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Some advice on garden and hedge please
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This seems like a nice place to land from what I read your all very helpfull and knowledgable !! I have a garden 6m wide 8m long which has a path running the length 3.5m in from the right boundary. Left side[ The left side has a small pond at the nearest end the rest is quite rough covered in grass. I want to make this wild with flowers etc for birds butterflies, already get dragonflies over pond planting area around 4.5m x 2.8m this area is flat topped and sloped towards the path What would your advice be for this side ?? Right side This has a 4ft pannel fence as a boundry I would like to put a hedge along this side which could be kept to 4ft ish and be wild life friendly. Any suggestions as to hedge ?? The main area I want to put raised beds on for some veg etc. Given the size 3,5m x 8m what size beds would you recomend ?? Looking forward to your ideas Thank you stone |
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Hi there, for wildlife like nesting birds privet is always a safe bet, sparrows love it in particular, and its easy to maintain. You could always try a mixed hedge too, using shrubs as hedging plants (cotoneaster, berberis, viburnum, forsythia) Holly and hawthorn are also great for wildlife, not so pleasant to clear up after trimming though, but is a good deterrent against kids etc. Really depends on taste as to what you use, and as far as wildlife is concerned any hedge is better than a fence panel |
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Some advice on garden and hedge please
"stone" wrote in message ... Hi This seems like a nice place to land from what I read your all very helpfull and knowledgable !! Welcome to the ng. .... flattery will get you everywhere :~) I have a garden 6m wide 8m long which has a path running the length 3.5m in from the right boundary. Left side[ The left side has a small pond at the nearest end the rest is quite rough covered in grass. I want to make this wild with flowers etc for birds butterflies, already get dragonflies over pond planting area around 4.5m x 2.8m this area is flat topped and sloped towards the path What would your advice be for this side ?? My first thought is that you'd do better with an evergreen hedge/planting near the pond, so that you don't have a problem with leaf litter fouling the water. Yew, privet, holly, cotoneaster lacteus, pyracantha, buckthorn, evergreen berberis, some ceanothus, for tallish hedging. If you want something around the 4-5 ft mark, then hypericum (sometimes semi-evergreen in colder areas), dwarf berberis, some hebes, viburnum tinus, gorse (ulex) if you're brave! For hedging away from the pond, which can be deciduous, you could use/mix: hawthorn, blackthorn, potentilla fruticosa, wilder rose types. You could drop in a small tree for occasion height, such as birch, rowan, crab apple or cherries. You could also intertwine honeysuckle and, perhaps, ivy. Ivy is great for wildlife, but can become a bit thuggish. Right side This has a 4ft pannel fence as a boundry I would like to put a hedge along this side which could be kept to 4ft ish and be wild life friendly. Any suggestions as to hedge ?? Ideas for hedging here could come from my original list above, or you could use beech or hornbeam. The prunus laurels (as opposed to Laurus nobils, culinary bay tree) also make solid evergreen hedges, but can outgrow their space if not watched. You do not say where you are, or suggest the orientation of the fences (with regard to sun, shade). Your soil type could also have a bearing on what you plant, so you need to do some research, and we really need more information from you. The main area I want to put raised beds on for some veg etc. Given the size 3,5m x 8m what size beds would you recomend ?? Veg growing is not my strong suit, but this is one area where you will need to know your soil ph and condition. You will need sunshine or good light levels. You will manage your raised beds more easily if they are roughly 4ft wide (length is up to you), so that you can cultivate them from a pathway each side, to avoid treading on and compacting the soil. The deeper the beds are, the better drainage will be, and the soil will tend to warm up quicker. You could even use different depths for different crops, although this may restrict your crop rotation. Bed depths can be anything from 4" to 12" (or deeper). The depth of one's pocket often has a bearing :~). You will no doubt get advice from some of the *real* veg growers here. Looking forward to your ideas Thank you stone Hope this has been of some help. Spider |
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Will try to up a plan so its easier for people (cant for some reason saying upload failed) Cheers Stone |
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Some advice on garden and hedge please
"stone" wrote in message ... Well thats great thank you gives me some hedging options which I wanted initialy. Will try to up a plan so its easier for people (cant for some reason saying upload failed) Cheers Stone You cant send a plan to this group directly, you have to have it on a photo site of your choice, and then give a link for us to go to.... photobucket or flickr, etc. |
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