"Laura Corin" wrote in message
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Bob Hobden;927859 Wrote:

I envy you your space but not your position, Leylandii do not make good

windbreaks in exposed positions, I've seen one planted in north Cornwall

that has taken such a battering it had to be removed before it started
to do
it's job. Best to ask at a local Forestry Supplier or tree nursery which

trees are suitable for your position.


Thanks - yes we are pretty exposed but we love the views. We asked a
local gardener with experience in windbreak planting. He suggested
birch and rowan with underplanting of wild roses, amelanchier and a few
other things. Parts of it were planted eighteen months ago and seem to
be coping with the wind fine so far. They are in tubes to protect them
from rabbits, and some of the trees are taller than I am (not hard).

The space: well it was a bit overwhelming at the beginning. The last
place we lived was on the 67th floor of a tower block in Hong Kong. I'm
starting to get more of a handle on which areas to leave to get on with
it, and which areas to try to control. For example, I spent a lot of
time in the first year reducing the number of nettles in the woody bit -
this year I haven't had to work on this at all. I left a large area
still nettly for the butterflies, but reduced the rest so that the
children could ramble through. We also planted new fruit trees in the
first year, only to have the whole apple crop neatly eaten by deer. Oh
well - we live in the country and deer are to be expected. One day the
trees will be too tall for the deer to reach the fruit.

Off to plant some herbs in pots and weed my newly planted bed in front
of the house.

Thanks again,

Laura




Hi Laura

Your comment on living on the 67th floor. ... ;-}

Not much of a view if you are in the wrong side :-( or garden, at all !!

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Was there on a World Cruise in 2006

Mike


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