Like most gardening tasks, planting a tree requires know-how and timing. Learning about the right tools and techniques for the job can help to give it the best start in life. To help you get started, here is a guide on how to plant a tree, including maintenance tips...
Hints & Tips Articles
What Is Tree Pollarding?
In the world of arborioculture (or as it’s otherwise known - tree maintenance), you might come across certain words you don’t recognise. Whether you are a novice gardener or a seasoned professional, if you are responsible for the upkeep and care of trees,...
The Tree Lifecycle: How Do Trees Grow?
If you’ve ever looked up at leafy treetops and wondered “how do trees grow?”, the short answer is in three ways: from their branches, roots, and trunk (which all expand to support continued growth) - but the actual tree lifecycle is far more complex: a grand journey...
Tree Disease: How To Spot It & What To Do
The importance of trees to the health of our planet and its inhabitants cannot be underestimated, which is why the prevention of tree disease is so important.Why Trees Matter They Protect Our Planet Trees matter: they’re vital to the delicate balance of our planet’s...
Rowan Tree – Sorbus Aucuparia
The rowan tree (Sorbus aucuparia) are deciduous trees or shrubs found in the genus Sorbus of the rose family, Rosaceae. Although the silver-coloured, smooth bark of rowans appears similar to ash (Fraxinus excelsior) or elder (Sambucus nigra) trees, rowans are...
Top Four Tips On How To Keep Your Trees Healthy
Trees are the planet’s biggest plants and the longest-living species - but they’re so much more besides: they’re surprisingly clever (they can use chemicals to signal danger to surrounding trees), they beautify our spaces (increasing local pride and strengthening...
Is Tree Surgery Dangerous?
The role of a tree surgeon (or arborist) is to cultivate and manage trees and other woody perennials through pruning, felling and replanting. A tree surgeon might be called upon to perform -quite literally- “surgery” on a tree with damage or disease to it, or to fell...
How To Remove Ragwort
Ragwort is one of the most divisive invasive wild plants in the UK. Also known as jacobaea vulgaris or ‘stinking willie’, ragwort grows across the northern hemisphere, especially in northern Eurasia. The plant itself is a wildflower that grows almost a metre high with...
Why You Shouldn’t Remove A Tree Yourself
So, you’ve got a tree on your property that looks a little worse for wear, or it blocks out of the sun, or it simply happens to be the way of your new patio – and it needs removing. Luckily, you’ve wallpapered a room in your home before, so removing a tree from your...
How Trees Can Increase The Value Of Your Home
While we are extremely lucky to have trees in our gardens for the aesthetic appeal. Many people are unaware that certain trees can add a certain amount of value to the property in whose grounds it resides. If you are selling a home with multiple beautiful trees, then...
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