neues Haus – ziemlich neu in der Gartenarbeit … Ich bin so versucht, all das auszugraben, weil sie für mich so abscheulich sind und das Gras am Rand ganz schlammig machen, vermutlich weil sie das Licht blockieren?!
Ist es ein allzu dramatischer Schritt, alles zu ersetzen? Könnten sie in ein paar Monaten hübscher aussehen?!
Von: Background-Base130
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Gut it all then and line a new border + buy stuff you like
Nope. You could chop it all back, but if you don’t like it get rid. Start off with two or three show plants, then some intermediate size ones and so on.
Maybe cut back the biggest one . And wait until
Summer to see what flowers . A lot of plants look awful just now . Once summer has been and if they haven’t flowered then I’d get rid .
The yellow is scotch broom which has a stunning fragrance. That can be cut back and is quite hardy given the right soil conditions. Maybe do a check on the soil type you have, have a good cut back, see what survives. It probably seems unsightly as it hasn’t had a trim back in a while. You’ve got some well established plants by the look of it. Good luck 🤞
Find out what everything is – you can do that easily with Google lens. Then decide if you want to keep it, and if so, look up how to prune it and train it. You have a cotoneaster there which will give you nice autumn berries, and a forsythia, yellow flowers just coming.
Cut things back where they are growing out over the lawn, and put some strong wires along the fence so you can tie the plants back to that.
It looks like on the left you have a lovely broom which will be full of yellow flowers soon. It might be a honeysuckle on the right which will be a beautiful climber with scented flowers, but probably needs staking back, or I guess allow it to wind through the hedge. In the centre is a hedging plant that is overhanging the grass. Perhaps cut every branch off that looks like it might stick over the edge so that it’s all upright.
If you are uncertain about what a plant might be and have an iPhone, take a photo and after you have taken it, push the screen up. It will say ‘look up plant’ and it will try to work out what it is, so you can see a picture of what it might look like when it’s in leaf or in flower.
Id suggest not to make choices about what you do or don’t want based on what you now have – almost everything looks like a dirty old stick at the moment apart from spring bulbs!
If you fancy a real workout and are looking for beds with bulbs in then dig it all out and carry on of course, but it will be a lot of effort and may not be as rewarding as keeping some of the plants you have.
Yeah dig it all out, 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
Also check roots are destroying ya fence here, ??
I would dig it all up and plant some nice medium sizes perennial flowering plants and shrubs.
Regards the lawn aerate it, feed and reseed.
The shrubs can be trimmed back which will make them look better. Trimming needs to be done now-ish.
If after they start growing again and in some cases flowering later in the year you could dig them out.
If you like birds in your garden I would leave it
Regards the lawn aerate it, feed and reseed.
The shrubs can be trimmed back which will make them look better. Trimming needs to be done now-ish. Don’t cut back the broom as it will soon be in flower.
If after they start growing again and in some cases flowering later in the year you could dig them out if you still don’t like them.
If you don’t want to cut the shrubs right back you could prune the shrub to give a better shape by removing single branches
Also give the soil under the shrubs a good feed.
Sorry, I hate it too.
I’d have it alllll out.
You can reshape the bed to make to wider and deeper.
Throw on a couple of bags of manure or garden compost if you were lucky enough to inherit a heap.
If a new gardener and not flush with cash id suggest tidying it up* and giving your garden a year to see what the plants really are/do. Most things look sad in winter.
By this time next year or even before you’ll have a much better view.
There are probably bigger priorities for your time/money if youve just moved and you may just be making a rod for your own back.
Instead take a beat and then make a plan as you go once you know a) whats what b) how youd like your garden to look and c) once youve resolved any other bigger priorities.
*prun back, clean up the soil and remove all the crap. Seed the lawn if you like. Its basically free and will look tons better. If you like you could now sew some seed/plugs (annuals) or summer/autumn flowering bulbs to fill out gaps with flowers for cheap.
Get the ivy off the fence (it WILL cover all of it eventually), trim the overgrown stuff back by 1/3 then wait and see. Less effort than gutting it and you’ve also tidied it up.
I have some plants that look stunning in summer but look like old raggedy weeds atm, so it’s worth waiting.
I had the same problem. Moved in a year ago, waited a year to see what things did. Have just harshly cut back several shrubs. (Really really harshly in some cases). If it comes back and I can maintain it at a smaller size: great. If it doesn’t come back I’ll replace next year. But right now I’m pleased every time I look out the window as I found it suffocating before. I’ve reclaimed quite a bit of lawn which I’ll reseed soon. Garden can be quite the money pit, especially for a newbie so tidying up what you already have can be a good place to start.
It’s too narrow, needs more depth. Too many people put in tiny borders.
If you’ve just moved in the ideal thing to do is nothing, everything will look very different in a few months so wait it out if you can and see what is what and whether you want to keep it.
You could give things a bit of a tidy but from a wildlife/ eco perspective it’s better to wait until summer time as most critters will be utilising all the scrub and foliage. The best gardeners understand this and leave things messy until summer in order to support wildlife.
If something is large you might be okay giving it a gentle prune back but don’t go overboard if you’re new to gardening. Most things look worse immediately after pruning, it’s more about making them look nicer in the year ahead. Some newbies don’t understand this and end up cutting things too far back.
You’ll probably find that replacing the fence panels in the summer will improve everything massively. If you take all that out now whatever you put there will still look untidy because the fence panel is coming to the end of its life.
You could try watching Gardeners World or some Monty Don on YouTube. Gardening is really enjoyable once you get into it so those might give you some ideas.
On top of that, get yourself some decent secateurs.
I think you might find your border will look a lot more pleasing once things are shaped and tidied and youve replaced the fence panels.
Good luck.
Give it a trim and see what you have in the summer. Then decide.
Do it. Get rid then before it all grows another 2 feet this year. The ivy in the fence you could leave as it will eventually hold the fence panels together. When raked, spread some wildflower seeds
Don’t judge on how it looks now, give a few more wks & they will start blooming
Don’t go scorched earth until you’ve experienced a full year and know what it looks like during each season. Having said that, you can afford to get rid of nasties like the cotoneaster and in doing so, let some light in. The yellow flowering shrub on the left is likely a forsythia (not broom) – def keep this for structure and for winter interest!
Ooooo scotch broom that smells lovely and the bees simply adore it I would give it a chance trim branches back to a joint and see what it all does it may surprise you but if it doesn’t at least you’ve given it a chance
Be careful pruning anything until you know what it is. Some shrubs need pruning immediately after flowering or you lose this year’s or next year’s flowers