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Tree for the garden
Landlubber
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My back garden is pretty small and live in a bungalow. But I cannot help thinking that what it needs apart from a few climber's on that fence - is a tree. After much thought I thought that a lillac tree would look rather nice just offset on the lefthand side (bottom). Also all that rubbish will be gone and also the bike of course. What do you guys think though?
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I agree with Will. Lilac is gorgeous when it's in flower - there's one in the garden opposite here and for about three weeks each year it's a picture - then for the rest of the summer it's a green blob and in the winter it's a rather unattractive twiggy bundle.
A multi-stem birch would be lovely there, but they're a bit pricey.
A rowan would be lovely, flowers in the spring, leaves in the summer, berries and leaf colour in the autumn and a handsome outline in the winter - and it would be great for birds.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
yes, ok guys, thanks for those ideas, I did have a roman tree in my last garden. Well, that's certainly made me tghink, as I never thought about a multi-branch birch, umm
rowan
rowan. Sorry about that, I have cateracts and hopefuilly getting them sorted soon
Good luck with them Landlubber - it'll be great to get them sorted
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Along the same lines as the rowan, a hawthorn would also give flower, berries and autumn colour.
Billericay - Essex
Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit.
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad.
A Spirea also makes a lovely showy bush/tree. White flowers on arching branches in the Spring and great colour in the Autumn. Or a small crab apple (there are loads to choose from). This has the added bonus of attracting blackbirds into the garden who love the fruits (unless you want to make crab apple jelly!)
An Amelanchier would look good as well - blossom in the spring and a nice leaf colour in autumn.
Well, after some deliberation and seaching the net in detail, I have deciced to get a Sorbuis Cardinal Royal.