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Whats best for screening a warehouse - upto 5-6m. Please see images.
Green handed world
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Hi,
This is my first post, I have looked online for ideas for screening a warehouse at the back of the garden. Western Red Cedar and Laurel seem to be the hedges that come up most often as they are fast growing and offer good coverage. What would you suggest? Are there any better options.
The garden is NNW facing and receives 5+ hours near the wall during the summer months. I have 2 trees at present, would Laurel or Red Cedar grow fine with these? The wall is approx. 8m wide.
I think 2-3m tall examples would be ideal and given gown to 5-6m in a few years. I'm not sure how many I need though.
I hope you can help!
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Can anyone help? Pretty please
The warehouse could be worse at least it's all one colour and a natural colour. I would draw the eye down and add interest at your height rather than having the eye drawn higher to the warehouse. I agree I wouldnt wall yourself in with a thick solid green hedge I would consider trellis above the wall with climbing roses, clematis and a mixed border in front, with interest through the seasons.
If your not careful you'll end up with a big green block half way up a big brown block, giving a striped effect rather than a garden. A plus, it has no signage on it. I would rather look at your view than a 200ft leylandii hedge any day sucking the light from your house!
I agree - closing yourself in with walls of dark evergreen would be worse than what you've got, making your garden and the rooms of your house dark and gloomy - the two trees you already have will screen well when in leaf, and at least in the winter they provide a 'filter' (a bit like a net curtain). Planting more trees would also impact badly on the growth of the trees you have.
The idea of providing visual interest to draw the eye into your garden is a really good one. It may also help to have a water feature that makes a sound, again to draw your attention inwards. In a few years you'll forget the warehouse is there.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I agree with everybody else. Bring the eye into the garden rather than drawing it upwards and outwards.
Welcome to the forum.
I'm with the consensus here. I know we don't have to look at it. But you'll end up in a green cave if you try to plant to disguise it.
At least it's a blank wall, no windows to overlook you.
Hi all, thank you for your comments. I agree that it could be worse, but, I would really like something for all year round coverage. I will add more of a focal point, thank you.
I have come across both of these.... What are your thoughts?
http://www.paramountplants.co.uk/plant/THUYAFULL/thuya-plicata-full-standard.html
http://www.paramountplants.co.uk/plant/PRUNUSLTREE/prunus-laurocerasus-full-standard-tree.html
I think 6 trees would be enough. I'm tempted with the Thu ha plicata full standard as it will reach 5 to 6m, which is What would give best screening. Laurel I believe will only get to 4,5m.
Please could you give me some more ideas...esp. If you believe the above links are no good.
Before spending a not insignificant amount you may want to read up on the high hedges act which relates to evergreen or semi-evergreen hedges (2 or more trees).
This restricts (in certain circumstances) the height of such a hedge to 2m if, for one reason for example, 'it adversely affects the enjoyment of neighbours'.
With your garden direction it might be that your neighbours wouldn't be directly affected by such a hedge but might be worth checking with them to avoid the above.