I have a problem too our neighbours have built a log cabin which is much higher than we thought from the plans will be five fence panels long and about five /six ft higher than our 6 foot fence. Thinking of putting trellis on our fence also high fast growing trees/shrubs/climbers. Any suggestions please!!!
I have a huge problem, Im not an expert a gardener at all (bit of a novice) and tesco have just built 3 story row of terrace houses at the end of my garden, they are on a slope up so are more like 4 story. About 5 years ago we levelled and concreted the end of our garden for a seating area and shed. I am going to have to dig up a section at the end on our boundary wall to plant something to try and gain back some privacy. I am gonna dig an area about 50cm x 2m, I was thinking leyland Cyprus but am worried that the roots will lift remaining patio and shed!! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, the best climbers I've ever had are Clematis Montana 'Mile-a-Minute', it's does what it say's on the box, very rapid growth, full of pink flowers and makes a wonderful screen on trellis, up old trees, over sheds etc. My other favourite is Jasmin, very fast growth once it's coming to the end of it's flowering, fast spreading and the scent is intoxicating! As for a hedge covering I would go for Laurel, just 'borrow' a few woody cuttings and stick them in some rooting powder and pop them into the soil where you want them to grow. Plant 2 next to each other at a time in case 1 fails. This can be left to grow as a dense tree then cut away all the branches from the bow to head height and just leave it to form a mushroom or clip it to form a barrier hedge. It's an evergreen, very hardy, you can hack at it and it comes back and is fast growing, but be careful if you burn the cuttings, they catch fire with a whoosh! My last choice for a hedge would be Forsythia, flowers yellow 1st in Spring then all the new growth happens ready to flower the following year. Once it's happy it can throw up branches in excess of 2ft growth per year! If you keep taking the tops off it will form a very dense hedge in no time at all. Hope this is of help to you
All of the above, ive just spent much of the day removing a very energetic vaginia creeper, that could work, its covered 3 fence panels in a year, pain in the bum now tho, but should be fine by a path, beautiful in autumn
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I have a problem too our neighbours have built a log cabin which is much higher than we thought from the plans will be five fence panels long and about five /six ft higher than our 6 foot fence. Thinking of putting trellis on our fence also high fast growing trees/shrubs/climbers. Any suggestions please!!!
Thats not a log cabin. 30 ft long and 12 feet high? Have they got planning permission?
Thats a barn.
I have a huge problem, Im not an expert a gardener at all (bit of a novice) and tesco have just built 3 story row of terrace houses at the end of my garden, they are on a slope up so are more like 4 story. About 5 years ago we levelled and concreted the end of our garden for a seating area and shed. I am going to have to dig up a section at the end on our boundary wall to plant something to try and gain back some privacy. I am gonna dig an area about 50cm x 2m, I was thinking leyland Cyprus but am worried that the roots will lift remaining patio and shed!! Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Hi, the best climbers I've ever had are Clematis Montana 'Mile-a-Minute', it's does what it say's on the box, very rapid growth, full of pink flowers and makes a wonderful screen on trellis, up old trees, over sheds etc. My other favourite is Jasmin, very fast growth once it's coming to the end of it's flowering, fast spreading and the scent is intoxicating! As for a hedge covering I would go for Laurel, just 'borrow' a few woody cuttings and stick them in some rooting powder and pop them into the soil where you want them to grow. Plant 2 next to each other at a time in case 1 fails. This can be left to grow as a dense tree then cut away all the branches from the bow to head height and just leave it to form a mushroom or clip it to form a barrier hedge. It's an evergreen, very hardy, you can hack at it and it comes back and is fast growing, but be careful if you burn the cuttings, they catch fire with a whoosh! My last choice for a hedge would be Forsythia, flowers yellow 1st in Spring then all the new growth happens ready to flower the following year. Once it's happy it can throw up branches in excess of 2ft growth per year! If you keep taking the tops off it will form a very dense hedge in no time at all. Hope this is of help to you