In article , Sacha
writes
/5/04 11:28
+JA6qKoAFwbc@c hapelhouse.demon.co.uk

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Isn't that only for hedges though Sacha? which is why its called the
high hedges bill. I'm not sure if this will be a Leylandii though, the
impression is that this has grown a lot since last July, not the normal
behaviour of a newly planted Leylandii as I know from trying to infill
with them.

You may be right with regard to hedges - if so, there's a glaring loophole
right away. Even one monster tree can overshadow a neighbour's garden
badly. I'm not sure why you think it's not a leylandii - you mean it's
grown too fast?

Am I the only person who likes trees in towns? It's OK for you country
dwellers with your huge or isolated gardens, but however much any of us
would like to live in the country, the majority of jobs are in the
towns, and so most of us live in towns. And towns can so easily be
walls, roofs, walls and more walls, with no greenery above eye level.

Next door to us is a church car park, which at one time was surrounded
by mature flowering cherries - but old age helped by severe pruning has
disposed of them. Opposite is a park edged with mature horse chestnuts -
a picture during flowering season, and a haven for bird life - but
local tree-hater is campaigning for them to be felled and replaced by a
traffic roundabout.

I would not like to see a situation where plants in towns are limited to
2 metres, the view from one's back window is an uncluttered panorama of
other people's back windows as far as the eye can see, wildlife is
decreased dramatically, and people who want to see any form of nature or
greenery head out to the countryside in their cars.

(OK - I'm not arguing for beech trees in back gardens, but if we were to
get to a situation where you were not allowed to grow anything that
would cast shade on a neighbour's garden is IMO taking things a little
too far, with a detriment to the urban environment as a whole).

Oh, and Sacha - I'm not having a go at you - your post was just a
convenient hook for a frustration that's been welling up in me all
through this thread.
--
Kay Easton

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