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Fruit Trees – The Maths
Whilst in the ‘Market Street’ of my local supermarket this week I paused to think about the cost of buying fruit. To the probable consternation of my fellow shoppers, a tortured expression fixed itself on my face while I did … Continue reading
Cherries are early this year
This year the cherry trees are producing their fruit early. Now the cherries are starting to ripen-up in the fields it’s staff like Gareth who get the pick of the crop! He’s got a rather tasty looking handful of Cherry … Continue reading
Top 3 Garden Blogs
Here at Ornamental Tree Nurseries we love technology and when tech and gardening come together we can’t get enough! Here are our top 3 garden blogs; My Tiny Plot A veritable feast for allotment gardeners. @mytinyplot on Twitter The Transatlantic … Continue reading
Boozy Berries
It’s this time of year when I start getting handed carrier bags full ripe fruit in the office. Last year I made colossal vats of fruit jam, apple and sloe, apricot, blackcurrant etc. but this year I’m trying something a … Continue reading
Cornus – Dogwoods
There are some glorious flowering dogwoods out there and now is the time that they are looking fantastic. The cornus kousa chinensis with its creamy white bracts looks good grown as a bush or single stem tree. For something a … Continue reading
Wordless Wednesday – Japanese Maples
Here on the tree nursery we are surrounded by handsome plants daily, catching my eye this week are the fantastic Japanese Maples. Take a look at some of my favourite varieties below – what beauties!
Environmental Policy
It is part of our environmental policy to avoid the indiscriminate use of toxic pesticides. To do so, we believe, is wasteful and endangers wildlife. Instead, we operate a system of IPM, (integrated pest management), and a level of tolerance. … Continue reading
Container grown plants available now
Its May, the world is green with fresh new growth, fruit trees have flowered, the sun is warm. There is still time to plant pot grown fruit trees, but this wasn’t always so. Until the 1960′s all plants were either … Continue reading
Testimonials
Some superb testimonials from our superb customers! Thank you all for your kind comments. “Ornamental Tree Nurseries has a comprehensive list of trees, many of them rare and unusual…”Alan Titchmarsh “The service I received from Ornamental Tree Nurseries was excellent … Continue reading
Apple Bramley Seedling
It is a wet and windy Friday afternoon and I’m sat here thinking about food! In particular the Apple Bramley Seedling. The Bramley Apple is widely recognised as the very best of the cooking apples for its reliable flavour and … Continue reading
