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by jennymsaunders
Sun Jan 29, 2023 3:14 pm
Forum: Other Habitat Management
Topic: Hedgelaying
Replies: 16
Views: 17859

Re: Hedgelaying

Jenny re laying the hedge and your dogs - a laid hedge done well should be stock (and dog!) proof. Are you concerned about them getting under/through or over?! I have lurchers and used to have one that could jump high. Before we got our hedge laid our current lurcher did get under the hedge once th...
by jennymsaunders
Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:26 pm
Forum: Other Habitat Management
Topic: Hedgelaying
Replies: 16
Views: 17859

Re: Hedgelaying

Hi Clem, A few years ago I left bare root yew plants heeled in through the worst of the weather and only planted them out properly in March. They were fine. March/April are good planting months for all plants. They are unlikely to make new root growth until the weather warms up. The important thing ...
by jennymsaunders
Sun Jan 15, 2023 12:23 pm
Forum: Other Habitat Management
Topic: Hedgelaying
Replies: 16
Views: 17859

Re: Hedgelaying

Hi Phillip, really interesting 'before and after' pictures of your hedge at Denbury. Do you know how many years it will take for the hedge to become stock proof? I would love to get my 2acre garden/meadow hedge laid, but have dogs which need to be kept in, so am concerned about getting the hedge don...
by jennymsaunders
Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:38 pm
Forum: One Person's Weed, Another's Wild Plant...?
Topic: Thistles - act in May and June
Replies: 3
Views: 3708

Re: Thistles - act in May and June

Thanks Amy - that is very interesting. My farmer neighbour doesn't appear to be bothered about spear thistle, it is allowed to grow in his 'set aside' strips in fields that are sometimes used for sheep. However my dog doesn't like it much when he steps on it, so I can see it might be a problem for s...
by jennymsaunders
Sun Jun 27, 2021 1:33 pm
Forum: All about Garden Meadows
Topic: First self-seeded orchid: A garden meadow milestone!
Replies: 6
Views: 6070

Re: First self-seeded orchid: A garden meadow milestone!

Wow - how wonderful is that. 5 years ago we had one early purple orchid flower...this year we spotted another one - but it is a couple of hundred meters away from the original and on very different ground! There are many in the roadside verges in this area.
by jennymsaunders
Mon Jun 21, 2021 4:33 pm
Forum: One Person's Weed, Another's Wild Plant...?
Topic: Thistles - act in May and June
Replies: 3
Views: 3708

Re: Thistles - act in May and June

Why is Spear Thistle injurious please. I can't see where is says on the Defra ID link.
by jennymsaunders
Sun May 16, 2021 11:55 am
Forum: South Devon
Topic: Mothecombe
Replies: 4
Views: 3900

Re: Mothecombe

Thank you John (at Mothecombe), I enjoyed the article about the garden in 'The English Garden' magazine. Mothecombe is now on my list to visit sometime...unfortunately I have missed your NGS open day this year. Are you planning to do another one? My NGS open weekend is coming up fast 5th and 6th Jun...
by jennymsaunders
Tue May 11, 2021 11:52 am
Forum: South Devon
Topic: South Hams meadows
Replies: 15
Views: 14153

Re: South Hams meadows

Lynda- yellow rattle is the most important seed to get. Buy it in August time, and sow it fresh. It took 2 to 3 years for mine to start to be self replicating each year. The seed also likes a cold period, so with our mild winters I sometimes kept a bit back and put it in the fridge for a couple of w...
by jennymsaunders
Tue May 11, 2021 11:48 am
Forum: South Devon
Topic: South Hams meadows
Replies: 15
Views: 14153

Re: South Hams meadows

Hi we are in Moreleigh and have been working on our wild flower meadow for 4 years- it’s slow but getting there ! Yellow rattle increasing every year. We grazed first 2 winters for only a few weeks at a time but haven’t for last 2 for logistical reasons. I def think grazing speeds things up ! We ar...
by jennymsaunders
Tue May 11, 2021 11:45 am
Forum: South Devon
Topic: South Hams meadows
Replies: 15
Views: 14153

Re: South Hams meadows

Richard Lewis wrote: Sun May 09, 2021 8:24 am We have 3 acres at Coummunity Orchard Week (next to Dartington) where we're aiming to restore the grassland under the fruit trees.
[/quote Hi Richard, what fruit trees are you growing? How often do you cut the grass?]