Top Plants For Amenity LandscapesAcer campestreAcer platanoidesAcer platanoides 'Crimson King'Acer platanoides 'Emerald Queen'Acer pseudoplatanus 'Erectum'Aesculus hippocastanum 'Baumannii'Alnus cordataAlnus glutinosaAlnus incanaBetula pendulaBetula utilis jacquemontiiCarpinus betulusCarpinus betulus 'Fastigiata'Castanea sativaCorylus avellanaCorylus colurna Crataegus laevigata 'Paul's Scarlet'Crataegus monogynaCrataegus prunifoliaCrateagus lavalleiFagus sylvaticaFagus sylvatica 'Purpurea'Fraxinus angustifolia 'Raywood'Fraxinus excelsiorMalus 'John Downie'Malus tschonoskiiPlatanus x acerifoliaPopulus albaPopulus nigraPopulus tremulaPrunus avium Prunus avium 'Plena'Prunus cerasifera 'Nigra'Prunus serrulata 'Kanzan'Prunus serrulata 'Taihaku'Pyrus x calleryana 'Chanticleer'Quercus palustisQuercus roburQuercus rubraSalix albaSorbus ariaSorbus aria 'Lutescens'Sorbus aucuparia Sorbus aucuparia 'Cardinal Royal'Sorbus aucuparia 'Sheerwater Seedling'Sorbus intermediaTilia cordataTilia cordata 'Green Spire'Tilia platyphylos 'Rubra'Tilia x europaea 'Pallida'

50 Top Trees

Amelanchier canadensisAucuba japonica 'Crotonifolia'Berberis darwinii & other speciesBerberis thunbergii 'Nana'Berberis thunbergiiBrachyglottis 'Sunshine'Buxus sempervirensBuxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'Caryopteris clandonensisCeanothus 'Blue Mound'Ceonothus thyrsiflorus repensCeratostigma willmottianumChoisya 'Aztec Pearl'Choisya ternataChoisya ternata 'Sundance'Cistus 'Silver Pink'Cornus alba & cultivarsCornus sanguinea 'Mid Winter Fire'Cornus stolonifera 'Flaviramea'Corylus avellanaCotinus coggygria 'Royal Purple'Cotoneaster conspicuus 'Decorus'Cotoneaster dammeriCotoneaster franchetiiCotoneaster horizontalisCotoneaster microphyllusCotoneaster simonsiiCotoneaster suecicus 'Skogholm'Cytisus praecox 'Allgold'Eleagnus x ebbingei Eleagnus pungens 'Maculata'Escallonia 'Apple Blossom'Escallonia 'Red Elf'Escallonia rubra 'Crimson Spire'Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald 'n' Gold'Genista lydiaGriselina littoralisHebe albicans Hebe albicans 'Red Edge'Hebe 'Autumn Glory'Hebe 'Mrs Winder'Hebe pinguifolia 'Pagei'Hebe rakaiensisHebe vernicosaHedera colchica 'Dentata Variegata'Hedera helix Hedera helix 'Green Ripple'Hedera helix 'Hibernica'Hypericum calycinumHypericum 'Hidcote'Hypericum moserianumIlex aquifoliumIlex aquifolium 'J C Van Tol'Juniperus cvs eg 'Blue Carpet'Lavandula angustilolia 'Hidcote'Lavandula angustifolia Lavandula angustifolia ''Munstead'Lavandula stoechas 'Pedunculata'Ligustrum ovalifolium 'Aureum'Lonicera nitida 'Baggesen's Gold'Lonicera nitida 'Maigrun'Lonicera pileataMahonia aquifoliumMahonia japonicaMahonia x media 'Charity'Olearia hastiiOlearia macrodonta Osmanthus burkwoodiiPachysandra terminalisPerovskia atriplicifolia 'Blue Spire'Philadelphus 'Belle Etoile'Philadelphus coronarius 'Aureus'Phormium tenax 'Purpureum'Photinia x fraseri 'Red Robin'Potentilla fruticosa & cultivarsPrunus laurocerasus & cultivarsPrunus lusitanicaPyracantha coccinea & cultivarsRibes sanguineum & cultivarsRosa rugosaRosmarinus officinalis 'Miss Jessopp's Upright'Rubus 'Betty Ashburner'Rubus tricolorSambucus nigra 'Aurea'Santolina chamaecyparissusSarcococca confusaSkimmia japonica 'Rubella'Spiraea argutaSpiraea japonica 'Firelight'Spiraea 'Goldflame'Symphoricarpos chenaultii 'Hancock'Ulex europaeuViburnum davidiiViburnum opulusViburnum tinus and cultivarsVinca major 'Variegata'Vinca minor albaVinca minor 'Argenteovariegata'Weigela florida 'Variegata'

100 Top Shrubs

Acanthus spinosusAchillia millefolium 'Gold Plate'Ajuga reptans & varietiesAlchemilla mollisAllium spAnemanthele lessonia Anemone hybrida 'Honorine Jobert'Artemisia 'Powis Castle'Asters spAstrantia majorBergenia cordifolia & varietiesCalamagrostis acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'Carex oshimensis 'Evergold'Crocosmia LuciferDigitalis purpureaDryopteris felix-masEchinacea purpureaEuphorbia amygdaloides 'Purpurea'Euphorbia amygdaloides 'Robbiae'Euphorbia griffithii 'Fireglow'Euphorbia martiniiEuphorbia wulfeniiFargesia murieliae 'Simba'Festuca glauca & varietiesFilipendula ulmariaGeranium endressii 'Wargrave Pink'Geranium macrorrhizumHelleborus orientalisHemerocallis Stella de Oro'Heuchera micrantha 'Palace Purple'Hosta sp & cultivarsIris foetidissimaIris pallida 'Argentea Variegata'Lamium maculatum 'Beacon Silver'Liriope muscariMiscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'Nepeta faasseniiPolystichum setiferumPrimula vulgarisPseudosasa japonica Rudbeckia fulgida GoldsturmSalvia officinalis 'Purpurascens'Salvia officinalis 'East Friesland'Sasa palmataSedum 'Autumn Joy'Stachys byzantinaStipa gigantea Stipa tenuissima Tellima grandifloraTiarella cordifolia

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These plant lists highlight some of the most widely available plants for use in amenity plantings. The lists have been compiled by the Horticultural TradesAssociation using independent experts working closely with nurseries supplying the amenity plant market and in consultation with the Landscape Institute. Whilstexpert knowledge is essential to create a successful and attractive landscape scheme, these lists can provide an initial reference guide to help in choosing theright plant for the right place. Each tree, shrub and herbaceous plant has been selected because it is a generally reliable performer in many amenity situations.

Use this list alongside the National Plant Specification (NPS) which provides specification details for thousands of plants that can be used in landscape schemes.To view these Top Plant lists and NPS online visit www.plantspec.org.uk or contact the HTA on 0118 9303132. For professional assistance on the design andmanagement of landscape schemes, contact the Landscape Institute on 020 7299 4500 or visit www.landscapeinstitute.org

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