full to partial sun
3 (down to -40°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Irish yew is a popular evergreen conifer. They are very practical due to many varieties available offering various shapes and sizes. Another advantage is that they grow well in both full sun and in deep shade.
Fastigiata has strictly upright, narrow habit. It grows very slowly which makes it suitab ...
3 - 7m
1 - 2m
full sun to shade
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Highbush blueberry is native to North America. It is a deciduous shrub 1-2m tall and wide producing edible, sweet berries in summer. Individual varieties differ in habit, fruit size and also slightly the taste. New, modern varieties are bred to eliminate cracking and to enhance hardiness. Flowers ar ...
V - VI
1 - 2m
1 - 2m
full sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Pink blueberries, now commonly called Pinkberry® are a modern attraction of early 2000's. The first plant was achieved by American breeder Mark Ehlenfeldt from Agricultural Research Service (ARS), who in 1991 crossed rabbiteye blueberry whose immature fruit is pink, and usual highbush blueberry ...
IV - V
1 - 1,5m
1 - 1,3m
full sun
7 (down to -23°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Cranberrybush is a low shrub offering three interesting features. The first of them, obviously, is the profusion of flowers in late spring. They are almost flat panicles composed of both sterile and fertile flowers that are followed by super-attractive vivid red, glossy berries from mid-summer. They ...
V - VI
0,5 - 1,5m
0,5 - 1,8m
full to partial sun
4 (down to -34°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
Beaked yucca is a tree-like yucca with evergreen, steel-blue leaves formed in a dense rosette. The blades are 40-60 cm long and only 1-1.5 cm wide. You can also come across specimens with a thin yellow margin but those do not seem to be considered separate or named varieties, only mutations of the s ...
IX
1,5 - 3m
0,5 - 1m
full sun
5 (down to -29°C)
for zone 5+6
for zone 7
