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Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum spp.)
 Blooming late in the year, they provide welcome late flowers in an ever growing range of shapes and colours. They are also a very long lasting cut flower.

English yew (Taxus baccata)
This plant is slow growing, but yew hedges can grow to an incredible size and last for hundreds of years. The yew-hedge maze at Hampton Court was planted in 1702!

Heather (Erica spp.)
With variety of size and form, heathers flower every month of the year. They are evergreen, with many different foliage colours.

Lavender (Lavandula officinalis)
Spread throughout Europe by the Romans, lavender has wonderful colour and scent. The oil is a natural insecticide, as well has having calming and healing properties.

Lawn grass (Poa spp., Lolium spp., Festuca spp.)
Hard wearing and low maintenance, grass brings a recreational aspect to gardens and a welcome green colour throughout the winter months.

Monkey puzzle tree (Araucaria araucana)
Introduced to Britain at the end of the 18th century, this tree became a popular feature in many gardens, but is now endangered in its native Chile because of forest fires.

Rose (Rosa spp.)
Shape, fragrance and colour, the rose has it all. Revered for thousands of years, it is surely one of the most popular garden flowers.

Silver birch (Betula pendula)
Dappled shade in summer, beautiful autumn foliage, attractive bark in winter and catkins in spring – this fast growing tree is a favourite landscape plant.

Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum)
Nothing beats the taste of a tomato picked fresh from the greenhouse. Recent years have seen tomatoes grown as an attractive patio container plant.

Tulip (Tulipa spp.)
Dubbed ‘the world’s favourite flower’, the tulip is native to Turkey and Central Asia, and was very highly valued during ‘tulipmania’ in 17th century Holland.