Drought Tolerant Shrubs
Growing in Dry Conditions
more tips like this in the Garden Club- 1Water well for the first year while roots establish, even though they're drought-tolerant later
- 2Improve heavy soil with grit so roots don't sit wet over winter
- 3Mulch in spring to lock in whatever moisture is there
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Syringa Miss Kim
A sweet fragrance and pretty blooms. Syringa Miss Kim is a must in have in the garden for a lover of lilacs. This RHS Award of Garden Merit winning...
View full detailsVitex Delta Blues
A rarely seen shrub for the border with blue, delphinium like, fragrant blooms in late summer when lots of the garden coloured has faded. Pollinati...
View full detailsVitex Pink Pinnacle (3 Litre)
Upright spires of fragrant pink flowers loved by the pollinators. A rarely seen shrub for the border with pink blooms in late summer when lots of t...
View full detailsYucca Bright Edge
A beautiful form of Yucca. Evergreen gold edged grey green spiky leaves form a central 'rosette'. This clump forming plant produces baby rosettes b...
View full detailsAbelia Kaleidoscope
Wonderful colour changing foliage and lightly scented flowers. A dwarf, semi-evergreen shrub with fabulous foliage and fragranced blooms. Foliage s...
View full detailsAbelia Raspberry Profusion
5.0 / 5.0
(1)Beautiful blooms, a sweet fragrance and attractive foliage all in one! A beautiful and fully hardy evergreen shrub with year round interest. Easy ...
View full detailsCallistemon Honeypot
Vibrant yellow bottlebush flowers. Unlike most Callistemons, Honeypot bears vibrant yellow bottle brush like flowers rather than the usual red bloo...
View full detailsCallistemon viridiflorus
Yellow-green bottle brush blooms! The arching stems on this evergreen Callistemon bear narrow, pointed, green leaves giving a Mediterranean feel to...
View full detailsCeanothus Trewithen Blue
What a summertime beauty known as the Californian Lilac. This evergreen shrub has glossy ovate shaped leaves all along its young green stemmed bran...
View full detailsCoprosma Eclipse
Glossy colourful foliage. Coprosma's common name is the looking glass plant and its easy to see why. With their highly glossy, colourful foliage ...
View full detailsCoprosma Rainbow Surprise
Looking for an evergreen to give you a wonderful display of foliage colour all year-round? Rainbow Surprise may be just the plant for you! The ...
View full detailsCordyline Superstar
Brand New Breeding! Cordyline Superstar will create a real stir in the garden with its spectacular foliage. This tropical looking plant is hardy ...
View full detailsCotinus Young Lady
It is easy to see why this stunning, architectural shrub is also referred to as the Smoke Bush as Cotinus Young Lady bears large panicles of frothy...
View full detailsCupressus Totem
Add height and structure to the garden with this stylish evergreen conifer. Cupressus Totem will give a mediterranean look and fragrance to the ga...
View full detailsEnglish Lavender
A fragrant and compact evergreen shrub with scented soft foliage. Everyone knows Lavender and this variety of English Lavender is no exception. Id...
View full detailsEriostemon Flower Girl White
Commonly called wax flower because its beautiful flowers look so perfect and glossy that they could be made of wax. This upright shrub with evergr...
View full detailsEriostemon Pink Girl
5.0 / 5.0
(3)How about this! Gin and Tonic scented, tactile, waxy foliage and loads of flowers in spring. This beautiful, early flowering Spring shrub will brin...
View full detailsEriostemon White Girl
Gin and Tonic fragranced plant with profusion of white star shaped blooms. Pale pink flowering buds open to pure white with rich golden stamens in ...
View full detailsEscallonia Pink Elle
5.0 / 5.0
(4)Bred especially for patio container growing, this beautiful and compact variety has it all! Glossy evergreen foliage for all year-round interest an...
View full detailsEscallonia Red Dream
5.0 / 5.0
(1)Hardy, evergreen, easy to care for and reliable, Escallonia are superb and with beautiful flowers too! Red Dream bears red trumpet shaped flowers t...
View full detailsEscallonia Showstopper
5.0 / 5.0
(1)Brand New Breeding! Escallonia Showstopper is a new variety of Escallonia that truly live up to its name! A denser habit which is also more compact...
View full detailsEscallonia Showstopper Pair
5.0 / 5.0
(2)Brand New Breeding! Escallonia Showstopper is a new variety of Escallonia that truly live up to its name! A denser habit which is also more compact...
View full detailsEuonymus Ovatus Aureus
Wonderful, instant, all year round colour with its glossy green leaves and warming golden yellow margins, this shrub will add interest to your gard...
View full detailsFrench Lavender
French Lavenders are famed for their fabulous scent and attractive flowers and this variety is no exception. Aromatic silver green foliage is toppe...
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