Hedges and Climbing plants

Alan2020

Dear All,
Advice needed on front garden. House has white picket fence, thinking of planting a hedge behind this picket fence. What is the best sort of plant for this. I need to keep it trimmed to maintain the picket fence - paint, and keep the hedge about a meter high and maybe 1.8m high on the sides with the neighbours ugly garage lol

Also need advice on the climbing plant for the rear fence trellis. The current plant is dead :eek: and the trellis is rotting away.

I also spotted websites selling plastic ones, are these any good replacement for a boxwood hedge and a real creeper

joe134

Alan2020 wrote: »

Dear All,
Advice needed on front garden. House has white picket fence, thinking of planting a hedge behind this picket fence. What is the best sort of plant for this. I need to keep it trimmed to maintain the picket fence - paint, and keep the hedge about a meter high and maybe 1.8m high on the sides with the neighbours ugly garage lol

Also need advice on the climbing plant for the rear fence trellis. The current plant is dead :eek: and the trellis is rotting away.

I also spotted websites selling plastic ones, are these any good replacement for a boxwood hedge and a real creeper

Hi, Choice of several for fence, I,ve got Laurel 6 feet high but gows fast,and thickens , mine 6-8 feet wide, 60 metres long, evergreen.
Beech, nice, slow growing, not evergreen, again, grows high/wide, if you let it,.Mine 10 feet high, 3- feet wide;height is not a problem , width is?????????
Best all rounder Private, easy cut, and managable.you choose height and width, my choice,variegated , yellow/green type.
fence cover. clematis Mantano' fast growing, good for hiding unwanted sights, climbs, through fence, not like ivy.and easy managed.lovely mass of flowers early june, just lost one covered old dead tree, wind blew it down .replaced it with cuttings, or £2 to buy.to cover shed
the choice is numerous.Just put winter baskets/tubs etc with 700 winter pansies.
me, mad about gardening.when not on pc, and fixing dyson, catching mice,and////////////////////////////?

Alan2020

Thanks, did a bit of research, now the choice for hedge is either Privet or Boxwood Which to go for lol

One seems cheaper than the other lol

joe134

Alan2020 wrote: »

Thanks, did a bit of research, now the choice for hedge is either Privet or Boxwood Which to go for lol

One seems cheaper than the other lol

privates cheaper up here, and faster growing from scratch, but both nice clipped short, small leaves.me personally, private, variegated, not just plain green, bit dearer, nicer looking.I have huge hedges surrounding me, privacy, invested in petrol cutter, 7 feet log, multi angle blade, used small electric one for first 15 years, 70 now, still do them myself, need 10 foot step ladder to top beech hedge. ok if you keep on top of them ;;box is usually used for ornamental gardens around flower beds, very slow growing, evergreen.got some,as topiary,standalone,years old. different shapes, ideal.gotta get to your fence, inside? both ok. your choice. happy gardening;good time to plant, ground still warmish.12>18 inches apart for density.

Sambucus_Nigra

What about edibles? Blackthorn [make your own sloe gin], Cornelian Cherry [a relative of Cornus], cherry plud, wild cherry, elderberry. Can all be used as hedging.

anotherbaldrick

For the front hedge can't do better than Portugese Laurel (Prunus Lusitanica) much more compact than the English varity and very attractive foliage , can be clipped to better show off the red stems. For a smaller variety, sub-species Myrtifoliar is also very good.