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Privacy hedging

  • 14-04-2021 10:57am
    #1
    sambucus nigra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 115 ✭✭


    Would anyone have a recommendation for hedging/plants for my situation?

    Have a small garden which backs onto the local school sportgrounds. Currently there's just one of those green metal fences, and a very steep 30m drop and slope going from our perimeter down to the school.

    The ground isn't perfectly flat and sinks a bit approaching the fence, however it was pretty much like this since we moved in 2 years ago so I don't think it's worsening. My gut feeling is digging trenches for planting trees and disturbing the earth might not be the best idea, but planting something would be my preferred option. Any recommendations on trees/hedging/plants? The perimeter would get a good bit of direct sunlight.

    Neighbours have ivy/climbers growing on the metal fence directly, any caveats to this? I don't really like the look of the plastic/rattan privacy screens and would prefer something that lets a good bit of light through but gives a bit more privacy as at the moment our garden is quite exposed.

    TIA


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  • #2
    billyhead
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,176 ✭✭✭✭billyhead


    sambucus nigra wrote: »
    Would anyone have a recommendation for hedging/plants for my situation?

    Have a small garden which backs onto the local school sportgrounds. Currently there's just one of those green metal fences, and a very steep 30m drop and slope going from our perimeter down to the school.

    The ground isn't perfectly flat and sinks a bit approaching the fence, however it was pretty much like this since we moved in 2 years ago so I don't think it's worsening. My gut feeling is digging trenches for planting trees and disturbing the earth might not be the best idea, but planting something would be my preferred option. Any recommendations on trees/hedging/plants? The perimeter would get a good bit of direct sunlight.

    Neighbours have ivy/climbers growing on the metal fence directly, any caveats to this? I don't really like the look of the plastic/rattan privacy screens and would prefer something that lets a good bit of light through but gives a bit more privacy as at the moment our garden is quite exposed.

    TIA

    Holly perhaps.


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