Aucuba japonica 'Picturata' | Japanese laurel 'Picturata' - 100-110cm, 10lt Shade Bambusa Metake is notably elegant

Bambusa Metake is notably elegant and decorative

The Betula utilis is an excellent choice for adding texture

great for cottage and informal gardens

deciduous tree of narrowly columnar habit

Aucuba japonica 'Picturata' | Japanese laurel 'Picturata' - 100-110cm, 10lt Shade Bambusa Metake is notably elegantAucuba japonica 'Picturata' is a dense, vigorous, rounded, evergreen shrub with variegated, elliptic, leathery, glossy, dark green leaves with golden yellow centres and speckles. Small, purple flowers bloom in early spring and are followed by red berries on female plants in autumn, persisting on branches until spring. Aucuba japonica 'Picturata' prefers organically rich, moist, well drained soils, but can adapt to a wide range of soils, even poor