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Laurel hedging
Having lunch at the local today, we looked at a hedge planted against the
bordering fence next door. This year it has put on at least 18" of growth and Ray said "and people think it's slow growing....." ;-) -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
Laurel hedging
On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:06:57 +0100, Sacha wrote:
Having lunch at the local today, we looked at a hedge planted against the bordering fence next door. This year it has put on at least 18" of growth and Ray said "and people think it's slow growing....." ;-) and next year a good 3ft easily when it finds its roots ;) |
Laurel hedging
On Jul 20, 7:06 pm, Sacha wrote:
Having lunch at the local today, we looked at a hedge planted against the bordering fence next door. This year it has put on at least 18" of growth and Ray said "and people think it's slow growing....." ;-) Sacha, we had a gardener trim ours in June, it is a day's work. He is coming back to do it again next week, I have never seen growth as fast as this year. Usually it is only cut once a year in July but because of all the rain we brought it forward to June, we shouldn't have bothered and I would think at this rate it will need to be cut again before the Winter, fortunately that will be the new owners' problem! Judith |
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On 20/7/07 19:16, in article , "WaltA"
wrote: On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:06:57 +0100, Sacha wrote: Having lunch at the local today, we looked at a hedge planted against the bordering fence next door. This year it has put on at least 18" of growth and Ray said "and people think it's slow growing....." ;-) and next year a good 3ft easily when it finds its roots ;) According to my personal knowall, it gets its feets down faster and puts on growth more quickly than leylandii in the first 3 or 4 years. Obviously leylandii attain enormous heights eventually but that's not desirable in every location. Ray is a great advocate of laurel hedging and this seems to show why. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:49:34 +0100, Sacha
wrote: On 20/7/07 19:16, in article , "WaltA" wrote: On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:06:57 +0100, Sacha wrote: According to my personal knowall, it gets its feets down faster and puts on growth more quickly than leylandii in the first 3 or 4 years. Ive never done leylandii ( do I get a bluepeter badge ? :) ) Ive done lots of laurel simply by pushing bits into the ground, it 'takes' readily and puts on a little growth, but mostly seems to sit there for a couple or 3 years thinking ! before it really gets a move on, could be due to my heavy clay over limestone rocks. I mesured some growth this morning, 2ft 3in. since I pruned some in the spring ! |
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On 21/7/07 12:14, in article , "WaltA"
wrote: On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 22:49:34 +0100, Sacha wrote: On 20/7/07 19:16, in article , "WaltA" wrote: On Fri, 20 Jul 2007 19:06:57 +0100, Sacha wrote: According to my personal knowall, it gets its feets down faster and puts on growth more quickly than leylandii in the first 3 or 4 years. Ive never done leylandii ( do I get a bluepeter badge ? :) ) Oh definitely - a gold one like JKR! Ive done lots of laurel simply by pushing bits into the ground, it 'takes' readily and puts on a little growth, but mostly seems to sit there for a couple or 3 years thinking ! before it really gets a move on, could be due to my heavy clay over limestone rocks. Ours are in compost in pots so their start in life is a little easier. ;-) I mesured some growth this morning, 2ft 3in. since I pruned some in the spring ! That's very good going! The other thing that's good and quick, too, is Eucalyptus where suitable. Pinch out the tops after a year or so and they bush out nicely and can be kept at the desired height. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In message , Sacha
writes This has been a strange year for so many plants but it's certainly been wet enough to get many going. But see my reply to WaltA about Ray's take on laurel in a general sense. It's evergreen, it's fast, it makes a good thick, attractive hedge - lots to be said for it. The recommendation is to cut it with secateurs or loppers in order not to damage the leaves.... Ha! We're surrounded by 780 feet of it.... On the side that is ours, we keep it to 8 feet or so, and it's a nice neat hedge. On the side that is the neighbour's (thankfully to the East), he once didn't top it for 10-12 years. It had shot up to well over our (high) bedroom windows, to maybe near 25-30 feet.... It has now not been cut again for 5 or so years, but we're on good terms with them and don't like to say anything.... -- Klara, Gatwick basin |
Laurel hedging
On 21/7/07 14:10, in article , "Klara"
wrote: In message , Sacha writes This has been a strange year for so many plants but it's certainly been wet enough to get many going. But see my reply to WaltA about Ray's take on laurel in a general sense. It's evergreen, it's fast, it makes a good thick, attractive hedge - lots to be said for it. The recommendation is to cut it with secateurs or loppers in order not to damage the leaves.... Ha! We're surrounded by 780 feet of it.... On the side that is ours, we keep it to 8 feet or so, and it's a nice neat hedge. On the side that is the neighbour's (thankfully to the East), he once didn't top it for 10-12 years. It had shot up to well over our (high) bedroom windows, to maybe near 25-30 feet.... It has now not been cut again for 5 or so years, but we're on good terms with them and don't like to say anything.... Not even, "could WE take a bit off the top of your hedge so that we can look out of the bedroom"? But if anyone here thinks they've got a hedge to trim, look at this one! http://tinyurl.com/3y3b7y -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In message , Nick Maclaren
writes In article , Sacha writes: | On 21/7/07 14:10, in article , "Klara" | wrote: | | On the side that is the neighbour's (thankfully to the East), he once | didn't top it for 10-12 years. It had shot up to well over our (high) | bedroom windows, to maybe near 25-30 feet.... It has now not been cut | again for 5 or so years, but we're on good terms with them and don't | like to say anything.... | | Not even, "could WE take a bit off the top of your hedge so that we can look | out of the bedroom"? Or even, if it is your hedge, "Do you mind if we come round and trim your side of our hedge?" We did that when our next door neighbours were an elderly couple. They were actually very happy for me to include much of their Himalayan Giant in that .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. Unfortunately he is not only younger than we are, but he also has two men working for him, in part in his garden, so any such suggestion from the elderly neighbours might come across as a bit ... umm ... embarrassing? -- Klara, Gatwick basin |
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On 21/7/07 16:22, in article , "Klara"
wrote: In message , Nick Maclaren writes In article , Sacha writes: | On 21/7/07 14:10, in article , "Klara" | wrote: | | On the side that is the neighbour's (thankfully to the East), he once | didn't top it for 10-12 years. It had shot up to well over our (high) | bedroom windows, to maybe near 25-30 feet.... It has now not been cut | again for 5 or so years, but we're on good terms with them and don't | like to say anything.... | | Not even, "could WE take a bit off the top of your hedge so that we can look | out of the bedroom"? Or even, if it is your hedge, "Do you mind if we come round and trim your side of our hedge?" We did that when our next door neighbours were an elderly couple. They were actually very happy for me to include much of their Himalayan Giant in that .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. Unfortunately he is not only younger than we are, but he also has two men working for him, in part in his garden, so any such suggestion from the elderly neighbours might come across as a bit ... umm ... embarrassing? Reasonable, I'd say. If I had two men working in my garden and they didn't keep the hedge cut to accommodate my nice neighbours, I'd be glad to have it pointed out to me. ;-) In all seriousness, if he's young and busy and has just asked them to keep the garden tidy, he's probably not even aware of the problem and they're not bothering to get out ladders and do what they should be doing, if he doesn't notice! -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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In message , Sacha
writes On 21/7/07 16:22, in article , "Klara" wrote: In message , Nick Maclaren writes In article , Sacha writes: | On 21/7/07 14:10, in article , "Klara" | wrote: | | On the side that is the neighbour's (thankfully to the East), he once | didn't top it for 10-12 years. It had shot up to well over our (high) | bedroom windows, to maybe near 25-30 feet.... It has now not been cut | again for 5 or so years, but we're on good terms with them and don't | like to say anything.... | | Not even, "could WE take a bit off the top of your hedge so that we can look | out of the bedroom"? Or even, if it is your hedge, "Do you mind if we come round and trim your side of our hedge?" We did that when our next door neighbours were an elderly couple. They were actually very happy for me to include much of their Himalayan Giant in that .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. Unfortunately he is not only younger than we are, but he also has two men working for him, in part in his garden, so any such suggestion from the elderly neighbours might come across as a bit ... umm ... embarrassing? Reasonable, I'd say. If I had two men working in my garden and they didn't keep the hedge cut to accommodate my nice neighbours, I'd be glad to have it pointed out to me. ;-) In all seriousness, if he's young and busy and has just asked them to keep the garden tidy, he's probably not even aware of the problem and they're not bothering to get out ladders and do what they should be doing, if he doesn't notice! I think you're right: chances are, he hasn't noticed (the hedge isn't as near to him as it is to us). At this point our side needs a trim too - we'll get that done and then we'll tackle him about the height. It is surprising in any case: he has shrubberies and flowerbeds on his side, and they are much shadier than they need to be.... thanks for the Dutch courage... -- Klara, Gatwick basin |
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On 21/7/07 20:41, in article , "Klara"
wrote: In message , Sacha writes On 21/7/07 16:22, in article , "Klara" wrote: In message , Nick Maclaren writes In article , Sacha writes: | On 21/7/07 14:10, in article , "Klara" | wrote: | | On the side that is the neighbour's (thankfully to the East), he once | didn't top it for 10-12 years. It had shot up to well over our (high) | bedroom windows, to maybe near 25-30 feet.... It has now not been cut | again for 5 or so years, but we're on good terms with them and don't | like to say anything.... | | Not even, "could WE take a bit off the top of your hedge so that we can look | out of the bedroom"? Or even, if it is your hedge, "Do you mind if we come round and trim your side of our hedge?" We did that when our next door neighbours were an elderly couple. They were actually very happy for me to include much of their Himalayan Giant in that .... Regards, Nick Maclaren. Unfortunately he is not only younger than we are, but he also has two men working for him, in part in his garden, so any such suggestion from the elderly neighbours might come across as a bit ... umm ... embarrassing? Reasonable, I'd say. If I had two men working in my garden and they didn't keep the hedge cut to accommodate my nice neighbours, I'd be glad to have it pointed out to me. ;-) In all seriousness, if he's young and busy and has just asked them to keep the garden tidy, he's probably not even aware of the problem and they're not bothering to get out ladders and do what they should be doing, if he doesn't notice! I think you're right: chances are, he hasn't noticed (the hedge isn't as near to him as it is to us). At this point our side needs a trim too - we'll get that done and then we'll tackle him about the height. It is surprising in any case: he has shrubberies and flowerbeds on his side, and they are much shadier than they need to be.... thanks for the Dutch courage... Just reading what you say, it does seem to be a simple case of 'young, busy and unaware' - definitely not 'unkind or nasty'. Two people looking after a garden and paid for it really should be aware of hedges, so a quiet word should alert him to the fact that he is NOT getting value for money in that area, at least. In the end, he could very well be grateful to you for showing him - obliquely - what he's paying for and what he's actually getting. Had you thought of having a little party in your garden for those neighbours and e.g. 4 neighbouring houses, which would allow him to see what it's like if he's standing right under your mutual boundary? Could you let urg know the outcome because it might be informative to others? It is certainly a topic that recurs over and over again. -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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