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Laurustinus Lucidum (Wild Laurel), also known as Viburnum Tinus 'Lucidum', is widely considered to be a 'golden oldie'. This versatile plant remains popular for its ability to be a perfect specimen for use in small gardens, in pots and even on balconies, making it an excellent choice for formal gardens and hedging.

Why You'll Love It:
• Flattish heads of pink flower buds appear in late winter
• Pink buds open into tiny fragrant white flowers
• Clusters of small metallic-blue berries mature in autumn
• Popular evergreen choice for hedging and privacy screens
• Often grown as a compact standard tree
• Perfect specimen for small gardens, pots and balconies
• Glossy evergreen foliage adds year-round structure
• Pollinator-friendly flowers attract bees
• Low maintenance once established

Planting & Care:
Plant 80cm-1m apart for hedging in sun to semi-shade with well-drained soil. Water regularly to keep soil moist. Prune after flowering to maintain desired shape and size. Feed with balanced fertilizer in spring and autumn to encourage healthy growth and abundant flowering.

A tough, evergreen shrub that flowers when most gardens are quiet. Viburnum tinus carries clusters of white blooms through late winter into spring, followed by metallic-blue berries that attract birds. It’s wind-tolerant, reliable, and ideal for hedging or informal screening. Equally at home in large pots or containers, it provides year-round greenery and seasonal flowers for patios and courtyards. A versatile shrub and one of the best cool-season performers for Western Cape gardens.

The foliage of Eve Prince is finer than other Viburnums. This medium sized, evergreen shrub has dark green leaves and heads of small pink-tinged white flowers in late winter/early spring followed by small blue-black berries. Drought and wind tolerant. Ideal to clip into a hedge or screen. Eve Prince is suitable for container gardening or as a stand-alone specimen in garden beds.

Viburnum suspensum is an easy and fast-growing evergreen shrub, ideal to grow as a hedge or screen for privacy.  It has an attractive, spreading yet compact growth habit with dark green, leathery and glossy leaves.  A profusion of small white-pink waxy flowers will be on display from late Winter to Spring, these blooms have a soft fragrance.  The flowers are followed by red berries, that will darken to black.

Whether planted as a hedge or in a large container near a patio or pool, it adapts beautifully with minimal maintenance.

• Best in well-drained, compost-rich soil
• Excellent for formal or informal hedging
• Not indigenous, but well-suited to Western Cape conditions

Once established, moderate watering will keep it thriving, though it appreciates extra care during dry spells. 

Coppertop Viburnum is a fast-growing hedging plant, ideal for low maintenance gardens.  Perfect for creating privacy screens or windbreaks, it thrives in Western Cape gardens, adapting easily to both clay and sandy soils.

Viburnum coppertop has lovely foliage with new growth in shades of dark maroon to copper. 

Plant in full sun to semi-shade and water well during establishment. Regular trimming will keep it lush and compact. This versatile shrub can be shaped into an evergreen hedge, trained as a small tree, or used in large containers.