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My Tree is unhappy - what do I do?
The last blog dealt with the signs that a plant can give that it is under stress. This one deals with how to mitigate.
Monitoring your trees / plants
In the northern hemisphere summer is with us, this is the potentially the most stressful time for trees and all plants, with a...
Pruning
Ideally the tree or shrub selected should be allowed to mature without any management to control it's size.
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
It was a delight to meet potential customers, existing customers and past customers at the Show. Where we have undertaken to...
RHS Chelsea Flower Show
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...
Council young tree planting - the impact of...
Whilst there has undoubtedly been a reduction in new tree planting, it is the neglect of recently planted trees that this rant is...
Rain, pathetic rain
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...
It’s unseasonally dry!
If you have a tree (or shrub) that has been planted or transplanted within the last five years or in a pot, please start...
Trees coming into leaf
The bud swelling and leaf burst is not a good indicator of the health of trees. This change is chemically induced in response to...
Why is mulch so good for trees? An idea
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)...
BS8545:2014
I was asked on Friday to help a national charity with a large scale, multi location, community tree planting project. Even...
Soil Health
Soil should be viewed as a living ecosystem, it's health underpins plant, animal and fungal growth. It's is commonly...
Spring Springing
As trees sense spring is starting (by a combination of longer daylight, increased temperature and stronger sun rays (caused by...
Trendy Trees The Merits of Untrendy Trees
There are trees which have fallen out of foul of current trends. Likewise there are some trees that are so ubiquitous that they...
Strimmer Damage
It is heart breaking to see damage to the bark of trees caused by strimmers. After all the hard work that has gone into...
Right Tree Right Place
Whilst it is hugely beneficial to plant a tree, when selecting which tree it's future size should be a primary consideration.
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