Tree planting

Filcris Recycled Plastic

Filcris Recycled Plastic
Projects undertaken by Filcris or our customers in the garden, on the allotment and anywhere else that looks interesting.

Orchids

Orchids in and out of the garden
My attempts to grow orchids in my garden and some pictures of much better orchids in the wider countryside.

Photo Albums

Creating the meadow

This is a record of the first part of the project, between March and September 2005 when we did the groundwork for the meadow. Most of the relevant details about the process are included in the comments for each photo so I haven't repeated it elsewhere.

Some excellent places to visit

02/27/2011

Tree planting

I planted a damson tree in the dry meadow today. I know, I know a tree in the meadow means it isn't a meadow. True but I need my garden to be productive and the meadow just isn't earning it's keep! Of course it does provide a refuge for predators (and pests, probably) and it certainly gladdens my heart, but I can't use the hay, apart for composting (and it is full of weed seeds of course). I could feed it to rabbits and eat them, but I doubt I would be able to kill them.
So, I planted a damson tree, it is a native plant (ish), which will bear nectar giving flowers, it is a small tree (on a dwarfing Pyxie rootstock). I have commuted the tree planting sin of leaving grass up to the tree. Normally this competition would be eliminated but I want a natural appearance and holding back the fruit is a price I'm prepared to accept. I also planted a Cambridge Gage near the cherry tree, just to show that I can do it properly.