Trimming The Trees

[ungreenthumb]

i've only joined today :P , but i must say that shrubs are almost nonexisting on our land. we live on acerage, 3.5 to be exact. divided by a natural drain, dam, and wildlife corridor, after 10 years of renting to tenants, there being only one green thumb amongst them :blink: (he mind you grew the smoking kind) ;) , we came back to a very over grown situation. my uncle came and climbed the cadadgee trees and "trimed" off all the branches so they dies naturally, we all know that nothing grows under them otherwise. just months ago mum brought a little chainsaw :( and got a friend to teach her how to use it. now 10 years of unkept gardens gave us the following: 20-30m gums(we like them), truck loads of bottlebrush "bushes" at 10-15m, and multitudes of weeds and many bonfires at 5m high. now we have cleared up the old fruit and nut patch i'm starting a water side garden with a jetty/dock thing :mellow: , and i'm trying to keep the lantana under control.

[grindle]

sounds as though you've got a big job to do, but won't it look nice :rolleyes:

[MaryG]

You've been working very hard there, maybe soon you can sit back and admire all your work.

[boo]

I hope you took a lot of before pictures because it sounds like a real project. I bet it's going to look great when you start getting a feel of how you want the place.

[MrSeedy]

I'd love to see some pictures as well, but even better to see some Australian scenery in person. Australia would be probably a first or second choice should I ever win a "trip" someday or get a large inheritance!!

[ungreenthumb]

well did i ever take pictures today kids, we havn't mowed our law in about 6 months cos of the horse, and mum said i'd have to get a dingy to get to the other side of our "pond"(dam), to kill the weeds and plant some plants that she couldn't remember the names for. and she's letting me do up a little pergola/sitting area thats going to have an above ground waddingpool! :mellow:

[mla2ofus]

Sounds Like a lot of work but then you can start having fun making it look the way you want it to.

[buster]

I too would like to see some pix. It iwll be worth the effort. Connie

[ungreenthumb]

well mum did some choppen and i only hope the right trees, i've just gotten home from work and am thinking about doing an assignment as soon as i've revived my little seedling darlings, too mush sun. but i have to say that my garden needs to be cleared of all things great and green. lol

[ungreenthumb]

:D i'm really happy with how fast i have cleaned up th garden,i've put up a fence but it wont keep the horse out. i'm going to get some tea tree mulch after i rake up all the leaves and rubble from the choppen, and i'm going to dig borders to the gardens and turn the soil, add lime and fertilizer. thank god for the horse at least he's good for one thing. :lol: :lol: how can i make the sand not so sandy?

[MaryG]

Adding organic matter to the sand will alter it over time. Leaves, prunings, kitchen waste - all that stuff will compost down and help amend your soil. Peat or coconut fibre will help too.