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Advise on Fedge ?
Well that's what my gardening books call it, a cross between a fence and a hedge. I want a boundary between my open plan front garden and my private rear garden however I do'nt want it to put up a solid fence and make the place look like a fortress. My gardening book suggest a trellis covered with Ivy . How long would this take to become established, are there different kinds of Ivy, are there any other suitable climbing plants apart from Ivy, any advise on the trellis or should I use wires/fencing ? The fedge will face NW . TIA Paul D |
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Advise on Fedge ?
Curiosity wrote:
Well that's what my gardening books call it, a cross between a fence and a hedge. I want a boundary between my open plan front garden and my private rear garden however I do'nt want it to put up a solid fence and make the place look like a fortress. My gardening book suggest a trellis covered with Ivy . How long would this take to become established, are there different kinds of Ivy, are there any other suitable climbing plants apart from Ivy, any advise on the trellis or should I use wires/fencing ? In order.. Yes, probably several hundred... See http://www.fibrex.co.uk/front/welcome.html for the National Collection of Hedera (Ivies). Well worth getting something more interesting than the bog standard Garden Centre ones... Other suitable climbing plants. Parthenocissus henryana, Passiflora, Wisteria, Jasminum.. Not all as evergreen as Ivy though. Climbing/Rambling roses.. Someone just down the road from us has a mixed fedge. Its Ivy & roses mixed grown over trellis between brick piers/uprights. Several years on it gets a once yearly trim and looks fab.. Green all year, roses in summer..Great!-) Willow is another option for a fedge, but very fast growing and it is necessary to get the correct cultivar (one of the narrow growing hybrids) / Jim The fedge will face NW . |
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Advise on Fedge ?
"Curiosity" wrote in message ... Well that's what my gardening books call it, a cross between a fence and a hedge. I want a boundary between my open plan front garden and my private rear garden however I do'nt want it to put up a solid fence and make the place look like a fortress. My gardening book suggest a trellis covered with Ivy . How long would this take to become established, are there different kinds of Ivy, are there any other suitable climbing plants apart from Ivy, any advise on the trellis or should I use wires/fencing ? The fedge will face NW . TIA Paul D Although wooden fences or trellis generally looks better than wire, remember that a wooden fence will eventually rot and possibly collapse, and also you will need to coat it with preservative every few years before then. If you use wood, you need to ensure that you can access the wood between the plants, in order to apply the preservative without damaging your plants. Ivy & other climbers may also trap rainwater next to the wood, which will hasten the rotting. Bevan |
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Advise on Fedge ?
On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:51:35 -0000, "Bevan Price"
wrote: "Curiosity" wrote in message .. . Well that's what my gardening books call it, a cross between a fence and a hedge. I want a boundary between my open plan front garden and my private rear garden however I do'nt want it to put up a solid fence and make the place look like a fortress. My gardening book suggest a trellis covered with Ivy . How long would this take to become established, are there different kinds of Ivy, are there any other suitable climbing plants apart from Ivy, any advise on the trellis or should I use wires/fencing ? The fedge will face NW . TIA Paul D Although wooden fences or trellis generally looks better than wire, remember that a wooden fence will eventually rot and possibly collapse, and also you will need to coat it with preservative every few years before then. If you use wood, you need to ensure that you can access the wood between the plants, in order to apply the preservative without damaging your plants. Ivy & other climbers may also trap rainwater next to the wood, which will hasten the rotting. Bevan A very good point, however a wire mesh fence separating front garden from back will look pretty horrible before the climbers can get established. Not sure what the solution is really ?. Paul D |
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Bevan Price wrote:
"Curiosity" wrote in message ... Well that's what my gardening books call it, a cross between a fence and a hedge. I want a boundary between my open plan front garden and my private rear garden however I do'nt want it to put up a solid fence and make the place look like a fortress. My gardening book suggest a trellis covered with Ivy . How long would this take to become established, are there different kinds of Ivy, are there any other suitable climbing plants apart from Ivy, any advise on the trellis or should I use wires/fencing ? The fedge will face NW . TIA Paul D Although wooden fences or trellis generally looks better than wire, remember that a wooden fence will eventually rot and possibly collapse, and also you will need to coat it with preservative every few years before then. If you use wood, you need to ensure that you can access the wood between the plants, in order to apply the preservative without damaging your plants. Ivy & other climbers may also trap rainwater next to the wood, which will hasten the rotting. An invalid point as with ivy, by the time the fence rots, the ivy will have replaced it and be self supporting.. Esp if you use some stout posts within the fence. The whole POINT of a fedge is that it does not need maintainance other than trimming or whatver.. If you are gonna piddle abut painting it every few years, then sorry. Its not a proper fedge, its just a fence with a few plants trained against it;-) The trellis 'based' fedge I mentioned previously is solid and doesn't get painted with anything.. I'll see if I can get a piccy if you really want;-) I'd use timber lathes to make you're trellis. PRetreat them with preservative before construction and give an extra coat once finished if you want to, for a 'proper' job.. This way you have a well built customised trellis and tougher than some of the lightweight stuff they seem to try and flog at the garden centres these days! Just an opinion;-)) Jim Bevan |
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Curiosity wrote: On Wed, 29 Oct 2003 18:51:35 -0000, "Bevan Price" wrote: A very good point, however a wire mesh fence separating front garden from back will look pretty horrible before the climbers can get established. Plant annuals for the first years, not excluding runner beans. Not a big problem. On the matter of wood rotting, I use tanalised (CCA) timber, and it lasts. This is being banned, but I believe that is more hysteria than anything else. I don't know what the replacement is. As far as plants are concerned, you can use pretty well any climber that forms a thick tangle. Many clematis and honeysuckle, some vines (but prune back hard the first few winters), Holboellia and so on. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Advise on Fedge ?
"Bevan Price" wrote in message ... "Curiosity" wrote in message ... Well that's what my gardening books call it, a cross between a fence and a hedge. I want a boundary between my open plan front garden and my private rear garden however I do'nt want it to put up a solid fence and make the place look like a fortress. My gardening book suggest a trellis covered with Ivy . remember that a wooden fence will eventually rot and possibly collapse, It will. I had a fedge made of trellis, various honeysuckles, ivy and pyracantha. The trellis was weak after about eight years and large sections were brought down by the wind two years ago. It was heart-breaking because the fedge was always dense and full of flowers and fruits. It has been replaced by willow and twisted hazel, but for the life of me I can't find the address of the company that supplied the plants. (They do willow fedge, pergolas, wigwams, pickets - all living,) I bought them after reading an article in one of the weekend colour supplements. |
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