Topiary

Bay Trees make very popular topiary specimens that look great in pots outside the house.  Evergreen, dark green aromatic foliage used in cooking especially for a bouquet garni . These trees are the best quality and grown in Italy but still perfectly hardy. T he trees will only grow a few centimetres taller. The ball of foliage can be trimmed each year in June/July to maintain it's shape.  Re-pot in John Innes Compost, feed monthly in spring and summer The ones supplied are the same style as...

Evergreen Buxus is   ideal for topiary  and growing in pots.  These Box Tree Balls are already shaped for you and just need maintaining with a light trim a couple of times per year. Leave a little growth on each time if you want them to get bigger. Box Trees grow best in well drained fertile soil or, if growing in a pot, us a 50/50 mix of John Innes & multipurpose compost. Sun or part shade. Always water box ball in pots by wetting the soil rather the foliage, wet foliage can encourage a...

Box Balls are evergreen and   ideal for topiary  and growing in pots.  These Box Tree Balls are already shaped for you and just need maintaining with a light trim a couple of times per year. Leave a little growth on each time if you want them to get bigger. Box Trees grow best in well drained fertile soil or, if growing in a pot, us a 50/50 mix of John Innes and multipurpose compost. Sun or part shade. Always water box ball in pots by wetting the soil rather the foliage, wet foliage can...

Box or Buxus sempervirens is ideal for topiary & growing in pots . These are bushy plants are ready to use for a box hedge or train for topiary. Box is a useful evergreen which are easily maintained with a light trim a couple of times per year . Leave a little growth on each time if you want them to get bigger. Plant approx. 40cm apart and they will be touching each other within two years or so, plant 25cm apart and they should be touching after one year, depending on growing conditions....

Cotinus coggygria Royal Purple or Smoke Bush is a hardy deciduous shrub with rich purple leaves with a gold edge and excellent autumn colour up to the leaves falling .  Frothy greyish white flowers, held above the foliage, gives it’s common name. Sun or part shade, any soil. Can also be grown in a pot of John Innes Compost. Standard Trained with a stem of about 80cm with a ball of foliage on top with a diameter of approx. 25cm. Pot size 5 litre, overall height approx. 1m including pot. Shipped...

Cupressus Castlwellan Gold is a quick growing conifer with tight green foliage tipped with gold. It is easy to keep trimmed and  ideal for topiary & growing in pots .  These 4 ball topiary specimens are already shaped for you and just need maintaining with a light trim a couple of times per year. Leave a little growth on each time if you want the balls to get bigger. Grow in well drained fertile soil or a 50/50 mix of John Innes & multipurpose compost. Sun or part shade Supplied size: ...

Cupressus Goldcrest is the bright lime green conifer which matures to the beautiful golden foliage specimens as seen here at the end of the row (Cupressus arizonica in the foreground). These Goldcrest topiary specimens are easy to grow given a constant level of moisture, they hate drying out but equally should not be in waterlogged soil. Already  trimmed by highly skilled Italian growers , all you have to do to keep them looking good is to give them a light trim a couple of times per year....