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Gardens are an important part of our lives. They give us space to relax and unwind outdoors, and the satisfaction of seeing the landscape change with the seasons. Many studies have shown that gardens and outdoor spaces improve our mood and wellbeing, and a great garden can just lift our spirits. We have been helping […]
What springs to mind when you think of how you’d like your garden to look? Lush expansive greenery or clear simple lines? An array of beautifully vivid wild contrasting colours or your favourite simple colour theme in a variety of subtle hues. Natural, wild foliage or tightly trimmed and clipped geometrical patterns? We all have […]
Now is the perfect time to plant hedges Traditionally, the best time to plant hedges is during the autumn/winter – this applies to both evergreen and deciduous hedging plants. Our Practical Instant Hedge™ has been produced to ensure that it is easy to handle and plant all year round, with no transplant shock. We have designed this instant […]
Our team of experienced operatives and fleet of specialist machine has been busy throughout the year with environmental contracting works in large infrastructure projects, forestry and woodland translocation… 2020 Review 3000+ machine hours worked translocating over 10,000m3 ancient woodlands 2500+ machine hours on new ecologically sensitive Prinoth 13t tracked dumpers 12000+ hours with tree shears […]
Instant Hedge In Focus: Elaeagnus Elaeagnus ebbingei Compacta, also known as Oleaster, makes a wonderful evergreen instant hedge. Top 5 features of Elaeagnus Attractive silver green foliage Tolerant of maritime exposure and windy conditions Thrives in all but the coldest or waterlogged locations Fragrant flowers and attractive fruits Easy to care for, prune once a […]
Christmas and New Year As 2020 draws to a close, we hope that you are able to enjoy the winter festivities and look forward to the New Year. As usual, we will be closed between Christmas and New Year. Our last working day will be lunchtime on Thursday 24th December, and we reopen on Monday […]
Top 5 Hedges for Screening & Privacy What are the best hedges to provide screening and privacy in your garden? When looking for hedging to provide screening in your garden, the best solution is to plant mature hedging to give you instant privacy. Buying pre-grown hedges, such as our Practical Instant Hedge™ ensures that you […]
Looking for a garden project to keep you busy? If you are looking for a home garden project, our mature Instant Hedge, an easy to plant Instant Hedge could be the answer! Our range of Practical Instant Hedge™ is pre-grown and delivered in easy-to-handle metre long hedge bags, which means you can tackle that […]
Practical Instant Hedges are on Kew Royal Botanic Gardens required a mature hedging solution along the perimeter of their planned Children’s Garden at Kew Gardens. The hedging was needed for immediate impact, to create the boundary of the garden, with the intention of leaving only one main entrance and exit to the garden. The Children’s […]
New Machinery – Sampo FR28 Forwarder Practicality Brown have purchased a Sampo-Rosenlew FR28 Forwarder which now joins our fleet and we are the first company in the UK to buy this forestry machine in the UK. “We had been looking for a lightweight, nimble yet powerful small forestry forwarder for a while, and this new […]