Trees: Getting the best start in life

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Trees, the most important life sources on our planet, to ensure they get the best start in life, try Melcourt Sylvagrow. This 100% Peat Free Rose, Tree & Shrub topsoil gives you the confidence to establish new growth, so the future of nature (and your garden!) can flourish.

How to grow strong and healthy trees

Melcourt SylvaGrow Rose, Tree and Shrub is a rich, free flowing, carefully formulated planting compost for effective establishment in garden soils containing balanced slow-release nutrients.

Why we think you’ll love this product:

• Made from natural, British sustainable materials, bark and green compost.

• Improves the soil quality, when planting bare root, root balled and container-grown roses, trees and shrubs.

• Provides long term slow release of nutrients.

• Adds valuable organic matter thus aiding nutrient retention and water-holding capacity.

• Suitable for use by vegans.

• RHS Endorsed.

Proven to be successful and effective in use, and as any keen gardener will know, quality compost is what can ensure your plants have the best start in life. Once worked into the ground, Tree planting composts act like a soil improver, adding valuable organic matter to the soil as well as aiding in nutrient retention and water-holding capacity.

Melcourt Sylvagrow is easy to mix and blend using tools you will already have in your shed for all of your usual garden maintenance. Result!

How To Use:

• Excavate a planting pit several sizes larger than root ball.

• Blend Melcourt Sylvagrow with the excavated soil taking care not to smear the edges or base of the planting pit.

• Normal soil (loam) 1 part Melcourt Sylvagrow to 4 parts soil.

• Difficult soil (sand & clay) 1 part Melcourt Sylvagrow to 3 parts soil.

* For best results, apply a mulch from Melcourt’s range of Landscape Mulches.

Grab a bag today and see for yourself!

Melcourt SylvaGrow Rose, Tree & Shrub Compost 40lt

Give your Roses, Trees & Shrubs the best start in life!

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1.2m x 50mm Machine Rounded Tree Stakes
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60cm Clear Spiral Tree Guards
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Melcourt Decorative Bark Large Nuggets Mulch 60L
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Tree & Shrub Planting Advice

For everything you need to know about planting Tree's & Shrubs, check out our Tree and Shrub planting guide above for some garden inspiration!

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