Standard Estate Garden - Perimiter wall?

finto

Hi Folks,

I have your standard 3bed semi house in an estate. I have a wall sourounding by back garden, horrible block. I would like to cover this wall out of sight with either Hedge or trees?

Any easy soloution, on the cheap on how I could do this? Or what hedge/tree reccomendations you have?

Thanks
Fint

paddy147

finto wrote: »

Hi Folks,

I have your standard 3bed semi house in an estate. I have a wall sourounding by back garden, horrible block. I would like to cover this wall out of sight with either Hedge or trees?

Any easy soloution, on the cheap on how I could do this? Or what hedge/tree reccomendations you have?

Thanks
Fint

We have Hornbeam,we like it as its more unusual in an urban setting.

Everyone seems to go for evergreen hedging,so thats partly why we went with hornbeam.....to be different.

Its a very tough/very sturdy hedge that grows well.

redser7

A couple of large buckets of Woodies cream masonry paint.

pwurple

Last house we were in had a horrible masonery wall at the back. We painted it green and planted a mixed border in front.

I'm not a fan of hedges in small gardens. They take up so much valuable growing room and are slightly boring to my mind.

wildlifeboy

trellis's and climbers. i am covering most of my block wall with honeysuckle clematis, climbing roses etc.

ted1

redser7 wrote: »

A couple of large buckets of Woodies cream masonry paint.

Cream can be boring. I'm a fan of vibrant natrual colours

CBYR1983

Once you paint you can't go back and you have to keep redoing it. You can cut down trees if they don't suit.

ted1

CBYR1983 wrote: »

Once you paint you can't go back and you have to keep redoing it. You can cut down trees if they don't suit.

Nonsense, you can grow trees, hedges, stick up trellis's etc