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Plant Attributes

Plants are chosen for a variety of reasons: colour, scent, winter interest and so forth. The following guide gives you a few ideas of what plants you can select.

Fragrant Flowers

Choisya ternata
Convallaria majalis
Cosmos astrosanguineus
Philadelphus spp.
Rosa cultivars

Fragrant Foliage

Laurus nobilis
Lavandula
Rosmarinus officinalis
Santolina chamaecyparissus

Silver Foliage

Artemisia ‘Powis castle'
Cerastium tomentosum
Pyrus salicifolia ‘Pendula'
Stachys byzantina
Senecio cineraria

Golden Foliage

Gleditsia triancanthos ‘Sunburst'
Lonicera nitida ‘Baggesen's Gold'
Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald and Gold'
Choisya ternate ‘Sundance'
Ligustrum ovalifolium ‘Aureum'

Purple/Red Foliage

Berberis thunbergii f. atropurpureum
Cordyline australis
Cotinus coggygria ‘Royal Purple'

Berries

Berberis thunbergii
Cotoneaster horizontalis
Crataegus monogyna
Pyracantha spp.

Bark

Cornus spp.
Salix alba subsp. Vitellina Britzensis
Rubus cockburnianus
Prunus serrula
Acer davidii
Betula nigra

Autumn Colour

Liquidambar stryraciflua
Quercus rubra
Acer rubrum
Acer japonicum