Shrubs & Hedges

A stylish evergreen bay tree shaped into a classic pyramid, perfect for bringing structure and year-round greenery to patios, entrances, or formal garden borders. Its dense, glossy foliage and elegant form create an instant impact and a timeless, architectural look.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Bay Tree
• Type: Evergreen Shrub/Small Tree
• Colour: Glossy Dark Green Foliage
• Supplied Height: 70cm
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 20cm

A stylish evergreen bay tree shaped into a classic pyramid, perfect for bringing structure and year-round greenery to patios, entrances, or formal garden borders. Its dense, glossy foliage and elegant form create an instant impact and a timeless, architectural look.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Bay Tree
• Type: Evergreen Shrub/Small Tree
• Colour: Glossy Dark Green Foliage
• Supplied Height: 90cm
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Pot Size: 26cm

One of the most popular and reliable English Lavenders, Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' is prized for its compact habit, rich violet-purple flower spikes, and wonderfully fragrant silver-green foliage. Flowering throughout summer, it creates a beautiful display in borders, pathways, cottage gardens, and containers while attracting bees, butterflies, and other pollinators.

Its neat growth and excellent hardiness make it an ideal choice for both beginner and experienced gardeners.

Horticultural Note: 'Munstead' is renowned for its exceptional garden performance and ability to thrive in cooler climates. Its compact habit makes it particularly useful in smaller gardens and container displays.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: English Lavender 'Munstead'
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Violet-purple flowers with silver-green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Flowering Period: June to August
• Position: Full sun, borders, cottage gardens, gravel gardens, containers, edging paths, coastal gardens
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Lavandula stoechas 'Anouk' is a compact and exceptionally floriferous Spanish Lavender, prized for its rich purple flower heads topped with distinctive butterfly-like violet bracts. Flowering over a long period from late spring into summer, it brings vibrant colour, fragrance, and pollinator activity to borders, containers, gravel gardens, and Mediterranean-style plantings.

Its aromatic silver-grey foliage provides year-round interest and contrasts beautifully with the vivid blooms. A drought-tolerant and easy-care variety, 'Anouk' is perfect for sunny spots where it can thrive with minimal maintenance.

Horticultural Note: Excellent for containers, coastal gardens, gravel gardens, and low hedging. Highly attractive to bees and butterflies, while the fragrant foliage can be enjoyed year-round. Prefers free-draining soil and performs best when not overwatered.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Spanish Lavender
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Deep purple flowers with violet-purple bracts; silver-grey foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy in most gardens; benefits from shelter in colder inland areas
• Flowering Period: May to August
• Position: Full sun
• Pot Size: 12cm

Lavandula stoechas 'Great Adventure' is a compact and floriferous French Lavender that produces masses of deep purple flower heads topped with vibrant violet-purple bracts, often described as "butterfly wings". Blooming over a long season, this aromatic evergreen shrub brings Mediterranean charm, colour, and fragrance to borders, containers, and gravel gardens.

Its silver-green foliage provides year-round interest and releases a delightful scent when brushed or planted along pathways.

Horticultural Note: 'Great Adventure' is particularly effective when planted in groups, creating a striking display of colour and fragrance throughout summer while providing an important nectar source for bees and other beneficial insects.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: French Lavender 'Great Adventure'
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Deep purple flower spikes with violet-purple bracts; silver-green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.7m x S-0.7m
• Hardiness: Hardy in sheltered locations; protect from severe winter conditions
• Flowering Period: May to September
• Position: Full sun, gravel gardens, Mediterranean-style planting, containers, borders, coastal gardens
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Lavandula stoechas 'Lilac Wings' is a charming variety of French Lavender, producing rich purple flower heads topped with distinctive pale lilac "wings" that flutter above the blooms like butterfly wings. Flowering over a long season from late spring into summer, it brings vibrant colour, fragrance, and Mediterranean character to borders, containers, and gravel gardens.

Its compact habit and excellent drought tolerance make it a superb low-maintenance choice for sunny locations.

Horticultural Note: The fragrant flowers attract bees and other pollinators, while the aromatic foliage provides year-round interest. Thrives in well-drained soil and performs best in warm, sunny positions. Deadheading spent blooms encourages repeat flowering throughout the season.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: French Lavender
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Deep purple flowers with pale lilac bracts; silvery-green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy in sheltered locations
• Flowering Period: May to August
• Position: Full sun
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Lavandula stoechas 'Lusi Purple' is a compact French Lavender that produces striking deep purple flower spikes topped with distinctive butterfly-like purple bracts from late spring into summer. Its fragrant silver-green foliage provides year-round interest, while the nectar-rich flowers attract bees, butterflies, and other beneficial pollinators.

Perfect for borders, rockeries, gravel gardens, and patio containers, it brings Mediterranean charm and long-lasting colour to sunny spaces.

Horticultural Note: French Lavender thrives in full sun and free-draining soil. Avoid heavy or waterlogged ground, especially during winter.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: French Lavender 'Lusi Purple'
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Deep purple flowers with purple bracts and silver-green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.6m x S-0.6m
• Hardiness: Hardy in sheltered Irish gardens
• Flowering Period: May - August
• Position: Full sun, borders, rockeries, gravel gardens, containers, coastal gardens
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Mahonia 'Sweet Winter' is a compact evergreen shrub that brings valuable colour and fragrance to the garden during the colder months. Clusters of bright yellow flowers appear from late autumn into winter, releasing a sweet scent that attracts pollinators on mild days.

Its glossy, holly-like foliage provides year-round structure and interest, making it an excellent choice for borders, woodland gardens, and sheltered patio containers.

Horticultural Note: One of the best shrubs for winter interest, 'Sweet Winter' combines fragrant flowers with attractive evergreen foliage at a time when few other plants are in bloom.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Sweet Winter Mahonia
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Bright yellow flowers, dark green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.5m x S-1.5m
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Flowering Period: November to February
• Position: Full sun, partial shade, or full shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

A compact and colourful evergreen shrub, Photinia 'Chico' is prized for its vibrant flushes of bright red young foliage that gradually mature to glossy deep green. Smaller and more naturally compact than many other Photinia varieties, it is ideal for low hedging, containers, mixed borders, and smaller gardens where year round structure and colour are desired.

Tough, adaptable and easy to grow, it brings reliable evergreen beauty to a wide range of garden settings.

Horticultural Note: Best foliage colour develops in a sunny position. Excellent for low hedging, foundation planting, containers, and year round structure in smaller gardens. Tolerant of pruning and easy to maintain in a compact shape.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Compact Red Robin
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Bright red new growth maturing to glossy dark green
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1.5m x S-1.5m
• Hardiness: Fully hardy
• Flowering Period: May to June (small creamy-white flowers)
• Position: Full sun to partial shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Strong, reliable and beautifully dense, Pittosporum 'Irish Luck' is one of the finest evergreen shrubs for structure and screening in Irish gardens. Glossy, mid to deep green leaves are carried tightly along upright stems, creating a naturally compact and full habit without excessive pruning.

Horticultural Note: Thrives in well drained soil and benefits from shelter from severe inland frost. Trim lightly in late spring or early summer to maintain density and encourage fresh growth.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Kohuhu
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Glossy mid green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-3m x S-2m
• Hardiness: Hardy and well suited to most Irish gardens
• Season of Interest: Year round foliage interest
• Position: Full sun to partial shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Silver Ball' is a compact, evergreen shrub with a naturally rounded, ball-shaped habit that requires very little pruning to maintain its form. Its small, wavy-edged green leaves have attractive silvery undersides, giving the plant a soft, shimmering appearance as they move in the breeze.

Tiny, dark purple flowers appear in late spring and early summer, releasing a subtle honey-like fragrance. Ideal for formal gardens, low hedging, containers, and mixed borders, this neat shrub provides year-round structure and is particularly well suited to coastal gardens thanks to its excellent wind and salt tolerance.

Horticultural Note: Avoid waterlogged soils, particularly during winter.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Silver Ball Pittosporum
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Glossy green foliage with silvery undersides; small dark purple flowers
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1m x S-1m
• Hardiness: Hardy in most Irish gardens; benefits from shelter in very cold or exposed locations
• Position: Full sun to partial shade, borders, low hedging, containers, coastal gardens
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Pittosporum tenuifolium 'Tom Thumb' is a compact, evergreen shrub prized for its rich purple-black foliage and naturally rounded habit. Fresh new growth emerges bright green before deepening to glossy burgundy and almost black, creating striking contrast throughout the year. Small, dark purple, honey-scented flowers appear in late spring, adding subtle seasonal interest.

Easy to grow and requiring very little maintenance, this colourful shrub provides year-round structure and dramatic foliage in gardens of any size.

Horticultural Note: Light pruning in late spring or early summer will help maintain its naturally compact, rounded shape.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Tom Thumb Pittosporum
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Dark purple-black foliage with small dark purple flowers
• Max. Height & Spread: H-1m x S-1m
• Hardiness: Hardy in most Irish gardens; best in a sheltered position in colder areas
• Flowering Period: May - June
• Position: Full sun or partial shade
• Pot Size: 2 Litre

Pittosporum tobira 'Nana' is a compact, slow-growing evergreen shrub with a naturally rounded, dense habit and glossy dark green foliage. It provides year-round structure and is ideal for creating neat, low-maintenance planting in borders, rockeries and containers. Although grown mainly for its handsome foliage, mature plants may also produce small, creamy-white flowers with a sweet citrus fragrance in late spring.

Its tidy growth and excellent tolerance of coastal conditions make it a superb choice for formal gardens and exposed locations.

Horticultural Note: Trim lightly after flowering if required to maintain its neat, rounded shape. Avoid heavy pruning into old wood.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Dwarf Japanese Mock Orange
• Type: Evergreen shrub
• Colour: Creamy-white flowers with glossy dark green foliage
• Max. Height & Spread: H-0.9m x S-1.2m
• Hardiness: Hardy in most Irish gardens; protect from severe frost when young
• Flowering Period: April - May
• Position: Full sun or partial shade
• Pot Size: 3 Litre

Prunus laurocerasus 'Bonaparte' is a superb evergreen laurel with a compact, upright growth habit and a touch of refined colour. Its glossy green leaves emerge with a striking bronze-red tint, adding a warm contrast to traditional green hedging.

Tough, fast-growing, and easy to maintain, 'Bonaparte' makes an excellent choice for dense, year-round screening that brings structure and richness to the garden.

Characteristics:

• Common Name: Cherry Laurel
• Soil: Moist, Well-Drained, Fertile Soil
• Position: Full Sun to Partial Shade
• Season of Interest: All Year Round (Evergreen)
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy & Wind-Tolerant
• Supplied Height: Approx. 90cm
• Max. Height & Spread: H-3m x S-2m

Prunus laurocerasus 'Rotundifolia' is a vigorous, bushy and upright evergreen shrub eith dark green, glossy oblong leaves. Small, fragrant white flowers on 5-12cm long spikes appear in mid and late spring, followed by cherry-like red fruits, ripening to black

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Characteristics:

• Soil: Suitable for majority of soil types (Well-drained normal soils are best)
• Position: Tolerates full sun, to partial shade
• Flowering: Evergreen foliage & creamy-white flowers in mid to late spring
• Hardiness: Fully Hardy
• Supplied Height: 2m
• Max. Height & Spread: H-4 to 8m x S-4m
• Pot size: 40 Litre

Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' is a more formal, tidier looking variety of the Portugal Laurel. Its longer and narrower leaves grow on red-purple stems giving it an interesting appearance and providing some additional colour during the year.

Most commonly used as a hedging plant, 'Angustifolia' will tolerate most soil conditions and is particularly good in chalky soils too. Small white flowers appear all over this evergreen shrub in summer, slowly becoming small red fruits by autumn, both are enjoyed by wildlife.

Only needing one prune per year - if required at all - this shrub is low maintenance and very easy to care for.

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Characteristics:

• Soil: Tolerates most soil conditions
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Site: Semi-sheltered
• Season of Interest: Year round interest
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Supplied Height: 80-100cm
• Max. Height & Spread: H-5m x S-4m
• Size: 10 Litre

Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' is a more formal, tidier looking variety of the Portugal Laurel. Its longer and narrower leaves grow on red-purple stems giving it an interesting appearance and providing some additional colour during the year.

Most commonly used as a hedging plant, 'Angustifolia' will tolerate most soil conditions and is particularly good in chalky soils too. Small white flowers appear all over this evergreen shrub in summer, slowly becoming small red fruits by autumn, both are enjoyed by wildlife.

Only needing one prune per year - if required at all - this shrub is low maintenance and very easy to care for.

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Characteristics:

• Soil: Tolerates most soil conditions
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Site: Semi-sheltered
• Season of Interest: Year round interest
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Supplied Height: Approx 1.4 to 1.6m
• Max. Height & Spread: H-5m x S-4m
• Size: 20 Litre

Prunus lusitanica 'Angustifolia' is a more formal, tidier looking variety of the Portugal Laurel. Its longer and narrower leaves grow on red-purple stems giving it an interesting appearance and providing some additional colour during the year.

Most commonly used as a hedging plant, 'Angustifolia' will tolerate most soil conditions and is particularly good in chalky soils too. Small white flowers appear all over this evergreen shrub in summer, slowly becoming small red fruits by autumn, both are enjoyed by wildlife.

Only needing one prune per year - if required at all - this shrub is low maintenance and very easy to care for.

Characteristics:

• Soil: Tolerates most soil conditions
• Position: Full Sun or Partial Shade
• Site: Semi-sheltered
• Season of Interest: Year round interest
• Hardiness: Hardy
• Supplied Height: 40-60cm
• Max. Height & Spread: H-5m x S-4m
• Size: 3 Litre