h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

And after 5 years of neglect and dogs trampling round it I'm getting my house an garden back in January when I give up home boarding. :D

So had a good mooch around to see what's about and spent some time with my head in some books identifying all the shrubs the birds have brought me.

Holly, what I think is hawthorn (one will have to go as it's too spikey to leave where it is), and sadly what I think is a beech tree that will have to go. It's right next to the fence, and I thought 'that will be okay' only to find that at 30 years old it would reach from one side of my garden to the other, *and* do the same in my neighbours garden. Interestingly it must be 12 ft tall, which could mean it's been there for 10 years, so I guess the neglect goes back more than 5 years.

So getting a tree surgeon out to have a look at it, and I'll get them to lop the buddleias down to size as well. Which means we could have a very dull winter with not much to look at in the garden.