Chopwell Trees
Caring for Your Trees and Hedges
Covering Warwickshire & the West Midlands
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Spring is the time to feel inspired about your garden. As the days lengthen and the plants burst back into leaf and flower, it’s time for garden inspiration. We have loved the recent BBC series, Your Garden made Perfect. It’s a spin off from a home redesign programme, and gives some great ideas of how… Read more »
February fill dyke, fill it black or fill it white This old rhyme refers to the rain or snow we get in February and this year is running true to form. Rain and flooding followed by bitter cold, snow and ice. Now it has thawed again, the streams and ditches are full water mud and… Read more »
It has been a glorious October, with spectacular colours as the leaves turn and drop from trees and hedges. At home fallen leaves on paths and grass can cause problems. On paths after rain or even a heavy dew, leaves can clump together and become slippery and hazardous when you are rushing in or out… Read more »
October is a great time to plant. Plant bulbs for spring colour. Plant trees and shrubs for long term structure, colour and form Plant hedges to define your boundaries and areas of your garden Bulbs Spring bulbs need planting now, crocus, daffodil, along with tulips and alliums (ornamental onions) all need the winter in the… Read more »
As we self-isolate for Covid19 looking after our mental health becomes even more important, and this is where your garden can help. Whether you love or are indifferent to it, gardening for mental health has proven benefits Getting outside in the fresh air Reconnecting with nature Being present as you listen to birdsong and feel… Read more »
At Chopwell we love to receive gifts that grow. Plants that enhance our environment and give pleasure for months and years. The shops are full of Christmas seasonal plants such as Poinsettia, Cactus and bulbs. These make a beautiful display and many of the bulbs are wonderfully fragrant too. We particularly like bulbs such as… Read more »
Biodiversity is in the news at the moment. The biodiversity of the planet, species loss, global warming and climate change can make us feel overwhelmed and unable to anything to resolve these major issues. But we can! We have our gardens, our green oasis where we can encourage biodiversity and give our native species a chance. It… Read more »
With summer fast approaching, we start to look at our gardens and property more critically. In our Grounds Maintenance business, it is about now that property managers and letting agents want their grounds looking at their best. Estate agents say that spring to summer is the best time to sell, so getting everything looking at… Read more »
Welcome to January 2019! January is the ideal month to prune many trees and shrubs in your garden, in particular roses and fruit trees. It is also a great time to shape and tidy any other deciduous bushes and trees as you can see their structure properly without leaves. There are many articles and books… Read more »
We tend to link colour to Christmas – will it be a white Christmas or the muddy green brown shades of winter? Whatever the weather, this year we are being encouraged to have a ‘green’, environmentally aware Christmas. We can all contribute to reducing the waste generated at Christmas. It is easy to over cater… Read more »
