The benefits of planting trees for gardens

The Benefits

Trees provide benefits to us and the environment. We receive shade from the sun and shelter from the rain and they provide shelter and food for wildlife for birds, mammals, butterflies, moths and insects. They also absorb Co2

Trees for Gardens

There are trees for every garden so explore the right tree for your garden. Ask you’re local nursery for some advice. Here are a few ideas from me:-
The Prunus amanogawa is a small upright cherry perfect for a small garden. Birds can happily come and sit on the branches, you can admire the beautiful pink blossoms and the autumn colour. This tree will not dominate your garden.
Pryus chanticleer is an upright tree with lovely white blossoms in the Spring. Use this tree for a medium sized garden
Amelanchier lamerckii is one of my favourites it has lovely white blossoms, black berries that are unseen but the birds suddenly come in June to eat them and the autumn colour is lovely. For a garden with limited space this is a lovely tree to possess.
The Magnolia x soulangeana is a beautiful tree with it’s saucer shaped large blooms in the Spring but this tree will grow so find a spot that will enable it to come to its full glory

When considering a tree

When thinking about what tree you’d like in your garden consider a few questions, do you want it to keep it’s leave in the winter, attract wildlife with flowers or fruit?

Winter is a good time to plant trees as the decidous ones (lose leaves in winter) can be planted bare root as they are dormant (sort of sleeping). Bare root trees, come with no soil or pot and are literally bare root. So the added advantage is they are cheaper.

Good luck