Cherry Tree removal

Have you ever heard a loud crack on a hot summer’s day and discovered a large tree branch lying on the ground? Most of us expect branches to fall during storms or high winds, and it therefore comes as

Where the Trees Step Back   (A quiet look at Rodborough Common) There are places where trees take centre stage, and then there are places where they don’t. Rodborough Common is very much the latter. At first glance, it’s

Why Is My Box Hedge Turning Brown? Few plants are as closely associated with the British garden as Box (which also happens to be one of a small club of native trees and large shrubs). Whether clipped into neat

The Treehouse Years   (And what they quietly teach us about trees)   It’s funny how certain ideas seem to belong entirely to our childhoods.  Treehouses are one of them. You don’t hear many adults saying, “I’m thinking of

Ash Dieback – Where Are We Now? 🌳 Over the past decade, Ash Dieback has dramatically changed the British landscape. Most people will now have seen Ash trees with thinning crowns, dead branches, or entire sections of woodland where

So what is going on? Every year, around this time, we start to see the same two things happening in gardens. Fruit trees are suddenly shedding young fruit, and people are wondering whether they should be getting the secateurs

The Hedge That Does Everything A closer look at the Common Hawthorn There are some trees that people go out of their way to see, and then there are those that get on with things in the background. The

Caring for Young Trees A Small Investment Now Will Pay Dividends Later 🌳 Following on from my earlier email encouraging tree planting, it felt like a good moment to revisit something just as important: what happens after the tree