Planting new trees and shrubs is not a difficult job, but one to get right, if you want your new plants to have the best start in life. The most important considerations are root establishment and health, weather, soil conditions and aftercare. To support early root establishment, we recommend using farmyard manure to assist root stimulation and healthy growth.
This advice is suitable for all trees and shrubs, whether containerised, bare-root or rootballed:
Planting is best done between October and April. Container-grown plants can be planted any time of year, but are easier to care for if planted in Autumn or Winter, as they need less watering than ones planted in Spring or Summer. Bare-root and rootballed trees and shrubs are only available in Autumn and Winter. They should be planted immediately, but if this is not possible, then they can be heeled in (temporary planting in soil or compost to prevent the roots drying out) until planting is possible.
Problems: Planting too deep is a common cause of tree death. Aim to plant at the same depth that the tree was growing in the nursery. Poor establishment and brown leaves are also sometimes encountered after planting.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A short standard evergreen tree or large shrub with glossy, dark green, aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in containers in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A short standard evergreen tree or large shrub with glossy, dark green, aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in containers in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A short standard evergreen tree or large shrub with glossy, dark green, aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in containers in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A short standard evergreen tree or large shrub with glossy, dark green, aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in containers in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A standard evergreen tree with glossy, dark green, aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A standard evergreen tree with glossy, dark green, aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A short standard evergreen tree or large shrub with glossy, dark green. aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in containers in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Bay Laurel. Sweet Bay. A short standard evergreen tree or large shrub with glossy, dark green. aromatic leaves. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Foliage used in cooking. Clip to shape in March. Excellent in containers in a sunny position. Feed regularly to prevent leaves yellowing.
Mallow. A long flowering shrub with grey-green leaves and pretty soft pink flowers with a red eye throughout summer. Height 2m. Spread 2m. Flowers from June to September. Semi-Evergreen. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
Beautiful pure white, large flowers cover this cottage garden classic from early summer onwards. Hardy, relatively compact and well-branched - suited to the border and large containers on the patio. Prefers full sun, or partial shade with free-draining soil or compost.
Lions Tail. Member of mint family, tender, evergreen shrub with spectacular orange flowers in tiered layers. Great patio plant and in the greenhouse for winter.
New Zealand Tea tree a weeping prostrate form. pale pink flowers. Flowers from May to June. Height 1m. Evergreen. Hardy. Plant in a sheltered sunny spot.
New Zealand Tea Tree. A compact shrub with arching stems of dark green leaves and pretty double red flowers. Height 3m. Spread 3m. Flowers from May to June. Evergreen. Not hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.
A showy flowering shrub with evergreen foliage, repeat blooming and a bounty of nectar for bees. A borderline hardy shrub – best grown in mild areas of the UK. Grow in a south or west-facing, warm sheltered site in full sun or partial shade, in well drained soil.
Compact evergreen shrub, arching stems with cup shaped soft pink double coloured flowers. Height to 2.5 m. Flowers Spring time. Frost Hardy.
An attractive evergreen shrub with stunning, glossy foliage in shades of green, white, red and pink. This Leucothoe has a neat, bushy, compact growth habit making it ideal for the front of borders, containers or as a compact hedge.
Easy to grow and excellent ground cover, these will provide colour from Autumn, well into spring. Leathery curly green to deep purple red foliage in the summer followed by stunning claret purple/red tints in the winter. Dense, compact, bushy habit preferring a moist soil in partial shade. This is an ideal plant for container planting in winter.
A striking compact, evergreen with colourful foliage that changes colour every season from deep red and burgundy to white and green. Height 60cm. Suitable for pot culture. Moist well drained peaty soil. Part shade/sun.
Small to medium sized shrub of elegant habit, excellent ground cover for acidic soils, graceful arching stems carry leathery green variegated cream yellow pink leaves, white flowers in June.
Easy to grow and excellent ground cover, these will provide colour from Autumn, well into spring. Leathery green to copper foliage in the summer followed by stunning claret purple/red tints in the winter. Dense, compact, bushy habit preferring a moist soil in partial shade. This is an ideal plant for container planting in winter.
An easy growing plant with attractive, clean, bright yellow-green foliage with hints of red in the new growth. In mid-summer it is covered with long pendulous drooping clusters of dark purplish-red bracts and white flowers. Follow this with dark purple berries in autumn. Fantastic plant.
Himalayan Honeysuckle. An upright shrub with blue-green young stems and pendent white flowers surrounded by purple-red bracts. followed by purple-red berries. Height 2m. Spread 2m. Flowers from July to September. Fruits from August Deciduous. Hardy.
A neat, bright evergreen plant for planting in sun or shade. Clip twice a year to maintain the shape.
A striking evergreen shrub from New Zealand. The dark purple/red foliage is carried on an upright framework. The myrtle-like white flowers appear in the summer. They are followed by red berries that darken as they mature. A really interesting and uncommon plant. Frost hardy but likes a sheltered site.
An eye-catching compact evergreen shrub with rich dark green foliage tinted purple all year round. Deep rose, fringed, spider like flowers are produced in abundance in early spring. Height 1m.
An evergreen tree with glossy dark green leaves. Blue buds turning yellow produced from late summer to early autumn. Height 6-8m. Spread 5m. Flowers from August to September. Evergreen. Hardy.
Deep yellow magnolia with long tipped golden yellow petals open into broad cup shaped flowers. A hybrid between Magnolia 'Honeybee' and 'Gold Crown'.
This Magnolia blooms richly in April with pure pink, light scented flowers. The flower buds are covered with grey hairs. Light pink flowers with a light fragrance. Provides early spring colour. Upright growth habit provides architectural height. Height 400cm - Spread 300cm.
A compact Magnolia with cream flowers tinted pink. Plant in peat enriched soil. Stunning goblet shaped flowers in March and April.
Bull Bay. A broadly conical evergreen tree with glossy dark green leaves, large showy cup-shaped creamy white flowers produced from late summer to early autumn. Height 6-8m. Spread 5m. Flowers from August to September. Evergreen. Hardy. Planting instructions Back-fill with peat .
A broadly conical evergreen tree with glossy light green leaves, large showy cup-shaped creamy white flowers produced from late summer to early autumn. Height 6-18m. Spread 15m. Flowers from August to September. Evergreen. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.
A spreading tree with glossy, mid-green leaves and goblet-shaped, pink flowers outside and white inside, produced from mid-spring to early summer. Height 10m. Spread 10m. Flowers from April to June. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
A broadly conical tree with aromatic, mid-green leaves. Goblet to saucer-shaped, white flowers produced in mid-spring. Height 12m. Spread 10m. Flowers from April to May. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds. Planting instructions Back-fill with soil mixed with peat and a suitable fertiliser.
Dwarf evergreen Magnolia. Gorgeous, highly fragrant, creamy white blooms in Spring, attractive, dark green evergreen foliage.
A bushy tree with dark green leaves. Goblet-shaped, very dark purple-red flowers produced in early summer and intermittently into autumn. Height 3m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers May to June. Deciduous.
A spreading tree with dark green leaves and large, slightly pendent. cup-shaped, red to dark pink flowers produced from late spring to summer. Height 3m. Spread 2m. Flowers from May to June Deciduous.
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