Hello from Wiltshire

Just wanted to post and say Hi to everyone. I am completely new to gardening of any sort (not so much as a window box!!) I then moved to my new house to find it did not just have lawns it had a big shrubbery area and a patch of rhubarb!!

This all sounds great apart from the fact that none of it had been touched in any way for around 10 years....a few large drinks and resigned to killing everything in sight I took the monumental decision to do something about it.

To give you an idea the buddleia of which there are 4 of them were standing about 20 feet high, forsythia x 3 at around 12 feet high and all other shrubs completely run wild. Then apply a huge amount of bramble that has grown right through the shrubs to the tops and dropped back down to the ground.

My dad (equally useless gardener) and I got stuck in getting all the bramble out... much blood loss, swearing and three grain trailers full of bramble later we had it cleared which left me with shrubs that we think should be there but no clue what they were or what to do with them

The shame of it is that I have been told that this was once one of the most stunning gardens in the area and was wonderfully cared for and loved. I have found that Google has been a godsend in identifying the shrubs to start with and what to do ie. pruning, but apparently even Google can't cope with searches such as "big bush with green leaves and white ball shaped flowers what do I do with it?" so here I am.....

I promise not to ask too many daft questions but any help will be gratefully received.

 

Welcome to GC
Enjoy your stay, I`m sure you will

 

Hello there and Welcome.

 

Thank you all.. Will post some piccys when I have them

 

Hi rushyj, there are many helpful people here, I have only been here a month or so and have received plenty of good advice and tips, so just get asking