Acer campestre at Architectural Plants, our native UK field maple, is a resilient and adaptable tree with light green lobed leaves that turn a brilliant clear yellow in autumn. Medium-sized, round-headed, and wildlife-friendly, it thrives in most soils and conditions, bringing understated beauty to gardens and landscapes alike.
Hardiness level Green
Sarah’s Acer Notes By Sarah Chandler The Acer House As of this week, they’re here, our new stock of Japanese Maples, those beloved small leaved and delicate trees that grace so many gardens with their green, purple or variegated summer leaves and blazing autumnal colours. There are lots and lots of trees of all shapes…
Read the articleThe Acer House We’ve recently completed work building a large shade house. Designed as a place to keep our ever expanding collection of large Acers, it’s a wonderful place to go hunting or just bask in the flurry of colours, leaf shapes, stems and trunks. The Acer House was finished in 2022 spanning over 450…
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A hardy, deciduous tree with dark purple leaves and brilliant red autumn colour. Growing to 12m in height with a wide or conical crown. Clusters of yellow flowers in spring followed by red keys. This acer could be used as a specimen tree, with it’s dark red leaves standing out from the crowd. Please contact us for stock availability and sizes.
Hardiness level Green
Pirelli P ZERO Experience. LOCATION: P ZERO™ Experience UK, held at Silverstone Circuit. A one-day event on 17th June. Plant hire with one lorry-load of plants, delivery, collection and expert plant placement by Guy and Doug….
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Building a Nursery That Works Smarter Sustainability Is in Our Xylem It might not be instantly obvious when you visit Architectural Plants, but sustainability sits at the very heart of how we operate. It is not a recent initiative or a box we have decided to tick. It has been part of the nursery from…
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At first glance, tropical plants and classic Porsches might seem worlds apart. Spend a weekend at Megaphonics and you quickly realise they have far more in common than you might expect. LOCATION: Oxford. Where Plants Meet Porsche This August, Architectural Plants had the pleasure of exhibiting at Megaphonics, hosted by Boxengasse, in Oxford. Our role…
Read the articleThe AP Bonsai Collection Here at Architectural Plants, we’ve been curating a unique collection of Bonsai, homegrown and selected for their individual shape, texture and character. Each one has a distinctive personality and presence and each variety is available in a range of different sizes. So, whether you are hunting for your first Bonsai or…
View this pageCelebrating 36 Years A SITE OF HORTICULTURAL EXCELLENCE SINCE 1990 Destination Nursery, Garden Design, Pioneering Propagation, Growing & Training – AP Homegrown “The Chanel of Nurseries“ Paolo Moschino Explore Our Chelsea Flower Show Garden Our mission is to train and educate the next generation of horticulturalists. So come and explore an exciting and immersive garden,…
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As a business we limit our involvement in shows like the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, we find that 3 years in a row is a good length of time. We like to keep our ideas fresh and the teams enthusiasm high. …
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