Ornamental Trees - Magnolias and other summer flowering specimens
Spring Flowering Trees for UK Gardens: 10 Showiest Varieties
Cercis Redbud - flowering in Spring time Nothing says spring more than masses of lovely blossoms in your garden and the scent of flowers in the air. After months of dreadful weather and little colour in the landscape, spring is the time when certain flowering trees are at their best. The only [...]
Best Trees for Wet Areas and Planting Near Water
The lake at Kerdalo Gardens Choosing the ideal tree varieties for your garden can be a challenging task, especially if your conditions are less than perfect. A common issue gardeners face is wet areas or sites on their property or overall wet and boggy soil in the garden. Parts of your garden with [...]
Amelanchier - a Perfect Specimen Tree for Small Gardens
The Amelanchier tree and its varieties are known for their stunning spring blooms and lovely autumn colour. These are small deciduous trees (which can also be grown as shrubs) have many common names including shadbush, shadwood, shadblow, Snowy Mespilus, juneberry or serviceberry. The March [...]
Weeping Birch Trees – Which Variety to Choose?
When it comes to specimen trees, weeping birch trees are one of the most popular choices. With a stunning pendulous habit and showy bark, weeping birch tree varieties make a lovely focus of interest in the garden. Weeping Birch varieties vary in size and the colour of the foliage, which means that [...]
Quince Trees or Cydonia Oblonga
Quince or Cydonia Oblonga, to give it its full botanical name, is a heritage fruit tree that is slowly but surely finding its way back to Britain’s gardens, where its pretty blossoms, versatile fruit and good autumn colour offer multiple seasons of interest. As medium-sized cultivars, quince [...]
New In! Tortured Willow Trees
New Arrival at Paramount Plants - Tortured Willow Trees The latest addition to our tree collection is the very sculptural Salix Babylonica Tortuosa, otherwise known as Tortured Willow. These are fast growing trees that have a columnar shape and eventually reach a medium size so are quite suitable [...]