The late summer heat of early September has gone and Autumn has arrived! The summer colours and scents are being replaced by the mellow tints of autumn. With the changing of the seasons our priorities in the garden are adjusting Summer bedding plants and flowers Many are seasonal, they will die back as the weather… Read more »
Posts Tagged: birds
Hands off Hedges!
As we g0 through March, keep your hands off your hedges. The birds are beginning to nest, they may choose your hedge, so give them the space and privacy they deserve! What is your hedge doing? As Spring starts it is a good time to take a look at any hedges you have. Are they… Read more »
Wildlife Friendly Garden
Chopwell is committed to making 2022 the year of Wildlife Friendly Garden. As we work throughout Warwickshire, we want to encourage all our clients and everyone who takes the trouble to read this blog, to make some small changes that can have a big impact on the wildlife that calls your garden their home. Provide… Read more »
Green Christmas
Merry (Green) Christmas from all of us at Chopwell!! We hope you have a lovely break and are able to enjoy it, even though it may be a very different Christmas to other years. We are hoping for a Green Christmas, with the environment getting higher on the agenda, Christmas is a great time to… Read more »
Last chance to Trim hedges
With spring coming earlier and earlier due to climate issues, the end of January is becoming the cut off (get it?) point for trimming hedges and trees. At Chopwell Trees we really don’t like to disturb these habitats once birds start nesting and increasingly they are starting to by the start of February. In the average garden, we… Read more »
Creating an outdoor Christmas tree.
Originally Christmas trees were outdoor living specimens, decorated for Christmas, it is only relatively recently we have had the space and desire to have an indoor tree. If you have a tree, large shrub or hedge in your garden, you could decide to decorate it for Christmas. If you do, here are some handy hints… Read more »
Hands off Hedges!
A tree surgeon saying to leave hedges alone, what is happening? Late spring and early summer is prime breeding time for birds and they need your hedge for food and shelter. If you have heard the dawn chorus or simply stood in a garden or park for a few minutes you will have been surrounded… Read more »


