Sadly our large yew tree will have to be removed, it's blocking to much light and we're afraid it will blow over in one of our increasingly strong gales. Sadly we can't trim the sides to make it more slender without killing it although you can cut the tops off them. I hate the idea of cutting down a healthy tree, but it has to be done.
So in its place and around the stump, I have a slow growing pine tree than desperately needs to go in the ground and out from the tub it's in, so that can go at the back of the stump. I intend to make a berm which is where you make a pile of twigs branches and bits of rubble and pipe and pack soil over the top to make a slightly raised mound, into this I will plant the heaters that are currently around the pine tree and maybe some ferns and other small woodland-y plants, this will conect to the dead hedge I have and will create a wildlife highway to the rest of the garden, creatures can get in the berm and over winter in it. I want to use up some spare pond liner to cover the big shallow tub that the heathers and pine were in and make a small wild life pond.
