Do you know you can grow poplar and willow in conjunction with organic free range poultry? This is a perfect agroforestry integration with the following benefits: Chicken welfare The trees provide shelter and safety Chickens are more likely to roam which is really good for their welfare and stress levels When in the safety of […]

185 years ago today the old Houses of Parliament burnt down. Was it arson? Was it a terrorist act? A Gunpowder plot perhaps? Or even too much hot air created by a particularly tetchy exchange at the dispatch box? No, as with most accidents there’s a far more straightforward explanation. It was simply a case […]

We are delighted to announce that our colleagues at Miscanthus Nursery Ltd will be holding a series of open/demonstration days in October and November. They are seeking new miscanthus growers in the South West to provide material for premier equine and livestock bedding and biomass fuel markets. The events are by prior booking only and […]

There has been much press coverage recently of the Theresa May’s announcement that the UK is dedicated to achieving net zero CO2 emissions by 2050. As a small country this action itself will not alter the onset of climate change but as we were the pioneers of the industrial revolution it sets the right example […]

The rain has come just at the right time for anyone thinking about planting Miscanthus this spring. With record breaking temperatures in February and over Easter and wall to wall sunshine, farmland was starting to become worryingly dry. Farmers and gardeners across the UK were metaphorically doing rain dances and thankfully the weather has returned […]

Do you want to plant Eucalyptus for biomass or timber production? Then look no further – our price list for plug plants is now online. We cater for all orders from just a few to tens of thousands. There are planty of species that can grow well whatever your soil or climate. For instance Eucalyptus […]

Do you want to hide something ugly? Do you want a shelter belt for your house to reduce wind chill? Do you need an effective windbreak for a horticulture crop? Do you want to reduce local noise and air pollution? You can do all this and more using fast growing shrubby trees like willows and […]

Once in a while a customer enquires whether they can use material that they have already planted to plant new areas. The answer is no. This is because that all biomass willow varieties that we sell are protected by Plant Breeders’ Rights (PBR). This means that you would need the agreement of the plant breeder […]

Back in 1974 music critic Jon Landau went to a concert and then wrote an influential article in which he claimed “I saw rock and roll’s future and its name is Bruce Springsteen”. Within a year Bruce Springsteen had released Born to Run and his face was on the cover of Time and Newsweek. The […]