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Lelandi problem (sort of!)
In article , Sacha
writes /5/04 11:28 +JA6qKoAFwbc@c hapelhouse.demon.co.uk snip 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 Edward's earthworm page: http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm |
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