New products at Dobies
by Sarah - December 10th, 2015.Filed under: Dobies, New Products.
Dobies has hundreds of new products today
Prunus spinosa Bare Roots – 60-90cm £56.94
A native species, the Blackthorn hedge plant has profuse white flowers on bare black stems in April, followed by small, dark green leaves on the spiny stems and blue sloes in autumn. It’s used as the main component of a mixed native hedge for wetter soils or if Hawthorn is the main component, then generally Blackthorn is added in to the mixture. It’s use is very popular because of its early flowering and profuse flowering period. Despite its name, it’s not terribly thorny. Produces white flowers. Grows 60-90cm per year. Supplied as 60-90cm bare roots.FlowersWildlife Friendly
Alnus glutinosa Bare Roots – 60-90cm £36.54
The Alder is a native, fast growing, deciduous species that’s particularly well suited to wet sites. Its young buds are a bit sticky (hence it’s Latin name) but develop into a nice dark, glossy leaf – and generally where it is grown in wet sites, it keeps it’s leaves in autumn for a considerably longer time than most other deciduous species. The other big advantage of Alder is that it’s roots fix nitrogen in the soil – so it enhances soil quality over time and is especially useful in areas with poor soil quality. Alder has slender male, reddish brown catkins and a female fruit which is hard, darker in colour and shaped like a very small pine cone – these female fruits often stay on the bushes throughout most of winter and look very attractive. Flowers early March-late May. Grows 60cm+ per year. Supplied as 60-90cm bare roots.Fast GrowingWildlife Friendly
Taxus baccata Bare Roots – 60-90cm £119.70
The English Yew hedge plant, is the king of hedging. It is native, evergreen, dense, slow growing (so easy maintenance) and good in shade. It really doesn’t like wet, heavy clay soils but otherwise, it’s very easy to grow. Yew is one of the few evergreen species that can cope with being grown as a bare root plant so in autumn/winter (they’re available November to early April – sometimes late March) this is a really economic way to establish a new Yew hedge. Grows 20-40cm per year. Supplied as 60-90cm bare roots.Slow Growing/Low MaintenanceEvergreen
Mixed Native Hawthorn Based Bare Roots -120-150cm £221.99
Mixed native hedging bundles are made up of a selection of six species that are ideal for wildlife. Being relatively prickly and with a long flowering period that the bees will love, these native mix bundles include species with haws, hips, nuts and sloes making a species-rich hedge that will attract a diverse range of wildlife. It’s not just the birds and the bees that will benefit from this wildlife friendly hedge, the attractive haws and pretty flowers along with varying foliage textures makes this a nice-looking hedge with interest throughout most of the year. Flowers March-November. Grows 20-40cm per year. Supplied as 120-150cm bare roots.Wildlife friendlyCollection of colours and textures
Buxus Sempervirens Bare Roots – 40-60cm £104.70
The Box hedge plant (Buxus Sempervirens) is the most popular species for luxury low hedging. This evergreen hedging plant is perfect for hedges from 50cm up to 1.5m and is ideal for topiary. Box hedging plants have very small, dark green leaves so they’re easy to clip into a formal, neat shape and because Box plants are slow growing, you don’t have to clip too often – once a year is adequate – or twice if you’re really neat! Box hedge plants are surprisingly tough, standing up to almost all soil types, shade and drought, these bushy hedging plants lend themselves to edging pathways, formal hedges and decorative knotted hedge gardens. Grows 10-20cm per year. Supplied as 40-60cm bare roots.EvergreenLow hedging
Ilex aquifolium Bare Roots – 40-60cm £149.40
English Holly (Ilex Aquifolium) is a native plant species with very prickly, dark green leaves and gorgeous red berries. Holly is often used to give a deciduous mixed native hedge some evergreen content but it’s also very popular as a classy single species hedge. Flowers December-May producing red flowers. Grows 10-15cm per year. Supplied as 40-60cm bare roots.Wildlife FriendlySlow Growing/Low Maintenance
Carpinus betulus Bare Roots – 60-90cm £68.94
The Hornbeam hedging plant is a very popular native species with very similar characteristics to Beech – in that it retains many of its leaves in winter (not quite as good as Beech) but they go coppery coloured (a bit less coppery than Beech – more of a brown/grey) – but this species has more deeply veined and pointed leaves and is very well suited to wetter soils. It’s a popular species to add in to native mixed hedging to give it some semi-evergreen quality and also very good as a single species hedge in a garden setting. Grows 20-40cm per year. Supplied as 60-90cm bare roots.Seasonal InterestWildlife Friendly
Rosa rugosa Bare Roots – Pink 40-60cm £68.94
Rosa Rugosa is a species that should be present in every garden. The gorgeous Rosa Rugosa has very large open, dark pink, single rose flowers, prickly stems, huge rose hips and an interesting leaf shape. This hedge plant brings interest year round as its foliage turns an attractive yellow in autumn. Rosa Rugosa makes a great addition to a mixed native hedge or a fantastic rose hedge. Flowers late May-October producing pink flowers. Grows 20-40cm per year. Supplied as 40-60cm bare roots.Seasonal ColourFragrant Flowers
Mixed Native Blackthorn Based Bare Roots – 60-90cm £68.39
Mixed native hedging bundles are made up of a selection of six species that are ideal for wildlife. Being relatively prickly and with a long flowering period that the bees will love, these native mix bundles include species with haws, hips, nuts and sloes making a species-rich hedge that will attract a diverse range of wildlife. It’s not just the birds and the bees that will benefit from this wildlife friendly hedge, the attractive haws and pretty flowers along with varying foliage textures makes this a nice-looking hedge with interest throughout most of the year. Flowers March-November. Grows 20-40cm per year. Supplied as 60-90cm bare roots.Wildlife friendlyCollection of colours and textures