can we grow hedge on our front lawn ?

silvertree

thanks, lavender did cross my mind as it looks so pretty. its 21m all the way round the perimiter of this edge so whatever we get we need to get right as planting that many plants would be costly!
I'll look into york stone - I am not entirely sure what that looks like so I'll google it!

silvertree

I had a search on google regarding this problem - somebody suggested putting a load of gnomes out - I reckon 200 lined up at the edges would defo keep people off!!!!!

aliasojo

Sambucus_Nigra

Put some fruit bushes in - spiky gooseberries would be good, gooseberry jelly is lovely.

Yorkie1

You can grow lavender from seed - it forms a nice bushy set of plants within a year or so.

pondskater_2

Our estate is supposed to be open plan but people have gradually put in hedges/shrubberies, wooden edgings, stones and my next door neighbour has a small wall topped with wrought iron railings all the way around his garden. I put in a variety of small trees and shrubs which deters kids from using my garden as a playing area I think there is also a clause stating that you need permission to put up sky dishes (like anyone is sticking to that rule :rotfl:)

SJshah

silvertree wrote: »

I had a search on google regarding this problem - somebody suggested putting a load of gnomes out - I reckon 200 lined up at the edges would defo keep people off!!!!!

I was going to suggest a load of meerkats (modern alternative to gnomes) and big plant pots with lavendar or jasmine in them.

budgetdiyer

I think you'll find over time these kind of restrictions tend to get ignored and forgotten about. Usually its a either the council or a developer adding these clauses (if its the developer, once they've finished on site and sold all the properties, they won't really care what happens.)

Are you a leasehold or freehold?

I'd start with something like a combination of the lavender and rocks to mark the boundary and then perhaps start with some small hedging plants if nothing comes of your first efforts....

Lorian

In my experience sometimes other neighbours who "police" such restrictions.

The clauses are generally there to keep the open plan nature of the area, and perhaps allow for sighting on junctions etc.

Planting heathers etc is just going to get you REALLY annoyed when someone parks on them. You need something that would hold its own against an alloy wheel firstly