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annabel.austin6kmTcOtkannabel.austin6kmTcOtk Posts: 12
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Hi! I really need some advice please. We have a fairly large garden which is on a small downward incline. Our neighbours’ garden wraps slightly around the bottom of ours and they have placed a huge poly tunnel there. There’s currently a scraggy 6 ft beech mixed hedge in situe (our boundary) but because it’s on a slight slope we can see the poly tunnel very easily. I need to replace the hedge with something that’s going to get up to 12ft at least so I can’t see it from downstairs or upstairs as it’s such an eye sore. There’s no plants infront of the hedge just lawn and the area gets plenty of sun. We are moving in a couple of years so I need to screen the poly tunnel well before we go on the market. I read that Leylandii is a very fast growing screener hedge so I’m wondering whether this is a good option? I know it’s not a first choice hedge but I’m desperate to screen quickly!! 
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  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Whatever you do, don't create a huge problem for the people that will buy the house. A rampant hedge will be horrible to remove. Surely there's a more elegant way to bring the eye to settle on a nearer part of the garden that create a monster hedge that will surely feel oppressive at the far end. Lots of ways to play with the sightlines. 
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  • annabel.austin6kmTcOtkannabel.austin6kmTcOtk Posts: 12
    I need to screen it so what would you suggest I put there? I would really appreciate some advise. 
  • K67K67 Posts: 2,506
    edited May 2021
    Photos would be helpful but your beech hedge would grow tall and thick if cut correctly.
  • annabel.austin6kmTcOtkannabel.austin6kmTcOtk Posts: 12

  • annabel.austin6kmTcOtkannabel.austin6kmTcOtk Posts: 12
    Also this isn’t just for when we sell, it’s so awful to look at I just need to screen it. They have got a new cover coming too which is only going to make it stand out even more!
  • Chris-P-BaconChris-P-Bacon Posts: 943
    Move your greenhouse or summer house in front of it. Or buy a new summer house - good excuse to!
    Another thing you may want to think about is sectioning your garden into maybe 3 areas and use small hedges (or walls) to break them up. 
    Also, I think when your garden is fully "in green" during spring and summer you may not notice it as much. 
    What's that shrub that's in front of the polytunnel?
  • annabel.austin6kmTcOtkannabel.austin6kmTcOtk Posts: 12
    Hi thank you that’s all very constructive. I hadn’t thought about a summer house, that’s a great idea and would cover the poly tunnel well. It’s actually the hedge infront of the poly tunnel not a shrub. I also love the idea of sectioning the garden. 😊
  • JennyJJennyJ Posts: 10,576
    It's probably quicker to let the existing hedge get taller than to start again with something new.
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  • AstraeusAstraeus Posts: 336
    If it's really a problem, buy a mature tree. The £500 or so you spend on that will be worth it if you're selling and it blocks out an eyesore.
  • annabel.austin6kmTcOtkannabel.austin6kmTcOtk Posts: 12
    Funnily enough my husband said this last night. What would you recommend, obviously it needs to be something that keeps its leaves all year round and nothing that’s going to be huge so blocks the view? 
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