OK, gardening has never been my thing, I`ve been lucky because both my 1st and current wives have been keen gardeners so apart from helping with donkey work I`ve had limited involvement.
We now own a property with a large garden but very little in it apart from a lawn that's in poor condition. I`d like to plant a couple of trees, I like trees, but at 63 I don`t fancy the option of waiting 20+ years for one to grow. Within reason cost is secondary, I`d like to look down the garden and see a couple of nice trees, nothing huge but something more like a tree than a bush. The soil is heavy and doesn`t drain well, typical of the area. Another constraint is the gap between house and garage (4feet) which could limit what we can get into the garden.
All suggestions welcome. Mrs W is trying to find a landscape gardener locally who may be able to help but most seem to like building patios and not much else!