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Hosepipe bans – what its means for your new plants 25 July 2025 in , /by

Irrigation! How to look after your plants during a hosepipe ban Hosepipe bans, also known as a Temporary Use Ban, have been implemented by several water companies across the country.  These Bans restrict hosepipes usage and are imposed by water companies to try and save water during periods of high demand or low supply. Not […]

Instant Hedge In Focus: Laurel 16 June 2025 in , /by

Instant Hedge In Focus: Laurel What’s best – Cherry or Portuguese? Laurel hedging is a popular choice for gardens, providing year-round privacy, security, and aesthetic appeal. Prunus laurocerasus (Common or Cherry Laurel) and Prunus lusitanica (Portuguese Laurel) are popular choices for instant hedging. At Practicality Brown, we offer both as part of our Practical Instant […]

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 8 May 2025 in , /by

RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2025 Wild About Chelsea We are delighted to support Garden Designers at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show again this year. We are supplying Yew Practical Instant Hedge™ for Sadie May Stowell’s “Explore Charleston” installation at the show. We have more hedging in Ryan McMahon’s garden in the All About Plants category. […]

Pleached Trees 4 March 2025 in , /by

Pleached Trees The “what, why and how” to use them What is a pleached tree? ‘Pleaching’ is a method of training trees by tying-in and interlacing flexible young shoots along a supporting framework.  A pleached tree has a single clear stem and a crown of branches that have been carefully trained and pruned over several […]

Wildlife Friendly Hedges & Trees 23 January 2025 in , /by

Wildlife Friendly Hedges & Trees With RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend, it’s a great time to consider how to ensure your garden is attractive to wildlife. Adding trees and instant hedges into your garden can provide essential habitats, food sources, and protection, enabling biodiversity and ecological balance. Habitat and Shelter Trees and mature hedges […]

Tree of the Week – Ilex aquifolium Nellie R Stevens 6 December 2024 in , /by

Tree Of the Week Ilex aquifolium Nellie R Stevens Ilex aquifolium Nellie R Stevens or Holly Nellie R Stevens, is a lovely evergreen with smooth rather than spikey leaves. The abundant red berries appear in the autumn and persist through the winter, contrast brilliantly with the attractive glossy dark green leaves. As well as brighten […]

Tree of the Week – Magnolia grandiflora 20 November 2024 in , /by

Tree Of the Week Magnolia Grandiflora Magnolia Grandiflora is a stunning specimen tree that is also perfect for evergreen screening. It produces beautiful, large, white flowers in the summer, which can be up to 25 cm in diameter. As well as decorating this stunning tree, they also create a sweet-citrus smelling aroma. At maturity this […]

Instant Hedge Biodiversity Benefits 7 November 2024 in /by

Green up your development with Mixed Native Instant Hedging!   Immediate Biodiversity Benefits Instant hedges have the advantage of being pre-grown, meaning they arrive on site mature, up to 2m high, dense, and capable of providing immediate habitat and food sources for a variety of wildlife. This “ready-made” green infrastructure allows developers to create ecologically […]

Screening Trees In Stock and Available Now 15 October 2024 in , /by

Evergreen Screening Trees currently in the UK Available for delivery to your project now We have over 800 screening trees in stock, which are available for delivery direct from our nursery in Iver, Buckinghamshire. As these trees are already in the UK, there is no need to worry about issues with delays on imports, supply […]

Instant Hedges and Trees Available Online 13 August 2024 in /by

Instant Hedges & Large Trees Online   Practicality Brown is always known as an innovative company! The first company to develop pre-grown instant hedge in the late 1990s, and we have since gone on to develop our own award-winning Practicality Instant Hedge™. Our team also specialise in evergreen screening trees, to bring privacy to every […]