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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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Posted: Sat Nov 20, 04 9:05 pm Post subject: Garden Conservation |
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I was just wondering what people do in their gardens?
We've added several ponds since moving in and have had a few years of frog and toads successfully breeding and the garden was crawling with little toads this year.
My main achievement is with the end of our garden. The garden is quite long and we have room for a sitting area, a few flowers, veg patch, chicken patch, greenhouse, fruit patch and shed. There was still a reasonable area at the end of the garden. Our neighbour on one side decided to cut down his apple trees to make life easier ( ) and on the other they covered the entire area with plastic, gravel and bark ( ) as they don't like anything living there.
However, we looked at various books to see what grows naturally, ordered a large batch of saplings and planted a mix of hawthorn, sloe, various wild roses, hazel, field maple etc a few years ago.
In places the soil is only a few cm thick and solid chalk underneath, but the trees have done very well; I managed to lay a small strip of hawthorn hedge last winter and it's all grown this year. We've seen wood mice, voles, large groups of slow worms (a slither of slow worms?), frogs, toads, newts, and numerous other animals up there. This year we've also had wood blewits and field mushrooms move in and next year who knows. Hopefully, when we sell the house people will happily leave the patch to nature. It may be a little, but it all helps. |
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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deerstalker
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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deerstalker
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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sean Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 42219 Location: North Devon
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 25795 Location: Jumping on the bandwagon of opportunism
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jema Downsizer Moderator
Joined: 28 Oct 2004 Posts: 28235 Location: escaped from Swindon
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