Heritage Plants – Lilac Trees, heavenly scents and stunning blooms
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Our New Collection of Conifers
We’ve always been fans of Conifers at Paramount Plants – as part of our evergreen screening options and as instant hedging – they are right up there in our best sellers list. Over the past year we’ve travelled far and wide to source an amazing selection of new varieties to [...]
Cornus Kousa and Cornus Florida – these Flowering Dogwoods take the ornamental tree to new heights!
THE BACKGROUND Belonging to the Cornus genus, Cornus Kousa and Cornus Florida (a genus commonly known as flowering dogwoods) have long been used as ornamental trees for gardens and landscapes. Compact and upright in shape, Cornus ornamental trees generally don’t get overly big. They tend to flower profusely and these [...]
Beautiful Barks – Trees with Ornamental Bark
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, [...]
Woodland Garden Design Inspiration – Rhododendrons
April/May/June sees one of the showiest displays in British Woodland Gardens, both urban and in the wild. After all, it is during these months that the Rhododendrons are in flower. These extravagant blooms, indigenous to the Himalayas, were originally taken around the world for private collections by the early Victorians. The [...]
Magnolia Grandiflora – full standard trees of premium quality, standing 5-6 metres tall!
A beautiful tree, Magnolia Grandiflora is stately, elegant and luxuriously evergreen. In summer, it will delight you with sizable, broad-shaped scented flowers (hence grandi-flora!) from mid-summer through to autumn. Magnolia Grandiflora – Our full standard trees are elegant as an ornamental tree or as above hedge screening. [...]