As the grey clouds of winter start to evaporate and the long-missed sun finally emerges, for a little while at least – after all, this is Britain – we can finally, thankfully, say that spring has returned. One advantage of the dark greyness of winter is that you can’t see all the stray fallen branches, […]
What colour should the leaves on a healthy tree be? Easy question, right? Green of course (aside from the glorious reds, golds and browns of autumn for deciduous trees, but that goes without saying). Healthy trees in spring and summer are green, so why do we see so many coniferous trees looking scraggy and brown? […]
When you’re selling your home, you want prospective buyers to imagine themselves living there. That’s why the experts have been saying for years that an uncluttered, stylishly furnished property shows well because it gives the visitor an insight into their idealised home. And it’s why the smell of freshly baked bread or cookies can evoke […]
As the days grow longer and each morning it becomes increasingly more difficult to drag yourself from beneath the nice warm duvet, spare a thought for the trees in your garden. Winter is coming. They may seem hardy enough to handle anything, but as temperatures plummet, your trees will face the elements in full force, […]
Spring is here and it’s busy season for us tree surgeons and arborists because it’s the perfect time to plant most species of tree and everyone wants to know what to plant where and when. So, I thought I should provide you with a mini guide with a few tips to help you know what […]
People can be funny creatures – they can be so kind and friendly off their own backs, but ask them to do something they feel might be an inconvenience to them, that they don’t want to spend money on, or they simply cannot be bothered to do and watch how quickly the mood changes… Trees […]
The cuckoo’s call may be the soundtrack to a summer’s day, but its nature is to decimate the homes of other birds by rolling eggs from a nest and replacing them with their own. If you cut down trees or trim your hedgerows without consideration for the birds that may have made their homes there […]
Spring has well and truly sprung. All you need for proof of this is to look out onto the snowstorm of pink and white that seems to endlessly flutter down from the candyfloss coloured crowns of almost every tree in your neighbourhood. It’s a time of rebirth, of warming weather, and of rain, plenty of rain. […]
Trees can be an attractive addition to any garden and provide homeowners with privacy, but it's important to be aware of the impact they could have on your home insurance. A tree has fallen onto my property - Will my Insurance pay out? Claiming for tree works under your home insurance is a bit of […]
Do you have a conifer tree in your garden? Here are a few tips on how to care for your conifer tree. Leylandii trees are a popular tree to have in your garden. With over 55 million Leylandii trees they are soon to be one for every person in the UK. Leylandii trees can grow […]