Betula Jacquimonti birch planting

Last one. The olea shrub behind to the right is dying and being removed

 

@Plantminded thank you. It's all in now. Think it will look good from the house. And on sandy soil, is yours as sandy as this?

 

Hmm, no, mine’s not quite that bad @Nickoslesteros! That looks well planted, I’m sure it will do well, good luck! (What has your neighbour done to that poor conifer .)

 

That's a good future proof position, it's nice when you know you won't have to ever prune something.

The only thing I'd change is to make sure you leave a decent radius without grass around it, so it can establish without competition.

 

I thought I'd posted yesterday but it's still a draft. I was asking what a 'screw tie down' was. No idea!

That seems a much better site. I'd agree with @Thevictorian that you need to clear the surrounding turf to a good diameter, epsecially with that soil. It also means you can regularly add a mulch to help that soil.

 

@Plantminded - thank you! Re the conifer, in really not sure. It was done earlier this year. A lot of it grew over my side, but I had already said they shouldn't worry about it, as I really quite liked it. There used to be a wall of leyladii type (not exactly) that even in August cast half of my garden in total shade, but the conifer was lovely. Shame.

@Thevictorian thanks! When you said the only thing you'd change I instantly thought "I'm not moving it!", after battling getting those stakes three feet deep in dry sand, fighting against the clock with the wind building! Good idea though. Wondering if I can underplant it will anything that won't try to ot compete it? Spring flowering bulbs?

@fairygirl words failed me yesterday. There was a big metal screw I used to mark the position the grass! I'll open up the grass later, which is handy as I've some spots than need a bit of turf. ,

Thanks everyone for your contributions. I think it's going to look great. The attached is the view as it will be from where my living room looks out on.

 

Spring bulbs under it would be fine it's competition in the summer when it's drier that isn't wanted. I'd also give it a mulch so it's looks nicer and cuts down any weeding.

 

It looks good there.

I've planted one in my lawn too. I've planted white daffodils under it.

 

Superb. Do you have any photos?

 

Not recent. This is my house in France the first year I moved there. The garden was just a large area of grass then, it has changed quite a bit since so the white daffodils are a bit sparse in this photo and there are no other beds yet in that area. I had started making beds nearer the house.

 

Looks like it's in a similar stage in life as mine. I'm excited to see where it gets to. Wanted one for years!