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Will anything grow in here??
noviceneedshelp
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ive moved into a house with alot of land and part of it is this pine wood, i will add pics. Theres a lot of rodys and bracken but thats about it!
My questions are 1) whats the best way to clear some of the bracken? And 2) will anything grow under the pine trees orher than rodys??
Thankyou for your ideas and comments
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that's rather lovely, don't rush into changing it
In the sticks near Peterborough
Thankyou for your replies
there are a couple of clearer areas that i maybe able to plant in, im thinking mainly spring bulbs if they will grow under the pines in acid conditions with little too soil, ill post pics to give you an idea!
In truth, not a lot likes growing under pine trees, although you could try native bluebells, for example. When clearing bracken, remember that its spores can be carcinogenic. This might bee useful:
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=445
Harebells
That's very typical of our Scottish lowland areas so it might be worth looking at any site offering info on that. Not much will grow under cover of bracken I'm afraid, so if you want ornamentals, you'll have to attempt to clear it. That's not easy, as pansyface says.
Ponticum really is a serious pest. If you do have that - try and get rid of it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
research heathland species,
have a look at some gardens online that open to the public and see if there are any on your local area that have 'enhanced' native woodland or pineitums
I love it.
I think I would leave it as it is.
When you don't even know who's in the team
S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
I have to agree doc and nut - I'd leave that bit pretty much as it is and simply 'manage' it, and then make an ornamental area on the edge of it, or elsewhere depending on the site.
I didn't have time to add that !
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I love it too ... looks like Pooh's Hundred Acre Wood (or how I imagine it anyway). I'd just manage the bracken and as Fairy suggests, create a woodland fringe garden at the edges ... I'd give my eye teeth for that
P.S. I'd add loads and loads of different sorts of bird boxes, also for bats, owls and nest sites for different falcons etc.
Perhaps put nectar-rich plants in the glades for woodland butterflies and food plants for their caterpillars.
And ask Father Christmas for a trail camera or two
Last edited: 12 August 2016 16:52:34
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.