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privacy screening
Lardman writes
Im a little suck with this one so any help would be useful. Bit of background. I have one problem neighbour which I suppose over 30 years and bordering 5 properties isnt too bad, we only share a 10 foot segment of fence at the bottom of our garden with them. Yesterday the chap decides to do some pruning of the plants in my garden that he can reach, long story short, I've lost all the privacy in garden and my living room. There were 2 leylandii which are now shaved to the trunk and an old fashioned mock orange from back when they were large very highly scented flowers thats hes reduced to bare stems around 5 foot high this had particular sentimental value. I have two questions. Is there anything I can do at the moment that will allow light in so the tree can thicken up on this side where he cant reach but at the same time prevent the neighbours looking directly into and therefore through our entire house Is there tree coloured fleece or something I can weave in whats left of the trees? I sympathise. New neighbour has done the same to us over a 150 ft length. OK, our privacy and security barrier shouldn't have been on their side, but it would have been polite to have told us what they intended. I think the first thing you need to do is erect a fence on the boundary so that he can't reach over to prune. Looking at it from his side, he's probably fed up of growth from your side over his garden, and was trying to lengthen the gaps between his prunings, so a fence would also help to prevent growth on his side. A fence won't allow light to your side of the leylandii, but it will help restore your privacy and help prevent future incidents. And remember, he's now lost some of his privacy. Can you spend a lot of time until you get things sorted pottering around that bit of the boundary (and just happening to look in his direction)? ;-) Will this have killed my mock orange - I've been trying for years to either get a cutting to strike or a layering to take. The usually recommendation is to cut it back quite heavily after flowering. Otoh, if cutting a mock orange (or any shrub) back really heavily, it's suggested you spread it over a number of years. But I think you'll be OK. The leylandii will be more upset than the mock orange (but only to the extent that they won't grow back at the rear). -- Kay |
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