Okay, let's try and be positive Firstly, are we talking sun, shade or a bit of both ? Is it very exposed and windy, or sheltered ? What are the dimensions of the beds ? Have a look here , see if it's of any help https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=636
Hi Everyone, A little bit of advice and ideas please.
Recommendations please as we are very new to the gardening world. Thank You!
You asked and got good helpful advice maybe too late for you to follow it but your remarks were uncalled for, a polite ' thanks but sadly too late!' would have been kinder or are you always rude to people who try to help you learn?
One thing you can do to give you an instant feeling of more privacy is to install trellis on top of the fence. Usually, the side of the fence with visible posts is ‘yours’ as it’s convention (not always followed) that the ‘good’ side is facing the adjoining non-owning neighbour so you may need to check ownership/ask permission and install posts your side to support the trellis. Plus any local height restrictions, although trellis doesn’t always count...
The beds do look fairly narrow, bear in mind that trees and shrubs have root systems as large as the canopy above, so to achieve the height I think you are looking for, look at column type trees rather than those with a canopy that will spread, including overhanging the other side. Pleached trees are a possible solution, so bare trunks below and trained and trimmed top growth. You would need access the other side to keep them trimmed and in check. Alternatively, with a trellis, you could train some climbing roses or clematis up and along the trellis, installing wires at 45cm intervals below to give you better coverage.
Be careful with bamboo, many bamboos are sold as clumping when they are not. A genuinely clumping type with a more slender habit than some is Fargesia Nitida. It will still arch over your lawn and the other side of the fence, tho, but again, a trellis will contain it from invading the other side.
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Firstly, are we talking sun, shade or a bit of both ? Is it very exposed and windy, or sheltered ?
What are the dimensions of the beds ?
Have a look here , see if it's of any help
https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=636
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
The beds do look fairly narrow, bear in mind that trees and shrubs have root systems as large as the canopy above, so to achieve the height I think you are looking for, look at column type trees rather than those with a canopy that will spread, including overhanging the other side. Pleached trees are a possible solution, so bare trunks below and trained and trimmed top growth. You would need access the other side to keep them trimmed and in check. Alternatively, with a trellis, you could train some climbing roses or clematis up and along the trellis, installing wires at 45cm intervals below to give you better coverage.
Be careful with bamboo, many bamboos are sold as clumping when they are not. A genuinely clumping type with a more slender habit than some is Fargesia Nitida. It will still arch over your lawn and the other side of the fence, tho, but again, a trellis will contain it from invading the other side.