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Covering Leylandii

Hi there,

There is about 10 meters of half cut Leylandii which is unsightly on display from my neightbours garden. I will try and get a picture up. So, if you imagine the full tree, it's been cut in half vertically by whoever lived in the property before me, and to be honest, it looks awful. All I have my side is the tree stumps just behind my fence and the top of the tree(s) hanging over my garden.

I'd like to cover it with a climber(s) of some sort, or anything that would hide it or make it look better.

Does anyone have any ideas please?

Thanks.

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  • cathy43cathy43 Posts: 373

    how about a evergreen honeysuckle, it will tolerate shade and twine round stump and they have a lovely scent?

  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117

    I'd add some trellis or similar to the top of your own fence and then use a selection of climbers so that they're all on your side of the boundary. Leaving anything to climb round the stumps means you'll lose a lot of flowers as they'll be on the neighbouring side. You also risk losing a lot of them if the neighbours in that property decide to hack it all down.

    There's plenty of choices for climbers if you decide to do that, alternatively, you could plant hedging or larger, quick growing shrubs (buddleia for example)  depending on the soil and aspect etc. image

    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698

    Agree with Fairygirl. If it's higher than trellis will cover, you could also plant some screening trees (birch would probably be good). Are you on good terms with your neighbour? It would be ideal if you could work together to remove the Leylandii altogether, but they need to be up for it.

    If you volunteer to help with the costs, you may find they're very receptive to the idea.

    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • Having thirty feet of 20 foot high leylandii removed only cost me £250 and you don't have to grind out the stumps as there is no regrowth. I have heard of people cutting them to around six feet and using them to wobble the roots out of the ground but that wasn't practical in my case.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Steve - think the leylandii in question belong to the neighbour!!! image  Might cause disharmony if the Amateur Gardener gets them taken down out of hand!


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • I was following up on WillDB's comment, not suggesting sneaky destruction!
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    Ah, I understand image    Mind you, it's very tempting sometimes ... image


    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





  • I am of the opinion that the best solution is always a flamethrower, there is a bit of a myth that birds like them for nesting but my tree surgeon says he almost never sees anything apart from the odd old pigeons nest when he takes them down.

  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,138

    You've not been giving advice to gardeners in Suffolk have you? http://www.eadt.co.uk/news/update_six_houses_damaged_by_serious_fire_in_the_drive_reydon_1_4102121

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    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





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