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.
Tree Hollyhock. An erect shrub with toothed dark green leaves and single bright blue flowers with a small red eye from mid-summer to autumn. Height 1.2m. Spread 1.m. Flowers from July to October. Deciduous. Hardy. Requires full sun.
Tree Hollyhock. Large, single, white mallow-like flowers up to 12cm across with a lacy centre from August to October. Full sun, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to slightly alkaline soil, average to fast-growing.
Tree Hollyhock. An erect shrub with toothed dark green leaves and single pink flowers with a pink eye from mid-summer to autumn. Height 1.8m. Spread 1.5m. Flowers from July to October. Deciduous. Hardy.
Sea Buckthorn. As hedge plants, are a popular native species which has unusual silvery grey foliage as well as strong thorns and masses of colourful orange berries. Height 1-4m.
Ribbonwood. A pretty evergreen shrub with glossy, toothed green leaves and clusters of fragrant, starry white flowers with from mid to late summer. Height 8m. Spread 6m. Flowers from July to August. Evergreen. Frost hardy. Sheltered Site.
A rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and large round clusters of cream flowers in summer. Height 2.5m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers from July to August. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
A rounded shrub with glossy dark green leaves and large round clusters of cream flowers in summer. Height 2.5m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers from July to August. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
A bushy, deciduous shrub with ovate, toothed leaves and large flowerheads. Flower buds are deep pink, opening to paler pink flowers with a greenish hue in late summer.
Lacecap. A rounded shrub with glossy leaves and lacecap flowerheads from mid to late summer. Height 1.5m. Spread 1.2m Flowers from July to August. Deciduous. Hardy.
Lacecap. A rounded shrub with glossy leaves and lacecap flowerheads from mid to late summer. Height 1.5m. Spread 1.2m Flowers from July to August. Deciduous. Hardy.
Lacecap. A rounded shrub with glossy leaves and lacecap flowerheads from mid to late summer. Height 1.5m. Spread 1.2m Flowers from July to August. Deciduous. Hardy.
A rounded shrub with glossy, dark green leaves and large pink lace cap flowerheads from mid to late summer. Height 1.5m. Spread 1.5m. Flowers from July to August. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
Strong deciduous upright shrub producing beautiful creamy white panicles of flowers which are very showy and cone shaped on strong dark red stems from July to October. Hardy. Can be planted in full sun or part shade positions. Height up to 1.5 metres.
Covered with large full flowers (up to 30/40 cm) in July. The flowers open white. Then the diamonds colour pink. Around August they turn into a spectacular radiant purple/red. Height is 1.5m and width 1.2m. Diamond Rouge prefer humus rich soil. In the full sun/semi shade and pruning at the end of the winter.
Conical blooms emerge ivory and gradually colour to deep strawberry pink. One of the easiest shrubs to grow, it’s perfect for problematic north-facing areas. It is also ideal for planting in a sunny or partially shaded border. This hydrangea will blossom between July and September.
An upright to spreading shrub with mid to dark green leaves and enormous green-white becoming cream flowerheads at first, then becoming deep pink-red as they age from late summer to autumn. Height 2.4m. Spread 1.2m. Flowers from July to September. Deciduous.
In general, an easy going, profuse flowering lot. It has bushy panicles of chartreuse flowers that slowly change from mauve pink to burgundy in the fall. The chartreuse can fade out to an off-white when grown in full sun.
Upright to spreading plant, 145 x 195cm, with strong, stiff stems supporting large, very dense panicles, tapering above, rounded below. Leaves are yellow-green, stems green, maturing to mid-brown. Fertile florets are pale pink and white. Sterile florets white with some lime green flushing, deep pink at maturity.
An upright to spreading shrub with mid to dark green leaves and large creamy white flowerheads at first becoming deep pink-red as they age from late summer to autumn. Height 2-3m. Spread 1.5m.
Large, upright to rounded, deciduous shrub to 3.5m, with mid- to dark green, pointed, oval leaves. From summer to autumn produces large, conical trusses of white flowers, aging to rose pink.
An upright shrub with glossy mid to dark green leaves and large creamy white flowerheads turning pinkish white with age from late summer to autumn. Height 3-7m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers from August to September. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
A strong sturdy deciduous shrub with green leaves. Beautiful very large hyacinth like clusters of white flowers in summer colouring to pale pink with age in autumn. Suitable for planting in full sun or part shade conditions. Eventual height up to 1.2 metres with a spread of up to 0.7 metres.
An upright shrub with glossy mid to dark green leaves and large creamy white flowerheads turning pink with age from late summer to autumn. Height 3-7m. Spread 2.5m. Flowers from August to September. Deciduous. Hardy. Shelter from cold drying winds.
Deciduous upright dwarf shrub with large oak shaped deep green leaves in spring summer turning to red brown in autumn before falling. Produces large panicles of dense long lasting flowers opening white in summer turning to pale pink and finally to ruby red. Can be planted in full sun or part shade conditions. Eventual height up to 1 metre with a spread of up to 1.5 metres.
Rose of Sharon. St. John's Wort. An evergreen low-spreading shrub with dark green leaves. Saucer-shaped bright yellow flowers from mid-summer to mid-autumn followed by red berries. Height 30cm. Spread 50cm. Flowers from July to October.
Hypericum is a very popular evergreen, flowering, ornamental shrub suitable for low hedging (up to 1m in height). Deciduous. Grows to 1m. 20cm and 40cm per year.
'Golden King' is a small bushy evergreen tree or shrub with broad ovate, slightly spiny leaves margined with bright yellow. Flowers small, dull white; berries brownish-red, not abundant.
Ilex aquifolium, is a species of holly native to western and southern Europe, northwest Africa, and southwest Asia.
A female holly with prickly dark green leaves and red berries in winter. A dense compact variety. Excellent for clipping into shapes or leaving to grow as a neat bush.
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