can we grow hedge on our front lawn ?

silvertree

We bought our new build 18 months ago and we have a good bit of lawn to the side (sort of the front garden) of the house which has no fence blocking it from the road, not even any pavement. It would be a great part of the garden if only we could put a hedge up to contain it, create a bit of privacy and keep next door's visitors from parking with their wheels on it ! :mad:

Does anyone have experience of this? Its just strange knowing what to do since there is no footpath - just a kerb then the road. We have small children so for it to be usable space it would need to be a bit more secure. Otherwise its just dead space and its such a shame. Not sure whether you are really supposed to plant according to the lease, but I wondered if it would really be enforced - given that we plan to keep it in a style that fits the rest of the landscaping.

Plus, it does make me mad that people put their wheels on the grass - do they not realise that they are parking on someone's lawn???!!!

Thanks

Anyone any experience of this?

Lorian

See what the deeds say in detail for a start.

Big stones are a good at stopping parkers.

ROY47

Lorian wrote: »

See what the deeds say in detail for a start.

you may find that it's in the agreement (if your property is leasehold ) that the front is to be kept open plan as in no wall or hedge

New build hoses are !!!!!!s for this clause

sarahb

ROY47 wrote: »

you may find that it's in the agreement (if your property is leasehold ) that the front is to be kept open plan as in no wall or hedge

New build hoses are !!!!!!s for this clause

I think it's usually a condition of planning that it has to be in the lease but have no idea if local councils are hot on enforcement on this point.

Tr1pp

as mentioned check the deeds to see if your ownership of the land extends right upto the kurb. If it does then plant away that is assuming you are the owner, If you are a leaseholder then you probably cant do it without permission.

gl

silvertree

Checked the deeds - the plan shows that our land does go right up to the kerb. However, I also checked the lease and it does say something about no fences walls or hedges between the property and a highway. This is very frustrating as it effectively feels as though we cannot have any productive use for this land. Mind you, although it says no hedges, there's nothing about growing a row of trees! Maybe I'll stick a few acorns in and see what happens!:rotfl:

So, do you think that permission would be required from the local planning or the leaseholder? Or both? Or do I just wait another year till the builders go off site.....!
By the way, there is no mention of 'open plan' in the lease.

silvertree

Or could we put something really small like lawn edging - at least just something that marks it off as ours and see how it goes?

Errata

How about a few posts linked by a chain or thick rope? That should keep cars and tanks off you lawn and it isn,t a fence, wall or hedge

Tr1pp

Is a very odd arrangement to have a lawn right up to a kurb edge. I would have suggested buying large pots and putting plants / shrubs in them but that may also constitute as a type of fence

difficult

Superbiatch

Tr1pp wrote: »

Is a very odd arrangement to have a lawn right up to a kurb edge. I would have suggested buying large pots and putting plants / shrubs in them but that may also constitute as a type of fence

difficult

Its actually quite common in new build cul-de-sac type arrangements. I overcame it with getting a few large york stone bolders and placed them at the end of my garden, stopped people parking or just driving over it and looked decorative too

Becles

What about small shrubs like lavender and hebes. They won't grow tall so they can't really be called a hedge, but they'll define your boundary and stop people parking there.