David Austin English Climbing Rose - 'Mary Delaney' bark Better known as 'Smoke Bush'

Better known as 'Smoke Bush' Cotinus coggria 'Royal Purple is a majestic large trub or small tree which makes a fantastic focal point

Leave the old flowerheads on until spring to protect the emerging buds below from frosts

potentilla is a great supporting act in either the herbaceous border or the shrubbery

The leaves are glossy and dark

but the real beauty of this hellebore is that it flowers in mid winter to early spring when hardly anything else is

David Austin English Climbing Rose - 'Mary Delaney' bark Better known as 'Smoke Bush'A rather unusual climber Mary Delaney features pretty pointed buds which open to medium sized, loosely double light pink flowers, rather dahlia like. The flowers are produced in large open sprays over a very long season, and they gradually open to reveal golden stamens. It's a healthy short climber which is almost thornless and has a light Old Rose fragrance with small dark green leaves. Reaching up to 3. 75m it will suiut any sunny or partially sunny