Contemporary Driveway combines rich foliage colours, contrasting textures, and year-round structure to create a modern, low-maintenance entrance planting. Featuring striking dark foliage, fine native grasses, architectural forms, and hardy groundcovers, this collection is ideal for long driveway borders, front entrances, and contemporary homes where strong visual impact is desired in every season.
The pack is made as follows:
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14x Phormium ‘Pepe’ – Phormium cookianum ‘Pepe’ – A compact little native flax with narrow arching green foliage, ideal for adding a strong architectural shape without becoming too large. Tough and easy-care, with good tolerance of exposed conditions. Height: 60cm × Width: 60cm. [large size - 9cm pot]
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15x Corokia ‘Leprechaun’ – Corokia × virgata ‘Leprechaun’ – A compact, upright native shrub with masses of fine divaricating branches and small green leaves. Hardy and adaptable, with excellent tolerance of wind and exposed sites. Height: 1m × Width: 80cm.
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15x Coprosma ‘Red Rock’ – Coprosma ‘Red Rock’ – A low, spreading native with distinctive wiry, tangled growth and rich bronze-red foliage. Particularly useful for exposed gardens, banks and difficult sites where its naturally rugged habit fits beautifully. Height: 50cm × Width: 1m.
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13x Phormium ‘Dark Delight’ – Phormium ‘Dark Delight’ – A compact native flax with dramatic dark purple-bronze foliage and an attractive arching habit. Provides excellent colour contrast and structure while remaining tough enough for exposed landscapes. Height: 90cm × Width: 90cm. [large size - 9cm Pot]
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15x Hebe ‘Garden Beauty’ – Hebe ‘Garden Beauty’ – A compact, naturally rounded native shrub with fresh green foliage and attractive flowers. Hardy, tidy and versatile, providing a softer contrast amongst the flaxes and more wiry native shrubs. Height: 60cm × Width: 60cm.
These are standard size in 7cm square pots, unless stated otherwise.
See the individual plant listings for photos showing an example plant beside a ruler to give an indication of the actual size, along with more detailed information about each plant.
Suitable for planting a 72m strip, with plants at approx 1m spacing. It is possible to increase the length if you prefer plants with more spacing.