Screening recommendations - fast growing
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Gas1883 said:
rustyuk said:
Quickest option would be a fence
This is what we did , ripped out the hedge & put up a fence , so much easier & neater .
te. I want greenery.CivicDuties said:
bigandclever said:
Would you be terribly offended if I suggested something artificial? Plenty of options available.
Not at all, go ahead.
I would dig a hole and postcrete in a fence post behind each of your pillars. I would then attach some wire between the posts.
Then plant an evergreen climber or two between each post that will grow up the netting.
Plant each plant in a hole about twice the size it needs to be and back fill with decent topsoil or compost.
You wont see the 'fencing' once the plants have matured.
Then plant an evergreen climber or two between each post that will grow up the netting.
Plant each plant in a hole about twice the size it needs to be and back fill with decent topsoil or compost.
You wont see the 'fencing' once the plants have matured.
Maybe I missed the post, but who's wall is it?
Anybody suggested booting things to a wall you don't own is asking for trouble otherwise.
Have you considered a blended approach? Trellis when viewed along an angle from your dining room would appear fence like, on this you could grow something like a Montana Clematis, super fast growing and beautiful flowers.
In front of that, a small strip of pebble/Cotswold stone with some nice planters on with fairly mature Bay Trees, they're evergreen and thick, 3-4 of those in pots again from the angle you're looking from would probably seem like a constant screen, plus you can use the leaves for cooking.
Anybody suggested booting things to a wall you don't own is asking for trouble otherwise.
Have you considered a blended approach? Trellis when viewed along an angle from your dining room would appear fence like, on this you could grow something like a Montana Clematis, super fast growing and beautiful flowers.
In front of that, a small strip of pebble/Cotswold stone with some nice planters on with fairly mature Bay Trees, they're evergreen and thick, 3-4 of those in pots again from the angle you're looking from would probably seem like a constant screen, plus you can use the leaves for cooking.
CivicDuties said:
How would I erect a trellis there? If I nailed one to the low wall, it would break in the wind once there was foliage on it - I know this because the fence in my back garden facing the same way has been broken in winds 3 times in the 15 years I've lived here. It would snap like a matchstick sadly. And would any plant on a trellis provide year round screening?
Is it your wall?If so, you could put a bolt-down MetPost on each pillar and have say 2x2 posts a few feet high.
Work out what the minimum height to do the screening would be.
Alternatively you could screw posts or metal brackets to the side of the wall.
You can get pretty big fixings quite cheaply.
A trellis and vegetation does not seem to generate the same wind force as a rigid flat panel fence.
If you did want a fence, then some styles like alternate front and back slats let most of the wind through while doing a lot of visual blocking.
Even quite a 'gappy' fence will blur the view of Matey's Empire of Crap.
Year-round screening plants include Beech as well as evergreens.
I'm not a plant expert. I have a lot of plants called something like ' the plant that hides the dustbins' and 'the triffid which threatens the shed'.
I have some good hedges, but it's taken 5 years or so.
You can do hedges quicke by buying taller plants but the cost seems exponential.
I vote for building a long rectangular plant pot that runs along the wall and bring the soil height up to the top of the wall. this would also contain any roots and open up options for faster growing plants - or if you go for slower growing native plants any height gained immediately reduces your view of bins.
CivicDuties said:
Thanks all, lots of great suggestions there. And yes, it's my wall.
I'll read through and digest in slow time later on.
How about raising the bed by using large planter boxes daisy chained along the boundary?I'll read through and digest in slow time later on.
Or build you own.
This should also guarantee no root invasion, especially if you go the bamboo route.
Pun intended, etc.
I've always wondered if planter boxes qualify as 'fence' from a planning perspective, maybe someone can chip in.
Arrivalist said:
I put a mix of laurel and red robin down the side of my garden when I moved in about 5 years ago. It’s a lovely dense (ish) hedge about 6-7 feet tall already. Just keeping it to that height now and encouraging it to thicken more.
I too have laurel and red Robin in my garden. The thing is with the laurel it really is aggressive in its pace and thickness and you really have to keep on top of it. It will be flowing over into your neighbours drive as well and will need maintaining that side which is probably a factor for you. I've been unwell for some time so I have to rely on someone else to manage them (thus it's out of hand) but these 2 get similar maintenance but look who is getting out of hand. Gassing Station | Homes, Gardens and DIY | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff