Fagus sylvatica

Fagus sylvaticaBeeches can live for up to 200 years, making this a tree of choice to plant in a garden that will see generations of family! Fagus sylvatica offers a lush foliage of green leaves that have an elliptical shape with a corrugated face. The leaves turn to a beautiful bronze and yellow in autumn. The leaves hold well and many will remain on the tree throughout the winter, until the fresh spring foliage appears. Autumn also brings fruit called beech masts

and will survive the majority of British winters

coastal and cottage garden schemes

commonly known as the Gold Alder

perfect for popping straight in your mouth or for using in recipes in the kitchen

makes it perfect for creating a cascading effect in containers and baskets

Alnus cordata is commonly known as 'Italian Alder' and is an extremely popular UK native hedge tree that displays dark green leaves

but that couldn't be further from the truth

While ripe crabapples can be eaten fresh

where they’ll keep until mid-winter

Triumph Tulip that is bicoloured with soft white centres fringed with vibrant rosy pinks

An elegant mid-season bloom

giving it plenty of character when it reaches its ultimate height and spread of 1