Gardeners!

[Dave 123]

[QUOTE 5259856, member: 9609"]sounds like my best bet is to plant a small one between - if I dig a hole between (1 foot diameter foot deep) should I break off any roots from the existing leylandis to give the little one room to spread its roots? I'm thinking the existing leylandis won't mind too much having an odd root snapped off?[/QUOTE]

Root pruning is fine on established trees.

The garden pics are nice!

 

[Tail End Charlie]

Great work User9609 lots of time and effort gone into there, looks fab. Hope you can find the time to enjoy it. Love the slab lifter idea, although I gave up on 3x2's years ago and don't miss them one bit!

 

[Tin Pot]

[QUOTE 5259858, member: 9609"]thought I would give you a tour of my efforts this past few years, with a wee trip roond the hoose. The stone wall took me ages but it worked out ok in the end, first time I've ever bold anythink like that. The stone was just sourced from farmers fields, mainly the stuff that comes out when planting tatties. The big yins took a lot of getting home. View attachment 411553 View attachment 411554 View attachment 411555 View attachment 411556

I'm redoing this corner, huge rockery with path round it View attachment 411557 View attachment 411558
note the home made slab lifter - those 3x2s are a bugger[/QUOTE]

Wow. Didn’t realise here were so many ‘real’ gardeners on here

 

[keithmac]

@User9609 beautiful garden you've made there!.

I had to turf most of my shed out to find my trusty shredder, turned all this

into this

Hawthorne tree/ bush wouldn't shred without a fight.

Hand dug my last two post holes after clearing the carnage next door!.

Think my knees have had enough for now..

Can I prune this down to fence level and if so when's the best time to do it?.

Last but not least, Daisy keeping us company outside.

Just got front fence to do now!..

On the odd side I've been asked to go and look at a fencing job!, can't decide what my Sundays are worth though.. 5 panels and 7 posts by the look of it..

 

[Dave 123]

@User9609 beautiful garden you've made there!.

I had to turf most of my shed out to find my trusty shredder, turned all this

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into this

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Hawthorne tree/ bush wouldn't shred without a fight.

Hand dug my last two post holes after clearing the carnage next door!.

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Think my knees have had enough for now..

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Can I prune this down to fence level and if so when's the best time to do it?.

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Last but not least, Daisy keeping us company outside.

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Just got front fence to do now!..

On the odd side I've been asked to go and look at a fencing job!, can't decide what my Sundays are worth though.. 5 panels and 7 posts by the look of it..

Your lilac will take a severe prune. I've taken ones bigger than that down to 3' stumps. They'll bush nicely. You may not see flowers for a couple of years. Give it a good mulch and feed and regular soakings after you prune it. Do it once the flowers are starting to fade.

I'll say aim between the top and middle fence rail.

 

[keithmac]

Your lilac will take a severe prune. I've taken ones bigger than that down to 3' stumps. They'll bush nicely. You may not see flowers for a couple of years. Give it a good mulch and feed and regular soakings after you prune it. Do it once the flowers are starting to fade.

I'll say aim between the top and middle fence rail.

Cheers for advice, that's a fair prune!.

It's neighbours tree but I've offered to trim it down a bit for her.

 

[Dave 123]

Cheers for advice, that's a fair prune!.

It's neighbours tree but I've offered to trim it down a bit for her.

I'm known for my exciting pruning. It'll live!

 

[Dave 123]

[QUOTE 5261986, member: 9609"]@Dave 123 @Heltor Chasca
took your advice and planted a little one between them, its pretty dry in there, would a bucket of water a day be too much, I guess you could drown it?
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You won't drown it. The bigger ones will pull all the available moisture out of the soil. The new one will need all the help it can get.

If you go to your local reputable horticulture emporium see if they sell Chempak fertiliser , the high nitrogen one is what you're after, plus a good mulch of compost

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Chempak-No-2-High-Nitrogen-Plant/dp/B005AV58IS

 

[Heltor Chasca]

[QUOTE 5261986, member: 9609"]@Dave 123 @Heltor Chasca
took your advice and planted a little one between them, its pretty dry in there, would a bucket of water a day be too much, I guess you could drown it?
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I guage a bucket a week for a young tree (6 foot+) per week, but so long as you give it a drenching occasionally (once a week or more in hot, dry, windy weather) and keep the soil moist it will establish quickly enough. A bucket a day is excessive but leylandii are quite tough. More of a problem if they dry out. I find those little plants like you have bought do a better job at settling.

 

[Dave 123]

[QUOTE 5262041, member: 9609"]I have some of this, would this be of any use (I think its for grass)
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As long as it's a plant fertiliser!
The numbers look correct. Just watch the strength though!

Don't get any on the leaves of the plant, it might burn it.

Also, give little and often.

 

[Heltor Chasca]

One trick to get young trees that aren’t doing well to establish is to leave a chainsaw within the tree’s sight. It will come to it’s senses quickly enough and start getting it’s act together.

 

[keithmac]

Came in last night and my wife was a bit sheepish, she'd been cutting the hedge..

Luckily it wasn't a that bad to repair, 20 mins and good as new. Managed to remember to fit the strain relief boot on the cable first time which was a miracle.

Hovered the leaves out as well so its had a full service.

 

[Dave 123]

One trick to get young trees that aren’t doing well to establish is to leave a chainsaw within the tree’s sight. It will come to it’s senses quickly enough and start getting it’s act together.

I've been known to verbally give a plant an ultimatum. Sometimes it works.

 

[User16390]

Front garden is progressing. The peonies have just gone over ,but the lupins have started to take over, this will be followed by the delphiniums and phlox and my Dahlias, Crocosmia and Asters will see me into autumn. Oh and I slipped in a sneaky Cardoon at the back.

 

[Dave 123]

@User16390 lovely. No bare soil. Just how it should be!
The cardoon will be looking through the upstairs window in a minute.