Guides, Advice & Inspiration Hub
If you're looking for planting and aftercare guidance for your trees or shrubs, or are just seeking a bit of garden advice and inspiration, you're in the right place.
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Master the basics
Essential How to Planting & Aftercare Guides
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How to Plant a Pot-Grown Tree
This step-by-step guide covers how to correctly a plant pot-grown tree (a tree supplied in a pot or container) into the ground, including how to install a single stake &...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Plant a Mature Tree
This step-by-step guide walks through how to plant a mature tree, including how to correctly install a Large or Extra Large Stake & Tie Kit (two stakes and a crossbar)....
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Plant a Tree into a Container
This step-by-step guide covers how to correctly plant trees and shrubs into pots or containers. You can watch the video version of this guide below. Growing trees in containers is...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Plant a Bare Root Tree
This step-by-step guide covers how to correctly plant a bare root tree into the ground, including how to install a single stake & tie. This guide is aimed specifically at...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Prune Ornamental Trees Correctly
This step-by-step guide walks through how (and when) to prune ornamental trees correctly. You can watch a video version of this guide below. Pruning helps to keep trees healthy, promote...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Install a Tree Irrigation Kit
This step-by-step guide covers how to install an irrigation kit for a tree being planted in the ground. You can watch the video version of this guide below. A tree...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Install a Container Irrigation Kit
This step-by-step guide covers how to install container irrigation kits, which are designed specifically for trees planted into pots or containers. You can watch a video version of this guide...
Ornamental Trees
Start growing your own fruit
Fruit Tree Guides & Advice
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Beginner's Guide to Fruit Tree Pollination
When you grow your own fruit tree, you’ll need to consider pollination – how and if your tree needs to be pollinated in order to produce fruit. Read our beginner's...
Ornamental Trees
5 min read
Beginner's Guide to Fruit Tree Rootstocks
To those that are new to growing their own fruit, the concept of rootstocks can seem a little daunting. However, it's not as complicated as it seems! Read on for...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Ultimate Guide to Patio Fruit | How to Grow Fru...
If you only have a patio or a small garden, or if you’re struggling for space, growing fruit in pots and containers is a great option.It is one of the...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Ultimate Guide to Apple Trees | How to Grow You...
Apples are some of the easiest and most rewarding fruits to grow in the UK. With an established tree, you can enjoy delicious fruits for many years, as well as...
Ornamental Trees
8 min read
Guide To Pear Trees | Choosing, Planting & Pruning
Planting Pear Trees A sunny, sheltered position is preferable for pear trees. Our pot grown pear trees can be planted at any time of the year, whereas bare root pear...
8 min read
Guide To Cherry Trees | Choosing, Planting & Pr...
Choosing Cherry Trees Nothing beats the taste of home grown cherries. To grow your own, ensure you choose a fruiting cherry tree, not an ornamental one. Fruiting cherry trees can...
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How to Espalier Train Fruit Trees
Espalier is a method of training fruit trees so that they grow flat with horizontal tiers against a support, and is a great option for areas or gardens with limited...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
How to Fan Train Fruit Trees
Fan training is a method of training fruit trees so that they grow flat against a wall or support, with the branches forming an attractive fan shape. This is a...
Ornamental Trees
Garden Guides, Advice & Inspiration
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12 Stunning Plants for Privacy and Screening
Trees and shrubs can be the ultimate way to provide screening and privacy in your garden. In comparison to traditional fencing, they're a cost affective alternative, environmentally friendly and provide...
Laura
5 min read
11 Trees and Shrubs for Beautiful Feature Bark
In these chilly winter months, the garden can look a little bleak. However, there are ways to inject vibrancy and texture into your space with beautiful feature bark. There are...
Laura
5 min read
Video
How to Stake a Mature Tree
This step-by-step guide covers how to correctly stake a mature tree using two stakes and a crossbar. This guide is suitable for large trees with a single stem over 2.5...
Ornamental Trees
5 min read
How to Stake a Small Tree
This step-by-step guide covers how to correctly stake a small tree using a single stake and tie. This guide is suitable for single stem trees up to 2.5 metres in...
Ornamental Trees
5 min read
Beginner's Guide to Fruit Tree Pollination
When you grow your own fruit tree, you’ll need to consider pollination – how and if your tree needs to be pollinated in order to produce fruit. Read our beginner's...
Ornamental Trees
5 min read
How to Prune Fruit Trees
For most forms of fruit tree, we recommend pruning it for the first few years after planting to ensure a balanced shape develops. Apple and pear trees are best pruned...
Ornamental Trees
5 min read
Beginner's Guide to Fruit Tree Rootstocks
To those that are new to growing their own fruit, the concept of rootstocks can seem a little daunting. However, it's not as complicated as it seems! Read on for...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
How to Fan Train Fruit Trees
Fan training is a method of training fruit trees so that they grow flat against a wall or support, with the branches forming an attractive fan shape. This is a...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
How to Espalier Train Fruit Trees
Espalier is a method of training fruit trees so that they grow flat with horizontal tiers against a support, and is a great option for areas or gardens with limited...
Ornamental Trees
8 min read
Guide To Pear Trees | Choosing, Planting & Pruning
Planting Pear Trees A sunny, sheltered position is preferable for pear trees. Our pot grown pear trees can be planted at any time of the year, whereas bare root pear...
8 min read
Guide To Cherry Trees | Choosing, Planting & Pr...
Choosing Cherry Trees Nothing beats the taste of home grown cherries. To grow your own, ensure you choose a fruiting cherry tree, not an ornamental one. Fruiting cherry trees can...
3 min read
How to Measure Trees
Smaller trees up to 250cm in height are measured in terms of their height, while mature trees are measured by their girth (or circumference of the stem). All trees listed...
Ornamental Trees
2 min read
Bare Root, Rootball And Container Differences
Container grown plants, also known as containerised or potted plants, have been growing in their container for at least 12 months. They retain all their root system and can be...
5 min read
Guide to Tree Forms
Form refers to the shape of the tree, defined by the pruning that it has received. All our trees have received formative pruning pertinent to the species and form described...
Ornamental Trees
5 min read
Glossary Of Horticultural Terms
This glossary covers terms used on this website. 3L, 5L, 12L etc. – This refers to the pot size in litres by volume. As a guide, 3L approximates to a childs...
10 min read
Video
How to Prune Ornamental Trees Correctly
This step-by-step guide walks through how (and when) to prune ornamental trees correctly. You can watch a video version of this guide below. Pruning helps to keep trees healthy, promote...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Plant a Mature Tree
This step-by-step guide walks through how to plant a mature tree, including how to correctly install a Large or Extra Large Stake & Tie Kit (two stakes and a crossbar)....
Ornamental Trees
5 min read
Video
How to Heel in a Bare Root Tree
This step-by-step guide covers how to correctly store a bare root tree prior to planting using the "heeling in" method. You can watch the video version of this guide below....
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Install a Container Irrigation Kit
This step-by-step guide covers how to install container irrigation kits, which are designed specifically for trees planted into pots or containers. You can watch a video version of this guide...
Ornamental Trees
10 min read
Video
How to Install a Tree Irrigation Kit
This step-by-step guide covers how to install an irrigation kit for a tree being planted in the ground. You can watch the video version of this guide below. A tree...
Ornamental Trees
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