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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Acid-loving azaleas are a popular choice in our UK gardens when a good-looking but not-overly large shrub is called for. With attractive small, thick foliage all year round and fantastic floral colour to greet the early or late spring, depending on the variety, azaleas have a lot to offer. If you [...]
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Pleached Trees, such as Pleached Quercus Ilex (Holm Oak), can look spectacular in the garden particularly when used as above fence screening over an attractive brick or stone wall. Holm Oak Pleached Trees are also ideal if you want to create an enclosure or garden room where you don’t [...]
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As the leaves fall, the bark is revealed and here, in our humble opinion, are some of the most beautiful trees with ornamental bark. The Silver Birch – in this case, Betula Utilis Pendula or weeping Silver Birch tree - has a lovely white bark, pictured here in all its glory, beautifully offset by [...]
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Truly one of the most majestic trees of the Mediterranean landscape, the Cork Oak, has arrived in style at Paramount Plants. Our latest stock of much more mature trees will provide instant maturity to any garden design. Quercus Suber | Cork Oak trees arriving at Paramount Plants this week Cork [...]
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Contemporary Gardens - The Porsche Gardens by Flemons & Warland (cloud trees supplied by Paramount Plants) We’re pretty sure you don’t need us to tell you that modern life is stressful. We live in a fast-paced world, where everybody wants something and they want it now! With this in mind, it is [...]
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