I Love Trees

Dorset

Lovely. We will be 'down' to lovely Weymouth in May so hopefully will be just right.

I miss our velux windows they were perfect for star gazing.

I should have added to my last post that as the four trees were 'preserved' we had to replace them. It was decreed that 2 yews and 2 ilex would suffice. So we have planted a rowan (worked this Halloween) 3 hollies, a lilac and a holm oak in the front garden, 2 irish yews, a Cyprus (grown from a cone brought home from Spartahori), a winter flowering almond and an olive in the back where it was impossible to grow anything because of those bloody great trees.

We are lucky enough to have a (listed) ancient beech tree in our garden. When we moved in 3 years ago and found that there were no blinds on the velox windows in our bedroom we were horrified - but within a week we swore we'd never have blinds, and one of the great pleasures of life is to lie in bed watching our tree. It's wonderful in all seasons but perhaps winter is my favourite because on clear nights the tree has stars caught in its branches ...

I love trees. I have asked my family to plant a tree (or trees) for me when I die, instead of buying flowers. We have many trees in our garden, in particular, two rowans which ward of witches!!!

dorsetpennt - Jealous! I love that area. Beaches second only to Malibu where I was lucky enough to go a few years ago. Truly I'm not being facetious.

Pogs the rhododendrons are not quite out yet but their buds are - a walk I do along the west cliff towards the top of the cliffs is surrounded with them - the local council have put them just above weeds I'm afraid. Exbury Gardens near Southampton, near the New Forest is a wonderful sight with rhods and azaelas in the spring.
BAnanas I live on the West Cliff all part of the area you know and you're right it is wooded - we are famous for our pines.
Dorset is full of lovely woods and old, old trees like oaks - heaven for me!

annodomini agree about the bare skeletons of trees in winter they do have a beauty all of their own. Also agree with PRINTMISS is there a more glorious time for colour in trees than autumn, I remember some wonderful days out when the trees looked particularly lovely back in October.

The bare skeleton trees in winter have a beauty quite apart from their summer leafiness. I can't quite explain why I find a lone oak, shorn of its foliage, to be just as majestic as it is in high summer.

I just cannot understand people who dislike trees - I know they some have very bad habits, like harbouring insects (for the birds of course!) and spreading roots causing damage, but they give us so much pleasure and the gentle sound of the breeze whispering through the leaves is lovely, plus the glorious colours in autumn.

We had one giant fir tree when we moved in 18 months ago. It was not very attractive and dominated our odd shaped garden so I had it removed. my neighbour came round and was delighted as she now had sunshine in her living room! I have replaced the loss with 2 x cherries, a rowan and an apple tree and a peach tree too! The garden is wide but not very deep so big trees, which I like, are not suitable..though I could be tempted by a silver birch...

I love trees, but when we moved to our present house there were two large trees within 20 feet of the house - a Scots pine overshadowed by a Macracarpa - with preservation orders on them. We were assured by the tree office there would be no problem getting rid of the Macracarpa - height 70 feet - mature height 120 feet min. He lied and turned down permission to fell. (It turned out the multi trunked tree was in fact 4 trees planted 2 feet apart.) We appealed. A professor came from Camcridge to here in North Norfolk. His recommendation then went to the Secretary of State's office and eventually the permission came through. Plus felling the cost was £4000.
We now have a lopsided but loved Scots Pine whispering away in the front garden. Luckily it leans away from the house.
Lesson - trees are wonderful in the right place. A small suburban front garden isn't the place.

My idea of heaven would be to have a garden with a spreading tree in it so that I could sit in its shade on a sunny warm day! We have just shrubs on our chalky soil and no shade at all.

Grannylin We're all converted out. Don't think there's another conversion in us, unfortunately. Devon however sounds lovely.

I love trees too, by the way, but the rhododendrons round here are monsters and need cutting back.

I've used a chainsaw. Started with an electric 'crocodile' type.

I know your town Dorsetpennt it's beautifully wooded especially around Canford Cliffs and Branksome. I love trees, not only to look at, but I love the sound of the leaves rustling in light winds, can sound a bit scary with very strong winds. The world would be a far less beautiful place without trees.

I have too many trees, OH doesn't like cutting them down.Nearly posted today to ask if anyone had ever used a chainsaw...that's how desperate I'm getting! Got a lovely stone barn to convert if you fancy Devon Butty

soop My dad used to sing that......."I think that I will never see".....
I share the love.

Hmmm I think I'm already the neighbour from hell, Butty. The last owners used to put up with his bad behaviour, but I speak to him about it. He just keeps out of my way when he sees me on the horizon!

when

Just thinking aloud - if you were to become the neighbour from hell, might the OMND move?

There are a lot of trees where I live and woods around. At a rough count I have twelve trees in my garden including a mulberry and a 12ft high bonsai oak oh and I forgot the native hedge I've planted and the rowan.
I love the owls as well
Down on the edge of the town they've built a massive new estate with no trees

Unfortunately not on my lane at present, Butty - people hang on to them because they are secluded but near the motorway system and airport. Mine was the last purchase 7 years ago (oh, that's a coincidence - 7 years ago today I moved in!)

You would make a great neighbour, if I could persuade the old man next door to move out. He likes to get up at 4am and bang his cupboard doors! We had words this morning (well, I had words and he said nothing!)

when You're living in a wonderful spot! Any houses for sale near you?

number I doubt that it would survive being dug out of the ground. It sits alongside other trees and shrubs and appears to be happy.
We're awaiting another quote from a different builder. Four months is a long time to "tread water" with builder number one. It's becoming more apparent that our wee hoos is not a big-bucks earner. We almost threw in the towel over the weekend. And then, thanks to friends, we rallied.