New big plot advice

HI Everyone.

Ive just taken over a new big plot. Its mostly tough grass with limited bushes. Theres a good pond (surronded by some reasonable bushes) which I plan to double in size this winter.

Simpe question. What would you do/add to add some flowering/colour impact for spring/summer as a bulk add!

I will be grass killing with gypsum and then I need to plant...

I'm less worried that I havent got a master plan, just want something going to get in the swing of that can be achieved without masses of time as work wise Im limited.

Any thoughts most welcome!

Best wishes
SIMON

 

A simple question Simon, but you won't get a simple answer :D We had this problem a couple of summers ago so we grew lots of bedding plants and gradually we are putting shrubs etc in for impact.

 

Hi Minton one of the best ways to get spring colour and with hardly any work involved would be to plant spring flowering bulbs.

Last year around this time I managed to plant some bulbs in our new garden (see below) and as you can see a few bulbs does make a difference!




Helen.xxx.

 

You wont kill grass with gypsum, that is just a form of lime.
I persume you mean glyphosate. Unfortunately now is not the best time to do that. Glyphosate is most effective when the weeds are growing fast ie spring.
If you want to kill weeds then personally it would be easier to do that next spring and use it as a spray which is more concentrated and more effective than being watered on.
Don't try to do to much at once. I would dig over a smallish section for some spring colour and use a fork to get weed roots out. Also do any heavy restructuring work like the pond this winter. The grass you could strim down and take away the top growth, trim down any bushes that need it. When the grass and weeds start growing rapidly in spring because of all the fresh air and light uou have provided ( you got rid of that choking top growth) thats when you hit them with the weed killer. Wait several weeks and you will end up with a nice clean plot that just needs turning over.

 

I would concur with geofs advice.

To qualify if your desperate to get started then glyphosate will kill off the majority of weeds if you act fast within the next couple of weeks but remember that any bind weed is certainly slowing down and is unlikely to be efectivly killed until a spring aplication.