Mahonia from Junker's Nursery (52)

	MAHONIA aquifolium 'Green Ripple' This is a super little plant, growing slowly to less than 1m tall and gradually broadening to make a dense thicket. The leaves are such a deep glossy green, but with an unusual wavy edge (hence the name). The flowers are held in dense upright racemes of bright yellow flowers in early spring. The foliage takes on a purple sheen through winter. Black berries complete the show. Easily grown even in full sun, but thoroughly at home in the woodland too where it can provide valuable protection for delicate early flowerers. Not available this season
	MAHONIA aquifolium 'Hastings Elegant' I have become rather partial to these low Mahonias recently, as I have striven to achieve some lower level protection through our woodland beds. This one has the typical pointed lobed leaf but they are a wonderful rich glossy green which really shows off the bright yellow spring flowers too. Tolerant of otherwise difficult dry shady sites, but don't banish them to a dark corner, they deserve better than that! Not available this season
	MAHONIA aquifolium 'Orange Flame' Attractive new leaves are bronzy-orange, turning glossy green through summer, then wine red in winter. Best foliage colour will be produced in good light. 1.5m. Not available this season
	MAHONIA trifoliolata var. glauca Many of you have admired this wonderful plant under our kitchen window, and we have finally persuaded a few to root! The deeply incised 3 lobed leaves are a seemingly impossible shade of blue with almost pink stems. Pale yellow flowers grace us with their presence in early spring. Not as hardy as the woodland growers, so best against a sunny wall in well drained soil. £18.00
	NARCISSUS bulbocodium var. conspicuum This delightful bulb has done so well in the garden and on the woodery that many of you have asked for some. A strong growing and reliable member of the "Hoop Petticoat" group of miniature Narcissi, the bright yellow trumpets open wide to give it it's English name. They come into growth in the autumn before flowering in spring. Unlike some of this type of bulb, they do not want to be too dry in summer (just as well in our climate!) so they are ideal for general garden use and in no way require a bulb frame. The price is for a 9cm pot containing a goodly number of bulbs (no I didn't count them when I potted them!) the largest of which I expect to see flower this year. £4.99
	NANDINA domestica 'Richmond' I happened upon this gorgeous plant in my search for additional evergreens. Sometimes known as the "Sacred Bamboo" after its tall, erect, unbranched stems, it is a plant for all seasons. The large, essentially green, leaves are tinged red in spring and develop rich autumn colours. Small white flowers are produced in large bunches in summer. Berries will generally only set after a real baking. Easy to grow, but best in a sunny site on well drained soil. Potentially a spectacular feature in a pot too. Not available this season
	OEMLERIA cerasiformis Previously known as Osmaronia cerasifomis. A tough shrub which forms thickets of upright stems to a little over 2m. The hanging racemes of fragrant white flowers are produced in February-March, followed by plum like purple fruits. The leaves open very early, but it seems immune to frost damage. A brilliant ornamental, but tough, shrub for the most inhospitable of places. £15.00
NEW	ONOCLEA sensibilis Copper form
	OSMANTHUS x burkwoodii Very much a classic shrub, but still very much worth having for the fragrance of the beautiful but dainty white flowers in March-April. Evergreen too, so a really useful plant, though it's a shame it is quite so slow to get going. Not available this season
	OSMANTHUS delavayi Masses of highly scented small white flowers on this wonderful evergreen are produced in April. Small leaved, slow grower which eventually makes a rounded dense shrub of 2m. Not available this season
	PACHYSANDRA terminalis 'Variegata' A suckering sub shrub which makes excellent ground cover with attractive leaves margined creamy white. It is shade tolerant and will exist in the most appalling conditions, but will do better in better conditions! £12.00
NEW	PAEONIA tenuifolium Something of a departure from our normal range, but I adore this small herbaceous paeony. One of the hardiest of the species paeonies, which grows wild in the dry grasslands of Eastern Europe, the new growth can be seen from mid March with the flowers following shortly after. These are bright red and single, dainty and under-stated, but it is the foliage that often catches people’s attention; being finely cut and fern-like. Easily grown in well-drained soil (remember not to plant it too deep). These are multi-noded plants in 2 litre pots. Just shooting as I write, they should even flower this year. £18.00