Guides, Advice & Inspiration Hub
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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 &...
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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)....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
Garden Guides, Advice & Inspiration
Winter Gardens - Ornamental Trees That Look Gre...
While lots of other plants are hunkering down for the winter, there are many tree varieties that are just beginning to burst into life, bringing a wonderful splash of colour...
Thinking Ahead ~ Autumn Inspiration
All this rain in August has me thinking about the Autumn months. Beautiful crisp, cold days and colourful autumn leaves are my favourite time of year. Nothing brightens up the...
Dull Days and Bright Birches
It's dull grey weather like this that brings the bright white bark of white stem birches out! The white barked birch trees on the nursery look amazing against the greying...