Trees
Trees immediately add height and structure to the garden and are great at providing a focal point. Trees can be selected for their foliage, shape, flowers or bark and no matter the size of the garden it is possible to find a suitable tree. Pots and containers can also be used for successfully growing trees provided the correct specimen is used.
Planting Trees
If your planting trees in beds or borders select a well drained site and dig well incorporating plenty of organic matter such as organic Farmyard Manure. Mix fertiliser such as Bone Meal Root Builder into the planting hole.
It is often necessary to stake newly planted trees to provide a little extra support until trees become established to minimise the risk of damage from wind.
Mulching & Feeding
For the first few years mulch in autumn using organic Farmyard Manure to increase nutrient levels. Feed in spring using Bone Meal Root Builder.
Newly planted trees also require regular watering for the first 2 or 3 years. Once well established watering is only required in periods of drought.
5 Top Trees
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1 – Dogwood (Cornus alba)
Grown for striking red stems
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2 – Wintersweet (Chimonanthus praecox ‘Granidflorus’)
Fragrant flowers on bare branches
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3 – Viburnum x bodnantense ‘Dawn’
Small, heavily scented dark pink flowers from autumn to spring
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4 – Witch Hazel (Hamamelis x intermedia)
Deciduous shrubs with large clusters of spidery flowers
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5 – Skimmia japonica
Evergreen shrub with dark red flower buds through winter opening to fragrant white flowers in spring
