How to Transform Your Outdoor Space by Gardening with Trees Transforming your outdoor space into a stunning garden is easier than you might think – especially when trees play a central role in your design. Trees not only add height and structure to your garden but also offer year-round interest, shade, and environmental benefits. Whether you have a small urban garden or a sprawling backyard, […]
Roses: Everything You Need to Know Roses: Everything you need to know. Good looks, divine scent, beautiful cuttings and ,depending which variety you chose, a wonderfully long flowering season, the rose offers an abundant sensory experience. Fantastic as gifts and a universally known symbol of love. Roses seem to tick all the boxes but with over 100 species and thousands of […]
Winter Tree Planting: Embracing Nature’s Dormant Season Winter may seem an unlikely time to get your hands dirty in the garden, but when it comes to tree planting, it might be the ideal season. In this article, we’ll explore the benefits of planting trees in winter, how to choose the right species, and the steps to ensure their successful establishment. Let’s dive […]
How to attract wildlife to your garden with trees Now the cold weather has passed (we hope) more animals that are starting to appear. Nature lovers who enjoy watching birds, bees, butterflies and other wildlife in your garden then keep reading to find out the perfect trees, shrubs and plants you should have in your garden!
How to take care of your climbing plants Caring for your climbing plants so that they are trained and pruned carefully will help your climbers to grow attractively and healthy whilst being able to cover walls and save space in your garden.
National Gardening Week 2024 This week we celebrate National Gardening Week. It’s the largest celebration of gardening in the UK and is a time when gardeners of all ages and abilities come together to share their love of gardening and inspire others to get involved.
Garden job checklist for March As Spring approaches, lighter mornings and evenings begin and frequent sunny days provide an opportunity for you to get out in the garden. March can be a busy time in the garden and there are many things you can do such as preparing seed beds, pruning winter shrubs and having a general tidy-up.
Gardening for beginners Have you always had an interest in gardening but are not sure how to start a garden? Whilst gardening can be therapeutic and a great hobby to pick up, it’s not always easy to know where to begin. There is a lot to learn but our beginner’s guide to gardening is a great place to […]
How to choose the right tree for your garden There are hundreds of different varieties of trees to buy and each tree will have unique needs and requirements. The task of choosing the right tree and caring for a tree can be daunting. Taking into consideration the ideas below will help you to find the right trees for planting in your garden.
Patio planting ideas – Transform your patio area with small trees and flowers If you have a small garden and patio area you may think that you are limited in how you can create a beautiful planting space. However, there are many wonderful small trees and flowers that you can use to transform even the smallest of spaces.
Top 10 Benefits Of Trees At Home Trees are one of the most important species on the planet. They are ancient, with one clonal type tree having been estimated at over 80,000 years old, 30,000 years before our ancestors started to use language. We tend to take for granted things as fundamental as trees, so it’s good to remind ourselves occasionally why […]
The Trees Direct Guide to Eco-Friendly Gardening Eco-friendly gardening encompasses a wide range of radically forward-thinking methods that anyone can adopt in the garden in response to the ever-increasing threat posed by climate change. These innovative outdoor pursuits centre around decreasing harmful greenhouse emissions which occur as a result of day-to-day gardening techniques. Eco-friendly gardening also encourages the intake of carbon dioxide […]
Preparing Your Garden for Spring The milder weather will be heading our way in the next few months, which means that spring is just around the corner. Keen gardeners will have been itching all winter long to begin their sowing, growing and nurturing routines to bring the garden back to life and is there really anything better than seeing the […]
Hedgerow Plants: Everything You Need to Know Hedgerows are a haven for all sorts of wildlife and are commonly spotted in the UK at the side of the road, railways and footpaths, bordering fields and in gardens. During the last few decades, our hedgerows have been destroyed at an alarming rate by intensive farming, which destroys important habitat for small animals, birds, […]
How & When to Mulch Your Garden Mulching is most commonly used as a means to improve the soil around plants, but it also gives your garden a beautiful, neat outlook, while often reducing the need to spend time on maintenance such as watering and weeding. Mulch helps to retain moisture in the soil during summer, prevents the appearance of pesky weeds […]
Planting Bare-Root Trees: The Trees Direct Guide When the big jumpers come out of storage, and the clinking of central heating systems can be heard in homes up and down the country, it means only one thing…winter will soon be upon us. The air might be getting colder, but now is a good time to get out into the garden, believe it […]
