Hello Millie, the plants opposite the bench look like sycamore seedlings so I would get everything,except the ferns, out. The trellis idea for climbers that Fairygirl has given you is a fab one. If you want more privacy,pots of Bamboo would provide evergreen screen, colourful pots of flowers could add the colour you want.
I have eight rectangular, black, glazed pots on my wall with osmanthus delavayii to screen year round. They needed a waterproof sealant on the wall top and mortar blobs to fix and allow drainage. This is only poss' if it is your wall or if your neighbour likes the idea too. Pots in small spaces, and for beginners, mean changes are easier.
Yes you are both right. The plant is your neighbours and you can cut it back but You have to return the clippings as they belong to the neighbour.
Always a good idea to mention to your neighbour that you'll be doing this - it can look slightly ????????? to find a load of hedge trimmings chucked over your boundary and can cause ill feeling, which I'm sure you can well do without
I doubt the neighbors will want them as they're renters just like me. But I'll have a chat with them.
I love the trellis idea and I don't think it'll be a problem, but I'll have a chat with the landlord first. I also thought about container's on the walls but I'll have to talk to the neighbor as I don't know who the wall belongs to.
I've purchased some seed's for the flower beds and pots for herbs. Just got to wait for the door to be fixed
A good clear out first will let you see what you've got Millie. I bet you'll have lots of room once that ivy's pruned back! If you can't fix trellis directly to the wall, you could put some posts into the ground in front of it, and attach it that way. Big pots planted up with your herbs and flowers, and grouped together will be lovely. If your staircase has room at the bottom, you could also put climbers in a big pot there and use the handrail for support. Good luck with it all - it will be great once you get going.
Keep on at that landlord about the door...
It's in his interest anyway - you can't maintain his property unless you can access it.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
A good clear out first will let you see what you've got Millie. I bet you'll have lots of room once that ivy's pruned back! If you can't fix trellis directly to the wall, you could put some posts into the ground in front of it, and attach it that way. Big pots planted up with your herbs and flowers, and grouped together will be lovely. If your staircase has room at the bottom, you could also put climbers in a big pot there and use the handrail for support. Good luck with it all - it will be great once you get going.
Keep on at that landlord about the door...
It's in his interest anyway - you can't maintain his property unless you can access it.
That is a very good idea! A clematis would look really nice climbing up the stairs!
The issue with the landlord is that he lives in Australia so we deal with an estate agent who does her best but things just take an extra long time. But I have drafted a firm email to her about it. It doesn't always pay be to nice.
You may get some response if you remind the landlord's agent IN WRITING that your fire exit to the rear of the property is probably negating his insurance policy!!
I expect that having a garden has increased the rental value for them and they should be just delighted you want to maintain the grounds and woodwork!?!
P.S. check your tenancy agreement because it took two whole seasons for my daughter to discover garden maintenance was included yet not a blade of grass had been touched by the agent maintenance team. Good Luck xx
These agents can be hopeless sometimes. I've been on both sides of the rental/landlord fence so I understand the problems. Agents get a fee but they need 'managing' like everything else nowadays because they can be totally lacking when it comes to actually doing any management. Especially when the owner's several thousand miles away I'd guess
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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Hello Millie, the plants opposite the bench look like sycamore seedlings so I would get everything,except the ferns, out. The trellis idea for climbers that Fairygirl has given you is a fab one. If you want more privacy,pots of Bamboo would provide evergreen screen, colourful pots of flowers could add the colour you want.
I have eight rectangular, black, glazed pots on my wall with osmanthus delavayii to screen year round. They needed a waterproof sealant on the wall top and mortar blobs to fix and allow drainage. This is only poss' if it is your wall or if your neighbour likes the idea too. Pots in small spaces, and for beginners, mean changes are easier.
I doubt the neighbors will want them as they're renters just like me. But I'll have a chat with them.
I love the trellis idea and I don't think it'll be a problem, but I'll have a chat with the landlord first. I also thought about container's on the walls but I'll have to talk to the neighbor as I don't know who the wall belongs to.
I've purchased some seed's for the flower beds and pots for herbs. Just got to wait for the door to be fixed
A good clear out first will let you see what you've got Millie. I bet you'll have lots of room once that ivy's pruned back! If you can't fix trellis directly to the wall, you could put some posts into the ground in front of it, and attach it that way. Big pots planted up with your herbs and flowers, and grouped together will be lovely. If your staircase has room at the bottom, you could also put climbers in a big pot there and use the handrail for support. Good luck with it all - it will be great once you get going.
Keep on at that landlord about the door...
It's in his interest anyway - you can't maintain his property unless you can access it.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
That is a very good idea! A clematis would look really nice climbing up the stairs!
The issue with the landlord is that he lives in Australia so we deal with an estate agent who does her best but things just take an extra long time. But I have drafted a firm email to her about it. It doesn't always pay be to nice.
You may get some response if you remind the landlord's agent IN WRITING that your fire exit to the rear of the property is probably negating his insurance policy!!
I expect that having a garden has increased the rental value for them and they should be just delighted you want to maintain the grounds and woodwork!?!
P.S. check your tenancy agreement because it took two whole seasons for my daughter to discover garden maintenance was included yet not a blade of grass had been touched by the agent maintenance team. Good Luck xx
These agents can be hopeless sometimes. I've been on both sides of the rental/landlord fence so I understand the problems. Agents get a fee but they need 'managing' like everything else nowadays because they can be totally lacking when it comes to actually doing any management. Especially when the owner's several thousand miles away I'd guess
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...