Identifying trees and plants - help please

Hi guys,

I'm new to this forum and gardening 'proper' so any help given would be greatly appreciated.

I've been in my current house since April and it's the first time I've had a decent sized garden. I've been adding my own stuff and also removing some stuff I don't like, is dead or out of control.

As I'm pretty much a novice I don't really know what any of the trees or plants are. I'd really like to find out, so that I know how to look after them properly, what to expect in the future and to help my garden design/planning.

Are there any sights or is there an area of this site where I could post photos of my specimens for others to then identify?

Also with regard to shrubs and trees is there any way to find out the root spread of established trees and I don't want to plant one that may have problematic roots, in terms of interfering with my property in the future.

Thank you in advance.

 

Hi delectable and welcome to GC. There is an identification area under General Discussion, which is the second block on the main menu.

 

Hi there Delectable welcome to the forums I'm sure you will have a lovely time here as this forum is full of really nice people only too willing to give you helpful advice.

"General Gardening Discussion" section is a great place to ask for help with plant identification just post your pictures and let the others on here do the rest!

Also you can post your own pictures and show us all your garden in the "Beginner's Garden Development"
Good luck.
Helen.xxx.

 

Welcome Delectable,

Friendly bunch around here. Theres an id area in this very forum just below general discussion. Thats where i found out it was my Goat Willow making my wasps drunk

 

Thanks for the warm welcome guys.

I actually read the posts about the tree making the wasps drunk. Very funny. You sure you hadn't had a few as well?

 

Welcome to g c Delectable.

 

Hi delectable,welcome to g.c.

 

I'm going to get those photos taken and posted as soon as I can. Was going to last night but had already gotten a bit too dark.