trees

Our blog has been neglected, but Treelover has been slowly populating a few acres in Wales with trees, planted as gifts to near and dear. Last Christmas Nick, Liz and George gifted 4 sweet chestnut trees. Their message on the certificate for each tree was heart warming. ‘A tree really is for life, not just […]

In winter, take time to look beyond the tree’s bare branches, and see the bone structure of the landscape. When most of the leaves have fallen, enjoy their stark beauty. Landscapes hidden behind layers of leaves during all the other seasons open up. The trees are going through a process, they become dormant, growth slows,

Family trees planted for Christmas 2018

This tree is a special tree, an English Maple, from which hangs the perfect swing. It is a tree that has matured with us and our children, and many families before us. This is a tree that has seen many a tree house decay and fall away, has seen decades of springs, summers, autumns and

In the Sunday Times in October there was a moving account, by Caitlin Moran, of the cutting down of a tree at the end of suburban garden. It was an inconvenience, shading a patio, a beautiful ash tree over a century old cut down and carted away. ‘In spring it was one of the last

When planting, we are keen to make it look as natural as possible, so although each tree will be given roughly 2 square meters to spread their roots and branches, it will be planted in a random, natural pattern to avoid rows emerging. If you are buying more than one tree, say for a family