Apr 5, 2016
We saw this lovely article first published in The Guardian’s Country Diary in 1916 and share some of it here. Much of the care and consideration for the tree has stayed the same, though the methods we employ these days have been updated somewhat! We still...
Mar 5, 2016
New York’s Cities and Parks Department recently published a figure that suggested they had calculated a benefit of $122m to the people of New York City from the trees there. We have written previously about the enormous value of the biophillic effect caused by...
Feb 5, 2016
2015 has been a very significant year for us in terms of training, ad we’re delighted about it! We always look to invest in training the team, and with a new starter and an apprentice for the first time ever at Primary Tree Surgeons in 2015, this year has been...
Jan 5, 2016
We do love to talk about the weather, and, writing this blog just one week into January, when we should be shivering in bleak winter conditions, it’s difficult not to get over-excited about early signs of Spring! During one of our long regular walks between Christmas...
Nov 5, 2015
The Autumn’s with us now and we’re completing the last of the hedge trimming until next season; we’ve been reflecting on how fortunate we are to work in a job where there is so much variety and every day is different. Hedge reduction and cutting makes up a good...
Oct 5, 2015
Aside from the occasional work experience student, for whom we have arranged a taster week in our company, it’s generally just too dangerous to have youngsters around who aren’t properly trained and equipped. We’re also governed by wildlife legislation that...
