what a difference 3 years makes

Kirsts just been flicking thorugh some pictures on the net and found one of the estate agents shots from when we bought the house 3 years ago today - its certainly changed

Then



Now



its a work progress (big soak away being dug at the moment ) but its shifting at pace now

 

Every now and then, I look at my back garden and my heart sinks when I think how far from perfect it is. Then I look at photos from just after we moved in, and I see the dead lawn, the awful straight line flagstone path, the total absence of features, and suddenly I feel like I've achieved something

Looks like you're getting on fine.

 

just need a fruit tree expert - no too sure about pruning etc

 

I'm no expert, Carl, but I used to prune for a living What fruit trees do you have?
As a rough guide, prune apples and pears in winter, cherries and plums in dry weather (theoretically in summer) but those only if you really must. Peaches just after fruiting.
Basic pruning is just cutting out any dead or diseased wood and obviously crossing branches and twigs.

 

in the second picture ill start at the back

2x pears (I think there grafted to the same root stock )

Plum (behind the compost bins ) Brooks I think

Then Apple (don't know variety )

Then newly planted morello cherry

then Williams Pear

they were all in place when we moved in and were heavily neglected - weve chopped them back progressively over the last 3 years but basically weve took off anything damaged and that crosses or anything that's just in the wrong place

we also have a quince that we haven't touched as were scared to hell well kill it and its a big bush and we don't want to loose it