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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176137 Acer 'Pacific Sunset'
Discovered in Oregon in 1991 this stunning maple is a hybrid between Acer truncatum and Ac -
177563 Acer 'Red Flamingo'
This is a true statement maple, guaranteed to turn heads. The young bark is a bright, stro -
178013 Acer campestre
Our native field maple, grown widely in rural gardens and native woodland plantings. More -
176426 Acer campestre 'Anny's Globe'
This dwarf is a great cultivar for areas with limited space, developing a dense, compact, -
177386 Acer campestre 'Eco Sentry'
An elegant, upright, later pyramidal cultivar similar to 'Elsrijk' in shape but smaller in -
172920 Acer campestre 'Elegant'
A variety that resembles 'Elsrijk' in its foliage and flowers, but has a more compact and -
178170 Acer campestre 'Elsrijk'
Deciduous. A cultivated form of our native field maple, but with a dense, upright conical -
173598 Acer campestre 'Queen Elizabeth'
A graceful cultivar offering a neat habit with upright branches, creating a uniform and el
