The best time to plant Camellias in the UK is undoubtedly the Autumn and early winter, it's logical when you think of it, just like the sea, the soil begins to warm from Spring onwards, by the end of the summer and in early autumn the soil is at its warmest point. This planting period also extends [...]
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The name Japanese Maple is generally given to all those trees that originate from Japan and fall within the Acer cultivars of Palmatum and Japonicum. We're highlighting these trees in this post because right now at the end of September, we have been lucky enough to see one of the finest displays of [...]
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Pleached Trees with their elegant straight stems and distinctive square crowns are a regular feature in UK gardens. Half-standard Pleached Trees (not quite so tall as the standard Pleached) are probably less well-known. Let’s take a closer look at these versatile plants. For many years Paramount [...]
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SPOTLIGHT on Virginia Creeper Red Wall Troki - also known as Parthenocissus Quinquefolia Troki Climbing plants can be divided into many sub-sections and one common way of differentiating them is by their method of climbing. Here we're focussing on the creepers - these have their own way of clinging [...]
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During the years we have been growing our collection of Japanese Acers otherwise known as Japanese Maples. We carefully select the best varieties for growing in gardens in the UK climate. Here we choose our favourites from our largest ever collection - which we consider the Best Acers for Autumn [...]
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Right now, in the very earliest days of Autumn - with still the chance of late summer days, is the absolute best time to plant Magnolia. The ground is still warm and receptive and there will be plenty of weeks for the tree or shrub to settle before the really cold weather starts. Planting [...]
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