Thats a great lay out spewy, good idea to see how it works for you before you start moving the paths around! I should imagine once the plants get a bit bigger there'll be all sorts of suprises tucked away as you follow the path round
I would have that Skimmia out as well spewy, I tried to cut one back but it doesnt shoot out from the bottom.
The Laurel, cut it back now, to about a foot from the bottom, it will shoot out in no time and make a good foot or more of growth this year, and nice and thick from the bottom.
May I ask what the red thing is in the back ground?
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
It could be a skimmia, but it looks as though it's suffering from waterlogging.
This is a laurel when it's a hedge. Yours looks very young still. Ends of braches can be snipped off with secateurs to keep tidy and bushy. If you use a hedge cutter it can cut the rather large leaves in half which is not very attractive.
Dordogne and Norfolk. Clay in Dordogne, sandy in Norfolk.
I would have that Skimmia out as well spewy, I tried to cut one back but it doesnt shoot out from the bottom.
The Laurel, cut it back now, to about a foot from the bottom, it will shoot out in no time and make a good foot or more of growth this year, and nice and thick from the bottom.
May I ask what the red thing is in the back ground?
lol its a sledge. There is still lots of bits & pieces lying around from the moving day. I need to get the shed built
love the lay out, the sort of garden that as it matures will be full of surprises as you walk around a corner. That shrub no2 - doesn't look like a skimmia, Did you take the photo recently, if you did wait for spring - if it ever arrives, if you did take photo before leaf drop then remove it BUT it may be a gem that ahs just lost leaves in winter
I'd leave the second for a while and see what happens - wouldn't be surpised if it puts more leaf on, and might be a little treasure. Might well be a skimmia but...
But I guess it's a good time to ask what you want/need in your garden, what aspect it has and what the soil's like?
Speaking from experience, I tried to prune my skimmia, last spring, it never did shoot out from the cut branches, and is still not showing any signs of shooting.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
But I guess it's a good time to ask what you want/need in your garden, what aspect it has and what the soil's like?
I would be happy just to keep it as it was. I know the first layout pic i posted was very small but it seemed tidier as everything in the garden was a year younger when the pic was taken. I am concerned that it will become overgrown looking.
On the soil - - - sorry all i can tell you is it is currently very wet
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No worries, thats the sort of advice i need, if there is no point leaving it till spring/summer i will get it lifted.
As promised here is a better pic of the layout.
Thats a great lay out spewy, good idea to see how it works for you before you start moving the paths around! I should imagine once the plants get a bit bigger there'll be all sorts of suprises tucked away as you follow the path round
I would have that Skimmia out as well spewy, I tried to cut one back but it doesnt shoot out from the bottom.
The Laurel, cut it back now, to about a foot from the bottom, it will shoot out in no time and make a good foot or more of growth this year, and nice and thick from the bottom.
May I ask what the red thing is in the back ground?
It could be a skimmia, but it looks as though it's suffering from waterlogging.
This is a laurel when it's a hedge. Yours looks very young still. Ends of braches can be snipped off with secateurs to keep tidy and bushy. If you use a hedge cutter it can cut the rather large leaves in half which is not very attractive.
lol its a sledge. There is still lots of bits & pieces lying around from the moving day. I need to get the shed built
love the lay out, the sort of garden that as it matures will be full of surprises as you walk around a corner. That shrub no2 - doesn't look like a skimmia, Did you take the photo recently, if you did wait for spring - if it ever arrives, if you did take photo before leaf drop then remove it BUT it may be a gem that ahs just lost leaves in winter
I'd leave the second for a while and see what happens - wouldn't be surpised if it puts more leaf on, and might be a little treasure. Might well be a skimmia but...
But I guess it's a good time to ask what you want/need in your garden, what aspect it has and what the soil's like?
Speaking from experience, I tried to prune my skimmia, last spring, it never did shoot out from the cut branches, and is still not showing any signs of shooting.
I would be happy just to keep it as it was. I know the first layout pic i posted was very small but it seemed tidier as everything in the garden was a year younger when the pic was taken. I am concerned that it will become overgrown looking.
On the soil - - - sorry all i can tell you is it is currently very wet