Camellia 'Jitsugetsusei'
Camellias make elegant evergreen shrubs with gorgeous blooms produced throughout spring. They are ideal for a sheltered spot with acid soil or a large pot. Varieties need wall protection and full sunshine to ripen their buds and stems, but early ... [... more]
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Camellia japonica
One of the classic spring flowering shrubs with colourful waxy flowers over fine glossy foliage. Even after flowering it is a decorative evergreen for the remainder of the year. It does need an acid soil but even if your soil is limy, it grows ... [... more]
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Cedrus atlantica Glauca Group
A very striking tree with glaucous blue-green foliage, which is often planted as a specimen tree in lawns. In a big border, the blue coloration teams especially well with red and orange heather foliage in a garden on acid soil, or with autumn ... [... more]
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Kalmia latifolia
Despite being related to rhododendrons, kalmias require rather different conditions and flower best when grown in full sun. They require acid soil and make good companions for heathers. The crimped buds and round flowers are exquisite. To produce ... [... more]
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Camellia reticulata 'Captain Rawes'
This camellia is a tree-like shrub and produces an abundance of large, semi-double carmine-rose flowers. It has glossy evergreen leaves so even after flowering it is a decorative shrub for the rest of the year. It does need an acid soil but will ... [... more]
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Camellia sinensis
This is the camellia from which we get our nation's favourite drink, tea. It is a native of both India and China and can grow at altitudes as high as 2,100 metres above sea level. To grow well the tea plant needs an acid soil, warm conditions ... [... more]
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Grow blueberries
Blueberries are an easy to grow superfood. They make good plants for containers so you can get a reasonable crop whatever the size of your garden. Blueberries need acid soil - grow in a pot with ericaceous compost if the soil in your garden is ... [... more]
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