When choosing gifts this Christmas, it’s a relatively safe bet to assume that the leisure gardeners and green-fingered folk in your life would be thrilled to receive a new addition to their beloved garden stock. And here at our Paramount Winter Garden wonderland, we have lots of ideas to inspire [...]
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Tis The Season – Blooming Great Plants for Christmas Gifts Are you wondering what plant presents you could give this year? Gardeners love receiving plants for Christmas gifts but sadly the majority of plants aren’t looking their best at this time of year! Although keen plant lovers will know [...]
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When it comes to Black or Golden Bamboo, we are often asked which bamboo to choose. Unlike tropical bamboo, both Phyllostachys nigra (black bamboo) and Phyllostachys aurea (golden bamboo) are UK hardy and retain their evergreen foliage all year round. Phyllostachys aurea has golden yellow canes [...]
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Nick Wilson's jungle garden in Leeds When we heard about Nick Wilson's hardy exotic garden via a feature on Gardener's Question Time a couple of weeks ago we were intrigued, here is someone who has created their dream garden - some would say against the odds - why? because Nick Wilson has created an [...]
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Ilex Aquifolium English Holly – winter colour & food for the birds Another of our Autumn/Winter garden heroes is the festive Holly Tree: Ilex Aquifolium English Holly. At this time of the year, the English holly tree is already laden with bright red berries on its attractive evergreen foliage [...]
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Did you listen to Gardener's Question Time this week? Here at Paramount Plants we're often asked if hardy palms really are hardy enough for a UK climate and this week's Gardener's Question Time programme showcased the 'Jungle Garden' of Nick Wilson from Leeds, a fine example of just how hardy many [...]
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