Flowering trees bring colour, life and seasonal excitement to the garden, transforming outdoor spaces with blossom, texture and gentle movement throughout the year. Whether you want a tree that bursts into flower in spring, provides long summer colour or adds interest alongside evergreen foliage, flowering trees offer something special for gardens of every size. They create instant character and are perfect for adding height without taking up too much room.
There are many beautiful varieties to choose from. Callistemon trees produce bright brush like blooms in shades of red, pink and lemon, attracting bees and adding a warm, exotic feel. Salix Flamingo trees offer soft clouds of pink and cream foliage in spring, which are followed by delicate catkins. If you stock ornamental cherries or magnolia varieties, these bring classic spring blossom and make wonderful centrepiece trees for small gardens and patios. Compact patio flowering trees are ideal where space is limited, giving you reliable colour in a neat, easy to manage form.
Flowering trees thrive in sunny, sheltered spots and many are well suited to pots, making them perfect for courtyards, terraces and paved areas. Once settled, most varieties need very little care beyond light pruning and regular watering through the summer months.
These trees pair beautifully with soft planting. Try surrounding them with meadow style perennials such as gaura, nepeta or hardy geraniums, or create contrast with low growing evergreen shrubs for year round structure. Ornamental grasses also work well, adding movement beneath the canopy and helping to create a natural, layered display.
