Thanks all. I'm on my phone so that's maybe why I can't see a tool bar but in my original post is a link to the overhead plan of the garden and in my other post is the view of the garden. Its a shortened link so you'll have to copy and paste it.
I'm grateful for all your replies but was hoping for some more practical solutions to be honest. I'm surprised that leaving it to full grass is the most low maintenance solution. Oh well, the chap that I pay to do the work will be happy. At least we have a ride on mower.
It is a lovely piece of land, KHT. The problem is that it takes years to make a garden, even a wild flower meadow isn't as wild as the name implies. Of course you could plant trees and shrubs which need little care but the animals will destroy them just as they become established. I think the key thing is to look at the plot in terms of the way you want it to look once you are living there. If part of it will be preserved as garden you may want to add some permanent features that can take care of themselves and get going now but if it is all for the animals, you might be best to ask your farmer to run a few sheep on it! They will cut the grass and add some fertiliser with no effort from you at all. Good luck, anyway.
If you're not going to be there permanently for some time, an area to mow is really the best solution. No point in making things difficult for yourself. You can look at working out some real planting plans once you're there properly, and can give them the attention they'll need.
Patience is what gardeners require, so you can practise that in the meantime...
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My field was rye grass - 4ft high when I moved in. Had that cut then ploughed in and reseeded with a "set aside" grass seed. Where I mow the rye is basically gone, but I still take 80 odd small bales off the rest. What I would suggest is get someone to mow on a regular basis - once a fortnight should do. Any weeds will eventually give up and the grass will spread out. I cant think of an lower maintenance solution. There is usually someone locally who will do this cheaply. Alternatively if you speak to your farmer friend he may know someone who will put some sheep on it for the summer but unless you have a very secure garden they will fence an area - and the rest will over grow.
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you don't need a tree to link to flickr.
The trick is to hit 'enter' when you've posted the link.
Tree is last but one on the right in the tool bar, not much like a tree.
In the sticks near Peterborough
I'm grateful for all your replies but was hoping for some more practical solutions to be honest. I'm surprised that leaving it to full grass is the most low maintenance solution. Oh well, the chap that I pay to do the work will be happy. At least we have a ride on mower.
It is a lovely piece of land, KHT. The problem is that it takes years to make a garden, even a wild flower meadow isn't as wild as the name implies. Of course you could plant trees and shrubs which need little care but the animals will destroy them just as they become established. I think the key thing is to look at the plot in terms of the way you want it to look once you are living there. If part of it will be preserved as garden you may want to add some permanent features that can take care of themselves and get going now but if it is all for the animals, you might be best to ask your farmer to run a few sheep on it! They will cut the grass and add some fertiliser with no effort from you at all. Good luck, anyway.
If you're not going to be there permanently for some time, an area to mow is really the best solution. No point in making things difficult for yourself. You can look at working out some real planting plans once you're there properly, and can give them the attention they'll need.
Patience is what gardeners require, so you can practise that in the meantime...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
My field was rye grass - 4ft high when I moved in. Had that cut then ploughed in and reseeded with a "set aside" grass seed. Where I mow the rye is basically gone, but I still take 80 odd small bales off the rest. What I would suggest is get someone to mow on a regular basis - once a fortnight should do. Any weeds will eventually give up and the grass will spread out. I cant think of an lower maintenance solution. There is usually someone locally who will do this cheaply. Alternatively if you speak to your farmer friend he may know someone who will put some sheep on it for the summer but unless you have a very secure garden they will fence an area - and the rest will over grow.