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12-03-2003, 12:13 AM

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Hi,

I am now thinking about our new garden, having moved in the autumn and
I have 2 pricky problems.

The first is that there is an awful lot of brambles in the garden (The
previous owner was an elderly ladty and I think it was getting abit
much for her). If I was to try to bag them up to take away as waste
the bags would just rip to shreds and I was thinking of chopping them
into managable lengths and getting an incinerator bin to burn them,
Other than obvious things like not upsetting the neighbours by
lighting up when they have washing out etc, can anyone foresee any big
problems? For instance will they not burn? If I do burn them up,
will ashes be any good to mix in with the compost bin, or am I just
being daft?

Good idea, though you don't need to buy an incinerator; just kill 2
birds with one stone and burn the cut up bits on a weedy patch away from
sheds/fences. Blackberry stems are very waxy and burn fast; the ash will
be good for the compost or even better sprinkled round any fruit bushes
or veg seed beds.

My second problem is a holly tree, about 6 foot tall which is just
where I dont want it. I would like it in the front garden

A holly that size won't transplant well imho; they too burn like fury :-)

Janet.