Wow thank you for all those suggestions and advice,I'm spoilt for choice?. I'm on a corner plot, quite a wide garden so a tree that doesnt grow massive wouldnt affect the neighbour on left side of us, the other side of the fence is grass verge and pavement. I'm not planting a tree right next to the fence but about 2/3 ft away from it. I suppose when I say good for wildlife I mean something that does everything through the seasons!
Good luck with it lovegardening. Prepare your site well first and look after it during it's first year till well established, and you'll give it every chance of success
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
Hi everyone, my mum bought me a hawthorn tree for my birthday which is being delivered tomorrow. So excited! I've dug in horticultural grit and farmyard manure, is there anything else I need to do before I get it planted? Can I under plant at the same time?
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Wow thank you for all those suggestions and advice,I'm spoilt for choice?. I'm on a corner plot, quite a wide garden so a tree that doesnt grow massive wouldnt affect the neighbour on left side of us, the other side of the fence is grass verge and pavement. I'm not planting a tree right next to the fence but about 2/3 ft away from it. I suppose when I say good for wildlife I mean something that does everything through the seasons!
VIBURNUM OPULUS
SPRING - BLACKBIRD NEST.
SUMMER - FLOWERS FOR BEES
AUTUMN - BERRIES FOR EVERYONE
WINTER - SAFE HAVEN FOR SMALL BIRDS IN BAD WEATHER. HOME TO HIBERNATING INSECTS AND SLEEPY SPIDERS.
Just a thought .....
If you are growing that close to a fence then you might be better with a "lollipop" shaped tree.
Viburnum opulus is lovely but will be wider than you might want .... could end up looking squashed up against the fence.
Bee
Aww thank you. I think I'm going to go for the hawthorn. Sooooo excited!?. Thank you again for all your advice.
Good luck with it lovegardening. Prepare your site well first and look after it during it's first year till well established, and you'll give it every chance of success
Hi everyone, my mum bought me a hawthorn tree for my birthday which is being delivered tomorrow. So excited! I've dug in horticultural grit and farmyard manure, is there anything else I need to do before I get it planted? Can I under plant at the same time?