Field-grown or container-grown trees: which is right for you?
Root-balled field-grown trees offer the best value in the dormant season; container-grown trees can be planted all year. The advantages of each, and how to choose.
Contract growing: plants grown for your project
Need the perfect plants on a fixed date? With enough time, we grow them to order for your garden, show or installation, and you can watch them grow.
The best trees for small gardens
Every garden deserves a tree. Our pick of the best trees for small gardens, with year-round interest that earns its place.
The best trees for a London garden
Heat, shade, tight access and nearby neighbours: the best trees for London gardens, and how we get them in.
Why root-balled trees offer the best value
Field-grown, lifted in the dormant season and planted the same winter: why root-balled trees give you more tree, and stronger roots, for your money.
Why we are propagating more of our own plants
We are now propagating many more plants ourselves, using traditional techniques and peat-free growing media. Here is why, and what it means for our ranges.
Growing for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Months of planning for a single week in May. A look behind the scenes at how we grow, select and deliver plants for the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.
Why it pays to partner with a garden designer and a professional planting team
Plants are the biggest living investment in your garden. Here is why a design professional and expert planting give you a garden that thrives for decades.
Instant hedging or value hedging: which should you choose?
Large instant hedging gives you a finished hedge on day one; value hedging costs less and grows in over time. How to choose the right option for your garden or project.
Why you should choose your tree in person (and what our demo garden is for)
A tree is an emotional purchase. You need to see it, touch it and walk around it. Here’s why we encourage every customer to visit, and how our demo garden helps.
Inside our Row Town showroom: a nursery designed for planning beautiful gardens
Big sofas, a wine fridge, screens for your drawings and plans, and an expert team on hand. Our Row Town showroom is built for choosing plants together.
How multi-stem trees bring sculpture to your garden
With several stems rising from the base, a multi-stem tree is part tree, part sculpture. Here’s how to place, light and plant around one for maximum impact.
The best trees for climate resilience, and why we’ve stopped recommending silver birch
Silver birch has been a garden favourite for decades, but it is struggling in hotter, drier summers. Here’s why, and the resilient trees we recommend instead.
Why autumn is the best time to plant (almost) anything
Warm soil, cool air and reliable rain: autumn gives new plants the perfect start. Here’s why we plant so much at this time of year, and the few exceptions.
Why Form Plants is peat-free
We have never used peat in our own growing, and we will not buy in any plant containing new peat, whoever grew it. Here’s why it matters to us.
How to choose a specimen tree: what to look for at the nursery
A specimen tree is a long-term investment. Here’s our checklist for choosing one with confidence, from the canopy to the root ball.
Planting a native hedge for wildlife
A mixed native hedge gives blossom, berries, nesting sites and shelter. Here’s what goes into ours, and how to plant one that thrives.
Bare-root season: what it is and why it’s the best time to plant
From November to March, many trees and hedging plants can be planted bare root. Here’s why it’s such a good way to plant, and how to make the most of it.
When to clip topiary: a year-round calendar
The right cut at the right time keeps topiary crisp, healthy and dense. Here’s when to clip the plants we grow most.
Ilex crenata: the box alternative we recommend
Box blight and box tree caterpillar have changed formal gardening in Britain. Japanese holly gives the same crisp look without the worry.