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Quality and sustainability are our goals, we’re dedicated to recycling and we’ll continue to offer the freshest and most inspirational ideas for garden and landscape design.
Quality and sustainability are our goals, we’re dedicated to recycling and we’ll continue to offer the freshest and most inspirational ideas for garden and landscape design.
A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: PERENNIALS FOR THE LONDON GARDEN: SUN/PART SHADE
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Acanthus 'Morning's Candle' 2008 - An improved form of the popular white species flowering from June through late summer. Flowering height 100-120cm.
Alchemilla mollis - Superb ground cover, masses of tiny chartreuse yellow flowers in summer. Clumps generally form to around 50cm.
Allium holl. 'Purple Sensation' - Intense purple globes, our most popular variety. Stunning in mixed borders. 80-90cm in height.
Allium Lucy Ball - Sweetly scented, tightly packed, dark rosy violet flowerheads on thick bare stems. Height 100cm+.
Aster frikartii 'Mönch' - Loose lavender blue flowers with yellow centres, very reliable July to October. Height 80cm.
Centaurea 'Purple Heart' - Large white cornflowers with a purple centre. Height to 70cm.
Cosmos 'Choca Moca' - A Cosmos with a strong scent and colour of chocolate. Compact growing. Flowers July-October. Height 65cm.
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - Bright red arching freesia flowers. Height to 120cm.
Cynara cardunculus - Stunning architectural plant, giant thistle-like flowers and deeply cut silver foliage. Height 200cm.
Delphinium 'Blue Indulgence' - A choice blue variety. 100cm +.
Echinacea 'Art's Pride' - Sunset orange flowers in many tones, really stunning. Height 60cm.
Echinacea 'Sunset' - Vibrant orange daisy-like flowers with a prominent brown central cone. Height 70cm.
Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue' Globe Thistle' - Spherical bright blue flowers with grey/green foliage. Height to 180cm.
Eryngium x 'Blue Jackpot' - A stunning sea holly with showy blue flowers sitting on frilly blue bracts with serrated green leaves. Height 50cm.
Euphorbia amyg. 'Purpurea' - A good choice if you have poor, dry soil in partial shade. Height 30cm.
Geranium 'Blue Blood' - Very deep purple/blue flowers. One of the darkest large flowering Geraniums available. Height 40cm.
Geranium pratense 'Plenum Violaceum' - Stunning double violet blue flowers thrive in sun or part shade. Height 50cm.
Geranium 'Purple Pillow' - Low growing geranium excellent for the rockery or front of a border. Intense deep purple/pink flowers thrive in sun. Height 15cm.
Geranium 'Jolly Bee' - Delightful delicate blue flowers with a white eye excellent for attracting bees. Enjoys most soils in a sunny position. Height 30cm.
Hemerocallis 'White Temptation' - Perfect white trumpets stand proud of the glossy green spears of foliage in mid-late summer. Height to 80cm.
Iris 'Black Knight' - Velvet purple/black blooms in late spring. Really stunning! Moist soil and sun or part shade. Height 60cm.
Iris histrioides 'Katharine Hodgkin' - One of the earliest flowers in the garden, ideal for pots and planters. Turquoise/light blue flowers in Jan/Feb. 10-15cm.
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' Deep violet flowers, aromatic, silvery-grey leaves. It is possibly the best lavender for edging paths and borders. 60cm.
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' - Lower than Hidcote. 45cm.
Liatris spicata 'Floristan Violet' - Deep rosy pink flowers that are excellent for cutting. 60-70cm.
Lupinus 'The Pages' - Soaring flowery steeples warmed by feisty carmine-red hues.
Macleya 'Kelway's Coral Plume' - Coral-pink flowers appear in June and July on sturdy stems, unusual glaucous leaves. Height 2.2m.
Monarda 'Fireball' - Deep red flowers resistant to mildew. 80cm.
Nepeta faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' - Our most popular variety of the Catmints. Spikey raceames of blue flowers and silvery leaves. Height 100cm+.
Paeonia lact. 'Barrington Belle' - Large cherry-red flowers on strong stems.
Paeonia lacti 'Top Brass' - Large, honey scented flowers layered with a mix of near white shades. Dependable with strong stems.
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle' - Semi-double, dark maroon flowers. Large outer petals, narrow centre petals. Strong foliage.
Papaver orient. Harlem - Large, burgundy rose flowers with black base. Re-blooms in September. Height 70cm.
Papaver orient. 'White Ruffles' - Low growing geranium excellent for the rockery or front of a border. Intense deep purple/pink flowers thrive in sun. 15cm.
Penstemon 'Snowstorm' - White tubullar bells are produced in abundace throughout summer. Height 60cm+.
Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume' - Powder blue phlox with a scent to die for! Sunny position 60cm.
Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay' - Fragrant double flowers of deep maroon petals with gold edges. Very floriferous. Height 20cm.
Scabiosa perfecta 'Blue' - Large pincushion flower heads in delicate blue. Height 30cm.
Sedum 'Chocolate' - It's all in the name - looks good enough to eat but please don’t! Sunny position. Height 50cm.
Sedum 'Crazy Ruffles' - Pink tinged stems, a compact plant habit, and blooms with cymes of light pink flowers in late summer.
Verbena bonariensis - Very sturdy stems bearing clusters of tiny purple flowers. Height up to 200cm.
Acanthus 'Morning's Candle' 2008 - An improved form of the popular white species flowering from June through late summer. Flowering height 100-120cm.
Alchemilla mollis - Superb ground cover, masses of tiny chartreuse yellow flowers in summer. Clumps generally form to around 50cm.
Allium holl. 'Purple Sensation' - Intense purple globes, our most popular variety. Stunning in mixed borders. 80-90cm in height.
Allium Lucy Ball - Sweetly scented, tightly packed, dark rosy violet flowerheads on thick bare stems. Height 100cm+.
Aster frikartii 'Mönch' - Loose lavender blue flowers with yellow centres, very reliable July to October. Height 80cm.
Centaurea 'Purple Heart' - Large white cornflowers with a purple centre. Height to 70cm.
Cosmos 'Choca Moca' - A Cosmos with a strong scent and colour of chocolate. Compact growing. Flowers July-October. Height 65cm.
Crocosmia 'Lucifer' - Bright red arching freesia flowers. Height to 120cm.
Cynara cardunculus - Stunning architectural plant, giant thistle-like flowers and deeply cut silver foliage. Height 200cm.
Delphinium 'Blue Indulgence' - A choice blue variety. 100cm +.
Echinacea 'Art's Pride' - Sunset orange flowers in many tones, really stunning. Height 60cm.
Echinacea 'Sunset' - Vibrant orange daisy-like flowers with a prominent brown central cone. Height 70cm.
Echinops bannaticus 'Taplow Blue' Globe Thistle' - Spherical bright blue flowers with grey/green foliage. Height to 180cm.
Eryngium x 'Blue Jackpot' - A stunning sea holly with showy blue flowers sitting on frilly blue bracts with serrated green leaves. Height 50cm.
Euphorbia amyg. 'Purpurea' - A good choice if you have poor, dry soil in partial shade. Height 30cm.
Geranium 'Blue Blood' - Very deep purple/blue flowers. One of the darkest large flowering Geraniums available. Height 40cm.
Geranium pratense 'Plenum Violaceum' - Stunning double violet blue flowers thrive in sun or part shade. Height 50cm.
Geranium 'Purple Pillow' - Low growing geranium excellent for the rockery or front of a border. Intense deep purple/pink flowers thrive in sun. Height 15cm.
Geranium 'Jolly Bee' - Delightful delicate blue flowers with a white eye excellent for attracting bees. Enjoys most soils in a sunny position. Height 30cm.
Hemerocallis 'White Temptation' - Perfect white trumpets stand proud of the glossy green spears of foliage in mid-late summer. Height to 80cm.
Iris 'Black Knight' - Velvet purple/black blooms in late spring. Really stunning! Moist soil and sun or part shade. Height 60cm.
Iris histrioides 'Katharine Hodgkin' - One of the earliest flowers in the garden, ideal for pots and planters. Turquoise/light blue flowers in Jan/Feb. 10-15cm.
Lavandula angustifolia 'Hidcote' Deep violet flowers, aromatic, silvery-grey leaves. It is possibly the best lavender for edging paths and borders. 60cm.
Lavandula angustifolia 'Munstead' - Lower than Hidcote. 45cm.
Liatris spicata 'Floristan Violet' - Deep rosy pink flowers that are excellent for cutting. 60-70cm.
Lupinus 'The Pages' - Soaring flowery steeples warmed by feisty carmine-red hues.
Macleya 'Kelway's Coral Plume' - Coral-pink flowers appear in June and July on sturdy stems, unusual glaucous leaves. Height 2.2m.
Monarda 'Fireball' - Deep red flowers resistant to mildew. 80cm.
Nepeta faassenii 'Six Hills Giant' - Our most popular variety of the Catmints. Spikey raceames of blue flowers and silvery leaves. Height 100cm+.
Paeonia lact. 'Barrington Belle' - Large cherry-red flowers on strong stems.
Paeonia lacti 'Top Brass' - Large, honey scented flowers layered with a mix of near white shades. Dependable with strong stems.
Paeonia 'Buckeye Belle' - Semi-double, dark maroon flowers. Large outer petals, narrow centre petals. Strong foliage.
Papaver orient. Harlem - Large, burgundy rose flowers with black base. Re-blooms in September. Height 70cm.
Papaver orient. 'White Ruffles' - Low growing geranium excellent for the rockery or front of a border. Intense deep purple/pink flowers thrive in sun. 15cm.
Penstemon 'Snowstorm' - White tubullar bells are produced in abundace throughout summer. Height 60cm+.
Phlox divaricata 'Clouds of Perfume' - Powder blue phlox with a scent to die for! Sunny position 60cm.
Primula 'Elizabeth Killelay' - Fragrant double flowers of deep maroon petals with gold edges. Very floriferous. Height 20cm.
Scabiosa perfecta 'Blue' - Large pincushion flower heads in delicate blue. Height 30cm.
Sedum 'Chocolate' - It's all in the name - looks good enough to eat but please don’t! Sunny position. Height 50cm.
Sedum 'Crazy Ruffles' - Pink tinged stems, a compact plant habit, and blooms with cymes of light pink flowers in late summer.
Verbena bonariensis - Very sturdy stems bearing clusters of tiny purple flowers. Height up to 200cm.
A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: SHRUBS FOR THE LONDON GARDEN: SUN/PART SHADE
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Abelia grandiflora - Fragrant white flowers with a pale pink tinge flowering late June to October.
Height to 180cm.
Callistemon 'Red Cluster' - Prolific deep red flowering form of the bottlebrush. Height 150cm.
Ceanothus thys. Repens - Mound forming, vigorous, blue flowers. Height 1m.
Chaenomeles 'Firedance' - Glowing, signal red flowers with a spreading habit. Height 200cm.
Choisya sundance - Mock orange plant with yellow foliage. Height 50cm+.
Cistus cobariensis - Evergreen foliage, produces white flowers with yellow centres in June. Height 1m.
Convolvulus cneorum - Silvery leaves of flowing stems which bear white flowers, compact habit. Height 60cm.
Cytissus 'Red Favourite' - Dark red flowers, copes well on a poor soil.
Elaeagnus ebbingei - Dark green upper leaf with a silvery grey underside. Height 400cm.
Escallonia 'Appleblossom' - Pale pink flower, compact and erect habit 200cm+.
Escallonia iveyi - Glossy large leaves and white flowers. Height 200cm.
Ficus 'Brown Turkey' - Excellent form of the fig. Suitable for training on a wall. Height 300cm.
Genista hispanica - The spanish gorse, excellent security plant. Height 60cm.
Hydrangea mac.'Blue Wave' - Blue lacecap hydrangea. Height 200cm depending on pruning regime. Leycesteria formosa 'Lydia' - Lime green leaves with crimson red and white flowers. Height 1.5m.
Lithospermum 'Heavenly Blue' - Dense green floliage with star blue flowers, a creeping habit. Height 25cm.
Lotus hirsutus - Evergreen small silver grey foliage. Yellow flowers in late spring. Compact and dense habit. Height 40cm.
Photinia fraseri 'Red Robin' - Brilliant red round growth maturing to green. Height to 6m.
Pittosporum ten. 'Garnettii - Leaves variegated white, flushed pink. Height 4m.
Sambucus 'Black Lace' - Deep purple leaves and pink/white flowers. Height 4m+.
Senecio Sunshine - Silver grey foliage and yellow daisy like flowers. Height 1m.
Weigela florida 'Cappucino' - Lime green leaves with hints of bronze and crimson flowers. Height 2.5m.
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' - Creamy yellow margin tinged pink when young. Height 1m.
Abelia grandiflora - Fragrant white flowers with a pale pink tinge flowering late June to October.
Height to 180cm.
Callistemon 'Red Cluster' - Prolific deep red flowering form of the bottlebrush. Height 150cm.
Ceanothus thys. Repens - Mound forming, vigorous, blue flowers. Height 1m.
Chaenomeles 'Firedance' - Glowing, signal red flowers with a spreading habit. Height 200cm.
Choisya sundance - Mock orange plant with yellow foliage. Height 50cm+.
Cistus cobariensis - Evergreen foliage, produces white flowers with yellow centres in June. Height 1m.
Convolvulus cneorum - Silvery leaves of flowing stems which bear white flowers, compact habit. Height 60cm.
Cytissus 'Red Favourite' - Dark red flowers, copes well on a poor soil.
Elaeagnus ebbingei - Dark green upper leaf with a silvery grey underside. Height 400cm.
Escallonia 'Appleblossom' - Pale pink flower, compact and erect habit 200cm+.
Escallonia iveyi - Glossy large leaves and white flowers. Height 200cm.
Ficus 'Brown Turkey' - Excellent form of the fig. Suitable for training on a wall. Height 300cm.
Genista hispanica - The spanish gorse, excellent security plant. Height 60cm.
Hydrangea mac.'Blue Wave' - Blue lacecap hydrangea. Height 200cm depending on pruning regime. Leycesteria formosa 'Lydia' - Lime green leaves with crimson red and white flowers. Height 1.5m.
Lithospermum 'Heavenly Blue' - Dense green floliage with star blue flowers, a creeping habit. Height 25cm.
Lotus hirsutus - Evergreen small silver grey foliage. Yellow flowers in late spring. Compact and dense habit. Height 40cm.
Photinia fraseri 'Red Robin' - Brilliant red round growth maturing to green. Height to 6m.
Pittosporum ten. 'Garnettii - Leaves variegated white, flushed pink. Height 4m.
Sambucus 'Black Lace' - Deep purple leaves and pink/white flowers. Height 4m+.
Senecio Sunshine - Silver grey foliage and yellow daisy like flowers. Height 1m.
Weigela florida 'Cappucino' - Lime green leaves with hints of bronze and crimson flowers. Height 2.5m.
Yucca gloriosa 'Variegata' - Creamy yellow margin tinged pink when young. Height 1m.
A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: CLIMBERS FOR THE LONDON GARDEN
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Clematis 'Hyde Hall' - Large early flowering cultivar with creamy white flowers with a hint of green.
Clematis montana - 'Morning Yellow' Semi-double soft yellow flowers in May and June.
Clematis 'Pixie' - Evergreen foliage with very free flowering cream/green blooms.
Clematis vit. 'Polish Spirit' - Purple blue flowers. Height 4m.
Hydrangea petiolaris - Self clinging with white fowerheads.
Itea illicifolia - Evergreen, dark green holly-like foliage, long catkin-like greenish white flowers in summer.
Jasminum 'Clotted Cream' - Very fragrant pastel cream flowers.
Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith' - New buds dark purple, buds are dark red opening white.
Jasminum officinale - The popular white summer Jasmine.
Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet' - Bright scarlet flowers from July to October.
Lonicera 'Graham Thomas' - White flowers maturing to yellow from May to July.
Lonicera henryi - Evergreen with yellow stained red flowers in June and July.
Parthenosisus henryana - Red foliage and dark blue fruit in Autumn.
Passiflora caerulea - The ever-popular blue passion flower.
Solanum jas. 'Album' - White flowers throughout the year in sheltered London gardens.
Solanum jas.'Glasnevin' - Rich purple flowers in late summer through to the frosts.
Trachelospermum jas. ‘Tricolor' - Speckled pink, white and green leaves with cream flowers.
Wisteria sinensis - Fragrant mauve deep lilac flowers.
Clematis 'Hyde Hall' - Large early flowering cultivar with creamy white flowers with a hint of green.
Clematis montana - 'Morning Yellow' Semi-double soft yellow flowers in May and June.
Clematis 'Pixie' - Evergreen foliage with very free flowering cream/green blooms.
Clematis vit. 'Polish Spirit' - Purple blue flowers. Height 4m.
Hydrangea petiolaris - Self clinging with white fowerheads.
Itea illicifolia - Evergreen, dark green holly-like foliage, long catkin-like greenish white flowers in summer.
Jasminum 'Clotted Cream' - Very fragrant pastel cream flowers.
Jasminum officinale 'Inverleith' - New buds dark purple, buds are dark red opening white.
Jasminum officinale - The popular white summer Jasmine.
Lonicera 'Dropmore Scarlet' - Bright scarlet flowers from July to October.
Lonicera 'Graham Thomas' - White flowers maturing to yellow from May to July.
Lonicera henryi - Evergreen with yellow stained red flowers in June and July.
Parthenosisus henryana - Red foliage and dark blue fruit in Autumn.
Passiflora caerulea - The ever-popular blue passion flower.
Solanum jas. 'Album' - White flowers throughout the year in sheltered London gardens.
Solanum jas.'Glasnevin' - Rich purple flowers in late summer through to the frosts.
Trachelospermum jas. ‘Tricolor' - Speckled pink, white and green leaves with cream flowers.
Wisteria sinensis - Fragrant mauve deep lilac flowers.
2009: A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: TREES FOR THE LONDON GARDEN
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Betula 'Snowqueen' "Himalayan Birch", Stiking white stem. Height to 8m.
Crataegus 'Paul's Scarlet' - Laden with double red blooms in May, while the early autumn display of deep red berries is equally lavish. Height 5m.
Malus 'Golden Hornet' - White flowers in spring with masses of golden yellow fruit in autumn. Height 6m+.
Malus 'John Downie' - Masses of white flowers in spring. Oval orange and scarlet fruit in the autumn. Height 6m+.
Musa basjoo - The banana tree, leaves die down in cold winters.
Prunus 'Amanogawa' - Dense clusters of large, fragrant, semi-double pale pink blooms smother the branches in late spring.
Prunus serrula - One of the best trees for a small garden. Coppery red bark and small white flowers.
Pyrus sal. 'Pendula' - A small spreading weeping ornamental pear that has delicate, weeping willow type branches and silvery leaves. Height 5m.
Sorbus cashmiriana - A mountain ash with masses of white berries in autumn. 10m+.
Sorbus 'Chinese Lace' - A mountain ash with unusual deeply cut foliage. White flowers in spring and red berries in autumn.
Sorbus 'Joseph Rock' - Mountain ash with excellent autumn colour. Height 9m.
Betula 'Snowqueen' "Himalayan Birch", Stiking white stem. Height to 8m.
Crataegus 'Paul's Scarlet' - Laden with double red blooms in May, while the early autumn display of deep red berries is equally lavish. Height 5m.
Malus 'Golden Hornet' - White flowers in spring with masses of golden yellow fruit in autumn. Height 6m+.
Malus 'John Downie' - Masses of white flowers in spring. Oval orange and scarlet fruit in the autumn. Height 6m+.
Musa basjoo - The banana tree, leaves die down in cold winters.
Prunus 'Amanogawa' - Dense clusters of large, fragrant, semi-double pale pink blooms smother the branches in late spring.
Prunus serrula - One of the best trees for a small garden. Coppery red bark and small white flowers.
Pyrus sal. 'Pendula' - A small spreading weeping ornamental pear that has delicate, weeping willow type branches and silvery leaves. Height 5m.
Sorbus cashmiriana - A mountain ash with masses of white berries in autumn. 10m+.
Sorbus 'Chinese Lace' - A mountain ash with unusual deeply cut foliage. White flowers in spring and red berries in autumn.
Sorbus 'Joseph Rock' - Mountain ash with excellent autumn colour. Height 9m.
A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: HERBACEOUS PLANTS FOR THE LONDON GARDEN: SHADY/PART-SHADE
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Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima' - Pink flowers August to September. Height to 120cm.
Aquilegia 'Lime Sorbet' - White flowers with a hint of Lime. Height 10cm.
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow' - Fully double, near black flowers from April to May. Height 30-50cm.
Asarum europaeum - Thick glossy green leaves and rarely more than 15cm in height, a superb groundcover for shade.
Astilbe jap. 'Ellie' - Very full pure white plumes, one of the best varieties. 40cm.
Astrantia 'Ruby Wedding' - Dark red flower heads. Flowers early and repeats flowering later in the summer. 45cm.
Astrantia 'Venice' - Exceptionally dark, blood red flowers with a good upright habit.
Athyrium 'Lady in Red' - Green fronds with burgundy red stems. 60cm.
Athyrium 'Ghost' - Vigorous silver grey fronds. Height 60cm.
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea' Elephant Ear' - Large glossy leaves in shades of burgundy, red and green.
Brunnera 'Looking Glass' - All silver, shiny leaves, perfect shady ground cover. 30cm.
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Lady in the bath' - Pendulous raceames of dainty pink and white flowers in late spring. Height 50cm.
Digitalis 'Camelot Cream'; 'Camelot Lavender'; 'Camelot White' - Foxgloves generally reaching 100cm+, coloured according to their naming. Superb cultivars.
NEW Digitalis purpurea 'Virtuosa' - A superb and reliable white foxglove.
Epimedium youngianum 'Niveum' - Excellent ground cover with pure white flowers. Height 30cm.
Eupatorium 'Chocolate' - Bronze-chocolate foliage forms a clump and produces white flowers in summer. Height 1.5m.
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' - Large clear blue flowers and deeply cut foliage. Height 50cm.
Helleborus niger - Dark glossy green leaves and white flowers in winter. Height 30cm.
Heuchera 'Caramel' - Large golden caramel foliage with red undersides. Good heat tolerance. Height 30cm.
Heuchera 'Prince of Silver' - Silver sheened foliage and cream pink flowers. Fast grower. Height 35cm.
Hosta tardi 'Halycon' - Medium sized hosta with oval leaves and white flowers. Height 50cm.
Hosta tardi 'Sleeping Beauty' - Pointed frosty blue-green leaves with creamy margins. SLUG-RESISTANT FOLIAGE! Height 40cm.
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' - A small yet attractive and distinctive variety forming a tight mound of blue-green leaves and lavender flowers. Height 15cm.
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' - Grass like foliage and hyacinth like lavender blue flowers. Height to 30cm.
Matteucia struthiopteris ‘The Ostrich Fern' - Spreading habit, soft green foliage. Height 1m.
Ophiopogon plans. 'Nigrescens' - Dark spears of grass like foliage. Height 15cm.
Primula denticulata white - The white 'Drumstick Primula'. Height 45cm.
Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks' - Red flashed leaves and bright red flowers. Height 125cm.
Trollius 'Cheddar' - Semi-double creamy yellow flowers. Height 60cm.
Anemone tomentosa 'Robustissima' - Pink flowers August to September. Height to 120cm.
Aquilegia 'Lime Sorbet' - White flowers with a hint of Lime. Height 10cm.
Aquilegia vulgaris 'Black Barlow' - Fully double, near black flowers from April to May. Height 30-50cm.
Asarum europaeum - Thick glossy green leaves and rarely more than 15cm in height, a superb groundcover for shade.
Astilbe jap. 'Ellie' - Very full pure white plumes, one of the best varieties. 40cm.
Astrantia 'Ruby Wedding' - Dark red flower heads. Flowers early and repeats flowering later in the summer. 45cm.
Astrantia 'Venice' - Exceptionally dark, blood red flowers with a good upright habit.
Athyrium 'Lady in Red' - Green fronds with burgundy red stems. 60cm.
Athyrium 'Ghost' - Vigorous silver grey fronds. Height 60cm.
Bergenia cordifolia 'Purpurea' Elephant Ear' - Large glossy leaves in shades of burgundy, red and green.
Brunnera 'Looking Glass' - All silver, shiny leaves, perfect shady ground cover. 30cm.
Dicentra spectabilis ‘Lady in the bath' - Pendulous raceames of dainty pink and white flowers in late spring. Height 50cm.
Digitalis 'Camelot Cream'; 'Camelot Lavender'; 'Camelot White' - Foxgloves generally reaching 100cm+, coloured according to their naming. Superb cultivars.
NEW Digitalis purpurea 'Virtuosa' - A superb and reliable white foxglove.
Epimedium youngianum 'Niveum' - Excellent ground cover with pure white flowers. Height 30cm.
Eupatorium 'Chocolate' - Bronze-chocolate foliage forms a clump and produces white flowers in summer. Height 1.5m.
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' - Large clear blue flowers and deeply cut foliage. Height 50cm.
Helleborus niger - Dark glossy green leaves and white flowers in winter. Height 30cm.
Heuchera 'Caramel' - Large golden caramel foliage with red undersides. Good heat tolerance. Height 30cm.
Heuchera 'Prince of Silver' - Silver sheened foliage and cream pink flowers. Fast grower. Height 35cm.
Hosta tardi 'Halycon' - Medium sized hosta with oval leaves and white flowers. Height 50cm.
Hosta tardi 'Sleeping Beauty' - Pointed frosty blue-green leaves with creamy margins. SLUG-RESISTANT FOLIAGE! Height 40cm.
Hosta 'Blue Mouse Ears' - A small yet attractive and distinctive variety forming a tight mound of blue-green leaves and lavender flowers. Height 15cm.
Liriope muscari 'Big Blue' - Grass like foliage and hyacinth like lavender blue flowers. Height to 30cm.
Matteucia struthiopteris ‘The Ostrich Fern' - Spreading habit, soft green foliage. Height 1m.
Ophiopogon plans. 'Nigrescens' - Dark spears of grass like foliage. Height 15cm.
Primula denticulata white - The white 'Drumstick Primula'. Height 45cm.
Rodgersia pinnata 'Fireworks' - Red flashed leaves and bright red flowers. Height 125cm.
Trollius 'Cheddar' - Semi-double creamy yellow flowers. Height 60cm.
A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: SHRUBS FOR THE LONDON GARDEN: SHADE/PART-SHADE
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Aucuba jap. 'Variegata' - Large green leaves are speckled yellow, red berries. Height 3m.
Camelia 'Debbie' - A peony form with large pink flowers mid season. Height 150cm.
Chimonanthus praecox - Sweetly scented pale yellow and purple flowers in late winter/spring. Height 3m+.
Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety' - Silver green variegated evergreen shrub makes excellent ground cover. Height 1m+.
Hebe 'Mrs Winder' - Purple green foliage, blue flowers. Height 50cm.
Hypericum 'Hidcote' - Compact, hardy, golden yellow flowers. Height 35cm.
Lonicera nitida 'Baggescens Gold' - Tiny yellow leaves with a dense habit. Keep triimed for good effect. Height 1m+.
Lonicera 'Silver Beauty' - Leaves creamy yellow with a green centre. Height 1m+.
Osmanthus delavayi - Slow growing with dark glossy green leaves and white flowers.
Phyllostachys aurea - Produces yellow bamboos with light green foliage. Height 3m+.
Viburnum bodnantense - 'Dawn' Fragrant pink buds in winter. Height 300cm.
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' - Dense compact pink buds with white flowers. Height 1m.
Vinca minor 'Bowles Variety' - Small evergreen leaves, blue flowers. Spread 40cm.
Fatsia japonica ‘False Castor Oil plant' - Large leathery green leaves. Height to 350cm.
Hebe albicans 'Red Edge' - Attractive autumn foliage and purple flowers.
Aucuba jap. 'Variegata' - Large green leaves are speckled yellow, red berries. Height 3m.
Camelia 'Debbie' - A peony form with large pink flowers mid season. Height 150cm.
Chimonanthus praecox - Sweetly scented pale yellow and purple flowers in late winter/spring. Height 3m+.
Euonymus 'Emerald Gaiety' - Silver green variegated evergreen shrub makes excellent ground cover. Height 1m+.
Hebe 'Mrs Winder' - Purple green foliage, blue flowers. Height 50cm.
Hypericum 'Hidcote' - Compact, hardy, golden yellow flowers. Height 35cm.
Lonicera nitida 'Baggescens Gold' - Tiny yellow leaves with a dense habit. Keep triimed for good effect. Height 1m+.
Lonicera 'Silver Beauty' - Leaves creamy yellow with a green centre. Height 1m+.
Osmanthus delavayi - Slow growing with dark glossy green leaves and white flowers.
Phyllostachys aurea - Produces yellow bamboos with light green foliage. Height 3m+.
Viburnum bodnantense - 'Dawn' Fragrant pink buds in winter. Height 300cm.
Viburnum tinus 'Eve Price' - Dense compact pink buds with white flowers. Height 1m.
Vinca minor 'Bowles Variety' - Small evergreen leaves, blue flowers. Spread 40cm.
Fatsia japonica ‘False Castor Oil plant' - Large leathery green leaves. Height to 350cm.
Hebe albicans 'Red Edge' - Attractive autumn foliage and purple flowers.
A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: GRASSES FOR THE LONDON GARDEN
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Briza media - The native quaking grass with green turning gold seed heads in summer. Height 30cm.
Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' - A reed grass that is suited to contrast with shrubs or natural planting.
A vertical masterpiece! Height 90-120cm.
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' - Golden leaves with a deep green edge. A spectacular evergreen sedge. Height 30cm.
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' - Our favourite dwarf fescue. It is has low hummocks of steely silver-blue leaves and looks great in containers or the front of a border. Height 15cm.
Hakonechloa mac. 'Aureola' - A striking gold and lime grass that is stunning as a mature specimen in pots or a graceful addition to mixed borders. Height 45cm.
Miscanthus sin. Zebrinus - Blue-green leaves with pale yellowish horizontal bands across them. Maroon-purple leaves appear in autumn. Height 120cm.
Pennisetum alop 'Hameln' Fountain Grass' - produces long lived fluffy brush-like flowers in late summer that resemble foxes’ tails. Height to 1.2m.
Imperata 'Red Baron' Blood Grass' - produces stunning slender red spikes, green at the base. Height 40cm.
Millium effusum 'Aureum' - A striking yellow grass that will thrive in part shade. Height to 30cm.
Stipa 'Pony Tails' - Dense tufts of arching copper grass spikes topped with flowers in summer. Thrives in poor soil. Height 60cm.
Stipa gigantea ‘Giant oat grass' - produces foliage upto 1.2m and taller flower spikes. Excellent architectural plant. Flowering height 170cm.
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' - Produces airy flowers, they are often attractively tinged with pink. Height 1.5m.
Briza media - The native quaking grass with green turning gold seed heads in summer. Height 30cm.
Calamagrostis 'Karl Foerster' - A reed grass that is suited to contrast with shrubs or natural planting.
A vertical masterpiece! Height 90-120cm.
Carex oshimensis 'Evergold' - Golden leaves with a deep green edge. A spectacular evergreen sedge. Height 30cm.
Festuca glauca 'Elijah Blue' - Our favourite dwarf fescue. It is has low hummocks of steely silver-blue leaves and looks great in containers or the front of a border. Height 15cm.
Hakonechloa mac. 'Aureola' - A striking gold and lime grass that is stunning as a mature specimen in pots or a graceful addition to mixed borders. Height 45cm.
Miscanthus sin. Zebrinus - Blue-green leaves with pale yellowish horizontal bands across them. Maroon-purple leaves appear in autumn. Height 120cm.
Pennisetum alop 'Hameln' Fountain Grass' - produces long lived fluffy brush-like flowers in late summer that resemble foxes’ tails. Height to 1.2m.
Imperata 'Red Baron' Blood Grass' - produces stunning slender red spikes, green at the base. Height 40cm.
Millium effusum 'Aureum' - A striking yellow grass that will thrive in part shade. Height to 30cm.
Stipa 'Pony Tails' - Dense tufts of arching copper grass spikes topped with flowers in summer. Thrives in poor soil. Height 60cm.
Stipa gigantea ‘Giant oat grass' - produces foliage upto 1.2m and taller flower spikes. Excellent architectural plant. Flowering height 170cm.
Panicum virgatum 'Dallas Blues' - Produces airy flowers, they are often attractively tinged with pink. Height 1.5m.
A SELECTION FROM GINKGO’S PLANT CATALOGUE: HERBS FOR THE LONDON GARDEN
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Apple mint - To add an edge to peas, potatoes, or the most flavoursome mint sauce you have ever tasted!
Chervil - Use chervil to add a punch of herby flavour to mild-flavoured chicken and seafood or as a
garnish atop steamed baby vegetables.
Chives - Masses of purple flowerheads in spring, adds a mild, oniony bite that makes a welcome mark
on all sorts of savoury dishes.
Chocolate Mint - Really does taste a bit like mint chocolate - great for finishing desserts.
Coriander - Use the leaves and seeds to add extra taste to curry and other savory dishes.
Curry Plant - Bright yellow flowers are produced in summer, fine, silvery foliage. Add sparingly to meat or salads.
Dill - The ferny foliage and seeds are a tasty flavouring for fish, lamb, new potatoes and peas.
Fennel - A very versatile vegetable or stunning architectural plant.
French Tarragon - Can be added to salads, vinegars, pickles, chicken, fish and rice dishes.
Garden Mint - Use this mint in or on any dish you like, very vigorous.
Lavender 'Munstead' - The most popular form of the dwarf lavender, fantastic when planting en masse.
Origanum vulgare - Used widely in cooking, especially on pizzas and in pasta sauces. During summer, the plant is almost covered in pale pink flowers.
Parsley - For parsley sauce or garnishes, very useful for every kitchen.
Peppermint - A multitude of uses particularly desserts but most popularly known for tea.
Pineapple Mint - Perfect as a food garnish. A perennial plant, it produces long spikes of pale white or cream flowers, green leaves and a cream edge.
Rosemary 'Miss Jessops' - A fine-leaved, evergreen variety with intensely aromatic grey-green foliage and pretty small blue flowers.
Sage 'Growers Friend' - A reliable sage great for drying and using with meat and poultry.
Thyme Archers Gold - a low growing lemon scented thyme with dense bright gold foliage.
Thyme compact - A tidy version of this kitchen favourite, a highly aromatic and useful herb. Mauve flowers in summer are very attractive and great for bees.
Thyme Lemon Variegated - One of the best year-round ground cover herbs.
Thyme Silver Posie - A silver variegated form of the common thyme. It has all the taste and flavour for cooking, but a more compact habit.
Apple mint - To add an edge to peas, potatoes, or the most flavoursome mint sauce you have ever tasted!
Chervil - Use chervil to add a punch of herby flavour to mild-flavoured chicken and seafood or as a
garnish atop steamed baby vegetables.
Chives - Masses of purple flowerheads in spring, adds a mild, oniony bite that makes a welcome mark
on all sorts of savoury dishes.
Chocolate Mint - Really does taste a bit like mint chocolate - great for finishing desserts.
Coriander - Use the leaves and seeds to add extra taste to curry and other savory dishes.
Curry Plant - Bright yellow flowers are produced in summer, fine, silvery foliage. Add sparingly to meat or salads.
Dill - The ferny foliage and seeds are a tasty flavouring for fish, lamb, new potatoes and peas.
Fennel - A very versatile vegetable or stunning architectural plant.
French Tarragon - Can be added to salads, vinegars, pickles, chicken, fish and rice dishes.
Garden Mint - Use this mint in or on any dish you like, very vigorous.
Lavender 'Munstead' - The most popular form of the dwarf lavender, fantastic when planting en masse.
Origanum vulgare - Used widely in cooking, especially on pizzas and in pasta sauces. During summer, the plant is almost covered in pale pink flowers.
Parsley - For parsley sauce or garnishes, very useful for every kitchen.
Peppermint - A multitude of uses particularly desserts but most popularly known for tea.
Pineapple Mint - Perfect as a food garnish. A perennial plant, it produces long spikes of pale white or cream flowers, green leaves and a cream edge.
Rosemary 'Miss Jessops' - A fine-leaved, evergreen variety with intensely aromatic grey-green foliage and pretty small blue flowers.
Sage 'Growers Friend' - A reliable sage great for drying and using with meat and poultry.
Thyme Archers Gold - a low growing lemon scented thyme with dense bright gold foliage.
Thyme compact - A tidy version of this kitchen favourite, a highly aromatic and useful herb. Mauve flowers in summer are very attractive and great for bees.
Thyme Lemon Variegated - One of the best year-round ground cover herbs.
Thyme Silver Posie - A silver variegated form of the common thyme. It has all the taste and flavour for cooking, but a more compact habit.
GARDEN DESIGN LONDON
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Garden design London: Ginkgo has won awards for garden design at both Chelsea and Hampton Court shows • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Fulham • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Chelsea • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Kensington • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Pimlico • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in West Norwood • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Finchley • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Hampstead • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Richmond • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Whetstone • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Twickenham • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Sutton • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Shoreditch • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Clerkenwell • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Brent • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Barnet • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Greenwich • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Camden • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Spitalfields • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Ealing • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Westminster • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Hammersmith • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Harrow • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Islington • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Wandsworth • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Highgate • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Battersea • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Camberwell • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Balham • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Putney • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Dulwich • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Wimbledon • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Docklands• Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Southwark • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Kingston • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in De Beauvoir • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Merton • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Cheam • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Carshalton • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Epsom • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Bayswater • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Chiswick • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Gunnersbury • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Muswell Hill • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Brook Green • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Woodside Park • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Lancaster Gate • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Barons Court • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Kensal Green • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Marylebone • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in North Kensington
Garden design London: Ginkgo has won awards for garden design at both Chelsea and Hampton Court shows • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Fulham • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Chelsea • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Kensington • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Pimlico • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in West Norwood • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Finchley • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Hampstead • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Richmond • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Whetstone • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Twickenham • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Sutton • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Shoreditch • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Clerkenwell • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Brent • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Barnet • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Greenwich • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Camden • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Spitalfields • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Ealing • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Westminster • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Hammersmith • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Harrow • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Islington • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Wandsworth • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Highgate • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Battersea • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Camberwell • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Balham • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Putney • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Dulwich • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Wimbledon • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Docklands• Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Southwark • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Kingston • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in De Beauvoir • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Merton • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Cheam • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Carshalton • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Epsom • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Bayswater • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Chiswick • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Gunnersbury • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Muswell Hill • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Brook Green • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Woodside Park • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Lancaster Gate • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Barons Court • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Kensal Green • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in Marylebone • Garden design London: Ginkgo has designed gardens in North Kensington


