Thanks Lyn surely not be a restriction will there ? Don't want it high as I said just to stop parking and kids etc, someone in same street has a fence around his but kids run in and out so wouldn't be able to to put plants in etc and more maintenance like painting and digging out the holes and worried car would catch it as often part along the front so sorry if already been answered how thin out I be able to keep the hedge ? Don't want to be going next door to trim but sure I will have to lol
Thanks again dean also you like the back garden ? Look forward to getting a laptop so can show you before as on my external hd
Also my rear garden is shaded by next doors conifers on one side and full of moss is it ok to put down some 4 in 1 garden grass feed and weed killer over the winter ? Back garden doesn't look to cluttered in the sleepers does it ? Need some nice perennials next year , really want a flourishing garden next year and put up a bird house on wall so hopefully get a bird on there
I wouldnt bother now with the lawn, do it March/April time, it wont do anymore now, let it rest for the winter.
You have some lovely plants in the sleeper bed, I love the ivy.
You may have to keep the road frontage to a metre high, have a look around and see what other people have got. Same with the plants, you will get a good idea of what grows well in your area.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
Thanks again Lyn 1 Meyer would be fine really and thanks I like the ivy aswel I keep trimmed as don't want suffocating my small tree, love the tree want it little bigger bit practically that size, also any other info on hedge like how thin etc would be appreciated, defently sticking around here as very helpful people and have a stunning garden next summer
Any more suggestions or comments would he great about how thing the hedge could be and hopefully doesn't need constant maintenance also how far apart should the plants be in cm please ? Is it ok to buy the 60-90cm ones and as for planting I will dig a hole how wide you think and how deep you recommend , I will add top up with a few bags of fertiliser around the hedge and put the soil what was dug out back in and along with some bonemeal , what is mulch what people talk about does it hold the frost out etc and is it put on after everything else , cannot put manure or anything as loads of kids playing on street etc
Just needing to know how far away from neighbours fence to plant etc 50-75 and not sure what was meant by left 50 on other side ?
Also should I dig a long trench or just individual holes for each plant ?
So was thinking of thing hedgeup the fence and around front of road and down a little to my drive you can see the drive with car on last pic but want a hedge chest height and to stop car going onto grass etc dont really want a fexoensiveOk fence and a lot more expensive aswel, then were the conifers are at the minute i will remove and grass over you can see were started emptying before brown bin gets empyed any opinions or advice welcome also advice on removing conifer stumps
I think hornbeam's okay for a chest height hedge. The width of the hedge will be about 60-80cm so plant about 35cm from your boundary. Go for a 30cm spacing. Usualy you plant such a hedge in two staggered rows but I'd probably go for a single row here. Do trim them in the first year, even though they won't get to their full height. The point of early trimming is to promote bushiness and growth at the bottom. Get on good terms with next door, who will either have to cut their side of the hedge or allow you onto their garden to do the same.
Alternative hedges that come to mind are Cotoneaster simonsii which looks very neat when clipped, yew, holly or Lonicera nitida.
Adding a light sprinkle of bonemeal when planting is a good idea. I wouldn't add any other fertiliser though. I would add compost as a mulch and let the worms pull it down into the soil.
"What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour".
" ,,,Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) is tolerant of a wide range of conditions, and its dense twiggy growth is ideal for cutting into detailed shapes, making it possible to create "windows", "doors" and interesting finishing touches to tops and edges. It is also possible to shape it into a very narrow hedge that produces a delicate, curtain-like effect...."
It's this aspect of its growth that makes it so suitable to create many well-known hedge mazes. It can also be successfully kept as a short hedge - see the restored hornbeam maze at Woburn Abbey http://www.woburnabbey.co.uk/gardens/explore/hornbeam-maze/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
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Thanks again dean also you like the back garden ? Look forward to getting a laptop so can show you before as on my external hd
Also my rear garden is shaded by next doors conifers on one side and full of moss is it ok to put down some 4 in 1 garden grass feed and weed killer over the winter ? Back garden doesn't look to cluttered in the sleepers does it ? Need some nice perennials next year , really want a flourishing garden next year and put up a bird house on wall so hopefully get a bird on there
I wouldnt bother now with the lawn, do it March/April time, it wont do anymore now, let it rest for the winter.
You have some lovely plants in the sleeper bed, I love the ivy.
You may have to keep the road frontage to a metre high, have a look around and see what other people have got. Same with the plants, you will get a good idea of what grows well in your area.
Just needing to know how far away from neighbours fence to plant etc 50-75 and not sure what was meant by left 50 on other side ?
Also should I dig a long trench or just individual holes for each plant ?
Thanks dean
You may find this article of interest http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2001/oct/14/gardens
and this gives you some good info on planting the hedge http://ruralgardener.co.uk/tag/hornbeam-hedge/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Ok now the front
So was thinking of thing hedgeup the fence and around front of road and down a little to my drive you can see the drive with car on last pic but want a hedge chest height and to stop car going onto grass etc dont really want a fexoensiveOk fence and a lot more expensive aswel, then were the conifers are at the minute i will remove and grass over you can see were started emptying before brown bin gets empyed any opinions or advice welcome also advice on removing conifer stumps
thanks again dean
I would consider a shrub rather than a tree. In my experience Hornbeam hedges need to be wide and tall to look good.
I would consider Pyracantha, it's evergreen has attractive berries, grows quickly and has thorns, much more suitable in my opinion.
Pyracantha.co.uk has more info.
Alternative hedges that come to mind are Cotoneaster simonsii which looks very neat when clipped, yew, holly or Lonicera nitida.
Adding a light sprinkle of bonemeal when planting is a good idea. I wouldn't add any other fertiliser though. I would add compost as a mulch and let the worms pull it down into the soil.
I'm a little puzzled that you should say that AWB - hornbeam is well known for working well as a narrow hedge. See my earlier post about the way MD uses it at Longmeadow and also an extract from this article http://www.telegraph.co.uk/gardening/3344586/Adventures-in-hedges.html
" ,,,Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) is tolerant of a wide range of conditions, and its dense twiggy growth is ideal for cutting into detailed shapes, making it possible to create "windows", "doors" and interesting finishing touches to tops and edges. It is also possible to shape it into a very narrow hedge that produces a delicate, curtain-like effect...."
It's this aspect of its growth that makes it so suitable to create many well-known hedge mazes. It can also be successfully kept as a short hedge - see the restored hornbeam maze at Woburn Abbey http://www.woburnabbey.co.uk/gardens/explore/hornbeam-maze/
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.