Questions

Hello, 1st thanks for answering my other questions. I have four mature and several sapling deciduous trees but do not know the name or anything else other than they are spreading into a small copse at the end of the garden. They leaf in spring with a middle green leaf, as the summer progresses the leaves turn a beautiful verigated magnolia/pink. They have lost the leaves earlier this year. Have been told they are a type of popular and as they grow taller their roots sread to vast lengths? as my son has a house just beyound the end of the garden I need to know if it is necessary to chop these treesd down?

I have a large 2 acre site. We planted approx 200m of beech hedging along the perimeter of the site 4 years ago but it is struggling in places due to the wet clay soils (I was only informed that beech does not like wet soils after it was all planted!) Can you recommend some shrubs that will grow well in these conditions. I am going to plant them infront of the failing beech as the site is too large to start again from scratch. I have planted various dog woods in another area and they are thriving as they love the wet conditions but I am looking for something with that will provide cover and shelter all year round.

Hi I want to plant flowering trees and shrubs around a deck area to give shelter while sitting but I live windy site can you suggest some trees and shrubs that will give some colour during the Summer. ?

As I am about to purchase some trees could you please let me have the correct names for the following:1. Silver Birch with snow white bark2. Cherry?? with red bark that with age looks like silk3. Cherry?? with snake skin barkWe saw them at Bloom this year but have misplaced our notes. Many thanks.

Hi,I'm looking to track down a Coronilla Citrina Glauca x6 - but having problems in sourcing - The nearest I can get is the coronilla emerus.Is there any differences in the two?I have been trying to source the Citrina for over a year now with no success.I have had a design done by Gordon Ledbetter in the April Edition2007 of the Irish Garden and I'm looking to close out on the project by trying to source this shrubAll other plants, trees and shrubs have been sourced and photos of the Garden are updated on your Web Site.I would love to source this plant to complete his design. Thanks in advance - Alan Birch

How deep do rthe roots of a weeping willow go? We have geothermal heating loops in the garden at one meter depth and would like to plant a WW in a damp corner. Garden is large enough and will take a WW.