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Making a woodland garden

We have acquired a woodland area at the bottom of our garden (formerly a green belt). Would like to plant woodland flowers , shrubs etc. but not sure how to keep unwanted weeds and grass at bay. Also interested to know how Monty Don maintains his by woodlandgardener

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18/06/2012 17:03:21

by woodlandgardener

Talkback: Growing woodland anemones

And I only have to visit the Woodland Edge Garden at the Bristol Botanic Garden where A. blanda, nemorosa and pavonina among other species are carpeting the ground right now. I plant A. blanda in the green and have been successful in getting them by happymarion

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16/04/2012 22:46:07

by obelixx

Soil problem? (Newly created woodland area)

We've noticed growths of green algae and mossy stuff appearing on top of the soil in our woodland garden. We dug it over completely in the late spring and we're in the process of creating a woodland area. There is dappled shade from a neighbour by wisehedgecrone

11/08/2012 13:36:02

by sotongeoff

Can't garden so reading the books

in the near future. Lovely book this one if you like woodland and shade gardening. I've already made a list of shade plants you gave on another post . I have a lot of shade area (due to us putting a 6ft fence .between us and neighbour we bought land off by nutcutlet

23/03/2013 23:11:20

by Bunny..in..spring..

Talkback: Bleeding heart and foamflower pot display

Thanks for this, I'm keen to build up a collection of native woodland plants like these. Can anyone suggest any others? I already have foxgloves and cowslips - further suggestions gratefully received! Happy gardening! Pulmonnaria and Aquilegia by Burly_Elmwood

16/04/2012 20:12:02

by CELIA ROWSON

Bronze ornaments

and would love some ideas to put on my wish list! What things do you like ? Gosh, that sounds pricey! I went to a woodland garden somewhere in Southern England that was full of big sculptures. Some time ago and I've forgotton where it was. Here is a site by Berkley

30/01/2013 22:10:01

by Busy-Lizzie

transplanting wild bluebells

Hi ,there is a carpet of bluebells in a woodland directly behind my back garden,really stunning looking at the moment..I have a bank at the end of my garden and am in process of planting it up with daffodils and tulips and was wondering if I dug up by Ray 3

10/05/2013 23:57:17

by BobTheGardener

between a shed and a dark place

at the very back of my back garden i have a 5foot squared area with a shed on 1 side a brick wall on the opposite side and wooden fences on the other 2 sides with just a small path to the side, there is a large silver birch right in the middle by mentalmellor

11/05/2013 03:38:30

by Jontydoggle

Talkback: Oak trees

I looked up the Stelmužė oak on Google Maps - they reckon it's under a lake My garden backs onto a park of ancient woodland in North London. Mostly oak and hornbeam, but the old oaks with their great extending boughs were very damaged by the 1987 by desmond54321

28/11/2011 18:43:14

by suesuesue

Pruning Rhododendons - how? Help needed!

Hi! We have a very large and leggy Anthony Waterer rhodo which looks too big for its position in our newly created woodland garden. We'd like to prune it, but is it OK to cut it back hard without doing damage? And if so, how long, approximately by wisehedgecrone

26/06/2012 16:36:08

by Alina W

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