Purple Compact Barberry Pot Grown 5L 80/100cmBerberis thunbergii atropurpurea (Purple Berberis) boasts beautiful dark purple foliage with yellow flowers that produce deep orange berries in autumn.

Spindle (named for the use of its wood in making spindles) is an excellent hedging plant or small tree within a hedgerow

adding further seasonal interest

which is easy to trim and maintain

Box hedging or Buxus sempervirens

also known as Cupressocyparis

which are deep green and glossy

White Escallonia (Escallonia Iveyi) is a stunning evergreen shrub with dark green glossy leaves and masses of bell-shaped white flowers with a hint of pink from June to October

as well as being a classic topiary plant

apple green leaves on pear green stems

Taxus baccata is also perfect for creating eye-catching topiary shapes

it still offers a dense

whilst younger plants or those grown in shadier or cooler conditions can display lush green stems