I think the priority would be to do the new fencing first and secure the garden. Then put down on paper what you want and where and roughly cost it out. And factor in the time you have available to do the work and the on-going maintenance. Then prioritise it all and start an area at a time.
Don't dump the ivy down the bottom of the garden as it will all take root down there and colonise it so you will just have moved the problem. It needs to be got rid of either through your green bin scheme or bagged up and taken to the tip. Perennial weeds and shrub cuttings can all be cut into small pieces and heaped up in a pile and left to be broken down.
PS. 'Tropical' gardens are not cheap!!!.
Last edited: 17 February 2018 13:07:41
'Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement' - Helen Keller
As a novice gardener, the advice to "make haste slowly" is good. We all have great ideas but can bite off more than we can chew (as I have). As Monty Don and others rightly point out, a garden is an ongoing project, unless you have unlimited funds for a designer/gardener, treat it as a longtime, fun hobby.
I would first clear the area where the fox is, to deter it then secure the boundaries. A do-able/drawn plan within your expertise (and funds) is definitely the next step.Maybe you could join a local horticultural society, members are usually very helpful with advice and maybe actual help, or could suggest a local gardener for advice. Find your nearest council recycling centre (you are going to have lots of "waste"). Is there a local community online site (like nextdoor) who might have someone as we do who will collect and dump (responsibly) for a small fee.
My camellias are two types, those that hang on to their blooms until they're brown and horrible, and those that shed them tidily into a pool of colour round their ankles - see which are yours are in the spring to help decide which to keep. They can get very dense, a good gardener can help you to thin the branches out a bit. I assume they are camellias not griselinias?
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I think the priority would be to do the new fencing first and secure the garden. Then put down on paper what you want and where and roughly cost it out. And factor in the time you have available to do the work and the on-going maintenance. Then prioritise it all and start an area at a time.
Don't dump the ivy down the bottom of the garden as it will all take root down there and colonise it so you will just have moved the problem. It needs to be got rid of either through your green bin scheme or bagged up and taken to the tip. Perennial weeds and shrub cuttings can all be cut into small pieces and heaped up in a pile and left to be broken down.
PS. 'Tropical' gardens are not cheap!!!.
Last edited: 17 February 2018 13:07:41
As a novice gardener, the advice to "make haste slowly" is good. We all have great ideas but can bite off more than we can chew (as I have). As Monty Don and others rightly point out, a garden is an ongoing project, unless you have unlimited funds for a designer/gardener, treat it as a longtime, fun hobby.
I would first clear the area where the fox is, to deter it then secure the boundaries. A do-able/drawn plan within your expertise (and funds) is definitely the next step.Maybe you could join a local horticultural society, members are usually very helpful with advice and maybe actual help, or could suggest a local gardener for advice. Find your nearest council recycling centre (you are going to have lots of "waste"). Is there a local community online site (like nextdoor) who might have someone as we do who will collect and dump (responsibly) for a small fee.
My camellias are two types, those that hang on to their blooms until they're brown and horrible, and those that shed them tidily into a pool of colour round their ankles - see which are yours are in the spring to help decide which to keep. They can get very dense, a good gardener can help you to thin the branches out a bit. I assume they are camellias not griselinias?