It sounds to me as if you really just need something to define the boundary. What about just digging a border and planting a row of something like lavender, or Nepeta 'Six Hills Giant' ... both wouldn't mind shallow soil, don't grow tall enough to be bothered by gusty wind, are good for wildlife and don't need a lot of tlc.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Dove, I would love some lavender but you haven’t seen the way my grumpy, old neighbour mows the lawn 🤦 hers is threadbare & she shoves & bangs the mower into my raised bed , she won’t even stay on her side, she assumes that our lawn is hers because she has lived there longer than us, if I planted anything nice for bees she would destroy it, then deny it, she hates birds aswell? I am an organic & wildlife gardener & want to do what I can to help wildlife within the means of my Disabilities, a hedge seemed a better option , though I think even with that , I will need to sink in a gravel board to protect the bushes as they grow or she will try and mow them 🤷♀️🙇♀️
Are you allowed to alter the boundary @connie77? If so, I'd consider just putting a low fence in there, and then planting along your side, with whatever suits you best re your abilities. Almost any hedging will be fine, and there's been plenty of suggestions, but a mix of evergreens and berrying/flowering shrubs might be easier than a 'hedge' as such. It's not a huge length, so you wouldn't need that many, and they'd need less attention and care than having a 'proper hedge' to trim on a regular basis. That would also get round the problem neighbour, because a hedge would require cutting on their side, which could create more problems for you.
We get regular queries on the forum about the kind of trouble people can have with neighbours and hedges. It's never easy.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
Yes the Housing officer said I can have a Hedge, whatever I decide on it will need some maintenance , unfortunately my other half isn’t a Gardener, so that doesn’t help, it always falls to me to manage , I may just plant Roses then , deal with two thorny issues with one plant so to speak😉
.......I may just plant Roses then , deal with two thorny issues with one plant so to speak😉
That isn't a bad idea. When I posted above, I didn't know there were neighbour issues.... Look at Rosa Rugosa; they are ridiculously cheap bare rooted and now is the time to buy and plant them and they are very thorny. Many are single flowered, which are great for pollinators and they also produce rosehips which the thrushes will eat later in the winter after the frosts have softened them. (Note: I have no connection with Hedges Direct other than buying hedging plants from them.)
I just thought I'd check @connie77. It would have been a PITA if you'd gone to lots of trouble and expense only to find you had to take it all back out. Now is a good time to buy lots of plants too, as it's bare root season - which lasts till around March. If you get your site prepped well, you'll be able to do it more cheaply, and the plants establish well over winter and into spring. There are lots of good online hedging suppliers, so it's worth taking a look. I've used Hopes Grove Nursery several times and they're always excellent. https://www.hopesgrovenurseries.co.uk/
Good luck with it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I agree with everyone. When I first saw your post my immediate thought was a beech hedge but I wouldn't go with that in a rented property and really it would need a larger area to look good. Roses would be good - you can plant bare roots now. And if and when you move you could dig them up and take them with you!
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
If so, I'd consider just putting a low fence in there, and then planting along your side, with whatever suits you best re your abilities.
Almost any hedging will be fine, and there's been plenty of suggestions, but a mix of evergreens and berrying/flowering shrubs might be easier than a 'hedge' as such. It's not a huge length, so you wouldn't need that many, and they'd need less attention and care than having a 'proper hedge' to trim on a regular basis.
That would also get round the problem neighbour, because a hedge would require cutting on their side, which could create more problems for you.
We get regular queries on the forum about the kind of trouble people can have with neighbours and hedges. It's never easy.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
https://www.hedgesdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Rosa-rugosa-pink-Rosa-Rugosa-Rubra.html
https://www.hedgesdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Rosa-Rugosa-Rubra-Pink-Ramanus-Rose-40-60cm-bare-root.html
https://www.hedgesdirect.co.uk/acatalog/Rosa-Rugosa-Alba-White-Ramanus-Rose-40-60cm-bare-root.html
Now is a good time to buy lots of plants too, as it's bare root season - which lasts till around March. If you get your site prepped well, you'll be able to do it more cheaply, and the plants establish well over winter and into spring.
There are lots of good online hedging suppliers, so it's worth taking a look. I've used Hopes Grove Nursery several times and they're always excellent.
https://www.hopesgrovenurseries.co.uk/
Good luck with it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...