nambucca wrote:
"ned" wrote in message
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"Jane Ransom" wrote in message
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In article , A Davis
writes

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My pond is sheltered on its North side by two leylandii and the
pond
is in a very healthy state with a myriad of wild life. Now, I do
confess to covering the pond while trimming is in progress but for
364 days of the year the pond fends for itself with no problems. No
Problems.

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Can only assume you clear up every single dry bit of foliage that
drops
off your leylandii then because the tons of stuff under some trees i
know that the owner never clears up are causing havoc blowing all
over a neighbours garden

On the contrary. Clearing up leylandii 'droppings' does not feature in
my garden chore list.
Our 20 yr old hedges (about 120 feet of them) are about three feet
thick and dense down to about 12 inches from the ground. And the lawn
grows right up to the hedge line. (Before anyone asks, 8 ft tall by
mutual agreement with neighbour.)

We also have a circa 30 yr old solitary 'specimen' which had 12 feet
lopped off its 40 foot height when it looked likely to be blown over.
Apart from the topping and removing the lower branches to about 6
feet, that has never been trimmed, is much more open, but still does
not shed a significant amount of foliage. Under that one we have
ericas and daffodils in flower now, with monks hood, potentilla,
crocosmia, day lillies, autumn crocus and buddleia to follow on.

No problems.

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ned

nambucca wrote:
"ned" wrote in message
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"Jane Ransom" wrote in message
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In article , A Davis
writes

snip

My pond is sheltered on its North side by two leylandii and the
pond
is in a very healthy state with a myriad of wild life. Now, I do
confess to covering the pond while trimming is in progress but for
364 days of the year the pond fends for itself with no problems. No
Problems.

snip

Can only assume you clear up every single dry bit of foliage that
drops
off your leylandii then because the tons of stuff under some trees i
know that the owner never clears up are causing havoc blowing all
over a neighbours garden

On the contrary. Clearing up leylandii 'droppings' does not feature in
my garden chore list.
Our 20 yr old hedges (about 120 feet of them) are about three feet
thick and dense down to about 12 inches from the ground. And the lawn
grows right up to the hedge line. (Before anyone asks, 8 ft tall by
mutual agreement with neighbour.)

We also have a circa 30 yr old solitary 'specimen' which had 12 feet
lopped off its 40 foot height when it looked likely to be blown over.
Apart from the topping and removing the lower branches to about 6
feet, that has never been trimmed, is much more open, but still does
not shed a significant amount of foliage. Under that one we have
ericas and daffodils in flower now, with monks hood, potentilla,
crocosmia, day lillies, autumn crocus and buddleia to follow on.

No problems.

--
ned

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:09:01 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


Yes. And they match the rate at which they drop their seeds exactly to the
rate at which I sweep them up, resulting in seed sweeping right through the
winter into the spring.

but it keeps you off the streets.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:09:01 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


Yes. And they match the rate at which they drop their seeds exactly to the
rate at which I sweep them up, resulting in seed sweeping right through the
winter into the spring.

but it keeps you off the streets.
--

Knowledge is knowing a tomato is a fruit;
Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad

"martin" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:09:01 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


Yes. And they match the rate at which they drop their seeds exactly to
the
rate at which I sweep them up, resulting in seed sweeping right through
the
winter into the spring.

but it keeps you off the streets.

yep.. got to keep an eye on our Franz

"martin" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:09:01 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


Yes. And they match the rate at which they drop their seeds exactly to
the
rate at which I sweep them up, resulting in seed sweeping right through
the
winter into the spring.

but it keeps you off the streets.

yep.. got to keep an eye on our Franz

"Ophelia" wrote in message
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"martin" wrote in message
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On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:09:01 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


Yes. And they match the rate at which they drop their seeds exactly to
the
rate at which I sweep them up, resulting in seed sweeping right through
the
winter into the spring.

but it keeps you off the streets.

yep.. got to keep an eye on our Franz

{:-))

Franz

"Ophelia" wrote in message
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"martin" wrote in message
news
On Wed, 3 Mar 2004 22:09:01 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


Yes. And they match the rate at which they drop their seeds exactly to
the
rate at which I sweep them up, resulting in seed sweeping right through
the
winter into the spring.

but it keeps you off the streets.

yep.. got to keep an eye on our Franz

{:-))

Franz