Aucuba are dioecious evergreen shrubs with simple, leathery leaves, attractively variegated in many cultivars, and small purple flowers followed on female plants by large glossy red fruit. ‘Variegata’ is a a female cultivar with glossy leaves heavily spotted with creamy-yellow; small purple flowers may be followed by glossy bright red berries if a male clone is nearby. The plant’s fruit...
Akebia are vigorous twining, semi-evergreen climbing shrubs, with attractive palmate or trifoliate leaves and racemes of cup-shaped purplish female and smaller male flowers, followed by large, sausage-shaped fruits, if cross-pollinated by another clone
Ligustrum ovalifolium, or Privet hedging as its more commonly known, inherits rich green leaves and develops creamy white flowers in July, which attract butterflies and birds. However, the flowers are generally clipped away.
Vitex Agnus Castus Latifolia is a large, spreading, deciduous shrub with dark green, palmate leaves comprised of five or seven oval, pointed, aromatic leaflets. Branched sprays of small, purple (occasionally white or dark blue), fragrant flowers appear on the ends of the branches in early to mid-autumn
This hardy evergreen shrub has a rounded, compact habit, and glossy, gold-edged leaves. Perfect for growing in patio containers and borders, it adds structure all year round, with the addition of highly scented pink flowers during late winter and early spring. Daphne odora 'Aureomarginata' is a sought after shrub for any winter garden, and its success has won it an...
Buxus sempervirens is a slow-growing evergreen shrub, compact in habit, with small, glossy oval or oblong leaves, and small, yellowish flowers in the leaf axils.
Ideal for creating low formal hedges, as the small, glossy, green leaves and compact growing habit makes it a great low maintenance option.
Aucuba japonica Crotonifolia is a versatile evergreen shrub suitable for almost anywhere in the garden. Slow-growing, it will only reach 1.8m after 10 years if left unpruned.