Category Archives: Deciduous

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  Rubus cockburnianus

  Posted on July 28, 2018 by stephenryan in beautiful bark, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Shrubs, winter interest

  It is not every nursery owner that would recommend a Blackberry to their clients, but I am not every nursery owner! The Ghost Bramble is a thicket making arching shrub with grey green leaves and small white flowers which really comes into its own in winter when the plant is bare and its white coated […]

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  Ampelopsis aconitifolia

  Posted on March 26, 2018 by stephenryan in autumn colour, berries, Climbing plants, Collector Plants, Deciduous, drought tolerant, Foliage plants

  This rarely used deciduous vine from China is one of my favourite foliage climbers with its deeply cut bright green leaves it always makes a statement. It flowers are tiny and of no consequence but the tiny orange berries are pretty. The leaves turn yellow before shedding. I grow it on a metal tripod that […]

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  Erythrina crista-galli

  Posted on January 28, 2018 by stephenryan in Collector Plants, Deciduous, drought tolerant, Foliage plants, Shrubs

  The hardiest of its Genus the coral tree adds quite a touch of the exotic to any garden with its thick spine covered branches and brilliant red pea flowers during the warmer months. The trifoliate leaves are also telling in the garden, and it will grow well in full sun in any well drained site. […]

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  Parthenocissus henryana

  Posted on December 11, 2017 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Climbing plants, Deciduous, drought tolerant, Foliage plants, Ground cover, shade tolerant

  The Chinese silver vein creeper has to be one of the most useful climbers I grow for all of the following reasons. It will grow well in sun or shade and is about the only autumn colouring plant I know that will turn stunning shades in either. The leaves in shade will however have the […]

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  Lindera obtusiloba

  Posted on July 12, 2017 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interest

  This has to be one of the best large shrubs for autumn colour with its large leaves that can be entire with a heart shape, have one lobe looking  like a mitten or a lobe on both sides. So it is a great conversation piece as well as a great plant. It comes from Asia […]

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  Viburnum plicatum ‘Grandiflorum’

  Posted on April 7, 2017 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Good for cutting, shade tolerant, Shrubs

  An oldie but a goodie! Over the years more and more cultivars of this species have hit the market and many are great plants in their own right. However I don’t think any are an improvement on this the Japanese Snowball. This is a deciduous shrub to 2metres with branches in flat layers that alway […]

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  Vitis coignetiae

  Posted on November 14, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Climbing plants, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants

  Of all the plants in the grape vine family this Asian species with the appropriate common name of Glory Vine has to take the cake. It can grow huge if allowed to have its own way but can be trained and pruned like the domestic grapevine making it ideal to cover senses or grow over […]

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  Hamamelis intermedia ‘Pallida’

  Posted on September 8, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, beautiful bark, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, perfumed, shade tolerant, Shrubs, winter interest

  This amazing Genus of deciduous and mainly winter flowering shrubs are a joy in any sheltered garden in the cooler climates. I have a specimen of ‘Pallida’ in my nursery display garden that was planted in 1986 and it is now about 4metres tall and with its spreading horizontal branches at least 6metres across. I […]

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  Callicarpa japonica

  Posted on July 25, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, berries, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Shrubs

  The Genus is a smallish one and usually this species is missing from gardens and I think it is a shame. It is a fairly hardy quick growing deciduous shrub to about 2metres and as the name suggests comes from Japan as well as Korea and China. In summer it produces clusters of tiny fluffy […]

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  Viburnum sargentii ‘Onondaga’

  Posted on April 12, 2016 by stephenryan in autumn colour, Collector Plants, Deciduous, Foliage plants, Good for cutting, Shrubs

  How could I ever live without Viburnums and this one has to be close to the top of the list of must have forms. I well remember seeing it for the first time at the Chelsea  Flower Show in full bloom and it blew me away. But why is it so good? Its lace cape […]

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