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 […]
How to Plant a Tree: The Trees Direct Guide Although tree planting is fairly straightforward, trees can often struggle to grow if planted poorly, so it is worth giving them the best possible start. In this guide we’ll be focusing on potted trees, for bare rooted trees head to our Planting Bare Root Trees Guide.
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.
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.
What trees can you prune in February? During the winter season, many plants lay dormant until Spring arrives. It is the best time to prune your plants (weather permitting) and should ideally be done before the sap rises in early spring. Winter pruning helps to remove any new growth that is damaged and can also help with the overall maintenance and shape […]
World Soil Day Today is World Soil Day which is held annually on the 5th of December and focuses attention on the importance of healthy soil and how to manage and care for it in a sustainable way. Soil is a major part of our ecosystems so it needs to be looked after – this is where we […]
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.
Pruning Camellias – A Beginners Guide EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT CAMELLIAS If you have Camellia shrubs in your garden you are among the thousands of UK garden lovers who opt to grow this flower. It is one of the more popular shrubs available in the UK and it is quite clear why. This genus flowering plant is a very […]
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 […]
Ways to Prepare Your Garden For Winter At Trees Direct, we’re now beginning to cast our gaze upon those upcoming winter months (a far cry from our last blog post about protecting your garden from the summer heat). Autumn is now in full swing, and as the greens slowly turn to bright shades of yellows and oranges and your plants and […]
Steps To Protect Your Garden During a Heat Wave Gardens are a great place to enjoy nature and decompress after a long day. While many of us love the heat, it can really play havoc on our garden if we fail to take a few simple steps to protect it. It’s very important to understand the potential symptoms of dehydration. Heat damaged plants will […]
