have been in the garden today, clearing space for the new chicken shed and greenhouse that we are picking up tomorrow, given up on the mini idea, after getting the offer on freecycle.
anyway, my back hedge is hawthorn, i did think of leaving this in, for the birds, but in reality, no birds ever nest in it, as its too spindly, it never gets berries, and its flipping prickly. and the dog goes straight through it, so not exactly a great fence either lol
so, as theres a lovely thick privet down the side of the garden, that a couple of birds have nested in this year, the back one has to go, anyway, it's all trimmed down now to about 4 foot, ready to get something to cut the trunks ...... anyone got a chainsaw i can borrow
anyway ..... we cut back as much of the hawthorn tree, in the corner, as we could, so the shed will fit under it, then started clearing dead trees and weeds and bushes and stuff, from the waste ground at the back, and cutting back the elderberries, that are far too high to reach, we left plenty of berries for the birds, and will cut them right back when they have finished fruiting. .......
and we found 2 hazelnut trees, only small, but they must be courtesy of our resident squirrel, that seems to like my garden for burying his nuts, as i've never noticed any hazelnut trees around(though i might go hunting for one soon) ...... so looks like i'll have some nice hazelnuts too, if i can get to them before the squirrel lol
anyone know how long they take to get nuts? they are only about 18 inches tall at the moment, but hopefully now they aren't overgrown they may put a spurt on