Dense, upright-growing plants always stay in fashion. Whether accommodating smaller urban gardens or powerful, towering hedges, these game-changing varieties add vigour, purpose and beauty to the landscape. 

As the name implies, Cornus Flower Tower is a flowering tower. Its growth is upright and columnar, and the flowering in May-June is very exuberant. The green leaves turn to scarlet red in autumn. Cornus Flower Tower is a perfect tree for the smaller (urban) garden. It is hardy to -18 ºC and needs little to no maintenance. 

 

Hibiscus Flower Tower series have  a narrow, ascending, columnar growth habit and are therefore very suitable for smaller gardens, on balconies or as a hedge. The Flower Tower series bloom continuously from late July to early October, attracting bees and butterflies. These flowering towers branch well, grow fast, and are hardy to -25 ºC.

With a dense, upright growth habit and neat plant shape, Prunus Bonaparte® is an excellent plant for hedges. Prunus Bonaparte® has striking orange-red young shoots that contrasts beautifully with the mature green foliage. Bonaparte® is winter hardy to -22 ºC, easy to prune and very low maintenance. 

 

Thuja Bright Smaragd is distinctive in the Thuja assortment because of its beautiful, lime green colour and dense, ascending, pyramidal growth habit. Bright Smaragd becomes approx. 1.75m high and 50 cm wide it is very suitable as a garden plant, for in a pot on the terrace, but certainly also for a hedge. This Thuja can be placed in the sun and in (partial) shade and is hardy to -25 ºC. 

 

Ligustrum Green Screen has a very dense habit and upright growth. The branches are strikingly red, the leaves glossy green and the new spring shoots bronze-coloured. This evergreen shrub is perfect for hedges, is easy to prune, grows in both full sun and semi-shade and is hardy up to -15 ºC. 

The name Acer Street Pillar says it all: this Acer is very suitable for planting in streets. Because of its narrow, ascending growth, Acer  Street Pillar is perfect for cities, squares, cemeteries, and containers. After 15 years, Street Pillar has a height of 5m and a width of 2m without pruning. Because of its even, narrow growth, pruning is not necessary. Street Pillar also tolerates partial paving and is known for its effective absorption of CO2, which contributes to reducing air pollution.