Forming a solid wall of foliage when hedged, this privet is used exclusively in parts of the US instead of fencing. We have used it extensively here at Lambley for its fast growth and drought resistance. Read more about Ligustrum vulgare
Magnolia x loebneri, a hybrid between two white flowered Japanese species, M. kobus and M. stellata, was first crossed by the German horticulturist Max Loebner during the first years of the 20th century.
Magnolia yuyanensis, an evergreen tree from moist montane forests of western China, is well established although rare in English gardens. It should do well in Australia gardens if planted in a spot protected from hot north winds. Read more about Magnolia yuyuanensis
All of our plants are offered in a 10cm diameter pot unless otherwise indicated. Plants grown here are frost hardy to at least minus 5C unless stated otherwise. Many are hardy to much colder temperatures. They may be evergreen or deciduous, or herbaceous and overwintered by being cut back to near pot level.Read more about Standard Pot Size
This new Lambley bred Euphorbia has a neat dwarf habit with abundant lime green flower heads opening from reddish buds. The flower heads are in perfect proportion creating a wonderfully balanced plant that is creating excitement in European testing. Read more about Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Liliput’ PBR
This Lambley introduction is one of the finest variegated Euphorbias available throughout the gardening world. It is now used in bedding throughout Europe and the United States and in New Zealand and South Africa. Read more about Euphorbia x martinii ‘Ascot Rainbow’ PBR
‘Orangeberry’ is a dazzling variety with ruffled leaves a blaze of coral, tinged with red and gold. The flowers have a pink blush. Read more about Heuchera ‘Orangeberry’
‘Coral Berry’ is a splendid variety with silvered pink lightly lobed leaves with crimson veins. The flowers are white. Read more about Heuchera ‘Coral Berry’
I am a huge fan of this plant for the most difficult of shaded and dry positions. Not a bamboo at all, but rather an attractive evergreen shrub that bears dark green pinnate foliage and masses of large glossy bright red berries during autumn, winter and early spring. Read more about Nandina domestica
This old fashioned semi-evergreen shrub has been grown in western gardens since 1824 and in Chinese gardens for aeons before that. Small pure white double flowers are produced in clusters on cascading, arching branches during late spring and early summer. Read more about Spiraea cantoniensis ‘Flore Pleno’
A rare and beautiful Phlomis believed to be from the region of the Judean mountains in Israel. Visitors frequently remark upon its unusual leaf form and early flowering quality. Read more about Phlomis platystegia
This new import is, to my mind, the most beautiful in foliage of all the Phlomis. At Lambley it has made a handsome, evergreen shrub a metre or more tall by nearly as much across in a year. Read more about Phlomis ‘Lemon Blush’
This Manzanita can be kept clipped to a metre tall, or allowed to become a 2m shrub. Producing pure white lily-of-the-valley flowers during late winter spring. Rarely offered in Australia. Drought tolerant when established and will grow happily in sun or light shade. Read more about Arctostaphylos densiflora ‘Howard McMinn’
Rarely seen in Australian nurseries and growing a mere 15cm tall but spreading up to 150cm, this Californian native makes a dense carpet of small dark green leathery leaves. Read more about Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ‘Green Bay’
David S. Stuart in his monograph on the genus wrote that ‘Lochinch’ was one of his favourite varieties. This hybrid popped up in the garden of the Earl of Stair at Lochinch in Wigtownshire, Scotland during the Second World War. Read more about Buddleja ‘Lochinch’
Bred in the magical city of Kyoto ‘Forever’ has magical double flowers, soft pink or soft blue depending on soil acidity. ‘Forever’ will flower from mid-spring until late summer. It is dwarf in growth habit making it suitable for small gardens and pots. Best in light shade. Read more about Hydrangea ‘Forever’ PBR
This newly released Ceanothus has all the virtues with dense, small, dark glossy green foliage, compact but gracefully arching stems which are covered for many weeks during spring with moody dark blue flowers. Read more about Ceanothus ‘Pacific Wave’ PBR
This plant is not in our current range and is provided here for customer information only.
I am a huge fan of this plant for the most difficult of shaded and dry positions. Not a bamboo at all, but rather an attractive evergreen shrub that bears dark green pinnate foliage and masses of large glossy bright red berries during autumn, winter and early spring. Read more about Nandina domestica
This is the catmint featured in the English coffee table gardening books. Sadly a second rate plant is still being sold as this in Australia. We grow it in front of a stone wall in a bed that is never watered. Read more about Nepeta ‘Six Hills Giant’
Pelargonium reniforme is one of an interesting and beautiful group of frost hardy South African Pelargoniums. It’s been growing in our dry garden for three years and has performed so well we have planted another large patch by the side of a gravel path. Read more about Pelargonium reniforme
This plant is just as tough as Pelargonium reniforme, the other frost hardy South African pelargonium we grow in our Dry Garden. The main difference is in the colour of the flowers. P. sidioides has dark chocolate maroon almost black flowers. Read more about Pelargonium sidoides
An old vigorous variety raised in Switzerland in the 1930s, now nearing its 100th birthday. “A glowing shade of red...” narrowly tubular flowers are a joy from late spring until winter. A particularly long lived cultivar P. Read more about Penstemon ‘Firebird’
Bred in the 1920’s and still one of the best of its kind, Penstemon ‘Garnet’ has been a stalwart of our double flower borders for at least ten years. Read more about Penstemon ‘Garnet’
One for fans of the Bee Gees and certainly flamboyant in colour, this Penstemon is an easily grown sun loving evergreen perennial with few wants except dead heading and the removal of old spent stems in mid spring. Sun and some summer watering sees them perform at their best. Read more about Penstemon ‘Maurice Gibbs’
Like all of these hybrid Penstemon this variety is very tough and drought tolerant. This clone is one of the tallest of its kind growing up to 120cm. The top third of this carries charming lilac pink, white-throated tubular flowers. 120cm x 90cm. Read more about Penstemon ‘Pink Cloud’
I sometimes encounter plants labelled in this country in error as 'Purple Bedder', but this great favourite cultivar has been grown from the genuine strain of this Penstemon which has superior bright reddish-purple flowers over glossy leaves, from spring until winter Read more about Penstemon ‘Purple Bedder’
Penstemon ‘Thorn’ is an upright perennial with loose panicles of tubular white flowers tinged with deep pink at the tips of the lobes Flowering late summer early autumn. Evergreen. Frost tolerant and only needing occasional watering in the hottest of summer periods. Read more about Penstemon ‘Thorn’
A very rare Phlomis grown from seed collected by Olivier Filippi in Southern Turkey and imported by us from his nursery a few years ago. Read more about Phlomis chimerae
This new import is, to my mind, the most beautiful in foliage of all the Phlomis. At Lambley it has made a handsome, evergreen shrub a metre or more tall by nearly as much across in a year. Read more about Phlomis ‘Lemon Blush’
A rare and beautiful Phlomis believed to be from the region of the Judean mountains in Israel. Visitors frequently remark upon its unusual leaf form and early flowering quality. Read more about Phlomis platystegia
‘Ankum’ makes dense clumps of lance shaped, dark green leaves, densely splashed with silver. The flowers, which open purplish-pink and turn deep blue, are produced in spring on 30cm tall stems. Read more about Pulmonaria longifolia ‘ Ankum’
Pulmonaria are essential woodland plants. This new selection features large cobalt-blue flowers. The pointed green leaves are heavily spotted with silver. Read more about Pulmonaria ‘Trevi Fountain’
We apologise that this plant is currently sold out.
The distinctive evergreen holly-like leaves set Quercus ilex apart from other Oaks. Native to the Mediterranean it can make 25m in larger country gardens once mature. Read more about Quercus ilex
This old fashioned semi-evergreen shrub has been grown in western gardens since 1824 and in Chinese gardens for aeons before that. Small pure white double flowers are produced in clusters on cascading, arching branches during late spring and early summer. Read more about Spiraea cantoniensis ‘Flore Pleno’
This is the rare double white flowered form of this mounding evergreen perennial. The blooms are like the double florist’s Gypsophila ‘Bristol Fairy’. Incredibly tough it flowers in my garden from late spring until winter. Read more about Tunica saxifraga ‘Flora-plena’
