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LEATHERJACKETS (DADDY LONG LEGS)

September 8, 2021

If your lawn appears patchy and starts to die off in the period December – March, there is a good chance it is infected with…

SPRING 2021

March 16, 2021

The warmer and lighter evenings have finally arrived and with it comes a newfound energy. If we look, we can start to see the display…

JANUARY 2021 BLOG

February 5, 2021

February is a month of anticipation. Spring feels like little bit closer and the easing of the national lockdown fills us with hope. As January…

COVID UPDATE NOV 2020

November 16, 2020

To our Clients: Our response to current lockdown/Covid update Nov 2020; In March, in response to the global pandemic we immediately ceased a number of…

OCTOBER BLOG

November 10, 2020

The end of October is here already, and we can’t quite believe how fast the months seems to be going. This month has flown by…

AUTUMN IS HERE!

October 14, 2020

Autumn is here! September has seen the change in season and with that a change in temperature. It’s certainly feeling much cooler over the last…

AUGUST BLOG

September 8, 2020

August has seen all of our new build sites progressing at a rapid pace. House builds are going well on our client sites and the…

JULY UPDATE

July 10, 2020

July has been a fantastic month for us at Elmtree. We now only have 2 members of staff on Furlough out of 55, nearly back…

BACK TO WORK

June 6, 2020

Work has really picked up for us this month and we now have most of the Elmtree team back in work. It seems as time…

THE RETURN TO WORK

May 15, 2020

May was the month when we really started to return to work with all of our sites now open. There are lots of additional safety…

APRIL – ONE WE WON’T FORGET

April 13, 2020

April 2020 will certainly be one we don’t forget. It started out with congratulations and success for our most experienced landscape supervisor and plantsman, Graham…

MAD MARCH

March 31, 2020

As we all know this month has seen unprecedented times. In light of the Government lockdown due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, we had to make…

FED UP OF THE WEATHER THIS FEBRUARY?

February 28, 2020

Fed up of the weather this February? Did storm Dennis or Ciara get in the way of your gardening plans? It has been a particularly…

SEASONAL GROUND STAFF – ELMTREE GARDEN CONTRACTORS

January 27, 2020

Seasonal Ground Staff – Elmtree Garden Contractors Supreme Winners at the ProLandscaper Business Awards 2019 & Multi BALI award winners Elmtree Garden Contractors are looking…

END OF MONTH BLOG – OCTOBER

November 6, 2019

We find ourselves at the end of another month, we can hardly believe there’s only two months left of the year! This month has flown…

HOLLY HEDGE ANIMAL SANCTUARY

October 2, 2019

Holly Hedge Animal Sanctuary, in Barrow Gurney is a local independent charity that rescues and rehomes unwanted, abandoned and often mistreated cats and dogs. First…

SEASONAL SEPTEMBER

September 30, 2019

The year is certainly moving on and fast at that! Autumn is just beginning, crops ripening, trees changing colour, colder weather and a shortening of…

AWESOME AUGUST

September 2, 2019

August has seen the completion of many of our ongoing projects. We started the month celebrating the fantastic work by our supervisor Craig Lancastle and his team…

HOW TO KEEP YOUR GARDEN LOOKING GREAT THIS SUMMER | AN OVERVIEW OF JULY

July 30, 2019

As temperatures soared this July, the Met Office announced that a new provisional recording of 38.7°c has been recorded and if validated it would be…

HOW IS IT JUNE ALREADY!?

July 5, 2019

June has been a bit of a wash out with the weather, lots of rain and not feeling as summery as it should but it’s…

ELMTREE GARDEN CONTRACTORS ANNOUNCE SUPPORT FOR A CAMPAIGN APPROPRIATELY TO ‘RE-ELM THE BRITISH COUNTRYSIDE’.

June 27, 2019

Bristol-based company took its name from the tree that flourished across the country but the species was totally decimated by Dutch Elm disease. Within a…

LEATHERJACKETS

June 19, 2019

Leatherjackets are about 1″ long, greyish black in colour, legless and with no distinct head. In August many people report clouds of daddy long legs…

APPRENTICESHIP OPPORTUNITY

June 14, 2019

Are you leaving school or college this year? Do you like the outdoors? Do you want to learn a trade with an award-winning landscaping company?…

A-MAY-ZING MONTH

June 3, 2019

May has been super busy and super fun. We’ve had lots going on, especially with a big push for Mental Health Awareness Week. We are…

APRIL SHOWERS

May 3, 2019

April may have had its fair share of inevitable showers, but we were lucky enough to have sunny spells and over the bank holiday weekend…

SPRING IS IN OUR STEP!

March 29, 2019

As you may or may not know, (depending on if you follow us on Facebook!) March 2019 has been filled with a variety of celebrations…

ELMTREE CONTINUE TO BE RECOGNISED AS AN INVESTOR IN PEOPLE

March 26, 2019

Elmtree Garden Contractors Ltd, Bristol based Landscaping and Ground Maintenance Services has been awarded accreditation in their reassessment against the Investors in People Standard, demonstrating…

IF YOU GO DOWN TO THE WOODS TODAY…

March 5, 2019

Elmtree Garden Contractors are the proud sponsors of a life-size painted bear sculpture set to go on display at Wild Place Project this spring. The…

THE PRO LANDSCAPER BUSINESS AWARDS

February 25, 2019

February may be typically known as the month where we celebrate love and appreciation of those nearest and dearest to us but for Elmtree it…

LIVEWEST CONTRACT RELEASE

December 21, 2018

Bristol based landscaping company Elmtree Garden Contractors has won a 5 year contract worth up to £240,000 per year to maintain the garden and open…

APPRENTICESHIPS

November 5, 2018

Are you aged between 16-24, like the outdoors, energetic and interested in developing a career in Horticulture? If so contact us! We are seeking two…

UPHILL MANOR

October 16, 2018

Elmtree completed landscaping to the grounds of a former stately home in Uphill, Weston Super Mare. The home was sadly damaged in a major blaze…

LANDSCAPE SUPERVISOR REQUIRED

May 10, 2018

Elmtree are looking to recruit a Landscape Supervisor to join our Bristol team. Mainly soft landscaping, but hard landscaping experience is an advantage. If you…

EXPERIENCED LANDSCAPERS REQUIRED BRISTOL

April 17, 2018

We are looking for experienced landscapers to join our award winning team. Must have experience in commercial landscaping and a CSCS card. Skilled and experienced…

CREDIT CONTROLLER REQUIRED

August 2, 2017

Part time Credit Controller Required for Bristol Landscaping Company Elmtree Garden Contractors are a Bristol based award winning landscaping company carrying out works for the…

PINE TREE CRANED ONTO ROOF GARDEN

May 8, 2017

We went to Holland in March to select four Cloud Pine trees for the Crest Nicholson Bath Riverside B5 Roof Garden from a specialist grower.…

SUCCESSFUL BALI REVETTING

February 23, 2017

We were re-vetted by BALI (British Association Landscape Industries) yesterday as part of their Quality Standard Review to ensure we still meet the standards required.…

NEW PODIUM GARDEN UNDERWAY AT BATH WESTERN RIVERSIDE

September 12, 2016

We are well underway in building the new podium garden at Crest Nicholson Bath Western Riverside. Here are a few photos

CANNINGTON COURT, BRIDGWATER UPDATE

August 2, 2016

This project for Kier Construction, completed in May 2015, was the refurbishment of Grade 1 and 2 listed buildings to be used as the European…

TAYLOR WIMPEY WICHELSTOWE, SWINDON

August 1, 2016

This show area landscaping was based on a design we did in-house. The brief was for the garden to be educational and to encourage wildlife…

COLLEGE GREEN, BRISTOL

August 1, 2016

College Green in Bristol City Centre was damaged by protestors camping on it during winter 2011/12. Together with our turf supplier we offered to returf…

BRISTOL HARBOURSIDE

July 13, 2016

CANNINGTON COURT, BRIDGWATER

April 25, 2016

The Grade I listed buildings at Cannington Court were restored over three years by Kier Construction. They are adjacent to the historical Walled Garden of…

ELMTREE TRANSFORM COMMUNITY GARDEN

July 18, 2013

Elmtree are pleased to today be working with Skanska by donating manpower and materials at Five Ways Bungalow, a community resource centre in Lawrence Weston,…

GROUNDS MAINTENANCE STAFF REQUIRED

May 23, 2013

We are looking for reliable grounds maintenance operatives to join our Maintenance Division. Duties include mowing, strimming, hedge cutting, pruning. Spraying certificates an advantage. Good…

STAFF REQUIRED

April 19, 2013

Due to increased workload we are looking to recruit landscape operatives, must have CSCS cards. Contact Paul Lynch for more information or email your CV,…

WORK UPDATE APRIL

April 15, 2013

Have had a great start to the season, secured over £250,000 worth of landscaping orders since the beginning of April. Also started work on the…

NEW CONTRACTS DIRECTOR

April 3, 2013

This week sees the beginning of a new chapter in our 44 year history as we welcome a new member to Elmtree’s senior management team…

WORK UPDATE MARCH

March 15, 2013

Having a very busy month to make up for the bad weather over the winter, the whole team are working really hard and producing a…

CONTRACTS MANAGER REQUIRED

February 26, 2013

Due to expansion plans and reorganisation we are looking for a Contracts Manager with proven organisational skills, sound knowledge of landscaping methods and plants, good…

TRAINING DAY

February 19, 2013

Today all team members are having a training day, so a non-operational day for Elmtree. We started with Health and Safety this morning and are…

BRISTOL TO BRUSSELS

January 30, 2013

We’ve decided to sponsor an inspirational group of young people who are cycling to Brussels from Bristol over 7 days in March to raise money…

OUR NEW WEBSITE

January 25, 2013

Welcome to our new website. Please take a look around for more information on who we are and the work that we do. We will…

CREST NICHOLSON REGENERATION AWARDS

December 7, 2012

We went to Birmingham last night for the Crest Nicholson Regeneration awards evening and charity dinner. We were nominated for sub-contractor of the year, we…