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I'm getting some serious work done this week. New Patio (Block) over 40sq meters + mini decking 10 sqmeters + buying some trees to cut my digk-head neighbours out of the sight,at least 
For the tress, considering to get 4-5 of these;
https://www.grasslands.co.uk/leylandii-castlewella...
Any recommendations, the price does not look so bad?
For the tress, considering to get 4-5 of these;
https://www.grasslands.co.uk/leylandii-castlewella...
Any recommendations, the price does not look so bad?
Harry Flashman said:
Noooooo! Don't do Leylandii!
Mine are a bugger to control needing constant pruning, and one is so big it needs cutting back. Nothing will grow near them and they grow like weeds.
"Dear GQT, I hate my neighbours and can't get hold of any Japanese knotweed, what can I plant to really piss them off?"Mine are a bugger to control needing constant pruning, and one is so big it needs cutting back. Nothing will grow near them and they grow like weeds.
I was on this thread near the beginning, grafting hard during lockdown. Hours spent on my knees weeding and bringing the garden up to scratch. Well I needn't have bothered, because for me,this year has been the year of the weed. Is anyone else struggling more than usual? My garden has literally been invaded by Canada Thistle, Bind Weed and Dandy Lion. The grass is fighting with Clover and Lesser Trefoil ( that little yellow crawling b
d of a weed!), and my gravel drive areas covered in something called Petty Spurge. I've never worked so hard on the garden and felt more like throwing in the towel!
d of a weed!), and my gravel drive areas covered in something called Petty Spurge. I've never worked so hard on the garden and felt more like throwing in the towel!Harry Flashman said:
Noooooo! Don't do Leylandii!
Mine are a bugger to control needing constant pruning, and one is so big it needs cutting back. Nothing will grow near them and they grow like weeds.
LOL, now I like them MORE. Mine are a bugger to control needing constant pruning, and one is so big it needs cutting back. Nothing will grow near them and they grow like weeds.
I was thinking to keep them on a large separate planters though, not in garden/soil?
ooid said:
LOL, now I like them MORE.
I was thinking to keep them on a large separate planters though, not in garden/soil?
It’ll still backfire. They aren’t very bright and simply don’t understand that they aren’t meant to screw you over as well. I was thinking to keep them on a large separate planters though, not in garden/soil?
They are the grotesque lager lout of the plant world. If they had their own living room they would coil up a biggun every morning in the middle of it. But they don’t so they’ll pollute your space instead.
They are planted by people who deep down despise themselves but maybe don’t realise it until all light and life is gone along with huge amounts of money every year attempting to rein in the monster.
It’s probably smarter to work out the max height you want to achieve and plant something that stops at that height.
ooid said:
Thanks gents, I'm ditching the Leylandi idea. Any more suggestions please? The block/patio nearly done today, so I need at least 4-5 hedging trees on the left (2nd image) just next to the grey fence.
Some of these should do the trick:
|https://thumbsnap.com/BnJR2x8y[/url]Tall, lush, fast growing, edible even.
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