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Covering Horizontal drainage pipes
pinchie01
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Hi,
newcomer here. I have moved in to a property that has a drainage ditch with plastic pipes that cross the ditch. They look unsightly and I want to disguise them.
i was thinking using some sort of fast growing evergreen with some kind of mesh Support. Can anyone suggest a good way of erecting the support and a plant gag will happily grow horizontally. It's 2-3 metres and I presume the plant doesn't want to be to heavy
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Hi Pinchie
Could you post a photo for us so we can get a better idea of your options .... I worry about potentially blocking the drainage ditch and causing flooding that could get you in legal hot water.
To post a photo click on the camera icon ... if it doesn't upload try reducing the size of the pic ... that usually works.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi ... yes I can see that
I really wouldn't put any netting or mesh around/over that pipe ......... in a winter flood debris/twigs etc would get caught in it and could quickly cause a blockage causing a dam effect and flood your garden and that of your neighbours, or maybe worse!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I've fixed the orientation on your photo, pinchie.:
I wouldn't be please with that pipework either - looks like a bit of a bodge job. Do you know what services the pipe is carrying? All I can come up with is hiding it under an old log, which would at least look more natural.
What is on the other side of the ditch? What about a little footbridge over the pipe? It could be attractive without having bits that would snag any floating debris.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
A log is probably a better idea than a 'bridge' Bob.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
My first idea was a bridge, too, Dove!
When our pond was fitted, the water was flowing to the cascade through a grey plastic pipe which stood out like a sore thumb - it was hideous. We have put some plants close by which will eventually grow to hide the pipe. In the meantime I had the idea of painting the pipe a dark colour to camouflage it and help it to blend in. We hardly notice the pipe now. Perhaps you could paint your pipe grey or earth colour pinchie.
hi, thanks for the ideas everyone
- can anyone recommend a type of paint that might be used?
If its plastic you can get Plasticote paint from B&Q. Its strange that if it is a drain pipe, why does it not go into the ditch? Perhaps a bit of investigation required....