Berghill, same here. Kept the huge laural and buddleia (can never spell that) planted by previous owners. Went several years spending time on the house, finally redesigned the garden but didn't plan a bonfire area. We solved it a few years back when OH found a discarded oil drum, whipped it into his car (reverse of fly tipping i suppose) and that now becomes our bonfire for all the trimmings. That said, we didnt have a bonfire this year and have piles and piles of branches laying about! Our council don't collect either.
Well, I have talked it through and the wife has ruled out any sort of prickly/thorny hedge, due to the above mentioned problems of trimming and disposing and we have ordered some beech. Hopefully as mentioned this may become naturalised over time with other species. I am already planning some planting of clematis and honeysuckle to grow through it, so hopefully all will work out. Thank you everyone
Just an update on the hedge!!!! We planted just before the storms hit in December, thankfully because the fence would not have lasted. Am curently watching the buds swell on a daily basis and admiring my incredibly open view of the field behind the house, through the temporary chicken wire fence we have erected for a small bit of security.
good thread. the front of my dads house is in need of hedging since he cut down massive conifers. the stumps are left in the ground still, way too big to move and no tools to do it at present. i think i'll attempt to remove the stumps soon, prepare the soil and hopefully be ready in autumn to plant the hedging. its off a main road so im not sure if birds will nest, but im open to any suggestions on what to use, wildlife friendly
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I have pyracantha & escallonia hedge and we cut it with gear on and spend ages cutting into bits to put in council re-cycling bin.
Berghill, same here. Kept the huge laural and buddleia (can never spell that) planted by previous owners. Went several years spending time on the house, finally redesigned the garden but didn't plan a bonfire area. We solved it a few years back when OH found a discarded oil drum, whipped it into his car (reverse of fly tipping i suppose) and that now becomes our bonfire for all the trimmings. That said, we didnt have a bonfire this year and have piles and piles of branches laying about! Our council don't collect either.
Well, I have talked it through and the wife has ruled out any sort of prickly/thorny hedge, due to the above mentioned problems of trimming and disposing and we have ordered some beech. Hopefully as mentioned this may become naturalised over time with other species. I am already planning some planting of clematis and honeysuckle to grow through it, so hopefully all will work out. Thank you everyone
Just an update on the hedge!!!! We planted just before the storms hit in December, thankfully because the fence would not have lasted. Am curently watching the buds swell on a daily basis and admiring my incredibly open view of the field behind the house, through the temporary chicken wire fence we have erected for a small bit of security.
Looking good so far
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
good thread. the front of my dads house is in need of hedging since he cut down massive conifers. the stumps are left in the ground still, way too big to move and no tools to do it at present. i think i'll attempt to remove the stumps soon, prepare the soil and hopefully be ready in autumn to plant the hedging. its off a main road so im not sure if birds will nest, but im open to any suggestions on what to use, wildlife friendly