Reccomend an Evergreen To Break This View...
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:02 pm Post subject: |
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Hi kindredspirit,
Thanks for the idea, it's an old fixer-upper cottage so i don't feel the bamboo look would really tie in with the whole quaint cottage vision I'm laboring over Any other ideas?
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kindredspirit Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood

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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:11 pm Post subject: |
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Are you in a mild area of the country? e.g near the sea? Or are you in a colder area, the North or the Midlands?
If you're in a mild area, then Hoheria Sexstylosa Stardust would be ideal. If you're in a colder area, then a once in 30 years winter would see Hoheria off.
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:22 pm Post subject: |
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I'm basically in the midlands and it would get quite cold there. Also in that photo where the fields are in the background, we get some serious winds blowing up from that direction.
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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If it's evergreen that you want, then that leaves you with Leylandi. Fast growing and is able to take wind. The golden form is nicer than the green type as it grows more bushier and doesn't leave a space at ground level .
It will eventually grow higher than 18 feet, however.
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 9:58 pm Post subject: |
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trees Leylandii or thuja but kep them pruned when they reach the desired height,
I would plant Portugese laurel or green laurel myself as a large hedge,
Instead of screning it completly just obscure the view with A mixture of Ash (Decidious) and Pine.
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Posted: Thu Apr 04, 2013 11:53 pm Post subject: |
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i'd say the green Leylandii would be the best, and going with the 18 ft long you would only need about 6, and they would be well grown into each other in 6-7 years totally blocking out the cattle shed, good wind breaker too, of course you could get bigger ones to cut that time in half when you only need a few, i'm only after planting about 95 of them there a few weeks back, i have ones also that are in 8 years and they will grow taller that 18 ft however, without cutting it could grow to nearly 50ft i think
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:56 am Post subject: |
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looks like the soil will need a it of preparation...
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 5:18 pm Post subject: |
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had another think of this how about Carpinus betula Fastigiata Frans fontaine
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Posted: Fri Apr 05, 2013 8:32 pm Post subject: |
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kindredspirit and everyone, thanks so much for all the helpful suggestions, at least I have some options to work with now.
@ kindredspirit
Yeah the garden is in bad nick, I'll be getting a digger in in the next few weeks to level it and will probably need to get in some top soil at some point, that will be another thread I suspect
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I'm with Knieval. The "soil" looks like rubble spoil from a demolished building. You will have to really explore what's beneath, and probably buy in some topsoil, and soil improver. How far down do you have to go before you hit true soil? Is it topsoil (dark brown, with a structure) or subsoil (light in colour, probably compacted, contains lots and lots of stones)? Bet it's a metre...I'd pick Lauris nobilis (bay), thrives in poor conditions, and readily pruned.
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