Hi again, my turn to apologise for not replying. I've had Sara's problem; apparently I am expected to work in order to be paid & it really eats into my day sometimes. Sara I love your pond, the pics look great..especially the one decorated by the lovely model aka Moss-paw. I think if I was to put a wildlife pond in my little spot it would look more like a puddle in comparison. I do have a bigger pond in the back garden that i'm also going to be planting more eventually too. Mines more a fish pond than a wildlife one but the local wildlife dont seem to have recieved that memo & like you I've edged it with rocks & stones to try & keep a natural look. I am sometimes not sure what to put in different places but find I learn a lot by asking the names of plants others use so thanks for that info.
As for the Leylandii, thank you for warning me about that Dave. There are a few of them, all very negelcted & overgrown. I've already ordered some bare root hedgegrow plants to replace them but was thinking of just cutting back the ones that were there and leaving them to shelter the new plants for a while. It sounds like it might be better to just remove the old ones?
Linda, my best advice is to get those Leylandii out before you do anything else. Then you can grind the roots out and clear the space ready to plant something else. Doing it later will cause havoc and a real mess. As you say you've a bare canvas at the moment so take advantage of it.
Leylandii will not make fresh growth when you trim them back so you'll be left with horrid brown dead-looking patches if you try that.
Good luck and have fun with it all
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for the advice everyone! Its helped with the plan, which is now to remove the Leylandii & extend the drystone wall all the way around. Some of the hard landscaping; a patio area and path has been started in the meantime. It really only leaves me with two smallish borders to plan now. I'm thinking of a cottage garden look with roses etc. but then again I want some Winter colour too. Plant suggestions very welcome...I wonder if Santa can send me Joe Swift for Xmas...
By the way, Dovepondplants - great site, thanks, thats going to be really useful.
I'm also looking out for something nice to put at the end of that path; perhaps something that the birds will like. Anyone have any equally spectacular websites for garden ornaments?
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Hi again, my turn to apologise for not replying. I've had Sara's problem; apparently I am expected to work in order to be paid & it really eats into my day sometimes. Sara I love your pond, the pics look great..especially the one decorated by the lovely model aka Moss-paw. I think if I was to put a wildlife pond in my little spot it would look more like a puddle in comparison. I do have a bigger pond in the back garden that i'm also going to be planting more eventually too. Mines more a fish pond than a wildlife one but the local wildlife dont seem to have recieved that memo & like you I've edged it with rocks & stones to try & keep a natural look. I am sometimes not sure what to put in different places but find I learn a lot by asking the names of plants others use so thanks for that info.
As for the Leylandii, thank you for warning me about that Dave. There are a few of them, all very negelcted & overgrown. I've already ordered some bare root hedgegrow plants to replace them but was thinking of just cutting back the ones that were there and leaving them to shelter the new plants for a while. It sounds like it might be better to just remove the old ones?
Linda, my best advice is to get those Leylandii out before you do anything else. Then you can grind the roots out and clear the space ready to plant something else. Doing it later will cause havoc and a real mess. As you say you've a bare canvas at the moment so take advantage of it.
Leylandii will not make fresh growth when you trim them back so you'll be left with horrid brown dead-looking patches if you try that.
Good luck and have fun with it all
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for the advice everyone! Its helped with the plan, which is now to remove the Leylandii & extend the drystone wall all the way around. Some of the hard landscaping; a patio area and path has been started in the meantime. It really only leaves me with two smallish borders to plan now. I'm thinking of a cottage garden look with roses etc. but then again I want some Winter colour too. Plant suggestions very welcome...I wonder if Santa can send me Joe Swift for Xmas...
By the way, Dovepondplants - great site, thanks, thats going to be really useful.
I'm also looking out for something nice to put at the end of that path; perhaps something that the birds will like. Anyone have any equally spectacular websites for garden ornaments?