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Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Early Transparent' 1/2 Standard 1/2 Standard, Regular crops of golden yellow fruit, with sweet, gage-like flavour. Can be picked early for cooking or leave til ripe for eating. Good for bottling and freezing. Self fertile, late flowering, pick in mid August.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Early Transparent' Bush Bush, Regular crops of golden yellow fruit, with sweet, gage-like flavour. Can be picked early for cooking or leave til ripe for eating. Good for bottling and freezing. Self fertile, late flowering, pick in mid August.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Old Green Gage' 1/2 Standard 1/2 Standard. Superb old-fashioned flavour, crops better with pollinator. Not reliable regular cropper.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Old Green Gage' Bush Bush Superb old-fashioned flavour, crops better with pollinator. Not reliable regular cropper.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Oullins Golden Gage' 1/2 Standard 1/2 Standard, Large golden yellow fruit, gage-like flavour. Can be picked early for cooking or leave til ripe for eating. Good for bottling and freezing. Self fertile, late flowering, pick in mid August.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Oullins Golden Gage' Bush Bush, Large golden yellow fruit, gage-like flavour. Can be picked early for cooking or leave til ripe for eating. Good for bottling and freezing. Self fertile, late flowering, pick in mid August.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Rheine Claude de Bavay'' 1/2 Standard 1/2 Standard. Self-fertile green gage with reliable crops of well flavoured gages, often seen in the shops for sale.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Rheine Claude de Bavay'' Maiden Maiden. Self-fertile green gage with reliable crops of well flavoured gages, often seen in the shops for sale.
Gage (Prunus domestica) 'Willingham Gage' Bush BUSH. Dessert gage selected by the RHS for its good cropping and excellent quality, cropping in mid-August Self fertile, mid season flowering.
Gaillardia 'Dazzler' Blanket flower Clump forming perennial, golden yellow flwrs with maroon centre, Jun-Oct. 2ft/60cms. Sunny site, well drained soil.
Gaillardia 'Kobold' (syn. Goblin) Blanket flower Clump forming perennial, showy red daisy flwrs with yellow edge, Jun-Oct. 30ins/75cms. Sunny site, well drained soil.
Garrya elliptica Silk-tassel bush Evergreen, bushy, dense shrub, leathery, wavy-edged, dark green leaves. Grey-green catkins, longer on male than female plants, mid-winter to early spring, sun/shade, well-drained soil. Ht 4m. Sprd. 3m. Slowish.
Garrya elliptica 'James Roof' Silk Tassle Bush Evergreen, bushy dense shrub, wavy-edged, leathery, dark green leaves. Very long grey-green catkins, Jan-Mar. Most aspects, ok by sea, any poor soil. Sun/shade.
Gaultheria mucronata 'Cherry Ripe' Prickly heath [Formerly Pernettya] Small evergreen, small bell like flwrs, May, lge bright cherry-red berries follow when planted near male variety. FEMALE. Ht to 3ft. lime-free soil, sun/part shade.
Gaultheria mucronata 'Crimsonia' Prickly heath [Formerly Pernettya] Small evergreen, small bell like flwrs, May, bright crimson berries follow when planted near male variety. FEMALE. Ht to 3ft. Lime-free soil, sun/part shade.
Gaultheria mucronata 'Lilian' Prickly heath [Formerly Pernettya] Small evergreen, small bell like flwrs, May, lge lilac-pink berries follow when planted near male variety. FEMALE. Ht to 3ft. Lime-free soil, sun/part shade.
Gaultheria mucronata 'Mascula' [Formerly Pernettya] Male form. Evergreen, bushy, dense shrub, small glossy dark green leaves, small white flwrs, summer, sun, lime free soil. Ht 2-3ft/60-90cms.
Gaultheria mucronata 'Wintertime' Prickly heath [Formerly Pernettya] Evergreen, bushy, dense shrub, glossy, dark green leaves, white flwrs, late spring/early summer, followed by large, long-lasting, white berries, sun, moist acidic soil. Ht 3ft/90cms.
Gaultheria procumbens HARMFUL IF EATEN. Vigorous, spreading evergreen shrub. Prostrate stems carry clusters of oval, leathery leaves, solitary bell shaped, pink flowers in summer. Ht. 5-15cm, Partial shade, moist lime free soil.
Gaultheria x wisleyensis 'Ruby' Small evergreen shrub, vigorous habit, forming dense thicket, samll dark green leathery leaves. White flwrs in May-June, followed by round fruits ripening to ruby-red in autumn. Partial shade, moist lime free soil. Ht 2-3 ft
Genista hispanica Spanish gorse Deciduous, bushy, very prickly shrub with few leaves, masses of golden-yellow flwrs May-Jun, full sun any well drained soil. Ht 3ft/90cms.
Genista pilosa 'Vancouver Gold' Deciduous, prostrate habit, golden-yellow Pea-like, flwrs, spring, full sun, well drained soil. Prune back after flwring, if desired.
Geranium 'Alan Mayes' Perennial. Cup shaped violet-blue flwrs, May-Aug. lovely autumn tints to foliage, Ht. 18-24ins/45-60cms, sun or shade, moist soil.
Geranium 'Ann Folkard' Perennial. Cup shaped magenta flwrs with black veins, Jul-Aug. yellowish green foliage, Ht. 20ins/50cms, sun/part shade, moist soil.
Geranium 'Brookside' Vigorous, clump forming perennial, divided leaves, cup shaped, violet-blue flwrs, May-Jul. Ht 12ins/30cm sun, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Johnson's Blue' Vigorous, clump forming perennial, divided leaves, cup shaped, deep lavender blue flwrs, Jun-Jul. Ht 18ins/45cm sun, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Mayflower' Upright perennial, basal clump of deeply lobed leaves, branching stems of cup shaped, pale mauve/blue flwrs early summer. Ht3ft/90cms. part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Orkney Pink' Perennial. Trailing stems bear deep pink-cerise flwrs, May-Sept. smokey-brown flushed leaves, sun/part shade, moist free draining soil. 12"x20"/30x50cms. Ideal for front of border, ground cover, pots.
Geranium 'Patricia' Clump forming perennial, dark green divided foliage, branching stems bear intense carmine red flwrs with black centres, Jun-Aug. Ht. 30"/75cms, sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Phillipe Vapelle' Clump forming perennial, crimped grey-green leaves, flat blue flwrs, Jun-Jul. Ht 26"ins/35cm, part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Rosanne' Clump forming perennial, divided leaves, striking cup shaped, violet blue flwrs, Jun-autumn. Ht 12ins/30cm full/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Sabani Blue' Clump forming perennial, divided leaves, striking cup shaped, blue veined flwrs, May-Jul. Ht 16ins/40cm full/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Sirak' Clump forming perennial, divided leaves, striking cup shaped, lilac-purple flwrs, May-Sept. Ht 18-24ins/45-60cm, sun, well drained soil.
Geranium 'Spinners' Vigorous, clump forming perennial, divided leaves, lge cup shaped, purple-blue flwrs, May-Aug. Ht 1.5-2'/45-60cm, sun-part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium x riversleaianum 'Russell Prichard' Perennial,mat forming. Cup shaped carmine-red flwrs, Jun-Aug. compact habit, bright yellowish green foliage, Ht. 10"ins/25cms, sun/part shade, moist soil.
Geranium clarkei 'Kashmir Pink' Carpeting, rhizomatous, perennial with divided leaves and loose clusters of cup shaped pink flwrs, Jun-Aug. Ht 14-18"/35-45cm. Full sun, well drained soil.
Geranium gymnocaulon Velvety foliage, voilet blue flwrs with darker veins, summer. Light shade, moist, well drained soil. ht 14"/35cm
Geranium himalayense 'Gravetye' Clump forming perennial, large, deep blue flwrs on long stems above foliage, summer, Jun-Aug.; orange & red autumn colour. Ht 15ins/38cms, sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium himalayense 'Plenum' Clump forming perennial, large, cup- shaped, double violet blue flowers borne on long stalks in summer over clumps of neatly cut leaves, Jun-Aug.; produces orange & red autumn colour. Ht 15ins/38cms, sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium ibericum Clump forming perennial, bluish flwrs, purple veins, Jun-Aug., Ht. 16ins/40cms, sun, well drained soil.
Geranium macrorrhizum Semi evergreen carpeting perennial, pale pink flowers in May-June, good, weed proof ground cover, with bright tints in autumn. Ht 12ins/30cms. partial shade, well drained soil.
Geranium macrorrhizum 'Czakor' Semi evergreen carpeting perennial, aromatic green foliage, rich magenta flwrs, May-Jul., good, weed proof ground cover, with bright tints in autumn. Ht 12ins/30cms. partial shade, well drained soil. Drought and shade tolerant.
Geranium maculatum 'Elizabeth Ann' NEW. Chocolate brown leaves, reddish flwr stems, lavender flwrs, spring, deciduous with leaves turning reddish in autumn, sun/part shade, moist soil. Ht 24"/60cm
Geranium nodosum Clump forming perennial, with lobed, glossy leaves and delicate, cup-shaped, lilac/ lilac-pink flowers, spring-summer. Ht 18ins/ 45cm. full shade, well drained soil.
Geranium nodosum White Leaf' Clump forming perennial, with lobed, glossy leaves and delicate, cup-shaped, lilac/ lilac-pink flowers, spring-summer. Ht 18ins/ 45cm. full shade, well drained soil.
Geranium palmatum Semi-evergreen, bushy habit, woody base, deeply lobed dark green palmate leaves, sprays of purplish-red flwrs late summer. Ht 18ins/45cms. mild sheltered spot.
Geranium phaeum Mourning widow Mourning widow. Herbaceous perennial prefers a damp location, dark maroon Flws with brown veins, June-July. Ht 20 ins/50cms.
Geranium phaeum 'Samobor' Mourning widow Mourning widow. Herbaceous perennial prefers a damp location, foliage unusually marked with black zonal rings, dark maroon Flws with brown veins, June-July. Ht 30 ins/75cms.
Geranium phaeum 'Variegatum' Herbaceous perennial, unusual white variegated foliage, dark maroon Flws with brown veins, June-July. Ht 20 ins/50cms. Damp shade/partial shade.
Geranium pratense Meadow cranesbill Mounds of deeply cut foliage, clear blue flowers all summer, May-July. Ht 2ft/60cms.
Geranium pratense 'Album' Mounds of deeply cut foliage, white flowers all summer, May-July. Ht 2ft/60cms
Geranium pratense 'Mrs Kendall Clark' Meadow cranesbill Mounds of deeply cut foliage, slate blue flwrs with veining & charcoal anthers all summer, May-July. Ht 2ft/60cms. Part shade, moist soil.
Geranium psilostemon Clump forming perennial, broad, deeply cut leaves with good autumn colour, many cup-shaped, single, black-centred, rich lilac-pink flowers, 1-2ins across, in mid-summer. Ht. & Sprd. 4ft/120cm, full sun well drained soil.
Geranium renardii Compact, clump forming perennial with lobed circular, sage green leaves, purple veined white flwrs, early summer. Ht12ins/30cms, sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium riversleaianum 'Mavis Simpson' Perennial. Cup shaped magenta flwrs with black veins, Jul-Aug. compact habit, bright yellowish green foliage, Ht. 15ins/45cms, sun/part shade, moist soil.
Geranium sanguineum 'Album' Hummock forming, spreading perennial, cup shaped, white flwrs, summer above round deeply divided dark green leaves. Ht 4-6ins/10-15cm. Sun, well drained soil.
Geranium sanguineum 'Max Frei' Ground hugging perennial, cerise-pink flwrs above foliage, early summer, sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium sylvaticum 'Mayflower' Upright perennial, basal clump of deeply lobed leaves, branching stems of cup shaped, violet-blue flwrs early summer. Ht3ft/90cms. part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium wiassovianum Clump forming perennial, magenta-purple heavily veined flwrs, Jun-Aug. velvety leaves & stems give good autumn colour ., Ht. 12ins/30cms, sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' Semi evergreen carpeting perennial, white flwrs, May-June, Ht 12ins/30cms. partial shade, well drained soil.
Geranium x cantabrigiense 'Westray' Perennial. Low growing, good ground cover, profusion of bright pink flowers amongst aromatic foliage, Jun/July. Red-orange autumn tints to the foliage. Sun or part shade. Ht 6ins/15cms.
Geranium x magnificum Lge dark blue purple flwrs, May-Jun. Ht. 2ft/60cms, sun/part shade, well drained soil
Geranium x oxonianum 'Claridge Druce' Clump forming perennial, grey-green foliage, dark veined rose- pink flwrs, Jun-Jul. Ht. 30"/75cms, sun/part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium x oxonianum 'Wargrave Pink' Semi evergreen carpeting perennial, dainty, lobed, basal leaves acting as weed suppressing ground cover. Cup shaped bright salmon pink flowers throughout summer. Ht18ins/45cms, sun /part shade, well drained soil.
Geranium x oxonianum f. thurstonianum Semi-evergreen, carpeting perennial with dense, dainty, lobed leaves, cup-shaped deep purple flwrs, fading to pale pink, all summer. Ht 24-30ins/ 60-75cm. Sprd. 45cm. Sun, well drained soil.
Geum 'Lady Stratheden' Clump forming perennial, lobed leaves, cup shaped double, warm yellow flwrs, May-Jun. Ht 2ft/60cms sun, well drained soil.
Geum 'Leonard's Variety' Clump forming perennial, lobed leaves, nodding rose coloured bell shaped flwrs on reddish stems, April-Jun. Ht 18"/45cms cool, moist spot.
Geum 'Mrs J. Bradshaw' Clump forming, rounded hairy foliage, bright brick red dbl. flwrs, May-Jun. Ht. 2ft/60cms.
Geum chiloense 'Red Dragon' water avens Clump forming perennial, dark green divided leaves, taller stems bearing bright scarlet dbl flwrs, May-Jun. Ht. 1ft/30cms, cool moist soil.
Geum rivale f. Album Clump forming perennial, sm. green lobed leaves, taller stems bear several branching stems of creamy white slightly nodding bell flwrs with fluffy hairy centres , May-Jun. Ht 1ft/30cms sun/part-light shade, well drained soil.
Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair tree Long-lived, deciduous conifer, upright when young, spreading with age, fan shaped, delicate bright green leaves. Bears fruits, with edible kernels, in late summer / autumn, if male and female plants are grown together, sun and moist soil.
Gladiolus byzantinus Perennial, clump forming summer flowering corm, grass-like leaves, each flwr stem bears wine- pink flwrs. Sunny well drained position. Ht 12ins/30cms.
Gladiolus papilio Perennial, clump forming summer or autumn flowering corm, up to 10 yellow/white flowers suffused violet with hooded upper petals & darker yellow patches on lower petals. Sunny well drained position. Ht 36ins/90cms.
Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' Honey locust Deciduous, small spreading tree, fern like foliage, golden yellow when young, deep green in Summer. Sun, well drained soil. Ht. to 15-18'/4.5-5. 4m
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa var. reclinatum) 'Careless' Mid season. Reliable. Excellent for cooking & jam. Large oval green fruit.
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa var. reclinatum) 'Hinnonmaki Green' Mid season, Heavy cropping, cooking gooseberry of good flavour Green fruits. Semi-upright habit. Very Hardy, resistant to mildew.
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa var. reclinatum) 'Hinnonmaki Red' Mid season, Heavy cropping, dessert gooseberry of good sweet flavour with tangy skin, dark red fruits. Semi-upright habit. Very Hardy
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa var. reclinatum) 'Hinnonmaki Yellow' Mid season, Heavy cropping, dessert gooseberry of good sweet flavour with tangy skin, yellow fruits. Spreading habit.
Gooseberry (Ribes uva-crispa var. reclinatum) 'Invicta' Vigorous. Prune to an upright bud. Resistant to mildew. Green fruited of good flavour.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Black Alicante' Dessert grape, sweet blue black fruit in early autumn, for growing indoors or outdoors against very warm wall.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Cascade' [syn V. Seibel 13053] Grape Wine grape. Mid-season. Ultra reliable disease resistant hybrid giving big crops of strongly flavoured small grapes. It makes a reasonable red, quite good rose or excellent port style wine. Very attractive vine, red shoots and bronze young foliage
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Early van der Laan' Dessert/wine grape, sweet yellowish-green fruit in autumn, for growing outdoors against warm wall.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Flame' Red Seedless Grape Indoor/outdoor. Produces large bunches of red oval grapes, good flavour. Need good ventillation during hot weather if grown indoors. Good resistance to mildew & downy mildew.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Fragola' Strawberry Grape Outdoor variety with unusual tasting small fruits, to some tasting of strawberry's to others of gooseberry's. Lge green palmate leaves turning yellow and orange in autumn. Good against south wall. Sunny well drained site.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Glory of Boskoop' Dessert grape, sweet blue black fruit, for growing indoor or outdoors against very warm wall. Ht 26ft/8m
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Golden Champion' Dessert/wine grape, sweet yellow-green fruit Sept-Oct, for growing indoors or outdoors against very warm wall.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Lakemont' White Seedless Grape Indoor/outdoor. Produces large bunches of yellow oval grapes, good muscat flavour. Need good ventillation during hot weather if grown indoors. Good resistance to mildew & downy mildew.
Grape (Vitis vinifera) 'Muscat of Alexandria' Dessert/wine grape, sweet yellow-green fruit in autumn, for growing indoor or outdoors against very warm wall.
Grevillea 'Canberra Gem' Evergreen, sprawling shrub vigorous rounded shrub. Aromatic fine pinnate foliage, Clusters of waxy, bright-pink flowers from early to late summer. Warm sheltered sunny, Full sun and well drained lime free soil. Protect from frosts. Ht. & S 2.5m
Grevillea 'Clearview David' Evergreen, shrub with bushy upright habit. Aromatic fine pinnate foliage, Clusters of waxy, red flwrs with fine silky hairs, from early to late summer. Warm sheltered sunny, Full sun and well drained lime free soil. Protect from frosts. Ht. & S 2.5m
Grevillea johnsonii Evergreen, rounded, bushy shrub with long, narrow pine-needle like green leaves. Terminal clusters of small spidery, orange & pink flowers in spring-summer. Ht. 2m. Full sun and well drained lime free low fertile soil.
Grevillea rosmarinifolia Evergreen, for milder areas, rosemary-like needle foliage, long terminal racemes of crimson flwrs, summer, Ht. 4-5ft/120-150cms, neutral/lime free soil.
Grevillea rosmarinifolia 'Jenkinsii' Evergreen, for milder areas, rosemary-like needle foliage, long terminal racemes of pink & white flwrs, in summer, Ht. 4-5ft/120-150cms, Sunny well drained, neutral/lime free soil.
Griselinia littoralis 'Dixon's Cream' Evergreen, upright habit, apple green leaves splashed & marked with creamy white. Useful hedging plant & makes good specimen. Responds well to pruning.
Griselinia littoralis 'Variegata' Evergreen, upright, dense, bushy habit. Leathery grey-green leaves, variegated creamy-white, inconspicuous, yellow-green flowers, late spring, any well-drained soil. ok on coast.
Gunnera magellanica Mat forming perennial, grown for its rounded, toothed leaves, often bronze-tinged when young on short, creeping stems. Sm. green, flowers with reddish bracts, partial shade and moist soil.
Gunnera manicata Architectural perennial, rounded, prickly edged leaves, 1.5m across, conical, light green flower spikes in early summer, followed by orange-brown seed pods. Needs mulch cover for crowns in winter. Ht 6-8ft/180-240cms, sun/light shade, moist/marshy soil.
Gunnera prorepens Mat forming perennial, deciduous, bronze-tinged leaves on short, creeping stems. Sm. inconsequential flwrs followed from late summer onwards by spikes of mulberry red berries, shade, moist soil.

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