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Tis the season (in temperate climates in the Northern Hemisphere) for slippery paths and roads.

To understand this, we think it is best to go for a walk in the woods. What is underfoot? A covering of composting vegetation,...

In the northern hemisphere in it is Autumn/Fall.

Even if  you get the rest right, unless the tree receives assistance whilst establishing.

After identifying the right tree to plant in the right place, it is the actual planting process that is important.

Before I comment on the planting and aftercare, the mantra "right tree, right place" has to be underlined.

There are two aspects to the form of a tree, when considering which tree to plant (or where to transplant a tree to).

We are about to enter autumn and apparently the weather we have had this summer in the UK will result in better than usual tints.

We are often asked to plant semi-mature orchards for clients. More often than not, it is a surprise when  we  ask them, which...

We offer a comprehensive tree, hedge,  shrub and habitat transplanting.  Our Tree Spades include the largest in the UK, the...

I wish I could come back in ten years, when all tube trains are fully automated.  I could then reflect on how the strike action...

There is a misguided understanding of transplanting hedges.  When Ruskins move a hedge,  you end up with the same hedge  in a new...

As an Arborist I have a higher than average empathy for trees. When I look at the weather forecast, in spring and summer I do not...

During spells of hot and dry weather, your trees (including shrubs), will feel it as well as you!

The last blog dealt with the signs that a plant can give that it is under stress. This one deals with how to mitigate.

In the northern hemisphere summer is with us, this is the potentially the most stressful time for trees and all plants, with a...