Ok I will leave it as a woodland. Maybe adding some bulbs? Maybe adding a path which will require some bridges over the creeks or pipes that I could bury and hide
I've just enjoyed looking at all your photos since June. What a wonderful piece of land you have, the lake is beautiful.
I agree with the others about keeping the woodland natural. You could plant some shade loving plants like ferns and Brunnera, already mentioned. Do daffodils and bluebells grow where you live? They look lovely in woodland. But if it's very boggy in winter they may rot.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
If you encourage birds and other wildlife it might be nice to have a few hidden-away seating areas … even proper birdwatching ‘hides’ … where you can take a coffee and a sandwich and spend a quiet hour just watching the wildlife going about its business.
If you like construction projects two or three of those in your woodland wildlife reserve might be fun to make.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I lived in the Midwest for a few years and loved the wild flowers there, but I don’t know what grows in Texas. Your place looks great and if it were mine I’d research the native wild plants that grow in woodland in your area. I notice that the Lady Bird Johnson wildflower center is in Austin. There is a list on the website including woodland plants. Maybe that could give you some ideas. https://www.wildflower.org/central-gardens/woodland-garden
Just seen this thread - what an oasis you have! I agree with the others about keeping the woods and making them as wildlife friendly as possible. Didn't know Texas was so green.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
I will post some pictures of my progress and what it looks like in other areas I havnt cleared the brambles from yet or may not ever clear. We have these green brambles that if you dont clear them you cant walk in the woods.
Thank you for all the kind comments. My property is about 80acres. The pond takes up 12 acres. I have automatic sprinklers on about 4acres but have the ability to pull water from the pond or deep wells on most of the property if we have a drought. There is about 30 acres of woods I haven't touched. The rest Is pasture and grass for the cows.
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I agree with the others about keeping the woodland natural. You could plant some shade loving plants like ferns and Brunnera, already mentioned. Do daffodils and bluebells grow where you live? They look lovely in woodland. But if it's very boggy in winter they may rot.
If you like construction projects two or three of those in your woodland wildlife reserve might be fun to make.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.