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It is a difficult decision whether to cut or leave. Our gardens and plants have not experienced such a long hot and dry summer before. Gardens and plants are showing the distress they are continuing to experience from this unprecedented summer. What to cut or leave? It is tempting to cut plants back and to… Read more »
All the leaves are down but the sky isn’t grey! Although it is late November, looking out it seems more like a mid October day, with clear sky and beautiful autumn colours still showing. As the leaves fall it is a great time to assess your trees and shrubs. Here at Chopwell we are… Read more »
In the last article we talked about summer pruning larger trees and bushes. There are small and medium sized plants that benefit from summer pruning too. Lavender and Rosemary You may have seen or visited the Warwickshire Lavender farm near Bubbenhall in the recent weeks. They closed to the public, at the end of their… Read more »
The clue is in the name- Summer Pruning is a job for now! What is summer Pruning? At the most basic it is trimming plants to the shape you want now. It is particularly useful to summer prune fruit and ornamental trees and large shrubs. Many trees and large shrubs send out long thin… Read more »
It’s lovely to know the Easter Break is almost upon us. Traditionally the time to start planting, this year with Easter so early and the wet weather since December means the ground may not really be ready to accept tender plants and seeds. If you are keen to get planting but concerned the ground is… Read more »
We have already mentioned the importance of pruning and trimming trees and shrubs to encourage the type of growth you want in 2015. There are many other things you can do to help your tree get noticed in Warwickshire in 2015. Love your Trees – Tread and Stake Your Trees The winter weather may have… Read more »
An evergreen tree or shrub in your garden gives colour all year round. However, some are easier to manage than others. Recently we were called to a customer near Warwick who had tried to prune back some overgrown pencil Juniper trees. Usually these grow straight, tall and narrow like an arrow pointing towards the sky…. Read more »
A tree or large shrub in a garden is a wonderful focal point, providing height, shade and interest throughout the year. However, over time, the height and shade can change from a benefit to a problem, but never fear, Chopwell Trees are here to help. In many gardens, the tree or shrub that was so perfect… Read more »
Are you predicting a barbeque summer? It looks like the Warwickshire trees are doing just that. There are some who watch nature to predict the summer forecast months ahead. One way is remembering some of the old sayings, such as the one below. According to the rhyme by keeping an eye on the ash and… Read more »
I am often asked about pruning fruit trees, and from now to the end of February is the ideal time to prune. Pruning fruit trees, if you are aiming to get a good crop, is a more specialised job than merely trimming it into shape. How you prune and what you prune does depend on… Read more »
