Garden services
Garden services in North Yorkshire and County Durham
Design, planting, tree care and maintenance for domestic gardens. Every service on this page is carried out by this practice.
Tree surgery is the one thing that is not. That work is done by Ross Webster Tree Services, named at the bottom of every service page.
Garden services
Garden design, planting and tree care
Fruit tree and garden tree pruning
Pruning by species and by season, for fruit and for ornament.
Apple tree pruning and fruit tree care in North Yorkshire and County DurhamApple tree pruning in winter, summer pruning for size, and why plums and cherries wait for June. Fruit tree work across North Yorkshire and County Durham.Read moreMagnolia pruning and garden tree pruning in North Yorkshire and County DurhamMagnolia pruning after flowering, acers cut in late summer, and the right window for cherry, willow, eucalyptus and oak, plus birch, lime and beech.Read more
Pruning and tree work costs
What changes a price, how a quote is built, and why two quotes differ.
Tree surgeon cost and what moves it in North Yorkshire and County DurhamWhat moves tree surgeon cost: access, height, decay, rigging, waste and consent, how a written quote is built and the checks to make before you book.Read moreTree cutting cost and tree pruning cost in North Yorkshire and County DurhamWhat drives tree cutting cost and tree pruning cost, what changes a stump grinding job, and how a written quote is put together before any work starts.Read more
Choosing and planting trees
The right tree for the space, the soil and the light, planted to last.
Trees for small gardens in North Yorkshire and County DurhamHow to choose trees for small gardens by final height and spread, root action near drains and paving, soil, aspect, light and the upkeep each tree needs.Read morePrivacy trees and screening trees in North Yorkshire and County DurhamPrivacy trees and screening trees for a real boundary: honest growth rates, evergreen or deciduous, how wide a screen must be, the law and the upkeep it brings.Read moreBare root trees and tree planting in North Yorkshire and County DurhamBare root trees and tree planting in gardens and orchards: bare root timing and handling, planting pits, staking, watering and first summer aftercare.Read more
Tree problems in the garden
Roots, boundaries, disease and shade, with the tree work handed over.
Tree roots: what they do, what they damage and what to doTree roots are shallow and wide, not deep invaders. What they do to drains, paving and foundations, and when the answer is a surveyor rather than a saw.Read moreNeighbours tree overhanging: what you can cut and what you cannotNeighbours tree overhanging the boundary: what you may legally cut back, the limits, tree preservation orders, nesting birds and the cuttings to offer back.Read moreDiseased tree: symptoms, what is treatable and what is notHow to read a diseased tree: bracket fungi, crown dieback, bleeding bark and honey fungus bootlaces, what can still be treated and when it has to come out.Read moreTree blocking light: getting daylight back into a gardenA tree blocking light over a border or a window: which species take hard pruning, how much can come off, and why removal is sometimes the honest answer.Read more
Garden design and maintenance
Design, upkeep and the rescue of a garden that has got away.
Garden maintenance across North Yorkshire and County DurhamGarden maintenance across North Yorkshire and County Durham: borders, hedges, lawn care and topiary, on a regular round or a one-off seasonal visit.Read moreGarden design in North Yorkshire and County Durham, from survey to plantingGarden design for small plots, courtyards and shaded gardens in North Yorkshire and County Durham, from the survey and layout through to the planting plan.Read moreGarden makeover across North Yorkshire and County Durham, from overgrown to back in shapeGarden makeover and garden renovation across North Yorkshire and County Durham: clearance, levels and soil repair, rebuilt borders and a lawn brought back.Read more
Local garden services
The towns we work in, and what each one asks of a garden.
Gardening services York: garden maintenance, planting and pruning through the yearGardening services York, from walled city gardens to larger plots at Fulford and Poppleton, with maintenance rounds, planting, pruning and lawn care.Read moreGarden design Harrogate: planting, structure and the care a mature garden needsGarden design Harrogate: planting for lime rich soil, larger plots on the town edges and the care a mature ornamental garden needs through the year.Read moreGardening services Durham: garden maintenance, planting and design for city and village gardensGardening services Durham: maintenance rounds for walled city plots, heavy clay and exposed hillside gardens, with planting, pruning and design work.Read moreGarden design Darlington: layouts for long plots, planting and garden maintenanceGarden design Darlington: layouts for long Victorian plots and small new build gardens, with planting, pruning, old conifer screens and lawn care.Read moreGarden maintenance Richmond, North Yorkshire: planting and seasonal careGarden maintenance Richmond, North Yorkshire: thin soil, shelter and late frost, with planting, pruning and seasonal care for town and dale gardens.Read moreGarden maintenance service in Bishop Auckland: design, pruning and lawn careGarden maintenance service in Bishop Auckland for heavy clay and old colliery ground, with planting design, topiary, shrub pruning and lawn care.Read more
Tree surgery, handled locally
Tree surgery is handled by Ross Webster Tree Services
This practice designs, plants and looks after gardens. Anything that needs a tree surgeon is passed straight to Ross Webster Tree Services: tree removal, crown reductions, stump grinding, emergency and storm work, tree surveys, ash dieback and commercial contracts.
- Tree removal
- Crown reductions
- Stump grinding
- Emergency and storm work
- Tree surveys
- Ash dieback
- Commercial contracts
They cover the same ground as this practice across North Yorkshire and County Durham. Their contact details are on their own site, linked below.
Ross Webster Tree ServicesGarden enquiries
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