Phyllostachys aurea
Fishpole Bamboo, Golden Bamboo. A clump-forming erect bamboo with grooved bright mid-green canes, becoming yellow-brown. Narrow yellowish to golden green leaves. Height 2-10m. Evergreen. Foliage colour Yellow, Green. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Phyllostachys nigra
Black Bamboo. A clump-forming arching bamboo with slender green canes that turn black in their second or third year. Narrow dark green leaves. Height 3-5m. Spread 2-3m. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Pleiblastus pygmaeus
(Arunara pygmaeus) An upright, woody bamboo with mid-green canes and narrow mid-green leaves. Height 40cm. Spread 1m. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Pleioblastus variegatus
(Arundineria fort. var.) An upright, woody bamboo with pale green canes and narrow dark green leaves with cream stripes. Height 75cm. Spread 1.2m. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green, Cream. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

FERNS

Cyrtomium fortunei
An evergreen fern with erect dull, pale green fronds. Height 60cm. Spread 40cm. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Frost hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Dryopteris affinis 'Cristata The King'
Golden Male Fern. A handsome fern with crested, arched fronds twisted at the tips. Height 90cm. Spread 90cm. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Dryopteris cycadina
A handsome fern forming a shuttlecock of bright green fronds with green midribs. Height 60cm. Spread 45cm. Deciduous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Dryopteris erythrosora
A handsome fern, slowly creeping, forming triangular fronds which are copper-red when young slowly turning dark green with green midribs. Height 60cm. Spread 40cm. Deciduous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting. Royal Fern.

Osmunda regalis
A deciduous fern forming dense clumps of bright green fronds. Height 2m. Spread 4m. Deciduous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Polypodium vulgara
Common Polypody. An attractive evergreen fern with deep cut leathery fronds. Height 30cm. Spread Indefinite. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Polysticum setiferum
Soft shield Fern. An attractive fern with shuttlecocks of soft, dark green fronds. Height 1.2m. Spread 90cm. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Protect crowns from winter wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Polysticum tsussimense
Korean Rock Fern. An attractive fern with shuttlecocks of deeply divided, green fronds. Height 40cm. Spread 40cm. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Protect crowns from winter wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

GRASSES

Arrhenatherum elatius ssp. Bulbosum 'Variegatum'
Bulbous Oat Grass,Onion Couch. Perennial with chains of small bulbs, leaves narrow, green with bold, white-striped margins. Panicles green oat-like spikelets. Height 20-30cm. Spread 30cm. Flower colour Green. Flowers from July to September. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green, White. Hardy.

Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster'
Feather Reed Grass,Smallweed. Clump-forming perennial grass with arching, mid-green leaves. Erect stems of pink-bronze flowers that fade to pale brown. Height 1.8m. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Pink, Brown. Flowers from July to August. Semi-Evgn. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex 'Frosted Curls'
Sedge. Densely tufted evergreen grass with arching narrow, pale silvery green leaves curling at the tips. Inconspicuous green flower spikes. Height 60cm. Spread 45cm. Flower colour Green. Flowers from May to August. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green, Silver. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex conica 'Snowline' (Hime-kan-suge)
Sedge. Dense clumps of narrow arching, dark green leaves, margined white. Small creamy white flowers stand just above the leaf mound. Height 15cm. Spread 25cm. Flower colour White. Flowers from May to June. Deciduous. Foliage colour Green, White. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex elata 'Aurea'
Bowls Golden Sedge. Elegant clumps of richly golden yellow leaves with green margins. And jet-black flower spikes. Green and brown flower spikes. Height 70cm. Spread 90cm. Flower colour Brown, Green. Flowers from April to June. Deciduous. Foliage colour Yellow. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex flagellifera
Sedge. Dense, evergreen clumps of arching pinkish brown leaves with orange tints. Small light brown flower spikes. Height 45cm. Spread 1 m. Flower colour Brown. Flowers from May to September. Evergreen. Foliage colour Pink, Brown. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex hachijoensis 'Evergold'
Sedge. Clumps of slender long-arching leaves, with a glowing gold band between green margins. Brown flowers spikes. Height 45cm. Spread 60cm. Flower colour White. Flowers from May to June. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green, White. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex muskingumensis
Palm Leaf Sedge. Narrow upright stems with the leaves arranged in three distinct ranks and mostly gathered at the top of the stems. Orange tints in autumn. Golden brown flower spikes. Height 60cm. Spread 1 m. Flower colour Brown. Flowers from June to September. Deciduous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex pendula
Weeping Sedge. Evergreen clumps of yellow-green deeply pleated leaves, with long arching stems and pendulous red-brown flowers. Height 90cm. Spread 1 m. Flower colour Red, Brown. Flowers from May to October. Evergreen. Foliage colour Yellow, Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Carex siderosticha 'Variegata'
Sedge. Spreading tufts of overlapping leaves, which are pink flushed in spring, turning pale green margined and striped white. Pale brown flower spikes. Height 30cm. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Brown. Flowers from April to June. Deciduous. Foliage colour White, Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Chionochloa conspicua
Densely tufted, robust, clump-forming perennial grass forming tussocks of stiff, arching, linear, red-brown-tinted mid-green leaves to 1.2m (4ft) long. Long stems bear attractive flowered spikelets of creamy white flowers in mid to late summer. Ht to 2m (6ft). Sprd 1 m (3ft). Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Deschampsia cespitosa 'Goldtau' Golden Dew
Tufted Hair Grass,Tussock Grass. A dense tufted evergreen grass with narrow, rough, dark green leaves. Arching panicles of glistening, silvery reddish brown spikelets all summer, ageing to golden yellow. Height 75cm. Spread 75cm. Flower colour Silver, Red Brown, Yellow. Flowers from May to August. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Elymus hispidus
Hairy Couch, Intermediate Wheatgrass. A tufted, perennial grass with narrow arching pale silvery blue leaves. Flower spikes in summer. Height 75cm. Spread 40cm. Flower colour Brown. Flowers from May to July. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Silver, Blue. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Eragrostis curvula
Densely tufted, mound forming perennial grass with arching norrowly linear rough textured dark-green leaves, to 30cm long. In late summer bears erect open panicles with attractive dark olive-grey spikelets which last through winter. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting. Ht and spread 1.2m (4ft)

Festuca glauca
Blue Fescue,Grey Fescue. A densely tufted evergreen grass with narrow inrolled blue- green, arching leaves, panicles of violet-flushed, blue-green flowers. Height 30cm. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Blue, Green. Flowers from May to June. Evergreen. Foliage colour Blue, Green. Hardy. Protect from winter wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Festuca glauca 'Blaufuchs' Blue Fox
Blue Fescue,Grey Fescue. A densely tufted evergreen grass with narrow inrolled bright blue, arching leaves, panicles of violet-flushed, blue-green flowers. Height 30cm. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Blue, Green. Flowers from May to July. Evergreen. Foliage colour Blue.Hardy. Protect from winter wet. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Hakonechloa macra 'Alboaurea'
Golden Hakone Grass. A beautiful grass forming low mounds of densely overlapping leaves. Rich yellow with thin stripes of green occasional splashes of white on wiry red stems. Green flowers in autumn. Height 25cm. Spread 80cm. Flower colour Green. Flowers from August to October. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green, Yellow, White. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly
before planting.

Helictotrichon sempervirens
Blue Oat Grass. An evergreen grass with grey-blue leaves radiating outwards from the centre to form a neat clump. Oat-like flowers are grey-blue at first, quickly turning straw- coloured. Height 1 m. Spread 1 m. Flower colour Brown. Flowers from May to July. Evergreen. Foliage colour Grey, Blue. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Leymus arenarius
A perennial grass with bright, pale blue-grey, narrow leaves and blue-grey spikelets in summer. Height 1.5m. Spread Indefinite. Flower colour Blue, Grey. Flowers from June to August. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Blue, Grey. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Luzula nivea
Snowy Woodrush. A tufted evergreen grass with narrow deep green leaves and tight clusters of shiny pure white flowers. Height 60cm. Spread 45cm. Flower colour White. Flowers from June to July. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Milium effusum 'Aureum'
Bowles' Golden Grass. A slowly spreading bright golden yellow perennial grass with delicate rich golden yellow spikelets. Height 60cm. Spread 30cm. Flower colour Yellow. Flowers from May to July. Semi-Evgn. Foliage colour Yellow. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Gracillimus'
Maiden Grass. A robust tall grass with very narrow grey-green with pale silver-green midribs. Silvery white spikelets. Height 1.5-2.2m. Spread 1.4m. Flower colour Silver. Flowers from October to November. Deciduous. Foliage colour Grey, Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Kleine Fontane'
An elegant grass with narrow green leaves with a stripe and large plumes of silver- red flowers. Height 1.5m. Spread 1.2m. Flower colour Red, Silver. Flowers from August to September. Deciduous. Foliage colour Green, Silver. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Morning Light'
An elegant grass with narrow green leaves margined creamy white and silvery flower plumes. Height 1.5m. Spread 1.2m. Flower colour Silver. Flowers from September to February. Semi-Evgn. Foliage colour Green, White. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Miscanthus sinensis 'Variegatus'
An elegant grass with arching narrow green leaves striped white and plumes of silver flowers. Height 1.5m. Spread 1 m. Flower colour Silver. Flowers from October to November. Semi-Evgn. Foliage colour Green, White. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Molinia caerulea 'Zebrinus'
Zebra Grass. An elegant grass with arching narrow green leaves with bands of yellow and plumes of silver flowers. Height 2.4m. Spread 1.2m. Flower colour Silver. Flowers from September to October. Deciduous. Foliage colour Green, Yellow. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Molinia caerulea ssp. caerulea 'Variegata'
A densely tufted grass with narrow cream striped, green leaves and purple- tinted flower spikes. Height 1 m. Spread 60cm. Flower colour Purple. Flowers from July to October. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green, Cream. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.

Panicum virgatum 'Rotstrahlbusch'
Switch Grass. A clump-forming grass with arching narrow leaves. Height 1 m. Spread 90cm. Flowers from July Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Pennisetum alopecuroides 'Little Bunny'
Fountain Grass. A clump-forming perennial grass with narrow dark green leaves. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Frost hardy. Sheltered Site. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Stipa calamagrostis
A perennial grass with narrow green arching leaves. Produces feathery soft greeny white plumes, ageing to beige from early summer to autumn. Height 90cm. Spread 1.2m. Flower colour Green, White. Flowers from June to October. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.

Stipa gigantea
Giant Feather Grass, Golden Oats. A perennial grass with narrow dark green leaves. Large open panicles of large golden spikelets in late spring changing to straw-colour. Remains ornamental till the very hard frosts. Height 1.8m. Spread 1.8m. Flower colour Gold. Flowers from May to June. Evergreen. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before
planting.

Stipa tenuifolia
A perennial grass with erect narrow bright green leaves and fluffy greenish white flowerheads ageing to buff throughout summer, remaining ornamental until late autumn. Height 60cm. Spread 45cm. Flower colour Green, White. Flowers from June to September. Herbaceous. Foliage colour Green. Hardy. Planting instructions Water thoroughly before planting.