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Ideally the tree or shrub selected should be allowed to mature without any management to control it's size.

It was a delight to meet potential customers, existing customers and past customers at the Show. Where we have undertaken to...

We are on our stand on MR1 (top right of showground) all this week.  If you are one of the 161,000 visitors, please  come and see...

Whilst there has undoubtedly been a reduction in new tree planting, it is the neglect of recently planted trees that this rant is...

It is a relief the weather has turned cooler and there is a bit of rain.  Unless however it is prolonged heavy rain it should...

If you have a tree (or shrub)  that has been planted or transplanted within the last five years or in a pot, please start...

The bud swelling and leaf burst is not a good indicator of the health of trees. This change is chemically induced in response to...

I  my view, it is because it is the closest the tree will get to being surrounded by the woodland floor, where (most of them)...

I was asked on Friday to help a national charity with a large scale, multi location, community tree planting project.  Even...

Soil should be viewed as a living ecosystem, it's health underpins plant, animal and fungal growth.  It's is commonly...

As trees sense spring is starting (by a combination of longer daylight, increased temperature and stronger sun rays (caused by...

There are trees which have fallen out of foul of current trends.  Likewise there are some trees that are so ubiquitous that  they...

It is heart breaking to see damage to the bark of trees caused by strimmers.  After all the hard work that has gone into...

Whilst it is hugely beneficial to plant a tree, when selecting which tree it's future size should be a primary consideration.

We get many calls from tree owners worried about trees flexing in the wind.  Conversely we get no calls regarding trees that have...

This week, we returned to a large domestic property to plant pleached Hornbeams for a well known Garden Designer.  The resident...