The rest of my fruit trees went in today. I didn't plant them though. I'm slightly ashamed to say that I hired a gardener to clear the weeds up the back of my garden and he put in the fruit trees at the same time. The garden[weed]beds had been there since I moved in last September and the ground is prohibitively dense and hard to dig. Many of the weeds had mega roots and I destroyed two gardening forks in an attempt to clear them. In the end it seemed like a happy compromise to get someone stronger than me to dig them up.
The decided order in the end (from the left) Granny Smith/Pink Lady Apple; Stella/ White Cherry, Moorpark Apricot, Goldmine Nectarine (white), and Santa Rosa Plum. The decision was mainly due to sunlight.
From the other side, with the rhubarb in the foreground
The Greengage/ Goldendrop Plum tree planted yesterday
Lucy, are you going to espalier the trees? (And I completely understand re getting someone in to do the 'hard stuff').
ReplyDeleteI looked at espaliering the trees but decided against it for a couple of reasons. I like the look of normal trees as opposed to espaliered ones, plus I'd have to build a frame which costs time and money. I can't build it against the crumbling fence because it will have to be replaced in a few years. It's really a lot less labour intensive to leave them as regular trees (even if I will have to invest in a ladder!).
ReplyDeleteHave you ever espaliered trees Jane?
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ReplyDeleteNope, but I'd like to due to space constraints. What you've said makes sense though.
ReplyDeleteHave you started saving jars for all your jam and bottling?? :)
Space constraints, and for the vertically challenged (such as myself) espaliered trees are a godsend!
ReplyDeleteHmmm... will have to start saving again. Good point. I used them all up on the cucumbers: http://polystyrenegardenjunkie.blogspot.com/2010/05/picked-cucumbers.html