Acers, commonly known as maples, are mainly deciduous trees or shrubs, valued for their attractive and distictive foliage.

‘Harlequin’ is a low-growing evergreen shrub to 60cm tall, with narrowly oblong leaves heavily splashed and mottled with creamy-white, and tinged with pink in autumn and winter; suitable for a low hedge.

‘Atlantic Green’ is a palm-like shrub or small tree with bright green to greyish-green, arching leaves. Mature plants may produce scented, white flowers in rounded clusters followed by berries

Lavender is prized for its richly fragrant flowers and aromatic foliage. This easy-to-grow shrub thrives in a sunny spot, in free-draining soil or a container.

Salvia’s are an upright, bushy, evergreen sub-shrub or woody-based perennial with aromatic, small, rounded, mid-green leaves.

Dahlias are a tuberous-rooted perennial to about 2m with many-branched stems and large, divided, mid-green leaves. Single flowers, in summer and autumn, may be pink, purple or white with a purple or yellow centre.