Here are 10 Quick & Easy Steps for successfully planting plants and trees in your garden
- Prior to planting, consider the location and soil type and choose best the species from our website information
- Prepare a hole only about 10% larger than the size of the bag, so that the rootball can be firm in the hole when released from its bag
- If yours is received in a hessian wrap (see our Propots article for tips), place the tree as received into the hole
- If yours have received a bag, slit the bag with a sharp knife right around the base, to remove the bottom of the bag
- Place the tree, still in the bag, into the hole
- Reach down and cut the side of the bag from bottom to top, and remove the rest of the bag
- Stabilise the tree into the soil, but not too hard
- Add stakes and a windbreak if necessary
- Tie the tree to the stakes
- Water and mulch the plant. Big trees must be watered throughout summer, especially their first summer after planting.
