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I want to do a topiary of life size Irish Wolfhound (or perhaps bigger) 1. Anywhere in Ireland I would get the frame ? 2. What would be the best plant to use(Limey area)
Recently planted a bare root copper beech hedge, at a 100 metres in total and set out with the typical guidelines of 18 inches apart, compost used etc. The next step is to figure out how and when to prune this particular type of hedging? The bare roots themselves are approx a foot and a half above ground level and were planted over a week ago. I would appreciate any pruning suggestions you may have.Look forward to hearing from you...
i have a fairly big lawn out the back of the house and i want to plant some trees for shelter as the wind can be very strong at times, i don't want to take away from the sun setting eithre as that is where it sets in the evening.Could you please advise me on what trees to plant. thanks
I want to grow a hedge behind a 500mm high old stone wall, to give some privacy to my garden and to act as a shelter belt for my planned fruit/veg garden. Can you please suggest a quick growing evergreen (not laylandes!) - that will withstand windy conditions. The location has full sun for most of the day. Also, I'm on a budget so nothing TOO extravagent! Also, its a cottage garden. OK thats it thanks!
I have a 7 year old Escallonia hedge planted next to a wall, it is 4 ft wide and i want to cut it back to 2tf (only cutting back on one side) and it will be going back to bare wood. Is it ok to do this now ?
We built a new house 3 years ago. And while I decided at the time to go for an informal hedge of mixed shrubs. I find now that it is not working. I would like a hedge as a backgound to a shrub border. Would like to plant escalonia - but from what I have read iut will not grow too well in kildare. Am now thinking of cotoneaster. Would appreciate your advice.Poppy
i live 1km from the atlantic ocean and wonder would a boxwood hedge grow here ?our site is prone to wind quite a bit ,can this be grown from slips ?
Hi Gerry, Just wondering is it really possible to grow a bamboo hedge in Ireland with no wall/fence sheltering it? Was thinking of Pseudosasa japonica. Thanks ,muiris
Dear Gerry, I have inherited an overgrown garden. My question is in relation to a line of hawthorn trees that i believe was once a hedge. What, if anything, can i do to prune these trees back into shape. The trees are spindly and in some cases the tree trunks are 2m before the first branches. I believe they were competing with snowberry bushes and ivy. Thanks ,ihaggan
Is it a good time to plant bare root hedging? If so, what is ideal spacing between plants? I have one garden centre nearby but would like price comparisons, Is there a specialist nursery from where I could get trees ordered/delivered. I am considering a beech hedge! Thanking you in advance
I have a hedg of Griselinia (approx 200 plants) and there are a number of them that appear to be dying. The leaves are turning yellow (with light black spots) and then falling off. Can you tell me what this might be and how can I treat it.
Hi Gerry,Please could you suggest some suitable hedge types for a front garden in a suburban estate that won't mind being kept fairly low (1m max). It's a difficult site - north-facing, very exposed and windy, about 1km from the sea with a heavy clay soil that is a bit prone to waterlogging in places. I'm thinking of griselinia, hornbeam or escallonia.Thank a million!
I need to place some pots at various points around the border of a new patio for decoration but also to deter visitors from driving up on the patio accidentally. It is a very, very exposed windy site. What will work best?
rosa rugosa rubra.....I planted over 300 as a hedge next to our drive two years ago. This summer I noticed a few that had been so aggressive that they had tried to burrow under the kerb (1.5metres away) and then tried to surface via the tarmac base coat. What sould I do??? I dont mant to take them out as they are a valuable tool for my bees and birds and their fragrance far outweighs their dark side!!!!
While watching the BBC programme "Wild about your garden" recently I saw them construct a living willow screen.As one would be ideal in my garden could you please tell me how to go about it. Many Thanks.
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