Would you treat this as a raised bed?

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  September 2021

   A tree, to me, is a “being” to respect and grow old with. I’d be heartbroken leaving a tree here.

  
  It makes sense to me.  I would love to have a place to plant lots of trees and commune with.

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• TheGreenMan Posts: 1,957

  September 2021

  I get that. I’ve always rented and not ever cared and never had a garden so it’s all very new although I am quite old and jaded myself.  

  
  

  This was a step onto the “property ladder”. 

  
  

  The next place will be the (hopefully) forever home. It will definitely include trees. @Fairygirl

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  September 2021

  Shrubby salvia hedging would do really well in that bed.
  

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• TheGreenMan Posts: 1,957

  September 2021

  Fire said:

  
  It makes sense to me.  I would love to have a place to plant lots of trees and commune with.

  I still haven’t got over leaving my wisteria at the last place. I told the neighbours to take it and look after it/plant it in the ground. I hope they did. 

  
  

  Oh I would talk to any trees I eventually plant or inherit. 

  
  

  The great thing about this place is the view out of the french doors (hundreds of trees) and the two forests within a 20 minute walk. I feel like I’ve been reset after an afternoon walking amongst them. 

  
  

  Shrubby salvia would look great. I dabbled with a hot lips in my last place (in a pot) and loved how much the bees loved it. 

  
  

  I love that pic of your hedge. It pops! 

  
  

  I’m sure I’ve seen a purple one? 

  
  

  
  

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• Fire Posts: 19,096

  September 2021 edited September 2021

  There are hundreds of shrubby salvia types, purple, pink, red, yellow, cream - any colour and every colour. They vary in hardiness. They love fast drainage and lots of sun.
  

  
  

  Two forests close by sounds very good.
  

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• TheGreenMan Posts: 1,957

  September 2021

  I shall have a look in the GCs for some @Fire

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