Hi, if I can join the throng .. I'd dig out too. Only because if you get rid of most of the root you can plant something else instead. Why not dig out a wider border, put loads of organic matter.Vitalearth do a good peatfree organic soil improver and or compost to improve the soil and plant something that would look really good and be wildlife friendly too.
Conifers do get a bad press but they're no different to any other shrub/tree/plant. You look at their requirements, their rate of growth and the eventual height.Then you look at your plot and see if they fit. If they don't- don't plant them. Or only plant them if you intend maintaining them correctly.
The 'pencil' junipers for instance can make a great statement used in a line in big pots (or directly in the ground) - as edging to an avenue creating a vista or as a see through 'screen' into another part of the garden. They mimic the beautiful Italian cypresses but are ideal for our climate.
As Verdun says- lleylandii has a lot to answer for!
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Ah yes the lovely Leylandii. When I moved into this house my neighbour grew them as a hedge and kept them well clipped. Then she left, that was 10yrs ago and they haven't been cut since . Only cuts out sun from the west in my back garden, but the house opposite gets no sun on their south facing garden. There again the house next door but one has a variety of conifers. Postage stamp of a garden but LOTS of conifers! OK rant over
Conifers have their place in many gardens, just like any other plant altho' they do need to be placed carefully as most of them are forest trees.
The specimens in the picture at the start of the thread are another story... they are gonners and from the state of the garden in front of them are more than overdue for Verd's treatment. The loss of these will open up so many opportunities to improve this garden. Go for it, you won't be sorry.
If I could go off on a separate conifer tangent please that would be great....
we have just had a HUGE conifer cut down and are going to try to dig out the root, failing that get someone round to grind it out. Does anyone know how long the ground has be left before you can replant in that area?
If I could go off on a separate conifer tangent please that would be great....
we have just had a HUGE conifer cut down and are going to try to dig out the root, failing that get someone round to grind it out. Does anyone know how long the ground has be left before you can replant in that area?
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Hi, if I can join the throng .. I'd dig out too. Only because if you get rid of most of the root you can plant something else instead. Why not dig out a wider border, put loads of organic matter.Vitalearth do a good peatfree organic soil improver and or compost to improve the soil and plant something that would look really good and be wildlife friendly too.
Conifers do get a bad press but they're no different to any other shrub/tree/plant. You look at their requirements, their rate of growth and the eventual height.Then you look at your plot and see if they fit. If they don't- don't plant them. Or only plant them if you intend maintaining them correctly.
The 'pencil' junipers for instance can make a great statement used in a line in big pots (or directly in the ground) - as edging to an avenue creating a vista or as a see through 'screen' into another part of the garden. They mimic the beautiful Italian cypresses but are ideal for our climate.
As Verdun says- lleylandii has a lot to answer for!
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Or Freecycle them for someone who has a log burner!
Ah yes the lovely Leylandii. When I moved into this house my neighbour grew them as a hedge and kept them well clipped. Then she left, that was 10yrs ago and they haven't been cut since
. Only cuts out sun from the west in my back garden, but the house opposite gets no sun on their south facing garden. There again the house next door but one has a variety of conifers. Postage stamp of a garden but LOTS of conifers! OK rant over
Conifers have their place in many gardens, just like any other plant altho' they do need to be placed carefully as most of them are forest trees.
The specimens in the picture at the start of the thread are another story... they are gonners and from the state of the garden in front of them are more than overdue for Verd's treatment. The loss of these will open up so many opportunities to improve this garden. Go for it, you won't be sorry.
My tree is dying
Our commiserations katherine joyce ... we need a bit more information if we're going to try to help.
Tell us more about the tree, what sort it is, where it is, what its symptoms are and a photo would be really helpful
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If I could go off on a separate conifer tangent please that would be great....
we have just had a HUGE conifer cut down and are going to try to dig out the root, failing that get someone round to grind it out. Does anyone know how long the ground has be left before you can replant in that area?
As soon as you get rid of the stump you can dig it all over, dig in organic matter and replant.