Milan Havlis - gardening

Petite Garden® is a novelty of 2010. This abelia makes a dense shrub growing lower than its parents, only about 1m tall. It produces masses of lilac-pink flowers from early summer to autumn. Leaves are deep green and glossy. This abelia is considered to be a semi-evergreen shrub, h ...

Sherwood is a new variety of abelia with snow white, funnel-shaped flowers with a nice scent. They come out in early summer and continue until the first frost. Its glossy leaves are soft green, ovate and pointed. Unlike its parent plant – abelia x grandiflora – this ...

Engler abelia is quite a different looking shrub compared to other abelias. There are several differences: it is deciduous, it has larger flowers and is very hardy. The funnel-shaped flowers are wider, about 2 cm long, solid pink on the outside and light pink inside with a conspicuous gol ...

Abelias belong to the most popular flowering shrubs of dwarf to small sizes, mainly thanks to its long flowering period: June-October. Variety Edward Goucher was introduced by a botanist of the same name in the USA in 1911 as a cross between abelia x grandiflora and abelia schum ...

Looking for the most spectacular trees and shrubs with eye-catching flowering one tends to forget the smaller ones, which are not less diligent or beautiful. For instance abelias. This small, elegant shrub has 2-3 cm long, pointed, very glossy, semi-evergreen, dark green leaves that turn bur ...

Kaleidoscope® is another novelty of the turn of the century. It drags attention thanks to its multicoloured foliage, but not only that. This abelia was found as a naturally occurring mutation of abelia x grandiflora “Little Richard” by nurseryman Randall Dale Lin ...

This type of yarrow is from the group with tallest stems. They can be up to 1.2m tall and bear flat corymbs of bright yellow flowers from early summer until early autumn. Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations and rockeries. Fern-like ...

Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are bright pink with tiny yellowish-white centres. It t ...

Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are vivid red with tiny yellow centres. It tolerates wi ...

Yarrow is a maintenance-free perennial suitable for standard flower beds as well as dry locations and rockeries. Fern-like leaves are fine and deep green, basal leaves are larger than stem leaves. Flowers come out in flat corymbs in early summer. They are brick orange-red with tiny yellowish- ...

Monkshood is a showy perennial flowering in summer. The flowers are indigo blue, formed in erect racemes on stems that can be 1.5 tall. Individual flowers open up from July and continue as the stems grow taller until end August. Leaves are deeply lobed, almost dissected, mid green, very ornam ...

Black Buddhist is another fantastic variety of African blue lily. It is a perennial which produces umbels of sky blue to deep blue funnel-shaped flowers. Its outstanding feature are deep blue, almost black stalks on which the flowers appear. The sturdy stems gain the same colour ...

We are offering an agapanthus variety that tells everything in the name: Blue Giant. It makes upto 1m tall stalks with rounded umbels of sky-blue flowers. The individual flowers are trumpet-shaped and have deep blue stripes. When fully opened they look like blue stars. Strap-lik ...

African blue lily is one of the most attractive summer plants. This perennial is from southern Africa where less hardy species are grown. Bluestorm®, however, is a variety from Australia, bred by Anthony Tesselaar and offers extremely long flowering period. Bluestorm® ...

Navy Blue is another hardy variety of African blue lily. This beautiful perennial has umbels of dark blue flowers. They come out on 60 cm long, sturdy stems in mid summer. Individual flowers are trumpet-shaped and have deep blue stripes. When fully opened they look like blue sta ...

Tree of heaven is a beautiful name for an extraordinary plant. It comes from China but is completely hardy in our climate. It is a tall tree suitable for large garden, parks or as a street tree. It is grown for unusually big leaves that can be half a meter long. The are compound of upto 30 ...

A spectacular new variety of silk tree comes from Japan and is called Summer Chocolate®. It was discovered in 1990 as a seedling in a controlled planting of Albizia julibrissin in 1990. It was patented in the USA under PP 13,822 in 2003. It is considered a rarity for lovers ...

Ombrella® belongs to the hardy group. It was a chance selection from France which was observed and cultivated, and later on patented under the name Boubri. It differs from the species by darker leaves and deeply coloured flowers. Exotic looking flowers are pinky-red, hairy spheres with ...

"Andrea Atkinson" is a later variety of anemone. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with snow-white camellia-like flowers with distinct yellow stamens. It starts blooming at the end of summer and continues until October. 3-palmate basal leaves are mid to dark green, sharply toothed, sparsely hairy beneath. ...

"Praecox" is earlier than other summer blooming anemones. It often starts flowering already in early August and continues until end September. It has 40-60 cm long stalks with up to 15 flowers of deep pink colour, 4-6 cm wide. The outter petals are slightly darker which makes another interesting dim ...

"Bressingham Glow" is a later variety of anemone. It is true to its name because anemos (from Greek) means wind - probably because this type flowers in the season of autumn winds. It has 60-80 cm long stalks with ox-daisy-like deep pink semi-double flowers with bright yellow centres. It starts bloom ...

Aralia’s bi-pinnate leaves are up to 1 meter long, compound of 3-5 cm long, mid green, ovate leaflets, pale or silvery green on the reverse. The leaves grow horizontally from a single stem (usually), making nearly flat layers of foliage. They fall down early in the season but before the ...

Japanese angelica tree is a must have for those who love tropical looking gardens. Its compound leaves grow up to 1.5m when mature and give this plant an extraordinary, very architectural look. Moreover, this variety has golden-yellow margins or varigation. It has much less thorns than its cl ...

Variegata is an attractive version of angelica tree with creamy-white variegated leaf margins. Its bi-pinnate leaves are up to 1 meter long, compound of 3-5 cm long, ovate leaflets, pale or silvery green on the reverse. The leaves grow horizontally from a single stem (usually ...

Just one simple look at the trunk and short lateral twigs is a perfect give away to understand why it received the name devil’s walking stick. The stem (trunk) as well as the branches and the leaves, too, are covered with both small and larger spines and prickles that no intruder will e ...

Astilbe is a popular perennial with charming, plume-like flowers in summer. Vision is a strong variety with dense panicles of rose-pink flowers in mid-summer. Lace-like leaves are not mid green, very attractive, too. Grow astilbe in humus-rich soil. If planted in boggy or reg ...

Astilbe is a popular perennial with charming, plume-like flowers in summer. Ellie has cream white flowers that fade to green, not brown. Stems are 40-60 cm tall. Leaves are mid green. Grow astilbe in humus-rich soil. If planted in boggy or regularly watered bed they can sit i ...

Astilbe is a popular, low-maintenance perennial with charming, plume-like flowers in summer. The offer several colours – creamy white, pink or red. Leaves are dark green and glossy forming a dense clump. Grow astilbe in humus-rich soil. If planted in boggy or regularly watered bed th ...

Astilbe is a popular perennial with charming, plume-like flowers in summer. Variety Burgundy Red has 30-50 cm tall spikes of deep burgundy red colour. Leaves are dark green with burgundy stalks. Grow astilbe in humus-rich soil. If planted in boggy or regularly watered bed the ...

Masterwort is an elegant perennial with 40-50 cm long stems with purple-pink flowers. They come out from the end of spring until mid-summer. Deadheading will prevent from self-seeding. Palmate leaves are 5-lobed, mid-green, and attractive. It likes moist and humus rich soil but once establish ...

Perla del Verbano is a sensational new variety of evergreen hybrid azalea that originated in Northern Italy. It bears profusion of bright pink, double = hose in hose flowers from end June until late July. They appear continuously so you can enjoy them for as long as a month unde ...