We’ll be dead soon enough eh? But we’re all only 27 😲 🤪 only the greatest talents say goodbye then don’t you know 😉 … the rest of us go on … and on …and on … and when we do eventually fall off our perches there’s always more just like us to take our places 🤣
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
@tracey-templeGSb_Euib I have seen arches in conifer hedges but they have, without exception, been grown that way so your idea is not entirely hopeless, just not do-able by cutting into an established hedge.
I like the way you've cleaned up the bottom of the trees but the best thing you can do now is to keep the rest of them neatly clipped each year, being careful not to go back to brown wood or foliage as it does not regenerate. It's true it does leave a great dark slab of green but you can mitigate that by placing some interesting pots in front and fill them with colour or the afore-mentioned arch with a bench or planters or both. Make sure you leave a gap so you can get to the hedge for maintenance.
As for you @delski, you pop in late and insult gratuitously without ever offering helpful advice. Time to consider whether you really need to be here.
Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
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Thank you everyone for your advice and tips, I will indeed leave well alone, my head is brimming with ideas, some clearly need to be shelved…. One day my little garden will be an oasis 😊
You have a lovely plot there @tracey-templeGSb_Euib. It can sometimes be hard to see what would work and what wouldn't, no matter how much experience or knowledge you might have. It looks like you could certainly have a free standing arbour of some kind - whether in front of your hedge, or somewhere else, depending on what room you have, and where the sun falls etc. As you have that seat, why not try moving it to different locations and see what would look best? It would also depend on whether morning, afternoon or evening sun suits your needs too. No point putting it in the sunniest spot during the day, if you're at work, or having it for evening sun if you're using it most through the day.
You could also consider lifting some of the paving to plant directly into the ground, which is much easier for climbers than containers, and easier for maintenance
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I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I like the way you've cleaned up the bottom of the trees but the best thing you can do now is to keep the rest of them neatly clipped each year, being careful not to go back to brown wood or foliage as it does not regenerate. It's true it does leave a great dark slab of green but you can mitigate that by placing some interesting pots in front and fill them with colour or the afore-mentioned arch with a bench or planters or both. Make sure you leave a gap so you can get to the hedge for maintenance.
As for you @delski, you pop in late and insult gratuitously without ever offering helpful advice. Time to consider whether you really need to be here.
BTW @tracey-templeGSb_Euib lovely patio area. The trailing lavender is beautiful.
It looks like you could certainly have a free standing arbour of some kind - whether in front of your hedge, or somewhere else, depending on what room you have, and where the sun falls etc. As you have that seat, why not try moving it to different locations and see what would look best? It would also depend on whether morning, afternoon or evening sun suits your needs too. No point putting it in the sunniest spot during the day, if you're at work, or having it for evening sun if you're using it most through the day.
You could also consider lifting some of the paving to plant directly into the ground, which is much easier for climbers than containers, and easier for maintenance
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...