There are many environmental benefits to having plants, shrubs and trees in your garden. Firstly, they can purify the surrounding air by absorbing carbon and emmitting oxygen.
They can provide shade and natural air conditioning, helping to cool down and reduce the tempretures in your garden. Plants and trees provide many different habitats and corridors for our flora and fauna and also create new habitats by plant diversity.
Urban roots horticulture can provide you with expert knowledge when choosing the right plant for the right location in your garden. Correct planting techniques are vital to ensure the establishment of all new plantings and for their continued growth and vigour each year.
We provide a year round planting service, supplying Bare-root and Root-balled stock in winter to potted and containerised stock in spring and summer. All our plants are sourced locally and sustainabley from the most reputable growers in the country. The types of planting we provide ranges from spring bulbs, seedlings, bedding plants, ground cover, flowering shrubs and plants, herbacious, climbers, specimen and ornamental plants.
When it comes to planting in the garden, there are a number of important factors to be considered before choosing any plant for a particular situation or location. More often than not, some of these factors can be overlooked, which in turn may have a detrimental effect on the overall health and performance of your new plantings. Some of the key factors for planting include:
Hardiness
Each plant has a hardiness rating scale ranging from H2 – H5. This refers to the plants ability to tolerate colder tempertures and their tenderness to frost.
Any plant catergorised as H2 would be a plant that is tender to frost and would not tolerate tempretures lower than between 1 – 5 degrees celsius. Whereas a H5 plant would be Full Hardy and and would tolerate tempretures well below freezing, from -10 to -15 degrees celsius.
Aspect
What positon does your garden face?
Is it North/South/East/West facing? A South facing garden will enjoy full sun for most of the day.
Soil type and condition –
Composition – Is it Clay, loam or sandy soil?
What is the soil moisture content?
Is the soil heavy or light, free draining or compacted and waterlogged?
What is the soil P.H.? Is it acidic, neutral or alkaline? This is one of the most important factors to be considered when deciding on what plants and shrubs to choose for your garden.
Uses
Is it for Decorative or Ornamantal purposes? A specimen tree planted out on its own or a plant that has very distinct foliage or an unusual flower and or fruit.
Do you want it for Seasonal interest? I.e.Coloured stems or bright fruit/berries in winter, Full foliage and flowers in summer.
It can be used for screening unsightly views or for dividing up the garden into different areas.
An established plant or hedgerow can also act as a great Soundproofing barrier, reducing noise from neighbouring building works and from heavy traffic on a busy roadway.