Garden Plants
Our plants, shrubs and trees for the garden change with the seasons and are a very comprehensive selection of what will grow successfully in North Devon.
This experience has been gained over the many years we have run our own nursery and plant propagation centre.
Our knowledgeable staff are always available for advice on all things horticultural. Whether you just need one plant to fill a border, a drift to show off their full potential or a well-positioned tree, we can help.
Flowering, fragrant, colourful, architectural, bold or subtle – we have it all.
Some of our seasonal selected plants are shown.
Selected Garden Plants
PLANT OF THE MOMENT ‘Camellia Sasanqua’ Add colour and fragrance to your garden with a Camellia. Available in a variety of colours from white, through pale pink to deep red it will bloom all through winter. Plant in autumn/spring in a sunny position but sheltered from the cold and wind.
Prices from £17.99. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
Cornus alba ‘Sibirica’ (Dogwood) – Add some vibrant colour to your beds and borders during the winter months with the deep red stems of this dogwood. To maximise the colour of the stems plant in full sun. The flowers in spring/summer are highly attractive to bees.
Prices from £10.99. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
Conifers – Add colour, height, structure and interest to your garden with a conifer. Available in many different varieties from ground cover to tall architectural spires, conifers can be used as screening, noise reduction or simply as a point of interest in your garden.
Prices from £5.49. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
Hellebores – Easy to grow and quite undemanding! These pretty perennial plants provide great winter interest in your garden and they have a long flowering period all the way through to May. Being a woodland plant they thrive in rich, moisture retentive soil.
Prices from £5.99. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
Skimmia japonica – Add year round interest to your shady beds and borders with this neat evergreen shrub. Fragrant spring flowers are followed by red/white berries. Some varieties have decorative long lasting berries in autumn and winter.
Prices from £5.99. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
Fruit Trees – Come and see our extensive collection of fruit trees in store. Choose from better known varieties such as apple, pear, plum and cherry to the more unusual mulberry and medlar. Need advice as to which is the best fruit tree for your garden? Ask our knowledgeable staff to help you choose.
Prices from £42.00. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
Mahonias – Great for ground cover and also eye-catching displays at the back of the border with their holly-like leaves and bright yellow flowers in winter through to spring. Mahonias are generally hardy, like a full sun position although they can cope with a small amount of shade.
Prices from £12.99. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
Rhododendrons – Perfect for growing at the edge of a woodland border or a shady spot in your garden, they are equally at home in a pot or container. Available in a variety of colours, many rhododendrons are evergreen but deciduous ones provide good autumn colour.
Prices from £14.99. Available at St John's Barnstaple (01271 343884) and St John's Ashford (01271 320525)
