Milan Havlis - gardening

Some time ago crossing of two species of photina resulted in an extremely successful and attractive plant: Fraser photinia. It is called Red Robin and in countries with mild winters it is one of the top favourites for evergreen hedges ...

Fraser’s photinia is a popular shrub in countries and regions with milder winters. It is a hybrid between photinia glabra and photinia serratifolia. Red Robin is a variety with larger and glossier leaves producing a fantastic coppery and red colour when they ...

Forest Flame is a variety that belongs to floribunda group. It has deep green, elliptic, pointed, glossy leaves that emerge orange-bronze to fiery-orange coloured. Flowers are small, vase-shaped, compound in 10-15 cm long, hanging racemes. Buds are orange-red. We recommend dead-heading ...

Bonfire is a new variety of pireis which will be loved by those of you, who dislike the pendent habit of its flower racemes: this novelty holds it flower strictly upright, like lined-up soldiers. They are deep burgundy red and appear from early autumn. The flowers themselves may come a ...

Vase-shaped flowers are very light pink and hang on red stamens in long, pendent racemes. Katsura is the darkest variety with deep burgundy red new leaves, which turn dark green in summer. It grows medium slowly, forming a compact shrub with equal height and spread. No pruning require ...

Little Heath is a dwarf variety of pieris. It is a neat little shrub with short, elongated, pointed leaves of mid green colour with white margins. New leaves emerge orange to copper red. It grows very slowly, forming a low, compact shrub. No pruning required. It dislikes excess ...

This tiny little shrub is a dwarf pieris. It is a gorgeous mound-forming plant that grows very slowly and requires nearly no care. The one in our garden has been there for quite a few years now and is only watered by rain, receives no fertilizing at all, and is doing just great. It has sh ...

Lily of the valley shrub is an attractive evergreen shrub with handsome flowers and striking red new leaves. Vase-shaped creamy white flowers hang on pink stamens in slightly pendent, long racemes. “Mountain Fire” is a reliable variety, suitable for our climate. New leaves are firey-red, ...

Passion® is a new variety from Holland. The intention was to breed a new plant that will show more reliable flowering of deep red colour and will be healthier. Only introduced in 2006 this plant is a winner. It is a cross between pieris japonica and pieris japonica Valley Valentine ...

Abundantly white flowering variety Purity flowers in early spring - March to. The buds appear on this compact, slow growing shrub at the end of summer of the previous year. Needs acidic soil and preferably semi-shaded position. In the frost-free periods in winter provide extra watering. ...

Lily of the valley shrub is an attractive evergreen shrub with handsome flowers and striking red new leaves. Vase-shaped flowers of this variety “Rosalinda” are pale pink and hang on burgundy red stamens in slightly pendent, long racemes. New leaves are mahogany-red, turning to fresh to ...

Stöckmann is a lovely variety of pieris which offers long clusters of flowers. It was bred by a German horticulturist of the same name. The white flowers are small, vase-shaped, and appear in early spring. They continue blooming for as long as one month. It flowers abundantly an ...

Lily of the valley shrub is an attractive evergreen shrub with handsome flowers and striking red new leaves. Vase-shaped creamy white flowers hang on pink stamens in slightly pendent, long racemes. “Valley Fire” is one of the hardiest varieties that blooms reliably and shows no damage af ...

Valley Rose is one of the most recent varieties of pieris. It is a result of hybridizing strong plants that show good hardiness, reliable flowering and disease resistance. The flowers are light pink, formed in pendent racemes and are followed by seeds which should be removed to ...

Lustrous green foliage of this variety of Pieris complemets extraodinary rose-pink flowers which come out in late March to April. As with other cultivars, the new leaves are red to bronze. The buds appear on this compact, slow growing shrub at the end of summer of the previous year. Needs acidic soi ...

Variegata is a coloured form of Japanese pieris. Its leaves are dark green and glossy with bright white margins which turn pink in autumn. New leaves emerge coppery red. Well established plants grown under good conditions bear long racemes of small lily-of-the-valley like white ...

This variety of pieris is one of the hardiest. Early in the spring it has tiny white flowers in pendent racemes, soon after new leaves appear. They are bright red first, turning mahogany and dark green later. The buds appear on this compact, slow growing shrub at the end of summer of the previous ye ...

This pieris variety, too, belongs to yakushimanum group. It means that it forms a low, very compact, attractive bush. In continental climate it grows about 40 cm tall and 80-100 cm wide, whereas in countries with high air humidity it may grow to 1m after many years. Leaves are elongated, narrow, poi ...

Pieris plants, similarly to rhododendrons, have their yakushimanum subspecies. They are low, but densely mounded. “Prelude” is a Dutch cultivar with pink buds that open to lily-of-the-valley-like white flowers in early spring. Leaves are elongated, narrow, pointed, and mid green, young g ...

Yakushimanum lily-of-the-valley shrubs are superb, dwarf, evergreen plants for small spaces or rockeries. Nanum variety has short, elongated, stiff leaves of dull green colour, they are not very glossy. Flowers appear in small clusters/racemes and are white, opening from orangey ...

Yakushimanum lily-of-the-valley shrubs are superb, dwarf, evergreen plants for small spaces or rockeries. Rondo is a lovely variety with short, elongated, stiff, and partly glossy leaves of deep green colour. Flowers appear in small clusters/racemes and are white, opening from o ...

Japanese tassel fern belongs to the evergreen group. Its leaves are hardy to about -20°C if sheltered from sun and wind. In any case the plant is fully hardy to about -30°C. Upright growing leaves are long fronds made of dark green, glossy, leathery leaflets, often with hairy indumentum on the rever ...

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Selection Caucasica is a healthy, vigorous, large and tall shrub that can reach 4 meters in good conditions. Deep green leaves are large and glossy. Compound flowers are white, fragrant and appear in April, followed by very ornamental but poisonous fruits. Needs slightly acidic, fertile, moist soil, ...

Herbergii is another cherry laurel favourite. It is a dense shrub with elongated, deep green, and glossy leaves. It grows medium fast and unlike another hedging variety Caucasica this one forms a compact pyramidal shape with plenty of bottom branches from young age. This makes i ...

Ivory is a fantastic new variegated cherry laurel. It was found as a naturally occurring mutation of Caucasica hence its similar features. Evergreen leaves are 10-12 cm long, oval, flat and medium glossy. The base colour is very deep green, splashed with irregular blotches of al ...

“Mano” has medium to dark green, highly glossy leaves with very light underneath. They grow upright and dense along the branches. Their size is about 6x3 cm, obovate shape which makes it look different from most of cherry laurels. The shrub grows bushy from the ground, and is densely bra ...

Marii is a Hungarian selection of laurel. It is a reliable varioety with narrow, longer leaves that slightly droop. The colour is dark green. Compound flowers are white, fragrant and appear in April and May, followed by very ornamental but poisonous fruits. This selection does not grow tall – ...

“Mount Vernon” is an American variety of the lowest cherry laurel which is used for borders, rock gardens, and most often as a luxuriously looking groundcover. The leaves are highly glossy, bright to deep green and slightly drooping which brings an extra elegant feature. Although this is ...

Novita is a new sensation among cherry laurels. Eventually there is a hardy variety which has benefits of the formerly more tender ones: it grows fast and big, has large leaves of a nice colour, and of course if fully hardy! It is a selection of “Rotundifolia” hence ...

Otto Luyken is probably the best known and the hardiest selection among cherry laurels. It is a small, healthy shrub, which predominantly spreads to sides. It reaches no more than 1,5m in many years, therefore can be used be used for planting under trees or as a ground cover. Pointed leav ...

Renault Ace® (Renlo) is a recent introduction among cherry laurels. Its rich green foliage looks similar to Otto Luyken variety i.e. narrow, very glossy leaves with a conspicuous tip, but about twice as large and not so dark green. It has upright habit and makes a great hedg ...

Rotundifolia is one of the most popular cherry laurels in Great Britain, Belenux, and southern Europe. It has mid green to dark green, widely ovate leaves as opposed to most cherry laurels whose leaves are more narrow and elongated and usually very dark. It makes a neat, compact ...

Etna® is the queen of laurels. Its bright emerald green leaves are glossy and healthy, slightly curved at the ends and edges which gives the whole shrub added plasticity. New leaves emerge coloured in rich bronze. Etna’s foliage is much more tolerant of winter sun scald than ...

If you like cherry laurels, all of them will look boring next to this specialty. Marbled White is an extraordinary variety with creamy white marbled leaves. They are quite large and for the best contrast it should be placed in semi-shade or shade. This shrub has upright, pyramid ...

The cultivar “Latifolia” is undoubtedly the most spectacular of all laurels as far as the leaf size. The leaves can grow up to 25 cm long and 10 cm wide, are deep green and very glossy. The branches tend to spread wide to sides rather than growing upwards, which gives the impress ...

We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants. Portugal laurel is a great evergreen plant that is surprisingly hardier that some large-leaved cherry laurels. Origin: S.W.Europe. This shrub has ovate to elliptic, pointed, mid-sized le ...

We are specialists in evergreen plants and offer the widest possible range of hardy, quality plants. Angustifolia is a very elegant variety of Portugal laurel. Irrespective of its origin it belongs to the hardiest evergreen plants for our climate and performs better than some ...

Pseudosasa japonica is an attractive bamboo with large, bright green leaves. They are 20-30 cm long, wide, and cover the plant almost entirely on all sides. The canes are olive green when young changing to beige with age. It grows medium fast to about 3-4m in our climate. Bamboos like fer ...

Scarlet firethorn Mohave has profusion of scarlet red fruits on the background of small, bright to dark green, glossy, evergreen leaves. It likes clay, alkaline soil, and is drought tolerant. ...

Firethorns are thorny evergreen shrubs, planted mostly for their abundant fruits, which rippen in the autumn, have amazing colours, pending variety. The hybrids are objectively selected to prevent pests and diseases. Navaho has bright orange fruits and a maintenance-free compact growth. Although not ...

Scarlet firethorn Orange Glow has profusion of bright red fruits on the background of small, bright to dark green, glossy, evergreen leaves. It likes clay, alkaline soil, and is drought tolerant. ...

Scarlet firethorn has been a favourite plant for a long time because it presents a low-maintenance plant that can grow almost anywhere. The French have recently come up with a range of new varieties called SAPHYR® with improved resistance to fire blight and scab, making them more beautifu ...

Scarlet firethorn has been a favourite plant for a long time because it presents a low-maintenance plant that can grow almost anywhere. The French have recently come up with a range of new varieties called SAPHYR® with improved resistance to fire blight and scab, making them more beautifu ...

Scarlet firethorn Soleil d´Or has profusion of vivid yellow fruits which beautifully contrast with deep green foliage. To maintain a compact shape we recommend to trim it a few times a year, but only after flowering. It likes clay, alkaline soil, and is drought tolerant. ...

Scarlet firethorn Ventoux Red has profusion of bright red fruits which beautifully contrast with deep green foliage. To maintain a compact shape we recommend to trim it a few times a year, but only after flowering. It likes clay, alkaline soil, and is drought tolerant. ...