Video Gardening Advice - Ashridge Nurseries Films

Planting & Aftercare Advice Videos

Welcome to our self-help online videos, to guide you in tending your trees and plants after delivery. You will learn essential skills and valuable tips on a range of topics from planting a hedge to pruning a fruit tree.

What do the bareroot plants you receive look like?

• This is a bareroot...maiden, bush, half standard & 6-8cm standard tree 
• This is a bareroot rose
• This is a bareroot hedge
• This is a bareroot beech hedge

Planting Videos

Planting Hedges

• How to plant a Formal Hedge
• How to plant a Country Hedge
• Heeling plants in for storage or in freezing weather
• Separating a Nest of Spirals

Planting Trees

• How to plant an Ornamental Tree
• How to plant a Fruit Tree
• How to plant a Cordon Fruit Tree
• Heeling in plants and trees

 Planting Dahlias

• Potting up Dahlia Tubers

Planting Bulbs

• A Bulb Lasagne
• Planting Wallflowers & Tulips together

Planting Roses

• Potting up Bareroot Roses
• Planting Bareroot Roses
• Planting a Bareroot Climbing Rose

Planting Climbers

• How to plant Clematis
• How to plant Honeysuckle

Planting Flowers

• How to plant Wallflowers
• How to plant Sweet Peas

Planting Herbs

• Potting up 9cm Herbs
• Potting up Herb Plugs

Planting Soft Fruit

• Potting up Bareroot Strawberries
• Potting up Blueberry Bushes

Pruning Videos

Cordon Fruit Trees (Apples & Pears)

• Pruning a Maiden Fruit Tree to make a Cordon: First year
• Pruning a Cordon Fruit Tree: Second & subsequent years
• How to Prune Fruit Trees (Apples & Pears)

Half-standard Sized Fruit Trees

• Pruning a Maiden Fruit Tree to make a Half-Standard: First year
• Pruning a Half-Standard: Second year
• Pruning a Half Standard: Third year

Bush Sized Fruit Trees

• Pruning a Maiden Fruit Tree to make a Bush: First year
• Pruning a Bush Fruit Tree: Second year
• Pruning a Bush Fruit Tree: Third year

• How to Pleach a Flat-headed Lime Tree

Hedging

• How to Prune a Pyracantha Hedge

Lavender

• Trimming Lavender in Autumn

Roses

• Reducing the Height of Bush Roses
• How to Prune Climbing Roses

Bay Trees

• Pruning a Lollipop Bay Tree

Climbing Plants

• How to Prune Wisteria

Fig Trees

• How to Prune a Fig Tree

Crabapple Trees

• How to Prune a Mature Crabapple Tree

Fruit Tree Care

• How to Apply Winter Tree Wash
• How to Apply Fruit Tree Grease
• How to Apply Grease Bands to Younger Trees

General Garden Tasks

• Scarifying the Lawn
• Aerating the Lawn
• Protecting Plants from Winter Frosts
• Servicing your Garden Tools for Winter
• How and When to Mulch Your Garden
• Composting

Dahlias

• Storing Potted Dahlias for Winter
• Lifting and Storing Dahlias for Winter

Herbaceous Perennials

• How to Divide Herbacous Perennials

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