Crataegus monogyna (kra-TE-gus mon-o-JIN-a) Hawthorn

 

Hawthorn is a well-known native plant found in many hedgerows and also as small trees. It also supports many other species, making it invaluable for biodiversity.

 

This is a short story about a project I created for my daughter and her partner: They had just moved into a newly built house and wanted to create a garden suitable for themselves and their children. 

 

The garden was the usual associated with new houses with 

 

However, at the bottom of the garden were the only remains on the whole of the new estate of an overgrown hedgerow. I showed them the possibility of clearing all the bramble and cutting back the lower branches to create multi-stemmed trees. 

 

They had to remove one of them to fit the patio they wanted, but the trees have become a feature of the garden, providing an appearance of maturity,at no cost. The trees provide shade to parts of the garden, privacy from the neighbours, flowers in the spring and berries in the autumn and of course, lots of birds and butterflies.

 

For more information don't hesitate to drop Hilary a line at info@allchangeconsulting.co.uk or visit her website https://www.allchangeconsulting.co.uk/

 

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