I've just seen your new posts @jamesbloxham. I think it's pretty obvious how big those were, and everything else is irrelevant. You would never have been able to get those established successfully. The fact that you paid that amount of money too - its despicable. There will be better shrubs/trees for you, so hopefully, you can get some sort of resolution with them, although judging by their stance previously, I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope. Whatever you do - don't go back to that Garden Centre for advice! Have you got a photo of the bit you want to plant up, and the general layout of your garden? We often advise people to do something simple like a screen or pergola, with climbers. It can be a better solution to give some privacy in the meantime, and you can place it where you eat/sit. I appreciate that, at the moment, it might be difficult to source materials etc, but it can literally be a few posts and some trellis. If you still want something for the boundary, you can get those too, but the screen/pergola will give privacy until those shrubs/trees grow well enough.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
@Fairygirl Thanks for this, we had not thought about a screen etc. This is the only image I currently have, so the plan is to make the entire raised area a flower bed section and you can obviously see where the trees are.
That's fine @jamesbloxham. I can see the rough layout from that. I wonder if you could place a simple screen along the edge of the grass, which would give you some privacy for now? Even without planting on it, it would offer some shelter. I have one in my garden which was built round an existing tree stump [as I couldn't get it out] and is simply two posts with vertical roofing battens. I have two timber 'boxes' - one at each end fro plants, but you could even do that with the post holders that you knock into the ground, if you didn't want to concrete posts in. The houses behind you are certainly quite elevated, but that would give a little privacy.
There are plenty of smaller trees which would be fine along your 'terrace', but I'm wondering how easy it's going to be to maintain that bed. Is there a set of steps up to it anywhere? Is it just at that end you want them - where the original laurels were?
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
yes it is just at the end where the Laurels are that we wanted the protection as they sort of line up with windows of the houses behind.
We did not have any steps put in as we didn’t want the children getting up there, I tend to just hop up onto the wall when I need to get up there. In an ideal world we would have had the complete garden levelled, but there is a driveway behind it for the next door neighbours car, so hence the reason we had to have the retaining wall
Take some time to think about what you would like, and what would suit you. Hopefully , you'll get some compensation for the duff sales, and that will allow you to think about what course to take. Good luck anyway, and let us all know how you get on
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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The fact that you paid that amount of money too - its despicable.
There will be better shrubs/trees for you, so hopefully, you can get some sort of resolution with them, although judging by their stance previously, I wouldn't hold out a lot of hope.
Whatever you do - don't go back to that Garden Centre for advice!
Have you got a photo of the bit you want to plant up, and the general layout of your garden?
We often advise people to do something simple like a screen or pergola, with climbers. It can be a better solution to give some privacy in the meantime, and you can place it where you eat/sit. I appreciate that, at the moment, it might be difficult to source materials etc, but it can literally be a few posts and some trellis.
If you still want something for the boundary, you can get those too, but the screen/pergola will give privacy until those shrubs/trees grow well enough.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Thanks for this, we had not thought about a screen etc.
This is the only image I currently have, so the plan is to make the entire raised area a flower bed section and you can obviously see where the trees are.
James
I wonder if you could place a simple screen along the edge of the grass, which would give you some privacy for now? Even without planting on it, it would offer some shelter. I have one in my garden which was built round an existing tree stump [as I couldn't get it out] and is simply two posts with vertical roofing battens. I have two timber 'boxes' - one at each end fro plants, but you could even do that with the post holders that you knock into the ground, if you didn't want to concrete posts in.
The houses behind you are certainly quite elevated, but that would give a little privacy.
There are plenty of smaller trees which would be fine along your 'terrace', but I'm wondering how easy it's going to be to maintain that bed. Is there a set of steps up to it anywhere?
Is it just at that end you want them - where the original laurels were?
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
thank you for these great ideas.
yes it is just at the end where the Laurels are that we wanted the protection as they sort of line up with windows of the houses behind.
James
Hopefully , you'll get some compensation for the duff sales, and that will allow you to think about what course to take.
Good luck anyway, and let us all know how you get on
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...