I should have mentioned though that you need to plant far enough away from
any building for the roots not to undermine foundations. Same considerations
could apply to the oil tank I suppose depending on where and how it is
situated. Sorry about that.

Jay

"Jay" wrote in message
what about a willow fedge. Its fast to establish and although you will
need
to cut it back once or twice a year its a lot easier than cutting back
Leylandii. But it does need moisture - does the wall make it very dry?

Jay

"shannie" wrote in message
Please excuse the fairly long posting. Come Autumn I hope to dig up some
old
and very tired shrubs in the front garden. The bed I want to redo is
along
a
wall, the wall is only about 2ft high and about 15ft long and just over
the
wall is a new oil tank standing 6ft high. Coming up the gardens towards
this
tank is a howling northern gale, there are leylandii 40ft or so from
this
but beyond is just fields as far as the eye can see and you can imagine,
they are a good break but not wonderful. I'd like to put some kind of
living
screen in this bed, something that will grow to about 6/7ft. Not
leylandii....the middle of the garden is fine for them but not the front
garden. What could I plant that will take the brunt of a north wind on
one
side, the heat of the southern sun on the other and won't undermine the
oil
tank?? I had considered bamboo but someone told me it had to be cut
down,
I'd prefer something permanent, fairly fast growning as Im sick of
looking
at the oil tank everytime I pull into the driveway Oh one other
thing,
I
can't put in trellis as the foundations of the wall are a mess, whoever
put
it in left no room on the north side for planting and the wall's not
high
enough to support it with the winds etc.

Any ideas welcome
Thanks

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Shan (Ireland)
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