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check this out! I believe you are in zone 6 or 7! that would be like living here in New Jersey! Get yourself a dogwood tree, my friend ;0)

https://www.gardenia.net/guide/hardiness-zones-in-the-united-kingdom

Ha!!! No way!! I am going to look and see if I can!! It did look rather pretty!!!

Edit, I can also get this lovely thing which is kinda what I have been looking for for a bare patch I have!

https://www.waitrosegarden.com/plants/_/cornus-sanguinea-midwinter-fire/classid.2000018318/

yes! by all means, get the twig dogwood "midwinter fire"! It's a great shrub and it keeps that red color all winter and looks great whether surrounded in snow or just dreary rain! In the spring, cut it way down to just above 2 buds
heres a how-to

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Oooo, handy tip!! I'm going to get it defo!!

weekend project, coming up!