Horticultural Solutions

24/09/2020

Betula jacquemontii. €30 each. 10ft tall can be planted anytime of year.

22/07/2020

Various hedging in small pots. Privet, Weigela, Viburnum, Cotoneaster, Lonicera. Planting also available.

09/07/2020

Himalayan Birch 7/8ft in large containers

02/07/2020

Lovely Lace-cap Hydrangea €9 each. These are still on the small side but they'll hit the ground running once planted.

25/05/2020

Water those Trees and plants - this is unusually dry weather. Trees planted this and last year are going to need 10L a week at least.

13/05/2020

07/05/2020

Cordyline - Charlie Boy is a new variety of cordyline.
Excellent for large containers, maybe one each side of a front door or as stand alone pieces. They really contrast well against a white wall or in white containers.

22/04/2020

15/04/2020

Acer Princeton Gold - absolutely amazing coloured foliage on these. Bright yellow in spring turning bright green in summer, brightens up any area of the garden.
Grows in most soil types and is very hardy, can withstand some drought.
Not too big of a tree 12 - 17m currently at just over 2m.

31/03/2020

Absolutely fascinating watch.

27/03/2020

Hi guys just a quick one on watering hedging and trees - for those of you that I have planted for recently, I explained to water in a dry week. Well this has been a dry week. So recently planted hedging and trees will need a good splash of water. Also a good time to give them a first feed.
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22/02/2020

Some very interesting pollination tips here. A crab-apple tree is ideal for cross pollination or indeed having a few different varieties can increase the chances of a bumper crop. Last year 2019 we had a very poor crop of cooking apples, I thought it was due to the tree getting old and coming to the end of life phase. It turned out it was a particularly cold spell in early summer with a hard frost. The trees unfortunately were in full blossom so there were no pollinators (Bees, Moths, Wasps, Flies) available to fertilise the apple blossoms, resulting in very a poor yield.

Cross pollination between apple trees is crucial to achieving good fruit set when growing apples. Learn more about cross pollinating apples in this article so you can ensure a healthy crop of fruit.