Action Plan

· Make site inventory (what is there, how it can be used, what needs to go).

· Clearing the area of brambles, debris etc.

· Cut back any dead material from trees and remove as much Ivy as possible.

· Make basic design and make planting list.

· Mark out paths e.g. from fire area to back of forest garden area.

· Much of the uneven ground could be worked into the design to create a naturalistic and interesting space, as could any features (boulders etc) found.

· Possibly dig small pond or bogy area.

· Start sowing herbs and other herbaceous perennials undercover (see planting list below) as soon as possible so they can be planted out early summer.

· ‘Mound beds’ can be created for fruit bushes, perennial vegetables etc, using some of the cleared prunings.

· Sow basic ground cover, such as Red and White clover, possibly lawn camomile etc in April.

· Plant out selected trees, shrubs and herbs (however larger trees and shrubs can wait until late autumn/winter so they can be planted bare root to save on cost).

· Plant out herbs, perennial vegetables etc.