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Old Posted: 07-06-2011 , 08:44 PM #9
Annabee
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hi Barry, I have a much smaller patch than you and a bad back to boot! I just planted some small native trees, dug good sized holes, added my own compost and popped in the trees, stomp the soil around the roots and added a sturdy wood post to support the tree and water regularly till they get settled in, you can add bulbs/seeds around the tree, I put bluebells and forget me nots which have spread all over now. birds galore! planted trees road side boundery, keeps the neighbors happy and gives me privacy! I did use a fairly toxic weed killer, but only on thistles and docs, got a few tubs of wild flower mixed seeds from lidles and just sprinkled through the grass and they thrived, happy bees and butterflies!! following year added a small pond with fish and plants and rockery around it with some rocks going into the pond, lovley watching the blackbirds drink and bathe in it! this year hoping to find some thing to keep it beautiful in the winter too. hope this helps, Ann
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