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15/10/2009 12:15 AM
patiopal Location: My Garden forums Joined on: 11 Feb 2009 Posts: 72	Reply \| Contact new to gardening and loving a bare (!) patio now, i am seeking to get through gardeners here, surplus plants, problem, or maybe not, i live in Dublin Ireland. I would really love some small trees for a north facing wall (for the plants) and would wonder if miniature cherries, crab apple, holly and willow, some perenials and such would be available for me, ferns too and low cover i would love as well. I am mad about birds and used to bird watch for years with Birdwatch ireland, unfortunately i am now neurodegenerating (!!) yeh, well, i am, and am mobility compromised so i would like plants that give small birds cover to flee to in the face of the cat or two and a chance to get the grub i put out and a few feeding stations i have dotted around. At present all that are coming are starlings and a single magpie, what hope for the wee ones in the face of these giants! So here i am sitting and waiting, waiting and sitting, no not really, i am making a garden, slowly but surely, it is in the making! I shall make and wait in anticipation of a favourable response. xpatio pal and her two chihuahuas and the resident mouse running along the raised bed today as Buddha got risen onto a plinth to laugh at a world yet to be formed below his belly. all the best and happy autumn, patio pal (i love this time of year)

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new to gardening and loving a bare (!) patio now, i am seeking to get through gardeners here, surplus plants, problem, or maybe not, i live in Dublin Ireland. I would really love some small trees for a north facing wall (for the plants) and would wonder if miniature cherries, crab apple, holly and willow, some perenials and such would be available for me, ferns too and low cover i would love as well. I am mad about birds and used to bird watch for years with Birdwatch ireland, unfortunately i am now neurodegenerating (!!) yeh, well, i am, and am mobility compromised so i would like plants that give small birds cover to flee to in the face of the cat or two and a chance to get the grub i put out and a few feeding stations i have dotted around. At present all that are coming are starlings and a single magpie, what hope for the wee ones in the face of these giants! So here i am sitting and waiting, waiting and sitting, no not really, i am making a garden, slowly but surely, it is in the making! I shall make and wait in anticipation of a favourable response. xpatio pal and her two chihuahuas and the resident mouse running along the raised bed today as Buddha got risen onto a plinth to laugh at a world yet to be formed below his belly. all the best and happy autumn, patio pal (i love this time of year)

27/10/2009 02:15 PM	In reply to
EvaInNL Location: Holland Joined on: 25 Sep 2009 Posts: 61	Reply \| Contact hi there patiopal! such a happy post deserves an answer, even if it does only come from a novice gardener like myself! personally I think the fire thorn (pyracantha) is your best bet! It offers your feathered friends a safe refuge from cats and magpies alike, is great for nesting in and also provides them berries in the autumn. On top of that it's an evergreen so fun for you as well! you can either train it up a wall or leave it to spread as a bush. only downside i can think of are the Thorns, notice the capital T there. happy autumn to you too! Eva

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hi there patiopal!

such a happy post deserves an answer, even if it does only come from a novice gardener like myself! personally I think the fire thorn (pyracantha) is your best bet! It offers your feathered friends a safe refuge from cats and magpies alike, is great for nesting in and also provides them berries in the autumn. On top of that it's an evergreen so fun for you as well! you can either train it up a wall or leave it to spread as a bush. only downside i can think of are the Thorns, notice the capital T there. Wink

happy autumn to you too!

Eva

27/10/2009 05:06 PM	In reply to
Obelix Location: Belgium Joined on: 24 Nov 2004 Posts: 378	Reply \| Contact If I understand correctly, Patiopal is looking for free plants so I suggest he or she gets on the local equivalent of freecycle to see if anyone has plants to spare or else joins a local gardening club which might have members with spare plants to give away or swap. The next cheap method would be to buy some compost and seeds next spring and starts sowing and buy one or two shrubs and perennials and takes cuttings. Pyracantha is a good plant to grow along a fence or wall and will provide evergreen foliage, spring blossom, autumn berries as well as shleter for birds and insects so is excellent for local wildlife and also cheap to buy. Obelix - Belgium

27/10/2009 05:06 PM

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If I understand correctly, Patiopal is looking for free plants so I suggest he or she gets on the local equivalent of freecycle to see if anyone has plants to spare or else joins a local gardening club which might have members with spare plants to give away or swap.

The next cheap method would be to buy some compost and seeds next spring and starts sowing and buy one or two shrubs and perennials and takes cuttings.

Pyracantha is a good plant to grow along a fence or wall and will provide evergreen foliage, spring blossom, autumn berries as well as shleter for birds and insects so is excellent for local wildlife and also cheap to buy.

Obelix - Belgium

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