Prickly matter
 

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?

My seconf 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 but am
concerned about the practicalities of diggin it up and moving it (we
have a garage is can be carried though) withou getting our hands, arms
and faces scratched to pieces. Any suggestions.

Sam

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Hi,


My seconf 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 but am
concerned about the practicalities of diggin it up and moving it (we
have a garage is can be carried though) withou getting our hands, arms
and faces scratched to pieces. Any suggestions.


holly is notorious for not liking to be transplanted - it put down a deep
tap root which you break on digging out.

pk

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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.

Prickly matter
 

Thanks Paul (and Janet too).

Looks like I may have to decide whether to lose that holly then or
rethink my plans.

At least I have time to decide - we are having some building work
done, so there'll be no major garden overhaul until that's finished,
so it'll probably be this time next year.

Sam


On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 23:56:21 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Kelly"
wrote:


wrote in message
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Hi,


My seconf 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 but am
concerned about the practicalities of diggin it up and moving it (we
have a garage is can be carried though) withou getting our hands, arms
and faces scratched to pieces. Any suggestions.


holly is notorious for not liking to be transplanted - it put down a deep
tap root which you break on digging out.

pk

Prickly matter
 

wrote in message
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Thanks Paul (and Janet too).

Looks like I may have to decide whether to lose that holly then or
rethink my plans.

At least I have time to decide - we are having some building work
done, so there'll be no major garden overhaul until that's finished,
so it'll probably be this time next year.

Sam


On Tue, 11 Mar 2003 23:56:21 +0000 (UTC), "Paul Kelly"
wrote:


wrote in message
...
Hi,


My seconf 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 but am
concerned about the practicalities of diggin it up and moving it (we
have a garage is can be carried though) withou getting our hands, arms
and faces scratched to pieces. Any suggestions.


holly is notorious for not liking to be transplanted - it put down a deep
tap root which you break on digging out.

pk



You could of course always turn the Holy into a nice if somehwat large
standard, just cut back all the lower leaves and form a nice roudned ball on
top !!!

Duncan