Gardener's Secrets
Plant guides from the Ramswood nursery team, kept up to date through the year.
3 guides, newest first
Bare-root trees and hedgingUpdated 23 October 2026
Bare-root season: what to know before you plant
Bare-root trees and hedging go in from November to March, while the plants are dormant. Here's what we tell customers every winter.
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LandscapingUpdated 23 October 2026
Choosing plants for a new-build garden
New-build gardens usually start with poor, compacted subsoil and nothing else. Here's how we plan planting that takes hold.
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Hanging baskets & seasonal colourUpdated 23 October 2026
Hanging baskets that last the whole summer
A basket that looks perfect in June and tired by August is usually a feeding problem, not a plant problem. Here's what keeps ours going.
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