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Cottage
There are many a twee thing in this world, but the cottage garden is not one of them. The style is so beloved and enduring that varieties have been cultivated in abundance. Here are a few of our favourites, ideal for small to medium size spaces, with a pretty blossom and/or jolly fruit or autumn colour, generally wildlife-friendly, and all of a sweet and homely disposition
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Taxus baccata (Hedging)
English yew
174725 Taxus baccata (Hedging)
English yew
Evergreen. A hardy, slow-growing, dignified and extremely long-lived conifer with short, d -
Pyrus com. 'Conference'
Pear - Eating
Sold out173145 Pyrus com. 'Conference'
Pear - Eating
A dessert/fresh eating pear first introduced in Hertfordshire 1885 at the National BritishSold out -
Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Cherry - Autumn - Ornamental
173288 Prunus x subhirtella 'Autumnalis'
Cherry - Autumn - Ornamental
Deciduous. A very small, dainty tree with semi-double blush-to-white flowers through winte -
Prunus domestica 'Victoria'
Eating plum
177702 Prunus domestica 'Victoria'
Eating plum
A reliable English plum producing a heavy crop of large, pale red fruit with sweet, golden -
Prunus d. 'Hauszwetsche'
Plum - Damson
173884 Prunus d. 'Hauszwetsche'
Plum - Damson
This prune-plum tree produces an abundance of fabulous bluish-black damsons which are suit -
Prunus 'Umineko'
Japanese cherry
176907 Prunus 'Umineko'
Japanese cherry
The name 'Umeniko', which is Japanese for seagull, is reflected in the pure white blossoms -
Prunus 'Shirotae'
Mount Fuji cherry
176785 Prunus 'Shirotae'
Mount Fuji cherry
Deciduous. Small, vigorous with widespreading horizontal or slightly drooping branches, of -
Prunus 'Accolade'
Ornamental cherry
177135 Prunus 'Accolade'
Ornamental cherry
Deciduous. A dreamy floaty little tree probably at its best as a multi-stem but also grown -
Parrotia persica
Persian ironwood
177334 Parrotia persica
Persian ironwood
A small tree of rounder, widespreading habit whose autumn tones of gold and crimson do not -
Malus domestica 'Starking'
Apple - Eating
177830 Malus domestica 'Starking'
Apple - Eating
A late, dessert apple originally developed in North America in 1870 under the name 'Delici -
Malus d. 'Royal Gala'
Apple - Eating
175180 Malus d. 'Royal Gala'
Apple - Eating
This cultivar is a sport of 'Gala' that was named 'Royal Gala' by McKenzie after a visit f -
Malus d. 'Fuji'
Dessert apple
Sold outMalus d. 'Fuji'
Dessert apple
One of the nicest looking dessert apple varieties, producing a heavy crop of vibrantly redSold out -
Malus 'Rudolph'
Crab apple
176946 Malus 'Rudolph'
Crab apple
A marvelous little tree with three season interest. Carmine buds open to rose-red flowers -
Malus 'Red Sentinel'
Crab apple
176942 Malus 'Red Sentinel'
Crab apple
A lively little crabapple whose white, strongly scented flowers emerge from a profusion of -
Malus 'Evereste'
Apple - Crab
176825 Malus 'Evereste'
Apple - Crab
'Everest' has a compact, broadly round, tidy crown making it an excellent choice for small -
Malus 'Butterball'
Crab apple
176823 Malus 'Butterball'
Crab apple
A very small broadly-round tree whose prettily drooping branches produce an abundance of p -
Magnolia sieboldii
Magnolia
Sold out172830 Magnolia sieboldii
Magnolia
A small, usually mulit-stem tree with spreading branches valued for its large, floppy gardSold out -
Magnolia kobus
Northern Japanese magnolia
176467 Magnolia kobus
Northern Japanese magnolia
Deciduous. A very hardy small tree or shrub that produces a profusion of goblet to saucer -
Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Holly
177357 Ilex 'Nellie R. Stevens'
Holly
Perhaps the best choice where a quintessential holly is desired. Jolly emerald green folia -
177322 Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy'
Redbud
Deciduous. A small, gracefully spreading tree which produces clusters of deep magenta flow -
Amelanchier lamarckii
June Berry
177093 Amelanchier lamarckii
June Berry
Deciduous. A versatile small sized tree with a softly arching, sometimes spreading habit. -
Acer palmatum
Japanese maple
176220 Acer palmatum
Japanese maple
The wild form of Japanese maple prized for its gorgeous purple-red, orange or yellow autum -
Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
Vine-leaved japanese maple
176080 Acer japonicum 'Vitifolium'
Vine-leaved japanese maple
Perhaps the most glorious small tree for autumn colour, this chunky little character's lea -
Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
Full moon maple
174060 Acer japonicum 'Aconitifolium'
Full moon maple
'Aconitifolium' means leaves like aconite which aptly describes this elegant maple. The de -
Acer campestre
Field Maple
176909 Acer campestre
Field Maple
Our native field maple, grown widely in rural gardens and native woodland plantings. More