Homestead Plant List: Flowers, Shrubs and Trees

HEDGEROW

Bird Friendly Hedge Mix purchased from https://www.ashridgetrees.co.uk/p/hedging/ready-mixed/bird-friendly-collection
Hawthorn – Crataegus monogyna – frothy white, may flowers in spring and bright red haws in autumn
Wild Privet – Ligustrum vulgare – white flowers, black berries
Hazel – Corylus avellana – catkins in February, fresh green leaves, nuts in autumn
Cherry Plum – Prunus cerasifera – white blossom on dark bark
Guelder Rose – Viburnum opulus – lace-cap flowers, redcurrant looking berries
Blackthorn – Prunus spinosa – fluffy white blossom, black autumn berries
Scotch Rose – Rosa pimpinellifolia – single white roses, red rose hips in autumn
Elderflower – Sambucus nigra – lacy white flowers, maroon berries
Crabapple – Malus sylvestris – stunning pink blossom, crab-apples in autumn
Wild Pear – Pyrus communis – Lovely blossom followed by bird-friendly (i.e. tart) fruit.
Buckthorn Alder – Rhamnus frangula – produces red berries in the spring that mature and darken to almost black in autumn (Thrushes love them).

SHRUBS

Ceanothus Victoria Californian Lilac Shrub 5-6ft Extra Large Plant https://directplants.co.uk/ceanothus-victoria-californian-lilac-shrub-5-6ft-extra-large-plant/