Thank you. Ideally I would like something fairly decent in next year or two, and it doesn't have to necessarily be completely blocking the view just masking it and making it a bit more private. I don't mind the extra gardening work, as long as I know what I am doing and don't balls it up :-0 !!!
I will get a landscaper to come and give a quote. I do like this idea and am keen on maybe trying both, and I am happy to move shrubs around. I've actually added a few small rhododendrons, camellias, hebes and a sarcococca but all are very small and varieties are dwarf versions (I wanted some evergreen and they were on offer in the summer). Also my phlox doesn't seem to like it there anymore (second year in and was pitiful) so I am happy to re-jiggle things about.
The purple leaf is ...
I think there is something wrong with the colour in this one below (an old photo), but it is usually the colour of the photo above and the branches have a downward habit, like a waterfall. I have pruned it so that the underneath is thinner and has a prettier effect (not sure if I should but I did and it looks better now - albeit without leaves due to being deciduous)
Hi Emma, if you are looking to have something semi decent in next two years, the best option is to have a fence as you suggested originally with gaps to allow wind to pass through and grow some climbers through.
In the meantime, you can grow your chosen shrubs and train them up the wall or start shaping them to form standards/pleaching form. I'm not a fan of planting in mature shrubs. They are expensive, but most of all, failures can be quite high due to the shock and difficulty in planting in. It might be a good idea to train your shrubs if you have time, and whilst you are doing that on once side of your borders, the climbers or scramblers can cover your fences.
Berberis Thunbergii F Atropurpurea although not evergreen is another shrub that can be pruned easily into shape and another option for screening. But I still feel my original recommendation of Cotoneaster is one of the most space saving shrubs that can scramble up your wall and cover a fence or left to form a shrub and formed into a shape.
The tree you posted looks like a weeping beech to me. Couldn't see the leaves properly, but the the full picture of your tree looks like Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea Pendula. If you never see blossoms in spring, then I think it's a Beech.
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Nice bit of venison there Loana - is he quite tame ?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Hi Borderline,
Thank you. Ideally I would like something fairly decent in next year or two, and it doesn't have to necessarily be completely blocking the view just masking it and making it a bit more private. I don't mind the extra gardening work, as long as I know what I am doing and don't balls it up :-0 !!!
I will get a landscaper to come and give a quote. I do like this idea and am keen on maybe trying both, and I am happy to move shrubs around. I've actually added a few small rhododendrons, camellias, hebes and a sarcococca but all are very small and varieties are dwarf versions (I wanted some evergreen and they were on offer in the summer). Also my phlox doesn't seem to like it there anymore (second year in and was pitiful) so I am happy to re-jiggle things about.
The purple leaf is ...
I think there is something wrong with the colour in this one below (an old photo), but it is usually the colour of the photo above and the branches have a downward habit, like a waterfall. I have pruned it so that the underneath is thinner and has a prettier effect (not sure if I should but I did and it looks better now - albeit without leaves due to being deciduous)
P.s. I do see the bark fencing, looks lovely. Thank you.
Hi Emma, if you are looking to have something semi decent in next two years, the best option is to have a fence as you suggested originally with gaps to allow wind to pass through and grow some climbers through.
In the meantime, you can grow your chosen shrubs and train them up the wall or start shaping them to form standards/pleaching form. I'm not a fan of planting in mature shrubs. They are expensive, but most of all, failures can be quite high due to the shock and difficulty in planting in. It might be a good idea to train your shrubs if you have time, and whilst you are doing that on once side of your borders, the climbers or scramblers can cover your fences.
Berberis Thunbergii F Atropurpurea although not evergreen is another shrub that can be pruned easily into shape and another option for screening. But I still feel my original recommendation of Cotoneaster is one of the most space saving shrubs that can scramble up your wall and cover a fence or left to form a shrub and formed into a shape.
The tree you posted looks like a weeping beech to me. Couldn't see the leaves properly, but the the full picture of your tree looks like Fagus Sylvatica Purpurea Pendula. If you never see blossoms in spring, then I think it's a Beech.
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