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Abelias are popular garden shrubs. This is a rounded, spreading, multi stemmed shrub with gracefully arching branches, with glossy, dark green evergreen leaves to and clusters of white-tinged-pink, bell-shaped flowers to 2 cm long. Great for hedging.

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Little River Wattle. An outstanding and attractive foliage plant from Australia. The rippled lime green leaves quickly form a compact weeping mound that looks equally fabulous in the garden or a container. Grow in sun or part shade, in well drained soil. Tolerates light frost. Evergreen.

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A wonderful mounding foliage shrub from our Australian neighbours. 'Limelight' has a big, bushy, 'fro hair do made up of fine cascading green foliage. Well behaved in a container or the garden. Great landscaping plant. Happy in sun or part shade in light well drained soil. Evergreen PVR.

Acacia 'Limelight' should only be given a very light dressing of slow release fertilizer in the autumn as it is not a greedy plant and shouldn't be over fertilized.

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Tidy compact growing shrub, which continuously blooms with rosy pink, scented flowers. Crush the foliage to release the fragrant oil. Easy to grow in an open sunny position. Trim lightly. Evergreen.

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Do you want an easy care, tolerant plant that is architecturally interesting? If so then this is the plant for you. Narrow striking silver green leaves that arch attractively. Tolerant of drought and poor soils. Perfect for group planting, or if you prefer, will do very well in a container. Evergreen.

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An unusual shrub which is valued for its ability to grow in difficult conditions - it will even cope with dry shade but doesn't like harsh frost. The large, glossy leaves are splashed and spotted with yellow and will light up a dull corner. Small red flowers in spring are followed by waxy red berries. Evergreen.

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An unusual shrub which is valued for its ability to grow in difficult conditions - it will even cope with dry shade but doesn't like harsh frost. The large, glossy, green leaves are splashed and spotted with yellow and will light up a dull corner. Male cultivar. Evergreen.

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Female. A fabulous foliage plant for difficult dry shady spots in the garden. Long, broad, glossy green foliage with deeply serrated edges. Inconspicuous flowers are followed by ornamental red berries as long as there is a male planted close by. Easy to grow as long as protected from frost. Evergreen.

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The Japanese Laurel is a perfect choice for those difficult, dry, shady spots in the garden. The large green leaves are splashed with spots of yellow. Red berries in winter. Protect from harsh frost, otherwise undemanding. Evergreen.

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An unusual shrub which is valued for its ability to grow in difficult conditions - it will even cope with dry shade but doesn't like harsh frost. The large, glossy, green leaves are splashed and spotted with yellow and will light up a dull corner. Male cultivar. Evergreen.