Plants
Shrubs
Shrubs that flower, carry berries or make a hedge: guelder rose, blackthorn, hazel, wild roses, willows and heather.
Flowering and berrying shrubs
Shrubs with blossom in spring and berries in autumn, the backbone of a mixed hedge.
Plants
Alder Buckthorn: How to Recognise, Plant and Care For It
Alder buckthorn (Frangula alnus): a native shrub, 1.5 to 5 metres tall, thornless, with berries that turn from green to red to black. How to plant and care.
Plants
Common dogwood: how to recognise, plant and care for it
Common dogwood (Cornus sanguinea) is a native shrub of 1.5 to 3 metres with red twigs in winter. Where it fits, what it costs and how to look after it.
Plants
Cornelian cherry: early flowers, red berries and care
Cornelian cherry (Cornus mas) is a native shrub of 2.5 to 4 metres that flowers yellow in February. Where it fits, what it costs, how to plant and care for it.
Wild roses
Dog rose, sweet briar and burnet rose: single flowers for bees, hips for birds, and thorns where they are useful.
Plants
Dog rose: planting and care of the native wild rose
Dog rose (Rosa canina): native wild rose, 1 to 3 metres tall, flowering May to July, red hips into February. Where it fits, planting, pruning, problems.
Plants
Sweet briar: the wild rose with apple-scented leaves
Sweet briar (Rosa rubiginosa): a native wild rose up to 3 metres tall, pink flowers from June to August and red hips into winter. Planting, pruning and care.
Willows
Shrub willows that give pollen early in the year, stand wet feet and take any pruning.
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Edible berries
Redcurrant, gooseberry, raspberry and bilberry are native here. What they ask for and when to pick.
Plants
Blackcurrant bush: how to recognise, plant and prune it
Blackcurrant (Ribes nigrum): a native, thornless shrub of 0.6 to 1.5 metres, with glossy black berries. How to recognise, plant, prune it, and what it costs.
Plants
Raspberry plant: where to grow it, pruning and price
Raspberry plant (Rubus idaeus): a native shrub of 0.6 to 2.5 metres with white flowers from May to July. Where it fits, how to plant and prune it, and its cost.
Heather and dwarf shrubs
Heather, cross-leaved heath, broom and bog myrtle, for poor and acid soil where a border fails.
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