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If you want a ball shape, like you would have with box, then Hebe buxifolia is probably the best one- clue's in the title H. Rakiensis is certainly very similar in that respect though, but there are so many Hebes, so if you go down that route, take time to consider them. Wet cold is their enemy...

I dug up some large ferns that are no longer in the right place because of their size and have given them to a neighbour who lost his in the bad winter.I've spotted some self seeded ones in the greenhouse. We don't and have never had any ferns in the greenhouse but they are growing out of the...

Actea rubra would appear to fit the bill for mine @Punkdoc I wonder if there’s a chance that @RoddersUK ‘s plant is the same ?

It's only just been planted a few months ago. In tree terms, it's like being in place for five minutes The fact that it has new green growth is a good sign, so don't worry. If the soil is in good condition, it won't need any food. Ideally, you would just add a little general food like BF&Bone...

I've grown San Marzano which might fit the bill, but there are others, like Romello.

Good luck with more! We have a kiwi as an ornamental but it hasnt flowered in years. Its in the shade but I think we prune it incorrectly: From what I read they only fruit on 2nd year growth, and we were pruning the whole 6m growth every year...

Don’t forget there is a lovely Euphorbia for damp ground, grows well in my bog garden, E.pallustris. E.martinii grows pretty much anywhere in my garden and will self seed.