Any of the vinca can also be cut back whenever you like to clear the paths and make them safe and usable. They have pretty flowers and are good in dry shade so you might want to keep some. Post pics after you move in, and then we can help you more.
Doncaster, South Yorkshire. Soil type: sandy, well-drained
Have I got this wrong? I thought you hadn't actually got the house yet, according to the other thread you started. Nothing wrong with planning, but the most important thing to cultivate in gardening is patience.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Patience? 10 weeks to buy a house! I've got no choice. Doesn't stop me thinking about what needs to be done. I'm an optimist afterall.
Money in place, house sale going through with no chain either side of me. I know enough about that house to be confident there's no big surprise coming.
Oh, btw there might be a barrel sauna going in too. That'll be fun if it doesn't get installed right. How much damage can a 2m long barrel do rolling downhill?!!!
Seriously though, doubt we'll get one. I'm getting ahead of myself in the garden and my partner is too in her own way. Reality will kick in before we are in a position to do any damage. I hope.
Thanks for your advice everyone. Much appreciated.
It is more awkward to do anything between say April and September, as an active nest will causes your arborists to have to stop in their tracks. So take the winter to think, and if there is anything strategic you wish to do get it done before then. I am thinking of things like ones that may fall down, or if you want to open up views, sunlight or a new lawn etc.
I would say get such done early after careful thought, because if you get tangled up in the TPO system, which is a bit of a nightmare, you will need a Planning Permission to do anything to anything - even some basic tree maintenance.
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“Rivers know this ... we will get there in the end.”
That's kind of my thinking. If I move in at spring it's a no brainer to wait but moving in during winter when the big jobs of managing trees would normally be done either gives you longer to wait or you have to take a decision to not wait at all against common advice.
I think tree safety isn't an issue. The bigger trees are too far away to fall on buildings other than a summer house type of shed.
The closer trees iirc have been topped out so shouldn't grow taller. A conifer or two have wide trunks but aren't actually very tall. A few yew trees too. Then the broadleaf trees. Lots of shrubs in the lower garden and shorter trees like restricted height apple tree or topped off trees.
My instincts are to cut back the undergrowth to clear the paths and open up a few borders in the lower garden. Cut back shrubs. To open up the lower garden.
The upper garden is a more natural area so I'll probably just cut back to find the paths. There's a tree or two that's looking like a coppice tree with a few rods ready to cut. I am thinking of harvesting them for some use and to promote more coppice style growth.
One I remember had a single, larger trunk and about 10 rods around it. Keep the larger trunk which is about three size of my upper arm. The others are about inch and half or so. I will check the tree species and set up a harvest routine. That idea really appeals to be even though the harvest isn't big enough to be truly useful.
It's management of what's there rather than changing the garden. A late autumn tidy up bearing in mind the house is part of the estate of a deceased gentleman who lived alone. He was a gardener but I think he struggled for some time to keep it in check.
ID your shrubs first. Ask on here when you can get pics. Many are best pruned after flowering and if you prune in spring you may have no flowers till the following year.
It would be nice to have something to look at while you are busy with the house and planning the future garden and you will have more idea of what you want to keep and what to change
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Nothing wrong with planning, but the most important thing to cultivate in gardening is patience.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Money in place, house sale going through with no chain either side of me. I know enough about that house to be confident there's no big surprise coming.
Oh, btw there might be a barrel sauna going in too. That'll be fun if it doesn't get installed right. How much damage can a 2m long barrel do rolling downhill?!!!
Seriously though, doubt we'll get one. I'm getting ahead of myself in the garden and my partner is too in her own way. Reality will kick in before we are in a position to do any damage. I hope.
Thanks for your advice everyone. Much appreciated.
It is more awkward to do anything between say April and September, as an active nest will causes your arborists to have to stop in their tracks. So take the winter to think, and if there is anything strategic you wish to do get it done before then. I am thinking of things like ones that may fall down, or if you want to open up views, sunlight or a new lawn etc.
I would say get such done early after careful thought, because if you get tangled up in the TPO system, which is a bit of a nightmare, you will need a Planning Permission to do anything to anything - even some basic tree maintenance.
F
I think tree safety isn't an issue. The bigger trees are too far away to fall on buildings other than a summer house type of shed.
The closer trees iirc have been topped out so shouldn't grow taller. A conifer or two have wide trunks but aren't actually very tall. A few yew trees too. Then the broadleaf trees. Lots of shrubs in the lower garden and shorter trees like restricted height apple tree or topped off trees.
My instincts are to cut back the undergrowth to clear the paths and open up a few borders in the lower garden. Cut back shrubs. To open up the lower garden.
The upper garden is a more natural area so I'll probably just cut back to find the paths. There's a tree or two that's looking like a coppice tree with a few rods ready to cut. I am thinking of harvesting them for some use and to promote more coppice style growth.
One I remember had a single, larger trunk and about 10 rods around it. Keep the larger trunk which is about three size of my upper arm. The others are about inch and half or so. I will check the tree species and set up a harvest routine. That idea really appeals to be even though the harvest isn't big enough to be truly useful.
It's management of what's there rather than changing the garden. A late autumn tidy up bearing in mind the house is part of the estate of a deceased gentleman who lived alone. He was a gardener but I think he struggled for some time to keep it in check.