Garden – The Trees are Coming Down.
No Longer a Dark Garden?
There was an answering machine message when I got home yesterday. The lady next door had left the message to say that he son was arriving in the morning to cut down her trees.
I have mixed feelings about this. There are 2 large, very large Leylandii next to my garden fence and so I would not mind them going. Further up the garden they have a Spruce which is large and looking weary. Up from that (these are all along the fence) are a couple of smaller trees. The result is that the right hand side of my garden is in shade and is dry. Removing the Leylandii would help the light and dryness. I would be sorry to see the Spruce go as I have always had a soft spot for Spruce trees. However, they really are not garden trees.
What worries me more is that they may be thinking of taking down all the other trees in their garden. Their garden is wreathed in mature trees, Horse Chestnut, Sycamore, and various large (overgrown) bushes. None of the trees should be in a domestic garden, that is true, but they are there now and they contribute to the large number of birds that visit my garden. I also wonder whether some of the local bats roost in them.
Two years ago a neighbour just down the road sold part of their garden and a house was built on it. Down came the trees and the local bird and bat population took a hit. I just hope that the same is not about to happen again.
So happy, that the garden will no longer have a dark dry bed, and that the Green house will get more light. Happy that another tree will not come crashing down – one of mine succumbed to the gales a few years ago. I just hope that it won’t be a crash and burn exercise.
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