May 5, 2020
While we were coming back from the New Forest in the Summer last year, we stumbled on Furzey Gardens https://www.minsteadtrust.org.uk/pages/category/furzey-gardens, almost by accident. Furzey Gardens is the social enterprise of the Minstead Trust, working...
Apr 5, 2020
Who would have though just a few short weeks ago that we would have made so many changes in our lives. We very much hope that you and yours are well and coping with the new emerging order. Like so many others, most of our team members are furloughed at...
Mar 5, 2020
It’s increasingly the case these days that we are occupied with storm related tree works in the first quarter of the year; this also appears to be a result of climate change, and seems to be a predictable weather pattern that we now, to some extent, plan for as a...
Jan 5, 2020
This month, we’re returning to a the theme of training in the business. Since we started, we’ve had a rolling programme of training and been pleased to support the career development of a number of young tree surgeons through a mix of formal apprenticeships,...
Dec 5, 2019
Like most tree surgeons, it’ a bit of a hazard of the job that wherever we go on holiday, we’re drawn to looking at the trees! Whether we’re trying to identify unusual ones, marvelling at huge ones, exploring gardens full of native ones, remarking on how much...
Nov 5, 2019
We start very early in this business so that we’re packed up with all the right equipment and heading off to the customer’s site efficiently and on time. There’s no doubt that the dark and cold of the Winter mornings demand quite a high level of can-do...
