Much appreciated guys. I will seek some leaves! Can you provide feedback on how I’ve laid the bark? Is it too much? I’ve literally covered all the compost in it, around the roots etc. I will be cutting back later today also. thanks
It looks fine to me. Longterm, you may find your shrub may over-hang into the walkway, and it may be a lot of pruning to do in the future. These shrubs will grow wide as well as upwards.
Thank you! Yeah I will trim certainly, I’m hoping they’ll bush out towards the grass as well! Today we’re being hit with some wind, with it being on the bend of a corner house, the two to the end are being sent everywhere. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? I am curious if they will get damaged given they’re size now. again, thank you.
just an update, I trimmed them back and they’ve come together white well so far. Some have grown more than others, you will notice the ones to the left are somewhat small.
Theyre currently taking a hit with the wind on the left (below), I’m hoping they’ll be okay!
In a couple of years time you will need to remove every other one, so you need to be careful you don’t disturb the roots of the others, by then the trunks will be very big and almost touching. These shrubs grow amazingly fast when they get going, in 5 years they’ll be 5’ in all directions.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I don't know what I hate more...people playing football in their garden or the hideous tall laurels in that shot...if I were the neighbours behind that wall of greenery I'd sell up as quickly as possible 😂
We all know you hate them @amancalledgeorge, but perhaps if you lived somewhere like @Lyn does, you'd appreciate how brilliant a windbreak they are, and vital if you wnat to grow anything at all. I could have done with a ten foot hedge of them here as well, but I've compromised with just having a couple and a few other big shrubs to form a windbreak.
I'd agree with Lyn @ryoka - they'll suddenly take off and then it'll be difficult to keep them healthy if you have that many. Ideally, they need a good three to four feet between them.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
For me, people playing football in their own garden is absolutely fine (as long as they have a goal net and don’t keep hitting my fence) ... if you have a young family that’s one of the things a garden is for.... and if a well kept wall of greenery means that the ball is less likely to come over my fence so much the better ... but playing football in my garden is not allowed.
We established a way of doing things with our rear neighbours ... if the football came over the fence into our garden the person who kicked it has to come around and ring our doorbell and ask nicely gif the ball ... it’s only happened twice in the past several years ... and once the boys made their dad come around and apologise ‘cos it was him that had kicked the ball 🤣
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Can you provide feedback on how I’ve laid the bark? Is it too much? I’ve literally covered all the compost in it, around the roots etc. I will be cutting back later today also.
thanks
Today we’re being hit with some wind, with it being on the bend of a corner house, the two to the end are being sent everywhere. Is there anything I can do to prevent this? I am curious if they will get damaged given they’re size now.
again, thank you.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/bhp/windbreak-netting
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
just an update, I trimmed them back and they’ve come together white well so far. Some have grown more than others, you will notice the ones to the left are somewhat small.
Theyre currently taking a hit with the wind on the left (below), I’m hoping they’ll be okay!
These shrubs grow amazingly fast when they get going, in 5 years they’ll be 5’ in all directions.
To this in 4 years.
I could have done with a ten foot hedge of them here as well, but I've compromised with just having a couple and a few other big shrubs to form a windbreak.
I'd agree with Lyn @ryoka - they'll suddenly take off and then it'll be difficult to keep them healthy if you have that many. Ideally, they need a good three to four feet between them.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
We established a way of doing things with our rear neighbours ... if the football came over the fence into our garden the person who kicked it has to come around and ring our doorbell and ask nicely gif the ball ... it’s only happened twice in the past several years ... and once the boys made their dad come around and apologise ‘cos it was him that had kicked the ball 🤣
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.