Founder
My Buzz
We won #SBS in February 2012 and since then our phones and emails have been buzzing. We announced our online plant sales and we had a huge surge of visitors to our website which has continued ever since. Most importantly sales are up! Our winning tweet was "We supply amazing plants to amazing people"
My Bio
Lucas and Karen Mariconda established Paramount Plants and Gardens in 2005. Our North London Tree and Shrub Plant Centre specialises in large evergreen screening trees and hedges, bamboos, topiary, japanese cloud trees and a selection of other rare and unusual plants which are available to buy online as well as through our Plant Centre in Enfield, North London. Lucas and his team were awarded a Silver Medal in 1999 at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show for the Cascade Garden. We source plants from across Europe for private clients, property developers etc - many of our plants are sourced from Italy (and we love the food and wine)!
My Business Tips
Enjoy what you do
Be prepared to be in it for the long-haul - there are no quick fixes
Never regret - learn from mistakes and move forward
Work hard, work hard, work hard
Be the very best in Customer Service and go above and beyond - this is key to competing with large businesses