Show your trees some love – 3 ways to maintain them
The amazing varying shade of colour the way in which they purify our air, the homes they provide for our wildlife, and not forgetting the natural shields they form for our houses to keep out unwanted interest. As an arborist (tree surgeon) I am regularly asked to remove a particular tree which is causing a problem. Many don’t necessarily want to ‘remove the tree’ but feel they don’t have much choice. For instance, it may be blocking sun light, growing too close to the bedrooms windows or simply causing a headache (or more likely backache) from picking up the mess it leaves (see what I did there). I try to explain there are ways in which we can manage out trees and perform maintenance on them to reduce all of the problems associated with having a tree in your garden or grounds. On carrying out the maintenance work we find people are left feeling happy that the tree is still a feature of their garden but at the same time they have overcome a problem it has been creating. The...