hello i moved into my house about 3 year ago and have got a large leylandii hedge at the bottom of a south facing garden it has a big hole mid way what plants could i plant to fill the hole please help
I had to smile - firstly, it was not our choice to remove these trees but they were upsetting out neighbour ........ its cost us a great deal of money which we couldn't really afford. We are both 75.
I want to plant a few shrubs to give us some privacy from next door as they overlook our bedrooms. But the soil is going to be rubbish, even though we've had the stumps ground up and spread around.
The first thing is to sow some lawn seeds, but it'll be difficult to mow right up to the dry stone wall, and we are not really capable of strimming all the way down to the bottom. We do have a 'ride-on' mower.
Its fairly neutral soil - quite stoney - but with all these ground up leylandii I suspect its pretty acid now - I suppose I should get a test kit. We've got rid of the piled up trunks, but everywhere is covered in chippings now of course. We do have access to FYM but its bulky and artificial fertiliser is expensive ..... no worries about water here (Cumbria) although this year has been exceptionally dry.
I wonder if the best thing would be to just get a lawn established over winter - and then take stock in the Spring to see if we can make life a bit easier in the maintenance department.
we are in the process of removing a well established leylandi hedge which runs all around our garden luckily there is a fence behind it. All of the comments here have been really useful, so thank you all.
Help! We have moved in to house on a corner plot. All round the corner - some 30mts - there is a 2.5-3.0mt high leylandii which has not had attention in years. It does give privacy to floor to ceiling windows in our lounge, but it is over powering and I hate it!
what can I do after getting rid, grinding out the stumps and then what? No idea what would grow to a height that would give privacy which we can keep to a reasonable height.
We cut down our 45 tree leylandi hedge due to cypress afid damage. It was about 20 years old. We left stumps cut off at ground level they are about 18 inches apart. We planted Photina red robin inbetween. And now have a flourishing red shiney hedge. If you buy from a trade nursery it keeps the cost down. The roots and poor quality grounds don't seem to have affected their development. Hope this helps.
I,ve just taken the foliage of a leylandi hedge and am left with a row of trunks approx 9 ft high in a good straight line. Could I use these to support a wood boarding fence built to purpose. How long will the trunks last?
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hello i moved into my house about 3 year ago and have got a large leylandii hedge at the bottom of a south facing garden it has a big hole mid way what plants could i plant to fill the hole please help
So what on earth am I going to do here?
What do you want to do?
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I had to smile - firstly, it was not our choice to remove these trees but they were upsetting out neighbour ........ its cost us a great deal of money which we couldn't really afford. We are both 75.
I want to plant a few shrubs to give us some privacy from next door as they overlook our bedrooms. But the soil is going to be rubbish, even though we've had the stumps ground up and spread around.
The first thing is to sow some lawn seeds, but it'll be difficult to mow right up to the dry stone wall, and we are not really capable of strimming all the way down to the bottom. We do have a 'ride-on' mower.
What shrubs will grow in these conditions?
Its fairly neutral soil - quite stoney - but with all these ground up leylandii I suspect its pretty acid now - I suppose I should get a test kit. We've got rid of the piled up trunks, but everywhere is covered in chippings now of course. We do have access to FYM but its bulky and artificial fertiliser is expensive ..... no worries about water here (Cumbria) although this year has been exceptionally dry.
I wonder if the best thing would be to just get a lawn established over winter - and then take stock in the Spring to see if we can make life a bit easier in the maintenance department.
we are in the process of removing a well established leylandi hedge which runs all around our garden luckily there is a fence behind it. All of the comments here have been really useful, so thank you all.
Help! We have moved in to house on a corner plot. All round the corner - some 30mts - there is a 2.5-3.0mt high leylandii which has not had attention in years. It does give privacy to floor to ceiling windows in our lounge, but it is over powering and I hate it!
what can I do after getting rid, grinding out the stumps and then what? No idea what would grow to a height that would give privacy which we can keep to a reasonable height.
All ideas greatly received.
We cut down our 45 tree leylandi hedge due to cypress afid damage. It was about 20 years old. We left stumps cut off at ground level they are about 18 inches apart. We planted Photina red robin inbetween. And now have a flourishing red shiney hedge. If you buy from a trade nursery it keeps the cost down. The roots and poor quality grounds don't seem to have affected their development. Hope this helps.
I,ve just taken the foliage of a leylandi hedge and am left with a row of trunks approx 9 ft high in a good straight line. Could I use these to support a wood boarding fence built to purpose. How long will the trunks last?