Shrubs / trees for containers
Check the details when you buy and pick appropriate plants for your situation
Key: Common name
Species & 'Variety'
Flowering season
Prune to desired height
Full sun
Bay tree
Laurus nobilis, Mar-May
Holly
e.g. Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' female or Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' female, May-Jun
Rosemary
e.g. Rosemary ‘Miss Jessopp’s Upright’, May-Jun
Lilac
e.g. Syringa 'Red Pixie', May-Jun
Viburnum
e.g. Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’, Dec-Apr
Apple/fruit trees
e.g. Apple ‘Red Windsor’, 'Ballerina Samba' or ‘Scrumptious’ (on dwarf root stock), Apr-May
Crab apple
e.g. Malus jelly king 'Mattfru', May
Corkscrew hazel
e.g. Corylus avellana 'Contorta', Feb-Mar
Yew
Taxus baccata
Part sun/part shade
Bay tree
Laurus nobilis, Mar-May
Holly
e.g. Ilex aquifolium 'J.C. van Tol' female or Ilex aquifolium 'Alaska' female, May-Jun
Viburnum
e.g. Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’, Dec-Apr
Sweet box
e.g. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem', Dec-Mar
Crab apple
e.g. Malus jelly king 'Mattfru', May
Corkscrew hazel
e.g. Corylus avellana 'Contorta', Feb-Mar
Yew
Taxus baccata
Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus, Apr
Shade
Sweet box
e.g. Sarcococca hookeriana ‘Purple Stem’, Dec-Mar
Corkscrew hazel
e.g. Corylus avellana 'Contorta', Feb-Mar
Yew
Taxus baccata
Laurel
Prunus laurocerasus, Apr