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We live about 1 from the coast in north mayo. we are on top of a hill and the north wind blows straight in our back door. the back garden is split level so our boundry line is 6-7 feet below our footpaths. what type of trees/hedging can we plant , fast growing preferably, about 50 yards from the house.
I want to plant a hedge on a sloped garden. Because the garden is only 24Ft wide I want a low tight evergreen hedge and want to maintain the hedge at approx 2Ft in height. A tall hedge wouldn't look right. Can you suggest 2 evergreen plants that would go well together if planted alternatively on both sides of the garden? The soil is clay with some stones but is well dug. The slope can get some strong wind also from the side.
Looking for an evergreen hedge for the end of my garden to block the view of a small appartment block behind us, something that will grow upright and dont need any clipping
I have a griselinia hedge that is about 40 years old. But in the last couple of years it has developed dead patches, whole plants just died. I would thin them out and the two plants either side would fill in the gap. But at one end of the hedge, at the entrance to the house, the rightmost plant is wilting and the next plant to the left is dead. So I can't thin these two plants because there is no plant to the right to fill the gap. I have never encountered wilting before and am wondering should I remove both plants completely and replace with new plants. This will leave a large gap at the front of the house while the new plants grow. Any idea why the griselinia could wilt like that?Also I have a very large griselinia at the back of the house. It is 25 yards long and 8 foot high and up to 6 foot in width. It is becoming very dificult to trim, especially as it is so wide. Could you advise on how to prune such a huge hedge. Several of my neighbours have used a chainsaw to take a foot off the top, no sure if this is a good idea, but theirs seemed to grow back within a year. Or, how does one trim the sides to make it narrower and more maneagable?
I planted a bare root Griselinia Hedge last March. I want to give it a boost when is the best time to feed it and what is the best feed to give it. It is quite long as I planted about 130 plants.
My house/site bounds a farmer and I have 35 meters of a perimeter hedge that is in very poor condition. I am considering planting a laurel as a screen.
Both my escallonia and laurel hedging are struggling, what is the best fertilizer to use, bearing in mind that cow and horse manure are not really an option as it's sheep country where i am located.
What garden hedging would you recommend to replace ugly panel fencing that is separating two detached houses? Something that is practical, easy on the eye,easily maintained and will enhance the garden with its shape, colour and overall appearance.
I have just planted bare root laurel hedging should they be topped to allow them to bush out or leave until they reach required height .
I planted over 90meters of Lauel Hedge,they are about 1.5ft high, 3 wks ago,it has rained once since,should I be watering everyday or will they be ok? soil is good- do i need to feed,if so what brand do you recomend? what other tip have you to help grow over the coming months.
Our house is west facing.We are on aprox 1 acre of land totally exposed. our knowledge of gardening is non existant . The back garden(field)gets waterlogged from the elevated field behind which has cows in it for most of the year. We would like to section off a piece of the garden at the back for privacy and reduce wind exposure.what type of screening would you suggest(that wont affect the cows and is low maintenance?
What are the best growing plants for living beside the sea. I have a small garden and find that the wind sweeps up the side of my house and burns the plants I have their. I am going to alter my garden this year and would welcome your suggestions please. I am open to all suggestions
I have a small front garden and want to create a boundary but what plants can grow about 4 foot tall or more with limited soil beneath? probaly none except in pots would you agree ?
I am going to plant a laurel hedge around my new house, it is very exposed to the wind on one side. I was going to erect a wind barrier{the green mesh}, along this side. how long will it take for this hedge to establish itself as an adequate shelter and is there any advice you would offer me. i decided on laurel as it is green year round and im not a fan of leylandi.
I have a neighbour who constantly goes around his yard on a motorbike. We are situated below a hill and is is situated on the hill. My mother owns land beside my house and there are four large beech trees. Someone was sugesting to try put up some noise/wind barrier from tree to esb pole and they reckon the noise would bounce of the barrier. What do you think, Would this be correct? We were going to plant evergreen but the Reps scheme my mother is involved in wont allow this.
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