Ilex 'J.C. van Tol'

Ilex 'J.C. van Tol'Ilex 'J. C. van Tol' is an award winning and exceptionally popular variety of holly, celebrated for being both beautiful and easy to manage. It features glossy, dark green leaves that are almost entirely free of the sharp spines typical of the species, making it far more pleasant to handle. Its most prized characteristic is that it is a self fertile female clone. This means it reliably produces a spectacular and abundant crop of classic, bright red

Carpinus betulus ‘Rockhampton Red’ is a species of Hornbeam with some of the brightest and most vibrant autumn colours

The tree has a spreading habit with attractive bronze-purple leaves that mature to a dark green with crimson veins

which is more vigorous in growth than other Malus crab apple trees

After flowering dead-head and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser each week for the first month

providing an ideal contrast to the deep green leaves below them

The flowers of this tree have to be sheltered from the wind

Remove faded or dead foliage in spring

flowering Azalea Mollis: Glowing Embers (Orange)

with darker hued central stripes along each petal

fitting nicely as part of rockeries and mixed border layouts

Its habit is known for being almost prostrate

rosy-pink flowers starting around mid-Spring and blooming multiple times from Spring right through to the Autumn