Think of it like Crimea. Annex it and claim sovereign rights! Be more Vlad!!
Multigrain_Migraine on
So this field behind my garden has been vacant for decades and I could never get access to cut anything on the far side of the fence, so until last week there was a thicket of brambles and miscellaneous garden escapees growing there. This was both impossible to maintain and reduced the light getting to my hedge so the plants got weird and leggy.
Now there is a building going up so as part of the work the fence line was cleared. The hedge looks very pathetic since it’s all deciduous stuff but the fact that it will get a lot more light for a while makes me think I should do something drastic to renew them. And maybe I would also like to dig up some of these shrubs, which I inherited from the previous owner, and plant something that will look nice in the winter.
Thoughts? I’ve got two clematis that are currently languishing in pots that I’ll probably throw in there, and I think I’ll plant some bulbs if I find some on sale this week. I’m thinking maybe I should try planting some thorny stuff for security reasons as well, so maybe holly? Mahonia?
I could also try to squeeze in a basket willow that I have growing in a pot but it’s probably way too big and I should find a place to practice guerrilla gardening and plant it on the edge of a woodland near here.
CurrentWrong4363 on
Willow would be a really good option for something quick growing but it looks like you have everything you need. You can just start training it into a hedge.
Take a look at hedge laying. It’s a process of cutting branches leaving enough for it to keep growing.
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Think of it like Crimea. Annex it and claim sovereign rights! Be more Vlad!!
So this field behind my garden has been vacant for decades and I could never get access to cut anything on the far side of the fence, so until last week there was a thicket of brambles and miscellaneous garden escapees growing there. This was both impossible to maintain and reduced the light getting to my hedge so the plants got weird and leggy.
Now there is a building going up so as part of the work the fence line was cleared. The hedge looks very pathetic since it’s all deciduous stuff but the fact that it will get a lot more light for a while makes me think I should do something drastic to renew them. And maybe I would also like to dig up some of these shrubs, which I inherited from the previous owner, and plant something that will look nice in the winter.
Thoughts? I’ve got two clematis that are currently languishing in pots that I’ll probably throw in there, and I think I’ll plant some bulbs if I find some on sale this week. I’m thinking maybe I should try planting some thorny stuff for security reasons as well, so maybe holly? Mahonia?
I could also try to squeeze in a basket willow that I have growing in a pot but it’s probably way too big and I should find a place to practice guerrilla gardening and plant it on the edge of a woodland near here.
Willow would be a really good option for something quick growing but it looks like you have everything you need. You can just start training it into a hedge.
Take a look at hedge laying. It’s a process of cutting branches leaving enough for it to keep growing.