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Spring Interest
It's spring fever. That is what the name of it is. And when you've got it, you want—oh, you don't quite know what it is you do want, but it just fairly makes your heart ache, you want it so!
- Mark Twain
As the days lengthen, our eyes instinctively start scanning the winter-battered landscape for signs of spring. That’s why every garden needs at least one early riser: somewhere cheerful to rest the eye whilst the rest of the garden pulls itself together. Magnolias and flowering cherries are the classic choice, and with so many varieties to choose from, selecting one is a pleasure. Here we recommend some of our favourite spring chickens, but don’t forget to browse treefinder for lots more inspiration!
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177969 Prunus laurocerasus 'Latifolia'
For textural effect, this cultivar is one of the most handsome cherry laurels. The leaves -
177980 Distylium 'Linebacker'
Related to witch hazel and Persian ironwood, distylium is an excellent, but rarely used, e -
177995 Edgeworthia chrysantha
The paperbush, named so after its attractive papery, cinnamon-coloured bark, is a remarkab -
176793 Cedrus libani 'Glauca'
A most stately and majestic conifer, frequently seen around our heritage spaces. Conical w -
176104 Acer palmatum f. polymorphum
A seed form of Japanese maple with gorgeous bronze-green leaves emerging red in spring, th -
177945 Laurus nobilis
A widely grown broad leaved evergreen popular for its glossy, aromatic foliage, often used -
172622 Quercus myrsinifolia
Evergreen. A small and very hardy, densely branched, evergreen tree of compact habit. the -
171844 Prunus domestica 'Opal' (Pleached)
Similar to 'Victoria', this dessert plum is considered one of the best-flavoured early plu
