Trees for Small Gardens - Deciduous Evergreen & Topiary Choices
Planning a garden in a small space has its challenges, not the least of which is finding the best trees for small gardens. Luckily, there are many lovely small specimen trees to tuck into even the tiniest of city gardens! Many of these would even work in a courtyard or on a roof terrace where space [...]
Marvellous Maple Trees For Sale in the UK
Ornamental Maple Tree at Sheffield Park Gardens The Origin of Maples The maple is pretty much a global tree. Over 125 species of maple come under the genus Acer and originate from North America, Europe and Asia with some geographic differences. Japanese maples are generally smaller, more [...]
Common Hawthorn & Paul's Scarlet - A Good Choice for Hedging
We've just secured two new varieties of Hawthorn for our plant collection here at Paramount Plants & Gardens and this is the perfect opportunity to introduce the native Hawthorn and explain why we think they are such a valuable plant to consider for today's gardens. May Tree in full flower, this [...]
Fastigiate or Columnar Evergreens
An important characteristic to note when choosing trees and plants is their natural growing habit. Fastigiate or columnar evergreens have a naturally tall and narrow habit of growing with erect branches that have the appearance of forming an erect column. A pair of fastigiate or columnar evergreens [...]
2016 Year of the English garden
Named year of the English garden, 2016 promises to be an exciting year for UK gardeners. 2016 also marks the 300th anniversary of Capability Brown. Born in 1716, he is arguably the most acclaimed of all British garden designers with iconic gardens such as Blenheim Palace and Chatsworth to his [...]
Extra Mature Clear Stem Evergreen Trees - Cherry Laurel
Extra Mature Clear Stem Evergreen Trees - Cherry Laurels over 3 metres tall Just in, these clear stem Cherry Laurel trees are well over 3 metres tall and have a trunk height of between 1.6 and 1.7 metres. Cherry Laurel (Prunus Laurocerasus) is an evergreen tree with large vivid green leaves. It is [...]