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
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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
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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
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 Water Trees & Shrubs Correctly
A good watering regime is essential for young trees and shrubs to establish properly. This guide will walk you through how long to water a new tree or shrub for,...
Katie
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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 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
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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11 Best Trees for Shade | Trees that Grow in Shade
Gardening in shady areas can be tricky because all plants including trees rely on sunlight in order to produce the energy that goes into growth. Some plants, however, need less...
Katie
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14 Best Drought-Tolerant Trees for Climate Chan...
In recent years, resilience to climate change has become an important issue in the garden. Trees are long-lived, so we need to consider how they will hold up to the...
Katie
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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 Roses | How to Choose & Grow ...
Arguably the most iconic garden plant, Roses have been a standout choice for gardeners across the world for hundreds of years. With so many varieties available, there’s a rose for...
Ornamental Trees
NEW Arrivals | Beautiful Climbers for all Garde...
Are you low on ground space but feel like your garden could do with a bit of height and vertical interest? Maybe you have an unsightly wall in need of...
NEW Arrivals | Top Flowering Shrubs for Patios ...
Trees are in our name, but here at Ornamental Trees we are also lovers of all things shrubs. That’s why we’re delighted to now stock a brand new range of...
New Bare Root Video Guides Now Live | Bare Root...
We’ve added two new bare root videos to our Tree 101 video series—perfect timing for bare root planting season. A bare root tree is a tree that has been lifted...
New Video Guides Now Live: Container Planting &...
We’re excited to unveil three new additions to the Tree 101 video series. Tree 101 is a new video series containing the most fundamental guidance on how to properly plant...
Easy Recipes to Get More Out Of Homegrown Fruit...
Use up gluts of homegrown Apples, Pears, Plums & Crab Apples with these simple but delicious recipes If you’ve got one fruit tree or more, you most likely have a...
Adding Autumn Colour To Any Garden Size
Autumn is upon us with its rich berry colours and golden hues. Gardens can go two ways, looking scruffy as plants reach the end of their lifecycle or boldly embracing...
Tree 101: The Ultimate Tree Planting & Care Vid...
We’re very excited to reveal our brand new video series – Tree 101 with Ornamental Trees. Tree 101 is a new video series containing the most fundamental guidance on how...
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Best Trees for Wet Soil | Coping with Climate C...
Extreme weather, such as heavy rainfall, is forecast to become more frequent due to climate change, as this past month has well and truly shown us. July 2023 was one...
Katie
Cost-Effective Gardening to Make Your Money Go ...
It may be the RHS Chelsea Flower Show’s younger sibling, but the RHS Hampton Court Palace Garden Festival is still something to be excited about. If, like us, you’re not...
Top Tips & Advice For Gardening in Dry & Warm W...
The UK is known for its rainy, mild climate, but many of us gardeners are feeling the brunt of the dry period we’ve been experiencing lately. After last year’s particularly...
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