Old trees, new trees.

I love it all!

Beautiful. Know what you mean about the lone sliver birch, but isn't the sound of the wind passing through its leaves lovely? The trio that you have planted should look great. nice idea. They grow fast, so reckon you'll get a lot of pleasure out of them in no time.

Autumn cherry is a favourite of mine aswell. I haven't got one in this garden but I did in the cottage. You have a lot of trees - I like the cedar too.

I'm very envious - although I have lots of trees around me I don't have a tree of my own! My garden is small (30' x 40' long). I would love a Mountain Ash but am afraid it will grow too big. How big does your autumn cherry grow? You obviously know a lot about trees, perhaps you can make some suggestions for me. When I get the back fence re-done (hopefully this summer) I will gain another foot - it could make all the difference! I love your young weeping ash - beautiful. Very, very interesting blog. Thanks.

lovely photos.. your lucky to have so many trees.... not to much room in mine...... although i have planted a twisted curly willow and small silver birch..........

A lovely blog Spritz ,it made me think about how many trees we have in the garden I should make a list one day ..I like the fact that your previous owners decided to plant another weeping Ash for the future , I like my silver birches, I like the colour of the bark and the way the wind ruffles the leaves :o)

Thanks Spritz, from me too, lovely blog. Trees are def. the way to go if you have space. You know they'll be there for many years to come.

fantastic blog. the dreaded honey fungus took my 2 lovely 45yr old + Silver birch. I havent planted anything in the space yet but i will.
i love trees. children are not allowed to to take conkers into school due to Health and Safety concerns. doesnt stop them throwing things up into the one in the local church yard though.

Thanks loved your photos of all your trees

I wouldn't want to be without trees. They add height to a garden and are things of beauty in their own right. Glad other people love them also.

Lovely to have so many trees, if you have the space I think they really make a garden.
Shame about the lack of interest in conkers, my brother - and my son - used to soak them in vinegar and then bake them in the oven. It was a very serious business in those days.

What gorgeous trees you have...I am so jealous. I have planted a young contorted willow but it's only about 3ft tall...my patience will have to be better than yours. As for conkers...am I the only person left who loves picking them up when they are newly "shelled"..so soft and smooth, they almost feel alive. I always carry one in my pocket as a natural stress buster!! Kids aren't allowed to play conkers without eye protectors...laughable!!

Yes, I agree - I love picking them up in the autumn, and they are supposed to help to keep spiders away, so I put some in the house. Old cottages do suffer from spiders!

great blog Spritz your trees are amazing. the old ash is holding on in there..;-)) we love planting trees here. i keep planting fruit trees as all the old have stopped producing edible fruit like yours...Julian on the other hand loves to buy trees because he sees them when we are out at the markets. he sneeks them in when i'm not looking. suddenly a eucalyptus or a pine will pop up as if by magic.lol

I'd be doing the same if we had more space! I'd love a spinney... well, I can dream, can't I! I'd like an Amelanchier, more flowering cherries, a Pawlonia, a Cercis, a Robinia, a Gingko biloba - and, and, and... I could go on and on!

Simply beautifull - what a treasure they all are. Give them a hug from me :) x

Ah-ha! Someone else who hugs trees! Welcome to GOY - all the more so as you are a tree-hugger! :-)
I can't get my arms round the old ash tree, but it does feel good...

we all hugged the trees in Helegon...theres just something about hugging an old tree like your ash. ;-))

Hooray! Another tree-hugger! Maybe we 're mad, but I still like doing it....

no not mad just slightly excentric...lol

Your trees look great

Spritz,
I love your trees, they are such a boon in the garden. Your stunning horse chestnut would be valued in our village - conkers are still very popular amongst the local boys and girls here. I can never make up my mind what my favourite tree is.

Only just caught up with your blog Spritz, you have some lovely trees and its good you are planting for the future, so many people are removing a lot of our trees these days,our local schools have been encouraging the chidren to take part in planting schemes and we have quite a few new trees appearing which is a definite plus,I,m also one that loves to gather the conkers and my grandson thinks its great.Do you have the one that has the polished bark (sorry cant think of its name)thats one of my favourites.....

Acer griseum? Prunus serrula? No. I wish...:-(

Nice to hear that childern are learning to plant trees - so important with modern gardens getting smaller and smaller.

You have a lovely mix of shapes in your garden, Spritz. :-)

Thanks, David - you'll see them for real in June!

Spritz loved your blog, we are very fond of trees and although we only have a small garden we have a silver birch, a robinia a sorbus all fairly large, and recently planted an amelanchia, we have a ginko which my husband has standardised, two pittosporums, and have just put in Albrizia and a Catalpa (which look like dead sticks at the moment.....as does the Tamarix.....the second one to replace the first stick, now waiting for another to replace the second stick lol some you win some you lose........

And in full leaf, too! Have today booked my accomodation, so, really looking forward to the trip, and taking pics of your driftwood sculpture (here, at home, called T Rex by James and Eilidh, from the "Jurassic Park" movie series).
No wonder my garden always seems to resemble a film set, lol! :-)

My poor sculpture - a dinosaur! I won't be able to look at it without thinking that, now, David! Dragons - dragons - I don't mind that, a touch of the mystics about it - but DINOSAURS!!!! No, no. Where are you staying, David?

Dee - how lovely - you mentioned your Amalanchier. On my wish-list!

My Tamarix is not well - it is old and wired up to a sturdy stake. I think it will have to be replaced soon. Poor thing - so pretty when it flowers!

Oh please don't be upset, Spritz. "Dragon" was my personal impression, too. I'll get them singing "Puff the Magic dragon" and that will ride their minds of Jurassic creatures, haha! :-).

Will be staying simply at the Travelodge, Bridgwater. Could have got a couple of nice-looking small hotels closer to you at same price, but I don't eat breakfast. Am one of those folks who have to do 5 hrs work in the morning to work up an appetite, lol! Anyways, as i have to get the kids into school at 9am on 10/6, then drive straight to Somerset, I figured that, stopping off a few miles short, with a long-awaited "lie in" next morning, sounds just gr8!!
Can't wait for that bit alone, haha! :-)

Could fly to Bristol for £55 return and hire a car, but, as I drive automatic, the hire cost is just plain stupid. I love driving on auto, because I can pay more attention to the scenery, etc., as it goes by - and no emergency stops for WC, travel sickness, etc., at the request of family. :-)

Really looking foward to seeing you! I hope you're looking forward to more than a 'lie-in'... sob, sob.

I love trees Spritz and you have some beauties. I didnt know weeping ash were available. We have lots of common ash growing on our perimeter so one would do well here. As you like architectural plants, I thought you may have a monkey puzzle somewhere tucked away, lol.

Do you know, Dawn, when I was a child, there was a garden opposite our house which had a Monkey Puzzle tree - I hated it! I don't somehow think I shall be planting one here, do you?

Ha ha. I don't think a picture will be posted of one in your garden somehow.

Absolutely NOT, David!