Help please blocking neighbours CCTV
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Sorry it's long winded....
I am wondering if it's possible to plant willow in old wheelie bins? Has anyone every grown anything in bins with any success? I'm looking for something which grows super tall and very fast, which could be planted in a wheelie bin (thinking about planting in a bin so we instantly have 1m above ground level, and if necessary it can be moved.
We have a 70yo neighbour, he's a single man living himself, who has cctv pointing only into our garden back and front (it doesn't capture his property) and we are trying to block them. He says they're for security and he seems to get enjoyment from the fact we don't like them, so he refuses to remove them. We do not feel comfortable about them or what his real intentions are, particularly as we have children under 16 and teenage daughters. The police and council cannot do anything. Any help regarding what we can grow or build quickly to block him and his cameras out would be greatly appreciated
I am wondering if it's possible to plant willow in old wheelie bins? Has anyone every grown anything in bins with any success? I'm looking for something which grows super tall and very fast, which could be planted in a wheelie bin (thinking about planting in a bin so we instantly have 1m above ground level, and if necessary it can be moved.
We have a 70yo neighbour, he's a single man living himself, who has cctv pointing only into our garden back and front (it doesn't capture his property) and we are trying to block them. He says they're for security and he seems to get enjoyment from the fact we don't like them, so he refuses to remove them. We do not feel comfortable about them or what his real intentions are, particularly as we have children under 16 and teenage daughters. The police and council cannot do anything. Any help regarding what we can grow or build quickly to block him and his cameras out would be greatly appreciated
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On another neighbours dispute on this forum, the poster was advised to check their home insurance policy to see if they had a legal advice helpline included so you could try that perhaps. Citizens Advice Bureau might also help if they are now open.
https://ico.org.uk/your-data-matters/domestic-cctv-systems-guidance-for-people-being-filmed/
In just two steps on the checklist it says that it seems to be a criminal matter and that you should inform the police. I would insist the police act and if they’re slow to stir their stumps I would contact my MP. He or she will be capable of giving them some tongue pie. Rope in the Police and Crime Commissioner too.
Bamboo is more or less evergreen, more so than willow, and some varieties grow to over 4 metres.
Not cheap if you are wanting a fairly mature plant though.
But better that than being watched.
In the meantime, could you not rig up some kind of tall pole with a kite-shaped object on the top of it?
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.
The second type is called “running” and it spreads, sometimes energetically, by underground runners.
Most people buy the clumping varieties because they don’t want to be chasing after and being bullied by the underground runners.
But if you grow a running variety in a container it has nowhere to run.
I have Phyllostachys aurea and Phyllostachys aurea sulcata. They are in pots that are about 70 cms tall and after five years are at least 4 metres tall themselves.
See here for more about them.
https://www.palmcentre.co.uk/phyllostachys-aurea
If you live in Derbyshire, as I do.