Tree Planting

Vlog – Irrigation

Vlog – Irrigation

Check out our latest Vlog from Alasdair Innes talking about the irrigation options available for tree planting and why they are needed.

Soil Selection and Volume for Optimal Tree Growth

Soil Selection and Volume for Optimal Tree Growth

Urban sprawl is taking over our green spaces. With an ever increasing population it cannot be helped and is no-one’s fault. It does however mean that survival is a battle for both our new and existing urban trees. To appreciate this fully, we need to understand the...

Reforestation or Forest Restoration?

Reforestation or Forest Restoration?

During one particularly dank and grey day between Christmas and New Year, for want of nothing better to do I decided on an impromptu road trip, and hastily found the last available room at a traditional country inn off the beaten track in Northumberland (on the edge...

The Critical Factor for Tree Growth

The Critical Factor for Tree Growth

Design for the tree that it could become.  Adding trees to our urban environment is a good thing. They are good for not only our health and well-being, but also that of the planet. The only problem is that trees are by nature, forest plants, they like room to spread...

Green-tech Specifer revisits Nottingham Trent University

Green-tech Specifer revisits Nottingham Trent University

Nottingham Trent University city site is located in the heart of Nottingham city centre with 30 buildings surrounded by 5.1 hectares of open space. The heart of the campus underwent a multi-million pound refurbishment in 2015 which included two new state-of-the-art...