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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
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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)....
Ornamental Trees
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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...
Ornamental Trees
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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...
Ornamental Trees
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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...
Ornamental Trees
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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...
Ornamental Trees
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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...
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
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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...
Ornamental Trees
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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
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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...
Ornamental Trees
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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...
Ornamental Trees
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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
Winter Scented Plants & Trees
When considering what to plant in a winter garden, often the emphasis is on attractive, evergreen foliage, interesting bark or beautiful winter blossoms. There’s no denying that all of this...
Autumn Colour Focus ~ Warming up your garden af...
Autumn is the beginning of the warmest season in terms of the colours that flood the foliage of your trees and shrubs, giving a vibrant burst of life as the...
Witch Hazel Hamamelis
Now is the time that the winter flowering shrub Hamamelis unfurl their ribbon like petals. These Witch Hazel shrubs boast a choice of red, orange and yellow scented flowers all...
Top Picks – Fragrant Flowers And Foliage
Often we choose trees and shrubs for our gardens that are aesthetically pleasing; sumptuous foliage, rich flowers and striking architectural forms but we mustn’t over look the importance of fragrance....