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About Strawberries

Introduction to the basics of Strawberries

Advice on Buying Cherry Trees

General advice about buying a cherry tree, pollination partners & planting with delivery info. and our Guarantee.

Advice on Buying Pear Trees

General advice about buying a pear tree, pollination partners & planting with delivery info. and our Guarantee.

Apple Scab & Pear Scab

Apple Scab (and Pear Scab) is not only disfiguring, it seriously weakens infected trees and hugely reduces their cropping ability....

Apple Tree Facts

How much money will an apple tree save you?

Apple Tree Pollination

Apple Tree Pollination made painless - find the perfect partners for your trees.

Apple Trees for the North & Scotland

Group 2: These apple trees are suited to the Northern & Scottish climate. Not all of them have frost resistant flowers - those trees will still need a sheltered site.

Apple Trees for the North & Scotland - Extra Hardy

Group 3: These super hardy apple trees are not only suited to the conditions in the North and Scotland, they also have frost resistant flowers. The only choice for the harshest frost pockets and cold pools North of Leeds.

Apple Trees with Frost Resistant Flowers

Group 1: Apple trees with frost resistant flowers that are best for growing in frost pockets or areas that often have late spring frosts in the South of Britain.

Apples - How to Store

Storing apples is easy and can lengthen your season by up to 6 months....

Bareroot Hedge Packs - Delivery Explained

Explanation of Bareroot Hedge Packs & Winter Delivery

Bareroot Hedging - Delivery Explained

Help with choosing between bareroot & potted hedging.

Barrier Hedging & Screening Plants

Lists of hedging plants to keep vandals out, dogs in and blots on the landscape out of sight

Beech Hedge - Pruning

Pruning Beech hedging to make it bushy, or to bring it back into condition is

Beech Hedge - Pruning Young Plants After Planting

Trim your beech hedge right after planting in winter or in the following winter if you plant them in summer.

Beech Hedging - Renovating an Old Hedge

Beech hedges can out grow their surroundings if not clipped properly. Here is what to do...

Beech or Hornbeam - Choosing the Right Plant

Beech & Hornbeam are very similar: the main difference is that Hornbeam is better in wet and/or shady sites.

Black Walnut - Juglans nigra - Companion Plants

Not every plant likes growing near Black Walnut - in fact quite a lot die....

Box Blight - Symptoms & Treatment

Box blight can cause serious damage to box hedging, but the risk can be minimised with good hygiene...

Box Hedging - How to plant a Box Hedge

Quick instructions on how to plant a box hedge (buxus sempervirens)


Bare Root vs Pot Grown

Bare-root Plants are only delivered in the winter season, from November to March. Pot grown plants can be delivered all year round

Advantages of Bare-root plants:
  • You pay less for the same size plants.
  • You can carry and plan them easily.
  • You ... More

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    My order arrived in one piece and I planted the 3 trees today. They look very healthy with strong roots and I think that they will do well. I have had good service from you and what appears to be an excellent product. Incidentally, the planting videos were very useful and inform the novice far better than a wordy explanation could ever do. If I need trees in future I know where to get them from at a very reasonable price too.

    Kevin Pope