The Beauty of Camellias
Here at Paramount Plants we have always prized our Camellias for their elegance, impact and beautiful, often fragrant, blooms. This year we have extended our collection to include some unusual and rare specimens. […]
Battling The Winter Blues by Amanda Broughton
As we continue to brave the arctic conditions (snow is falling as I write), and our gardens have turned into a brown soggy mess, we all wait in anticipation for spring to arrive, bringing with it the promise of warm sunny days. […]
Quercus Ilex or Holm Oak – evergreen, elegant, ideal for hedging
Quercus Ilex, also known as the Holm Oak or Holly Oak is an evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region. Its name comes from the Latin for holly – Holm. Quercus Ilex forms a beautiful rounded head with pendulous hanging branches. Its size and solid evergreen character give it an [...]
Design from the Inside Out!
Using your outdoor space to embellish the interior design effect of your home can produce inspired results. […]
Creating a green oasis and softening the boundaries by Myles Challis
Though you may not always be conscious of it, one of the main features which makes a garden particularly appealing is its surroundings. By this I mean the neighbouring houses and buildings being screened from view by strategic perimeter planting. […]
Bamboo Hedging: Beautiful Black & Golden Bamboo for evergreen screening
Bamboo Hedging Plants are fast growing and very dense. In fact using bamboos for hedging provide the ideal attributes when you have a narrow lateral space for planting, yet you need plants for tall evergreen screening, for privacy reasons. In this scenario, there is nothing quite like the luscious stems and foliage of Golden Bamboo, [...]