At Chopwell we turn our attention to garden clearance and maintenance at this time of year. It is not the right time to plant hedges or trees unless you are prepared to water them, twice a day every day for the next 3-4 months, including summer holidays. If you are considering a tree or hedge,… Read more »
Posts Tagged: hedges
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 »
Christmas Trees; Caring for a Real Tree
If you prefer an artificial tree, and I admit there are some lovely ones about, then this blog post is not for you. However if, like us, you love to have a real tree, with its scent of pine in your home for Christmas, read on as we share our top 5 tips to keep… Read more »
The late summer garden blues
Is your garden looking a bit tired? Maybe it has the late summer blues; when the annual flowers are leggy, untidy and almost finished. The final blooms of roses are scattered across the bushes, and beautiful upright plants are bashed about by rain and wind. It’s easy to fall out of love with your garden… Read more »
Is it nearly Autumn?
I don’t like to be the first to say this; I think our trees know autumn is coming early this year. Have you noticed the chestnut trees in our local parks? There are some beauties in St Nicholas Park Warwick, Jephson Gardens Leamington and Abbey Fields in Kenilworth among others. The chestnut leaves are turning… Read more »
Climbers; rambling or strangling?
Midsummer is almost here and plants are making the most of the warmer weather by growing fast. For hedges and trees growth may be less visible, but if you have climbers and ramblers that grow through your hedge or tree it is worth checking that the plants helping rather than hindering each other. Having a… 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 »


