Gardening Nursery Ornamental Trees & Shrubs
Ornamental trees and scrubs are often the focal of a garden. They can offer colour and shape to a garden and most are easy to maintain. Some of the most garden worthy trees and shrubs in cultivation can be found in this article and have been carefully selected for their valuable contribution to gardens, whether for their architectural shapes, beauty of flowers, prolific scent, ornamental bark or outstanding autumn colours. Many of these plants are frequently seen in gardens and have been included owing to their popularity, others are very scarce seldom seen in garden centres or gardening nursery catalogues making them rather more unique.
Juniper
Medium sized pencil shaped evergreen conifer with glaucous grey green leaves, a popular architectural conifer. Suitable for any well drained soil including chalk.
Liquidambar
A stately large deciduous tree with deeply lobed shiny green leaves that turn an excellent crimson colour in autumn. Upright but open habit, the corky bark of the older branches is a feature in winter. Suitable for all except thin chalky soils.
Magnolia
Popular group of deciduous trees and shrubs grown for their showy display of flowers in spring. Best grown in well drained sheltered spot in sun of part shade with plenty of organic matter added to the soil. Strong multi stemmed plants supplied. Small rounded tree with an abundance of lilac pink star shaped flowers in mid spring.
Maple
Small slow growing deciduous trees grown for their outstanding foliage and architectural form. All require protection from cold winds and early morning sun. Mound forming variety with gorgeous deeply cut purple foliage that turns brilliant red in autumn. These showy small to medium sized trees are grown primarily for their stunning foliage. Make excellent specimen trees or can be hard pruned and grown as a bush in most gardens. Fully hardy, this beautiful slow growing tree can reach 12ft. The unusual leaves start as pink turning creamy green speckled with white all summer. Very eye catching.
Pear
Ornamentals pears are deep rooted trees grown for attractive silvery green leaf colour and autumn foliage. Easy to grow in smaller gardens. The pear is a narrow tree which suits small gardens. With attractive flowers and autumn foliage this tress is best planted in full sun but is tolerant of pollution and drought.
Sumach
This tree is often referred to as Stags Horn owing to the velvety reddish brown hairs on the stems. This deciduous shrub or tree produces leaves that are a vibrant orange, red and yellow in autumn followed by vivid spikes of crimson hairy fruits. Will thrive in any fertile soil and are easy to grow.