I think you could create a mini orchard on your front lawn, but how big your trees will get depends on what rootstock they were grown on. Do they still have their labels on? Basically, standard fruit trees grow to 25 ft tall and as wide, semi dwarf grow to 15 ft and as wide, then dwarf fruit trees usually grow to a max of 10 x 10 feet. I only know this because I recently bought a dwarf Apple tree, as my garden is far too small for a standard fruit tree. It looks like a spacious area, so you could add more trees, but careful what you choose as some are huge. A nice smaller tree is the Mountain Ash (Sorbus) which has lovely leaves and gorgeous berries in the autumn which the birds love. Laburnum is a small tree with beautiful hanging yellow flowers in late spring. Acers (Japanese Maples) are smaller trees in stunning shades, but they prefer dappled Shade. My favourite tree of all time is the beautiful Himalayan Birch (Betula) which has stunning white bark on the trunk and branches. The multi-stemmed one is particularly attractive. It is a biggie though - 50 ft tall x 25 ft wide. This may not be what you’re thinking, but once established they don’t take much upkeep. Heres some pics

Hi, Karen again. Have just drawn out a sketch from yours. My first thought is, having lived in Yorkshire for a 18 months and experienced the wind, why not hedge completely? This might sound expensive but if you buy bare root through a local nursery it is very affordable. Now is a good time to plant. Our garden is affected by high winds as we are in an exposed spot. We are fortunate to have inherited a very mature holly and cherry laurel hedge which is a fantastic wind break. Wouldn’t recommend laurel as it is very fast growing and so makes for a lot of work. The hedges we have planted are mainly yew. These grow surprisingly quickly, in the right conditions(they hate being waterlogged and it will kill them). The yew is used within the garden to compartmentalise areas and restrict views as the garden is on a slope and would otherwise be fully visible at first glance. However, on the boundaries we planted a copper beech hedge (stunning in full leaf) and a native hedge. The native hedge has been laid and is so beautiful. We had it done by a chap who works in National Trust properties. I have done some hedge laying,having chatted to him and, while I cannot produce the quality that he can, it is possible for it to be done by an amateur. I’m sure you could find videos on line. Laying strengthens and thickens a hedge making it a better windbreak. I wonder of your existing hedges could be laid. Unfortunately I have to stop now as I am planting tulips. A dear friend, now sadly dead, used to say “you can’t have too many spring bulbs” and she was right. ridiculously cheap. Native hedging is wonderful

Hi, we have a similar problem in our garden. Does your land slope downhill towards Y? Ours does and 3 gardeners round to quote for soakaway and French drains all suggested soak aways should be 'at bottom of hill'. It's not a hill, a very slight gradient but never the less I would think your soak needs to be closer to the problem area?!

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