Ilex crenata - Half Standard -Clear Stem Size:80-100cm Viburnum lantana is especially useful

Viburnum lantana is especially useful in naturalistic planting schemes and wildlife-friendly gardens

Taxus baccata 'Fastigiata Robusta

Unlike traditional boxwood

making it a hardy alternative

Ilex crenata - Half Standard -Clear Stem Size:80-100cm Viburnum lantana is especially usefulAlso known as Japanese Holly, Ilex crenata is evergreen with dark glossy leaves. It is slow growing so is well suited for topiary and is often used as an alternative to box. New leaves emerge a lighter shade of green and darken in colour over a few months as they mature. These topiary trees have been trained in a classic lollipop shape with a straight clear stem topped with ball shaped head.