Indeed @Lyn. It can become analysis paralysis. If you have some home produced leaf mould or compost, as Lyn does, that's ideal for that sort of site @anniepf, to give new plants a good start, otherwise the rotted manure is perfect. When you plant, a little bit of Blood, Fish and Bone, or similar, added to the hole, gives them a boost over time, and then let them get on with it.
We have heavy clay here, and high rainfall, so any organic matter for a new bed, or one in your situation, is highly beneficial to help with drainage and structure, then the BF&B for the new plants. I hardly ever do anything else after that, especially if it's shrubs, hedging or trees. They don't need it if the soil's healthy
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thank you so much for all your comments - I will not worry too much about what I do, as certainly, having had the conifers, the soil won't be great and can only benefit from any manure or compost. I do love gardening 'mindfulness', very theraputic.
It really isn’t that bad annie, Here’s another bit of our garden, didn’t even put chicken pellets on this bit. photos come out in reverse order 😀. The stumps on these were too big to remove so we just left them.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
On the wild, windy, west side of Dartmoor your conifers were growing rather upright. And your herbaceous don't seem to have much staking. (perhaps you are just good at hiding stakes)
location: Surrey Hills, England, ex-woodland acidic sand. "Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
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"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."
If you have some home produced leaf mould or compost, as Lyn does, that's ideal for that sort of site @anniepf, to give new plants a good start, otherwise the rotted manure is perfect. When you plant, a little bit of Blood, Fish and Bone, or similar, added to the hole, gives them a boost over time, and then let them get on with it.
We have heavy clay here, and high rainfall, so any organic matter for a new bed, or one in your situation, is highly beneficial to help with drainage and structure, then the BF&B for the new plants. I hardly ever do anything else after that, especially if it's shrubs, hedging or trees. They don't need it if the soil's healthy
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
photos come out in reverse order 😀. The stumps on these were too big to remove so we just left them.
"Have nothing in your garden that you don't know to be useful, or believe to be beautiful."