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How to grow Eucalyptus in a pot and keep it alive

Eucalyptus grow very well in containers, provided you stick to their rules! A version of this article was originally featured in the 2020 edition of

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Evergreen Screening Trees for Smaller Gardens

‘Our neighbours have installed a loft extension. The dormer windows overlook our garden! Overnight, we’ve lost our privacy. What evergreen screening can you supply?’ ‘Developers

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Eucalyptus foliage encrusted with hoar frost

Hardiness and Eucalyptus Trees in the UK

Frequently Asked Question: Are Eucalyptus hardy for the UK? Summary of this article: What is Hardiness in plants – how does it all work? We

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Deep bark mulch surrounds a tree receiving 15 litres of water

How to water a newly planted Eucalyptus correctly!

Watering is a skill. I’d go so far as to say it is an artform. For some it is intuitive, but for most people it

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Eucalyptus gunnii foliage suffering from winter wind scorch

Feeling Browned Off After Winter?

So your Eucalyptus has got brown and crispy foliage and you want to know if it’s going to leaf out again or for that matter

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Pruning Guides for Eucalyptus

Pruning your Eucalyptus, at the right time of year, is essential for you to achieve your goal of a well-behaved screening tree or bushy shrub

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Lignotuber on toast, anyone?

What is a lignotuber? As dahlias and potatoes spring to mind, you are thinking ‘is it something I can eat?’ The answer is an emphatic

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Eucalyptus produce essential oils in glands in their leaves

Five every day uses for Eucalyptus Oil

In addition to being some of the hardiest, fastest growing and most beautiful trees on earth (not that we’re biased), Eucalyptus trees also produce some

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You want me to do WHAT to my tree??

Grow it for a few years and then chop it down to 4 foot. In fact, if you wanted to, you could cut it off

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Different names for Eucalyptus

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” – William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet, Act

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Example Cut Foliage Plantation

What we do… Hardy Eucalyptus have supplied countless Flower Farmers, zoos, country houses, allotment growers etc with high quality, British-grown stock trees for foliage production.

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Mosaic Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus are a tough bunch. I think that a degree of resilience is necessary for anything to survive in Australia, and the flora and fauna

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Eucalyptus at the Eden Project

The #edenproject is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Cornwall, and for good reason! A dazzling showcase of incredible plants from across the

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Do Eucalyptus Repel Mosquitos?

One of the most frequently asked questions we hear is, as the title suggests, “Do eucalyptus repel mosquitos?” (or another biting insect of your choice).

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Eucalyptus Resources and Publications

Growing eucalyptus trees in the UK is still a relatively new endeavour. As such, we are constantly learning about their growing requirements, best silvicultural practices,

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Should I plant a Eucalyptus gunnii?

The most commonly planted Eucalyptus in the UK. Is planting E. gunnii a good idea? Scourge of the garden centre, bane of the small urban

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Are Eucalyptus Trees Invasive in Gardens?

This is just a short blog post to address one of our frequently asked questions. “If I decide to cut down my eucalyptus, will it

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Are Eucalyptus Trees Good for Biodiversity?

Declaration: This is a long piece of in-depth writing; a white paper in support of Eucalyptus. Carefully researched so as to be sufficiently comprehensive to

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What is Eucalyptus populus?

Well, as far as we can tell it is not actually real. We get quite a few emails from flower farmers asking whether we sell

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How tall do Eucalyptus trees grow?

One of the most common allegations that we see levelled at eucalyptus is that they are all gigantic, and therefore ill suited to most gardens.

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Why do eucalyptus shed their bark?

The ladies are loosening their corset! Every year in the summer half-a-dozen or so anxious fellow #gumnuts call us about the state of their trunks.

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Can I grow eucalyptus indoors?

Here at Hardy Eucalyptus we strive to be responsible growers and sellers of eucalyptus. Choosing the right tree for the job is the difference between

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Hilary invited to The Hardy Plant Society

Hilary was hired as the guest speaker for The Hardy Plant Society (South Wales Branch) meeting in October. Her talk on ‘The Well Behaved Eucalyptus’

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CHELSEA GOLD MEDAL WIN!

We’ve had a great year… we’re just a bit late telling anyone about it! The common thug “E.gunnii” plays the Evil Queen as our Eucalyptus

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Leafy Centre Fold

Update: Within a few hours of the magazine landing on subscribers doorsteps we started receiving phone calls to place tree orders! Hilary with her copy

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Sheelah’s Day: National Eucalyptus Day UK, March 18th

A small group of Eucalyptus Trees growing on the shore of a lake in Australia Author: Hilary Collins, CEO Hardy Eucalyptus There’s a great deal

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Chelsea 2018 excitement

Watch our build-up video and TV coverage here, including our interview with gardening legend Monty Don (scroll to bottom) We exhibited at the RHS Chelsea

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