The gate is a wonderful focal point. You may want to highlight it with a rose and a clematis and have a meandering path down to it with a bed in the middle so that you can't quite see the gate which means you would have to wander down the path to find it at the end. Under the tree plant cyclamen, snowdrops, aconites, hellebores, pehaps a clematis to climb up it and a thornless rose and make the meandering path go towards this tree area first. you mayalso want perhaps a rill along the opposite side of the path with a bog garden which are easy to build. You mayalso want a gazebo or other seating area again to encourage you to venture down to the bottom of the garden. Check the soil below the tree, it maybe more acidic than the rest of the garden so you could also plant a camellia under it. Just make sure when you plant under it you give each plant plenty of leafmould or compost, water then well in their first year and add bark or compost around them as the tree will make the area dry. Adding a gazebo would mean that you could add guttering and a water barrel. A greenhouse woukd also do the same.
I forgot to say visit a lot of gardens that open for the NGS etc as they will give you lots of ideas.A number will soon be opening for snowdrop and early bulbs so just checkout the NGS web site.
There is already a rose by the door, so I tied it into an arch over the door it the end of the summer. I don't know my climbers from my ramblers I'm afraid, it has slightly bluish leaves which are stunning and pink flowers. Also at the left hand side over and mixed with the ivy is a massive rose. I also thought of having a victorian style lamp over the door, although someone suggested a chandelier in the tree which sounds stunning, but we'd have to be able to take it down in due to the wind. Also, loads of bulbs and primroses and arums starting to come through, so I'm sure there are still plenty of surprises. You all have some super ideas here, thank you all so much
I do not have a walnut tree but have planted a few years ago a number of items under a cupressus leylandeii which is also supposed to be not possible and have items flowering under it through the year so its worth a try. Just make sure you just improve the soil before you start, and keep them moist (especially in the first year) and mulch annually with bark chippings or leaf mould.
All the plants suggested love being planted in rotting leaves but do check the acidity as though you are on sand it may well be acidic form the pile of leaves that have been dropped over the years.
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Like this chicky?
Think sandy definitely needs a few of these too
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
They might look like that Fairy .....but I've never seen them very clearly. This is where they live though
The gate is a wonderful focal point. You may want to highlight it with a rose and a clematis and have a meandering path down to it with a bed in the middle so that you can't quite see the gate which means you would have to wander down the path to find it at the end. Under the tree plant cyclamen, snowdrops, aconites, hellebores, pehaps a clematis to climb up it and a thornless rose and make the meandering path go towards this tree area first. you mayalso want perhaps a rill along the opposite side of the path with a bog garden which are easy to build. You mayalso want a gazebo or other seating area again to encourage you to venture down to the bottom of the garden. Check the soil below the tree, it maybe more acidic than the rest of the garden so you could also plant a camellia under it. Just make sure when you plant under it you give each plant plenty of leafmould or compost, water then well in their first year and add bark or compost around them as the tree will make the area dry. Adding a gazebo would mean that you could add guttering and a water barrel. A greenhouse woukd also do the same.
I forgot to say visit a lot of gardens that open for the NGS etc as they will give you lots of ideas.A number will soon be opening for snowdrop and early bulbs so just checkout the NGS web site.
I've heard that about walnuts chicky but things grow under mine. Might relate to black walnut trees.
Lovely place to work on sandy. Walls, I love them.
No good at design though so can't help there.
In the sticks near Peterborough
There is already a rose by the door, so I tied it into an arch over the door it the end of the summer. I don't know my climbers from my ramblers I'm afraid, it has slightly bluish leaves which are stunning and pink flowers. Also at the left hand side over and mixed with the ivy is a massive rose. I also thought of having a victorian style lamp over the door, although someone suggested a chandelier in the tree which sounds stunning, but we'd have to be able to take it down in due to the wind. Also, loads of bulbs and primroses and arums starting to come through, so I'm sure there are still plenty of surprises.
You all have some super ideas here, thank you all so much
I do not have a walnut tree but have planted a few years ago a number of items under a cupressus leylandeii which is also supposed to be not possible and have items flowering under it through the year so its worth a try. Just make sure you just improve the soil before you start, and keep them moist (especially in the first year) and mulch annually with bark chippings or leaf mould.
I'm sure the soul under mine is pretty good becasue it's calf deep in rotting leaves-what could be better?
All the plants suggested love being planted in rotting leaves but do check the acidity as though you are on sand it may well be acidic form the pile of leaves that have been dropped over the years.