Plentiful supply up here @TheGreenMan The Glen Fyne ones are a permanent fixture if you're there to do the hill.
There's a small herd of them in one of the Glasgow parks, and they used to bring them out here to the NT garden across from me for part of the year. They don't do it now though, although I don't know why. It was always nice for kids to get to see them.
They're beautiful.
I regret eating meat when I'm near them or any other farm animals. Then I forget the guilt by the time I get home and order more mince.
If people did not eat (ethically and sustainably produced) meat, why would anyone keep such beautiful animals? What would be grazing in the meadows?
We had a smallholding where we raised meat animals for our family and friends … we knew what the animals were fed on, how they were housed and treated, from the moment they were born until the day they were out in our freezer. Even the abbatoir was a small local one run by a friend, where we could take our animals in person and observe that they were humanely treated.
No need to regret eating that sort of meat 😊
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If people did not eat (ethically and sustainably produced) meat, why would anyone keep such beautiful animals? What would be grazing in the meadows?
We had a smallholding where we raised meat animals for our family and friends … we knew what the animals were fed on, how they were housed and treated, from the moment they were born until the day they were out in our freezer. Even the abbey our was a small local one run by a friend, where we could take our animals in person and observe that they were humanely treated.
No need to regret eating that sort of meat 😊
I agree. I ease my conscience by only buying local and organic/well looked after/quality meat and only a couple of times a month.
Apologies @BML … sometimes threads turn into conversations …. doesn’t mean we’re not interested in your query …. more that we’re sort of ‘marking time’ until there’s an update … but again, my apologies if it felt rather that you were being ignored. 😞
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree - sorry @BML. You'll probably see that many of us often get slightly side tracked - especially if it's wet! One thing I'd add to the basics about your hedge is that it's worth spending a bit of time getting the areas you need to renew in good order. I can see from the list you made - your observations- that you felt lack of moisture certainly contributed, and that's something most hedges need a decent supply of, regardless of type.
Did the companies you contacted offer an ID? The other plant I thought could be a contender is Spirea, but none are evergreen as far as I'm aware. If it's been in situ for a century, it's possibly just 'finished'. Regular trimming/pruning always helps to keep hedging in good order too, but it's definitely salvageable with a little bit of effort You've probably got a few bits and pieces that have been acquired - either by seeding in, or from dropped berries [by birds] or from an adjacent plot, if there is one. Let us know how you get on though - and if you need any further help with prepping or altering anything, just take some photos and start a new thread
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
If you could get a close up of some of the leaves, it might help. The growth habit and the leaves look more like Jasmine to me. Perhaps Jasminum Beesianum. I suspect, if so, they soon recover from your hard pruning. You must allow a year for the shrub/climber to recover, even if it's established.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree. I ease my conscience by only buying local and organic/well looked after/quality meat and only a couple of times a month.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
One thing I'd add to the basics about your hedge is that it's worth spending a bit of time getting the areas you need to renew in good order. I can see from the list you made - your observations- that you felt lack of moisture certainly contributed, and that's something most hedges need a decent supply of, regardless of type.
Did the companies you contacted offer an ID? The other plant I thought could be a contender is Spirea, but none are evergreen as far as I'm aware. If it's been in situ for a century, it's possibly just 'finished'. Regular trimming/pruning always helps to keep hedging in good order too, but it's definitely salvageable with a little bit of effort
You've probably got a few bits and pieces that have been acquired - either by seeding in, or from dropped berries [by birds] or from an adjacent plot, if there is one.
Let us know how you get on though - and if you need any further help with prepping or altering anything, just take some photos and start a new thread
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...