Questions

Any suggestions for climbers against timber fences which may be grown / taken down while preserving fences? We would also have to grow these in containers.

can you recommed plants for a cottage garden?

I've recently surrounded my rear garden with a 6ft'' high, stone faced, panelled wall. Although it looks very well, I would like to break up the concrete look by planting a number of mixed climbers to grow up onto the panels. Could you suggest what type and/or name of suitable climbers I could use?

My front house garden is v small, measuring about 14ft deep by 25ft wide. The location is within 4-500 metres of the sea with no screen in between. The builder planted birch trees in some gardens ( in the housing development interior) which are even smaller than mine, so the trees are within 5-10ft of the house walls.With such a small area and a difficult coastal location it is difficult to find a small tree with an upright habit, that can also cope with strong salty winds. The white birch Betula Jacquemontii Jermyns is planted about 6ft from my house wall and is coping well with the coastal location. But is it too close to the house where roots could cause damage? I would like to retain the tree if possible.

Could you tell me where I am likely to find a good range of good quality (standard or larger) Brich trees for sale, preferably somewhere near Dublin and ideally around the Castleknock area?

I have a lovely mountain ash tree growing in Farm yard, I staked it last year with the intention of moving it to a new area in my lawn.Can i move it now, does it need a partner ie a female tree near by or can it survive on its own.