National Tree Planting Week – The UK’s largest tree celebration As the autumn leaves blanket the British landscape, there comes a week when the nation collectively rolls up its sleeves and gets back to its roots—literally. From November 25th to December 3rd, the UK celebrates National Tree Planting Week, a tradition that not only reconnects us with the natural world but also plays a crucial […]
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!
Best trees and shrubs to plant for spring colour As we leave 2022 behind and head into a new year, it’s always good to think ahead and consider what we can plant to bring colour to our gardens this Spring. Not only do these trees and shrubs enhance your garden with bright colours but they are also great for bringing structure and wildlife to […]
Tree gifting guide for Christmas With Christmas only around the corner, you may want to start thinking about sorting your presents. If you’re looking for a unique, environmentally conscious, long-lasting Christmas gift for someone special this year then why not gift a tree – we have many to choose from! If you can’t decide, you can always gift one of […]
How to care for your trees and shrubs in winter The cold weather has arrived and the nights are drawing in. Winter can be hard on some plants and there are a few things you can do to ensure they survive throughout this season. So how do you continue to maintain and care for your trees and shrubs during the colder months?
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.
Fruit Tree Rootstocks Size Guide Left to their own fruits will often grow to large for most gardens or too tall to harvest. With this mind they are often grown onto rootstocks to limit their overall sizes. Please see below a guide to the size fruit trees will grow to on various rootstocks.
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 […]
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 […]
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. However, we’re experiencing a record-breaking summer here in the UK at the moment, which shows no signs of abating and while many of us love the heat, it can really play havoc on our garden paradise if we fail to take […]
9 Must Have British Trees for Attracting Wildlife Just a single tree is capable of supporting hundreds of different species – birds nest within the branches, lichens grow on the trunks, blossom attracts lots of insects in spring, and the fruits and seeds provide a food source for birds and small mammals. Nooks and crannies within the bark of older trees are an […]
