ILLUSTRATED LIST OF PLANTS FOR AN EXPOSED ROOF TERRACETREES and LARGER SHRUBS ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

Malus floribunda (crab apple) 10m x 8m

Malus ‘Evereste’ (crab apple) 6m x 6m

Prunus incisa ‘Kojo-no-mai’ 2m x 2m (flowering cherry)

Cotinus coggygria ‘Flame’ 3m x 3m rusty green tinted leaves that in late summer turn a beautiful deep red

Fatsia japonica 3m x 3m Phormium cookianum ‘Tricolor’ 2m x 2m

Phormium tenax ‘Sundowner’ 1.5m x 1.5m

Cotinus coggygria ‘Palace Purple’ 2m x 2m dark purple leaves that in late summer turn brigt red tinted.

Ilex aquifolium ‘Silver Queen’ 4m x 4m evergreen holly, slow growing and clipped to shape

Laurus nobilis- topiary bay tree evergreen, aromatic, hardy, prefers sun happy to grow in containers

Arbutus Unedo (strawberry tree) evergreen with strawberry like fruits, lovely serrated leaves, cinammon colour bark.

Eucalyptus gunnii an evergreen, beautiful bark, silvery green leaves. Grows large quickly, can be kept in check by pruning or stooling

Ilex aquifolium ‘Handsworth New Silver’ 4m x 2.5m evergreen holly, slow growing and clipped to shape

Trachycarpus fortunei 3m x 4m Evergreen exotic looking palm but keep away from wind

Yucca flaccida ‘Ivory’ 0.5m x 1.5m

Yucca gloriosa 2m x 2m evergreen spikey plants sometimes with exotic white flower stems.

MEDIUM TALL SHRUBS ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

Olearia macrodontaevergreen, glossy grey leaves, attractive daisy-like flowers (originates from coastal New Zealand, well used to wind)

Phlomis chrysophylla fruticosa

Fuchsia ricartonii, Nandina domestica 2m x 1.5m

Euonymus fortunei ‘Silver Queen’ 2m x 2m

Skimmia japonica ‘Rubella’ 1.5m x 1.5m

Viburnum tinus ‘Eve Price’ 2m x 2m

Choisya ternata 2m x 2m

Hydrangea macrophylla ‘Lanarth White' 1.5m x 1.5m

Hydrangea ‘Mariesii Lilacina’ 1.5m x 1.5m

Hydrangea serrata ‘ Rosalba’ 1m x 1m

Choisya dewitteana, 2m x 2m evergreen slender foliage, fragrant flowers

Loropetalum chinense ‘Fire Dance’ evergreen, slow growing, purple foliage, dark pink flowers

Mahonia media ‘Charity’ 2m x 2m evergreen, spiky leaves, useful security plant, clusters of small yellow flowers in winter

Physocarpus Opulifolius ‘Diabolo’ 2m x 2m deciduous chocolate purple leaves, creamy white flowers

Euphorbia characias 1.5m x 1.5m curious looking evergreen architectural form with lime green flowers February – April.

SMALL SHRUBS SHRUBS ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

lonicera nitida, (shrubby honeysuckle) evergreen dense foliage, withstands tremendous amounts of wind

lonicera pileata (shrubby honeysuckle) evergreen dense foliage, withstands tremendous amounts of wind

Juniperus squamata ‘Blue Star’ 1m x 1m darf juniper withsilvery blue skinny needles

Hebe ‘Autumn Glory’ 0.6m x 0.75m tidy evergreen mound with purple late summer flowers

Cotoneaster horizontalis 1m x 1.5m

Berberis thunbergii admiration 0.5m x 0.5m evergreen, good windbreak

Hypericum x inodorum ‘Elstead’ 1m x 1m

lavender angustifolia ‘Hidcote’

PLANTS for GREEN WALLS ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

Heuchera ‘Autumn Leaves’ Heuchera ‘Key Lime Pie’ Sedum mixture of low-growing dense mat- forming types

Carex ‘Evergold’

Ajuga reptens Lysimachia nummularia ‘Aurea’

Bidens ferulifolia Thyme various different types, small purple/pink flowers

Alpine strawberry ‘Mara des Bois’

Sempervivum (house leeks) various different types

Euphorbia myrsinitis 0.2m x 0.3m strange silvery leaves.

Epimedium rubrum

PERRENIALS - GROUND COVER ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

Erigeron karvinskianus 0.3m x 0.3m long flowering daisies that change from white to pink – good for green walls

Acaena saccaticupula ‘Blue Haze’ 0.8m x 1mhazy delicate purple grey lacy look but tough.

Campanula portenschlagiana 0.3m x 0.5m mats of leaves covered with small starry blue flowers

Campanula posharskyana ‘Stella’ 0.1m x 0.5m mats of leaves covered with blue flowers

Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald n’ Gold’ 0.5m x 1m evergreen, can cover the ground or grow up a screen

Euonymus fortunei ‘Emerald Gaiety’0.5m x 1mevergreen, can cover the ground or grow up a screen

Vinca minor ‘La Grave’evergreen with long trailing stems and large blue flowers

Vinca difformis 0.3m x 1.2m evergreen, long trailing stems, palest lilac flowers

Bergenia ‘Morgenrote’ 0.45m x 0.55m large rounded evergreen leaves, turn red in winter, cherry pink flowers

Santolina chamaecyparissus 0.5m x 1m evergreen silvery feathery leaves, small yellow bobble flowers May - July

Santolina rosmarinifolia 0.6m x 1m fresh green evergreen leaves, pale yellow bobble flowers May - July

Geranium macrorrhizum ‘Album’ 0.4m x 0.5m useful evergreen ground cover plant. Leaves often turn red in autumn and white flowers in May – June.

Geranium wallichianum ‘Rozanne’ 0.6m x 1mpurple blue flowers over very long time from June to Nov

Sedum ‘Herbstfreude’ 0.6m x 0.6m deciduous plant, growth early spring, leathery green leaves, red flowers

Iberis sempervirens ‘Snowflake’ 0.25m x 0.5mEvergreen, tiny leaves, white spring flowers

Ophiopogan planiscapus ‘Nigrescens’ 0.3m x 0.45m black yet evergreen grass like leaves

CLIMBING PLANTS AND PLANTS FOR VERTICAL SUPPORT STRUCTURES ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

Pyracantha ‘Orange Glow’ good for an exposed arch/trellis

Clematis alpina Clematis macropetala Lonicera heckrotti ‘Gold Flame’ honeysuckle, for trellis

Jasminium officinale 8m x 2.5m almost evergreen, small perfumed white flowers all summer, twining stems,

Clematis viticella ‘Etoile Violette’, flowers late summer, resistant to diseases, simple to prune

Clematis viticella ‘Royal Velours’, flowers late summer, resistant to diseases, simple to prune

Clematis viticella ‘Mme. Julia Correvon’ flowers late summer, resistant to diseases, simple to

Hedera helix ‘Buttercup’ (ivy) leaves turn yellow

Hedera helix ‘Glacier’ (ivy)silvery green leaves

Hedera helix ‘Maple Leaf’ (ivy) pretty dissected leaves

Lonicera henryi ‘Copper Beauty 10m x 2m bronze leaves, green as they age

GRASSES ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

Calamagrostis brachytricha 1.5m x 1m feathery flower heads

Carex testacea 0.4m x 0.6m rusty brown evergreen leaves

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Malepartus’ 2m x 1.8mpurple tassel like flowers

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Ferne Osten’ 1.8m x 1.5mcopper tassel flowers

Miscanthus sinensis ‘Variegatus’ 1.8m x 0.8mstriking white & green leaves,

Stipa tenuissima 0.35m x 0.25m palest cream feathery grass, sensuous and delicate

Festuca glauca ‘Elijah Blue’ ensely tufted evergreen grass

Carex buchanii leather leaf sedge

BAMBOOS ( ESSENTIAL) : height m x m spread of mature plant

Fargesia murielae 2.5-4m Fargesia nitida 2.5-4m Phyllostachys aureosulcata f. spectabilis 6m

Phyllostachys nigra 4m

Pleioblastus variegatus ‘Tsuboii’ 1.5m x 1.5m

Fargesia robusta ‘campbell’

HERBS

Allium schoenoprasum (chives)

Artemisia dracunculus (french tarragon)

Mentha x piperata (strong peppermint)

Mentha spicata var. crispa (‘Morrocan’ spearmint)

Origanum ‘Rosenkuppel’ (oregano)

Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Sissinghurst Blue’ (rosemary)

Rosmarinus officinalis ‘Miss Jessops Upright’ (rosemary)

Thymus longicaulis