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Narrow Privacy Trees for Your Garden Pleached Trees Explained Pleached trees are a smart solution when you need privacy trees for planting along boundaries without losing precious lawn or planting space. These tall elegant tree screens deliver height and foliage where you need it most, giving privacy without taking up valuable ground area. Pleached trees […]
Instant Hedge In Focus: Beech or Hornbeam When choosing an instant hedge for your garden or boundary, two of the most popular deciduous species are Beech (Fagus sylvatica) and Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus). Both are classic hedging species that are native to the UK, and can be seen throughout the countryside as mature trees. While they […]
High Hedge Plants up to 8m high A Practical Solution For Tall Screening When privacy, structure and year-round greenery are required, standard hedging doesn’t always go high enough. For projects that require screening above a standard fence height, high hedge plants offer a practical and flexible solution. At Practicality Brown, we specialise in mature […]
Seasonal Opening Hours Winter 2025/6 As the year draws to a close, we hope that you are able to enjoy the winter festivities and look forward to the New Year. We close at lunchtime on Christmas Eve 24 December and re-open on 2 January. There is plenty of information to browse on our website, from instant […]
Instant Hedge In Focus: Bay Laurel Bay Laurel (Laurus nobilis) is a classic evergreen plant, valued for its rich green foliage and versatility. Best known for its aromatic leaves used in cooking, Bay Laurel also makes an excellent instant hedge, offering year-round screening with added character and practicality. Supplied as a mature, pre-grown hedge, our […]
Trees Suitable for Climate Change Native Trees “Some of the United Kingdom’s most valued trees are struggling to keep pace with climate change and increasing extreme weather.” Weather patterns are changing, and Britain experiences frequent hotter, drier summers. Some of Britain’s native trees find the changing weather conditions challenging, and they are not growing to […]
What is Blue Holly? Our UK grown Blue Holly (Ilex meserveae) Practical Instant Hedge™ is an innovative mix of Blue Maid and Blue Prince holly, which ensures a delightful display of small white flowers in spring and plump red berries in autumn. Blue Holly provides a dense instant evergreen hedge, offering year-round privacy and a […]
Pleached Viburnum tinus ‘Lucidum’: Evergreen Screening with Style Pleached trees are an ideal solution if you’re looking for privacy and structure into your garden. Among the most versatile choices is Viburnum tinus ‘Lucidum’ – an elegant, evergreen variety, also known as French Laurustinus. This tree is admired for its glossy dark green foliage, which stays […]
Practicality Brown is Plant Healthy! We are proud to announce that we are Plant Healthy certified, and have met the stringent Plant Healthy Certification scheme requirements. By adopting the Plant Health Management Standard, we are continuing to commit to robust biosecurity and pathogen controls. This means buyers and landscapers can trust that our hedges and trees, […]
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 […]