On Mon, 3 Oct 2005 15:23:55 +0100, "Bob Hobden"
wrote:


"Paul" wrote after Bob replied to him...
I am starting a garden in a new build house, the main part of the
garden measures approx 11M deep X 17M long. This garden is in a windy
seaside location, I have currently laid the whole garden to lawn with
the intention of "carving it up" with some sort of design next spring.

Since the garden is flat and bounded by brick walls and fences I would
like to use plants to soften the these hard edges and give the garden
some height. As a start I would like to plant some standard trees this
autumn, (my wife likes apples).

Any suggestions as to what types of apple tree would be suitable for
my garden, what size should I buy and when should I plant my tree(s).

My late mother used to live 100yds from the S. coast, as Janet has said,
you
need to get a book on seaside gardening as there are not many plants that
like or can tolerate the wind and salt spray. A lot of plants in Mums
garden
used to get burnt every winter, and it wasn't frost. She did have an
apple,
a Worcester I think, but it only grew well below the fence height, where
it
was exposed to the wind off the sea it got badly damaged.
You are gardening in very special conditions, get a good book and become
an
expert.

Should'nt have much of a problem with salt spray, but all the comments
on wind have struck home.

Any strong wind from the sea will have salt in it, I don't mean wave splash.

You are probably right, however in our last house, also by the
seaside, we inherited a monster apple tree with a trunk diameter of
over a foot and span of around 40 feet.

And how did Dwayne know that I have a Cedar 100M away.

Perhaps I'll plant some Pines instead :-(


Paul