Tropical plant specialists
Exotic Evergreens It may seem that growing exotic, tropical-looking plants is nothing but a pipe-dream in our cool, damp climate, but you’re sure to be happily surprised at the long list of lush, exotic flowers, trees, shrubs, decorative grasses and palms that grow in nearly every corner of the UK. [...]
From North and South Sands you start the climb, higher and higher, up the winding hill, with stupendous views across Salcombe Estuary, all the way to the very clifftop – here you are amply rewarded for your effort by the fabulous coastal and tropical garden at Overbeck’s. […]
Gunnera Manicata is an ornamental perennial that is renowned for having the largest leaves of any plant you can grow outside in the UK climate, a single leaf has been recorded as reaching up to 11 feet across, although huge, this stupendous size is not that common. […]
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? [...]
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 [...]
In the lush, green, mountainous heart of Sintra, Portugal, lies the villa and park gardens of Monserrate, the essence of Portuguese romanticism but nonetheless, sculpted and landscaped by Englishmen. Vathek’s Arch, so named after a character in William Beckford’s novel […]
