Privacy height needed
alicemccabe
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Hi all
I had a large tree fall down during storm Dennis - appears it was hollow/rotten on the inside. We’ve had the tree removed and the small amount of hedging that it took down with it.
I had a large tree fall down during storm Dennis - appears it was hollow/rotten on the inside. We’ve had the tree removed and the small amount of hedging that it took down with it.
Now we are looking to plant something new all the way along the fence line at the back. It’s not really for privacy, it’s more to stop us seeing the unsightly nhs building at the back beyond the fence.
Looking for recommendations of things to plant that are over 6ft (fence height) ideally 8/10 foot, hardy and partial shade. Happy to look after something but we’ve got quite a big garden so looking for something relatively easy to maintain. The area we need to cover is unfortunately about 12m wide.
Height is the main concern but happy to have a hedge!
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Do you want a solid hedge? if so common laurel would work, or if you just want to disguise the view, some birch trees are less dense but will detract the eye from what's beyond. Clearly trees will be taller, but will give you height much more quickly.
Can you supply a photo of the garden? Hard to visualise otherwise
However, if you want a hedge and have a good budget, go for some pleached trees - hornbeam, beech, catalpa, copper beech which will give you height but not a great deal of width. https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=155
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