Cotswold Trees

02/09/2026

Not long now until the Festival of Trees at Spetchley Park on Sunday. Find out more and book tickets in advance here: https://www.spetchleyparkestate.co.uk/events/tree-festival

Excited to share with our followers that we are bringing a selection of our garden trees to Spetchley Park Gardens for their very first Festival of Trees. It’s set to be a family-friendly celebration of all things trees and wood, set within the stunning historic parkland, renowned for its beautiful collection of trees and plants on 6th September.

This unique event brings together experts, makers, and craftspeople to showcase the beauty, skill, and importance of trees in our lives.

Find out more here: https://www.spetchleyparkestate.co.uk/events/tree-festival

22/08/2026

🌳 The wait is over — deliveries are back on this week!

After a three-week pause to protect young trees from the summer’s brutal heat, our vans are rolling again.

If you’ve just planted (or are about to), a quick reminder: newly planted trees need watering every couple of days until we get proper autumn rain — don’t wait for them to look thirsty, by then it’s often too late. A deep soak at the base beats a quick sprinkle every time.

Questions about your new tree? Just ask — we’re always happy to help.

17/08/2026

Excited to share with our followers that we are bringing a selection of our garden trees to Spetchley Park Gardens for their very first Festival of Trees. It’s set to be a family-friendly celebration of all things trees and wood, set within the stunning historic parkland, renowned for its beautiful collection of trees and plants on 6th September.

This unique event brings together experts, makers, and craftspeople to showcase the beauty, skill, and importance of trees in our lives.

Find out more here: https://www.spetchleyparkestate.co.uk/events/tree-festival

11/08/2026

With yet another heatwave and unprecedented soil conditions we’ve paused shipment of trees until at least the last week of August.

We’re still taking orders on https://cotswoldtrees.com but we’ll hold your trees in our drip irrigated nursery until planting conditions improve.

If you’ve planted a tree already this summer, water it deeply every 2 days.

04/08/2026

The ground is so dry across the UK it really isn't great for tree planting, so for orders placed in the next 3 weeks, we'll keep your tree safe in our irrigated nursery until late August or when planting conditions improve.

Stock is limited on some of our larger specimen trees - Silver Birch, Alder, Rowan and Bird Cherry, so if you are thinking about planting later in the year - order soon and we can hold your tree for delivery in the cooler autumn months.

30/07/2026

Your Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) should turn up ready for the ground, not send you on a messy garden centre run.

Autumn is the absolute best time to plant a British native rowan. The soil is still warm, the roots settle peacefully before the winter chill, and by spring the tree is already at home.

Ours are grown peat-free at our Oxfordshire woodland nursery, packed carefully, and delivered straight to your door. You dig the hole, and we handle the rest with practical planting notes included.

Order your rowan for autumn planting at https://cotswoldtrees.com 🌳

30/07/2026

We’re offline 😢 After some overnight maintenance gone wrong from our website hosting provider IONOS, we’re now waiting for a backup of our website to be restored…please bear with us if you are looking for trees 🌳, we’ll be back soon.

28/07/2026

We grew this one. We're posting this one.

The tree you order isn't bought in and forwarded from a warehouse. It's the same one that came out of the ground at our Oxfordshire woodland nursery, potted up and boxed by the people who grew it.

Every single young tree is raised peat-free, British native, and packed with care by our team before we send it direct to your door.

Order direct from the grower at https://cotswoldtrees.com 🌳

21/07/2026

Planting a tree in July drought is fighting the weather. September isn't.

We get the itch. You've spotted the spot, you want it filled now.

But a young tree put in during a dry spell spends its first months just trying to survive, not root.

Our trees are peat-free British natives, grown at our Oxfordshire woodland nursery for UK gardens and a UK climate.

So they deserve a proper UK autumn to settle in. Cooler soil, steady rain, roots reaching down before winter.

Wait a few weeks and you give them years.

Reserve your trees now for September delivery at cotswoldtrees.com, or drop us a message and we'll help you pick.
Explore our full range and find the perfect addition to your garden space. https://cotswoldtrees.com 🌳

19/07/2026

Hazel (Corylus avellana) is one of the hardest-working natives you can settle into a British garden.

Long yellow catkins dangle through late winter, when little else is stirring. Hazelnuts ripen in September, ready for you or the squirrels. And every few years, if you coppice it, you get straight, useful poles for the garden.

Most gardeners only ever notice one of those three.

Plant a hazel now and it will keep giving back for decades, season after season 🌿

Swipe for the three ways to get more from yours 👉