Evergreen

…of delicate, tiny flowers float on wiry stems above neat mounds of vibrant foliage. Prized for their colourful leaves, these versatile semi-evergreen perennials make excellent drifts of ground cover, adding a distinctive splash of colour to the front of borders, or even brightening winter containers…

…beautiful evergreen clematis in spring. The new foliage emerges bronze tinted, gradually maturing to glossy dark green that will quickly cover walls and fences within a few years. Best suited to a sheltered position, this vigorous clematis requires plenty of space to twine its long evergreen stems. Height…

…Not so in the UK where we enjoy its delicate beauty. It's easy to grow, preferring a sheltered corner, where it'll give 2 metres worth of evergreen display, cloaked in little blue bell flowers through the summer. This plant is rarely offered for sale

…fragrance that is simply divine. Gardenia 'Kleim's Hardy' is the first of its kind that can be grown outdoors all year round. Its glossy evergreen foliage provides the perfect backdrop for the exquisite blooms in summer. A beautiful, compact shrub for sheltered borders and containers. Height…

Delicate in appearance but tough in character, these spreading evergreen perennials soften the edges of paths and grow in dry rockeries or on sunny banks and slopes. Perfect for creating colourful, weed smothering, ground cover. Height: 15cm (6"'). Spread: 50cm (20"'…

Awarded an RHS Award of Garden Merit, these tough little plants will thrive in the poorest of soils, forming dense mats of evergreen foliage. Aubretia 'Royal Mixed' produces masses of colourful flowers in spring that will brighten rockeries, spill from containers and creep through cracks in walls…

This elegant climber bears thousands of pure white, star-shaped flowers throughout summer on twining woody stems. The glossy, evergreen foliage of star jasmine forms the perfect backdrop for its dramatic blooms which perfume the air with an irresistible, sweet fragrance. Trachelopsermum jasminoides…

The trailing, evergreen stems of this half-hardy basket filler bear a smothering of snow white flowers throughout summer. Let bacopa plants tumble from mixed patio containers and baskets for a brilliant display throughout summer. Height: 15cm (6"). Spread: 45cm (18"). Please…

A honeysuckle for the border or patio pot! Dwarf, compact and mounding, the semi-evergreen plants pump out perfume all summer long.

…jasmine bearing fully double, ice white flowers in summer. Set against a backdrop of glossy evergreen foliage, the exquisite blooms of Gardenia 'Ice Diamonds' exude the sweetest fragrance. This compact evergreen shrub is best planted in patio containers or in sheltered borders next to a path or doorway…

…for cutting for a bright display indoors. Perfectly proportioned for the front of sunny borders where their mounds of silvery green foliage remain evergreen throughout the year. Height: 60cm (24"'). Spread: 40cm (16"')

…- and then the finale - small clusters of rich purple/blue tubular, nodding flowers, which are cream inside and loved by bees. As an evergreen, Mediterranean native, give some protection during hard winters. Height: 60-75cm (24-30in)

…fragrant pale pink blooms open around Christmas time, and fragrance the air in the depths of winter. Daphne odora 'Aureomarginatais a hardy evergreen shrub with a rounded compact habit and attractive glossy, yellow edged leaves. This highly sought after shrub holds an RHS AGM for good reason, making…

This ornamental grass produces attractive neat tufts of fine, grey-green foliage to form very uniform and compact clumps. Evergreen perennial grass, Corynephorus 'Spiky Blue' is quick to establish in borders or containers, adding different colours and textures to your garden. Height: 25cm…

…patterns, flecks and ruffles are a sheer delight during the cold months of winter and early spring, while their leathery palmate foliage has an evergreen presence all year round. These delightful doubles come in a wide colour range including yellows, greens, blacks, reds, apricots and many other shades…

…;Lemon' is a striking fragrant variety with amazing streaked flowers that gradually transform from mauve pink to lemon as the blooms mature. This evergreen erysimum hybrid has a neat, compact habit making it perfect for beds, borders and containers. Versatile and undemanding, this tough perennial can…

A richly fragrant honeysuckle with a difference. It's mainly evergreen and long-flowering - often continuing into the autumn - but the best part is that it's also much less prone to mildew than other varieties

Try growing your own olives with this ornamental evergreen with fragrant small white flowers when establishedIdeal grown as an indoor houseplant or to add a touch of the Mediterranean to your patio during the summer. Protect plants from frost. Height: Up to 3m (10ft)

…particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18"'). Spread: 60cm (24"')

Deep, evergreen, shining leaves. Heavily scented, double creamy-white blooms. Height: 60-180cm (2-6ft). Flowers freely in 5-6in pot at 18-30in tall.

…satin flowers of Clematis 'Fragrant Oberon' are lemon-white with a hint of green, and look stunning set against the dark foliage of this evergreen clematis. This compact climber is perfect for growing in patio containers or tumbling over low walls. Although hardy to around -7?C (20°F…

A South African evergreen shrub, unique in the fact that it makes an easy houseplant, tolerating the cool, shady conditions often found in many older homes. Large 20cm (8in) leaves are accompanied by cup-shaped white blooms from spring to summer

Wallflower 'Winter Joy' is a striking fragrant variety with cheery mauve blooms. This evergreen erysimum hybrid has a neat, compact habit making it perfect for beds, borders and containers. Versatile and undemanding, this tough perennial can cope in even the poorest of soils. Height and spread…

…foliage, occasionally marked with cream, and racemes of showy, orchid flowers in soft pink with rich carmine markings. Developing into an impressive evergreen shrub, plant will flower, in warm conditions, from late winter through to summer. Best suited to greenhouse growing in all but tropical climates,…

…for cutting for a bright display indoors. Perfectly proportioned for the front of sunny borders where their mounds of silvery green foliage remain evergreen throughout the year. Height and spread: 30cm (18"')

These compact evergreen shrubs are ideal for planting in patio containers or sheltered borders next to a path or doorway, where their heady scent can be best appreciated. Height and spread: 90cm (36"). This outstanding Gardenia Collection comprises: Gardenia jasminoides 'Kleims Hardy…

…Carnation 'Blueberry Cream' produces masses of double, ice white flowers with the most unusual purple-blue centres, above mounds of evergreen foliage. The richly fragrant blooms are perfect for cutting for a vase indoors. A real 'wow' factor for the front of borders or try planting…

…Flowering all summer long in a magnificent range of colours, Armeria 'Bees Hybrid' forms a pleasing rounded cushion of foliage that remains evergreen through the winter. Undemanding and easy to grow, these appealing little perennials are well suited to poorer soils and coastal conditions with a…

…plants dare to bloom. The elegant sweetly scented blooms are followed by attractive fluffy seedheads which contrast beautifully with its cloak of evergreen foliage. Clematis ‘Jingle Bells’ requires only minimal pruning and makes an excellent specimen for containers and borders. Height: 3m (10’…

Carmine, light rose and white flowers with beautiful silver-marbled deep green foliage. Flowers often appear before the foliage. Evergreen very hardy, and will self seed

Fabulous semi-evergreen heuchera variety boasting silvermarked, peach to orange leaves which turn reddishpurple in winter. The pretty bell-shaped cream flowers in summer give this robust perennial year-round interest.

…with satiny white throats are carried above semi evergreen foliage. These popular hardy perennials deserve prime spots in the garden or on the patio where they can really show off. Pensham penstemons also boast slug resistance and semi-evergreen foliage, giving an all round winning performance for…

…forming, herbaceous perennial associates beautifully with grasses. Its dainty bell shaped blooms in summer are followed by dark inky-blue berries. Evergreen Lilyturf creates a spectacular feature plant in borders or containers, producing 60% truly black grass-like foliage with the remaining leaves…

This superb evergreen clematis bears its delicately fragrant, waxy, bell-shaped flowers in the depths of winter. The foliage is so lush, that you'll think its summertime all year round! Plant Clematis 'Winter Beauty' against a warm house wall so that you can appreciate its winter…

Fantastic clusters of spring blooms in a rich blend of shades, are surrounded by rosettes of dark semi evergreen foliage. Enjoying cool, moist conditions, Primula 'Wanda Supreme Mixed' is a superb perennial for hardy winter containers or colourful spring bedding plant. Height: 10cm (4"…

Attractive semi-evergreen shrub that makes an impressive scrambling climber, producing clusters of brilliant red, lobster claw-like flowers in mid summer to autumn