Conifers... where from in West Yorkshire area?

danielle21_2

Hi

im looking to buy around 6 conifers as hedging, I would ideally like them quite substantial to start with & having looked round a few garden centres the prices vary considerably!

12 x mini llaylandi = £18 which is a good buy

or £29 each at around 4ft high.

does anyone know of cheap garden centres where I could buy the more substantial ones at a fractional price?

Thanks in advance.

Nile

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BaileyB

How high do you want to go as llaylandi are the worse choice by far. I have one in my neighbours garden right by our fence and its over 100ft high.

You can get some that only go a certain height, i'm sure i read somewhere that llaylandi were not allowed to be sold anymore?

Solomon_Broad

I think you need a license to plant them now? I could well be wrong, though.

There are loads of different varieties of conifer, some of which would probably be more suitable for what you want.

I can't offer any answers to your question, though.

DKLS

Try Western Red Cedar, Looks just like Leylandi, But you can prune, trim and shape and it wont die back. Cheapest Garden Centre I know is Hampsons Plant World maps.382 Denby Dale Rd, Durkar, Wakefield, regularly has 50% sales.

Optimist

Plant Leylandii only if you want a war with your neighbours.

I agree about Hampsons on Denby Dale rd. Good selection of plants and reasonable prices.

paddy's_mum

As mentioned by DKLS, western red cedar (sometimes sold in nurseries under its Latin name Thuja Plicata) makes a MUCH better hedge than Leylandii. Not only does it tolerate cutting/shaping, but its leaves are not such a sombre dark green plus it smells rather nicely of pineapple when cut.

They are readily available but you can often find good deals by searching out local growers rather than just a garden centre.

As far as I am aware, there are no laws (yet!) against planting Leylandii, but you could perhaps google for the High Hedges Act which does involve some serious wallet-bashing if you let a hedge get totally out of control.

If getting privacy quickly is your aim, why not buy some cheap split bamboo/reed type fencing (Wilko, Morrisons?) and erect that before planting your conifers. By the time the reed is falling apart, the conifers should have grown up quite a bit. Hope that helps.

navig8r

DKLS wrote: »

Try Western Red Cedar, Looks just like Leylandi, But you can prune, trim and shape and it wont die back. Cheapest Garden Centre I know is Hampsons Plant World maps.382 Denby Dale Rd, Durkar, Wakefield, regularly has 50% sales.

I would have to agree with this and was about to suggest the same thing.they can be cut back way beyond the green and will re spurt even from the trunk and I love the scent of oranges when they are cut .You can get them in yellow or dark geen and when looking out for them you can tell them from the cyprus family by the leader which does not droop over like an upside down " j " but is like an " l "if you get my drift.

Edit: We must have been replying at the same time but mine was delayed by the fact that we were having a "domestic":D on the smell issue,I said oranges and OH said citrusy and above post says pineapple


Dave

danielle21_2

Thanks for all your posts, very helpful..

I have a 'hand car wash' to the right of my house, my six foot fence covers it but Im wanting something to block the view over the top also. Would preferably want 5ft to start with.. Don't know if ive described this right!!

paddy's_mum

You may care to check out https://www.hopesgrovenurseries.co.uk. They sell pot grown thuja plicata of 4 -5' at £169 for 10 or of 6 - 7' at £265 for 10. That may sound a great deal, and there will be a delivery charge.

However, you are effectively paying for several years growth and would gain a good screen almost immediately. Also by getting pot grown, they can be planted at just about any time of the year so long as they are kept well watered for the first year after planting.

I have used them twice (on both occasions for very large orders of hedging and young trees) and in both cases, I couldn't fault the quality of the plants, the sturdiness of the packaging materials, the quick delivery and not least, their extremely helpful customer advisors. Good luck.

sandieb

Just another suggestion from the anti-leylandii side. What about putting a piece of trellis on top of your 6 ft fence, plant climbers and train them along that? (I'm not sure what height of boundary you want though). Something like a Russian Vine grows incredibly fast (also known as mile a minute). Evergreen clematis cover well and have lovely fragrant flowers in the spring.

Also, if you are wanting to plant the area adjacent, leylandiis seems to suck all the goodness out of the ground nearby.

We (OH) took up our leylandii hedge which was the boundary between us and neighbours. We've replaced it with fence topped with trellis, along which we grow climbers. We can now grow vegetables in what was a very barren part of the garden.

Another suggestion - a beech hedge will keep its leaves in the winter if the height remains below 15 ft. Much more attractive than conifers (IMHO)

Good luck with whatever you do!