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, […]
Ash Is BACK! | British Grown Ash Trees Now Available The Ash Tree (Fraxinus excelsior), one of the most common and beloved trees in the UK, is back! Known for its graceful, spreading branches and distinctive grey bark, the Ash Tree is not just a beautiful addition to any landscape but also a vital habitat for a wide array of wildlife.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
