Really interested in your approach. I've been using woodchips for paths for many years and once they breakdown I use them as a mulch on borders. Certainly seem to help with fertility and weeding and the plants grow well through it. I get the woodchips for free from the guys who take out trees / branches close to telephone lines for BT .... they're always glad to have someone happy to take them.
You could try some hardy geraniums in your south facing border ... they will still look "woodlandy" ... geranium renardii, geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White', and geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' (which is evergreen for me in southern Scotland) all grow well in full sun.
Gardener and beekeeper in beautiful Scottish Borders
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
I germinated and grew on young plants in neat coir last year. I wanted to experiment...some neat coir, some a mix of coir and peat based compost and some just peat compost. I saw no real difference in growth or health of plants
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It certainly sounds impressive. I shall look forward to seeing the pictures in the height of summer to see just what does like growing in this system.
Good luck and keep us up to date please.
Hi Steve,
Really interested in your approach. I've been using woodchips for paths for many years and once they breakdown I use them as a mulch on borders. Certainly seem to help with fertility and weeding and the plants grow well through it. I get the woodchips for free from the guys who take out trees / branches close to telephone lines for BT .... they're always glad to have someone happy to take them.
You could try some hardy geraniums in your south facing border ... they will still look "woodlandy" ... geranium renardii, geranium clarkei 'Kashmir White', and geranium x cantabrigiense 'Biokovo' (which is evergreen for me in southern Scotland) all grow well in full sun.
A single bee creates just one twelfth of a teaspoon of honey in her lifetime
I germinated and grew on young plants in neat coir last year. I wanted to experiment...some neat coir, some a mix of coir and peat based compost and some just peat compost. I saw no real difference in growth or health of plants