Hello all,

I feel like a chump for not knowing this, but how careful do you have to be
planting near drains?

I'm starting to make some plans for the front garden, which is currently 22
feet square of gravel. I want a nice informal hedge down one side, but the
neighbour's drain runs right next to the boundary. Is it just trees that're
a problem, or would it be unsafe to plant medium-sized shrubs along there?

Also, I was hoping to put in something (not sure what) big at the front, in
the middle - which'd be about 10 feet from the neighbour's drain and 10 feet
from mine. Any idea what sort of size limit I should be thinking of for
this spot?

Thanks for any advice - I would have googled for this, but using 'drains' as
a query word is hopeless because of all the references to things like 'soil
that drains well'.

cheers,
G.A.

"Glen Able" wrote in message
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Hello all,

I feel like a chump for not knowing this, but how careful do you have to
be
planting near drains?

I'm starting to make some plans for the front garden, which is currently
22
feet square of gravel. I want a nice informal hedge down one side, but
the
neighbour's drain runs right next to the boundary. Is it just trees
that're
a problem, or would it be unsafe to plant medium-sized shrubs along there?

Also, I was hoping to put in something (not sure what) big at the front,
in
the middle - which'd be about 10 feet from the neighbour's drain and 10
feet
from mine. Any idea what sort of size limit I should be thinking of for
this spot?

Thanks for any advice - I would have googled for this, but using 'drains'
as
a query word is hopeless because of all the references to things like
'soil
that drains well'.

cheers,
G.A.

Willow tree roots are the worst culprits for getting into drains

If the drain is a new sealed system one theres less chance of problems but
if its old clay pipe type then its very easy for any shrub or tree roots to
cause trouble

nambucca wrote:

"Glen Able" wrote in message
...

Hello all,

I feel like a chump for not knowing this, but how careful do you have to

be

planting near drains?

I'm starting to make some plans for the front garden, which is currently

22

feet square of gravel. I want a nice informal hedge down one side, but

the

neighbour's drain runs right next to the boundary. Is it just trees

that're

a problem, or would it be unsafe to plant medium-sized shrubs along there?

Also, I was hoping to put in something (not sure what) big at the front,

in

the middle - which'd be about 10 feet from the neighbour's drain and 10

feet

from mine. Any idea what sort of size limit I should be thinking of for
this spot?

Thanks for any advice - I would have googled for this, but using 'drains'

as

a query word is hopeless because of all the references to things like

'soil

that drains well'.

cheers,
G.A.

Willow tree roots are the worst culprits for getting into drains


If the drain is a new sealed system one theres less chance of problems but
if its old clay pipe type then its very easy for any shrub or tree roots to
cause trouble


I think it is generally true to say that plants do not harm drains that
are in a good state. However if they have leaks then plant exasperate
the problem by seeking out the water, enlarging any hole and eventually
filling the drain with roots.

On Sun, 19 Dec 2004 13:24:09 +0000 (UTC), "nambucca"
wrote:

If the drain is a new sealed system one theres less chance of problems but
if its old clay pipe type then its very easy for any shrub or tree roots to
cause trouble

Had the old sectioned clay pipe, tried to unblock it, had to dig it up, 4 ft
down, and about 10 feet of length, to find that a horizontal juniper (?) had
sometime in the previous 20 years, (thats when I planted it) had completely
blocked the pipe for at least three feet, the plug that came out was
completely solid!

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Certainly not "IN" the drains, but when I lifted a path in my first house,
the roots of a Poplar Tree at the bottom of the garden, extended right up to
the house. A distance of some 75 feet.

However, a neighbour to my last house, (we had gardens of some half an acre
and he had lots of trees), his drain was crushed by a tree root. I would
guess the tree was some 30 ft from the drain. These were some very well
established old trees.

Mike

"Mike" wrote in message
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Certainly not "IN" the drains, but when I lifted a path in my first house,
the roots of a Poplar Tree at the bottom of the garden, extended right up
to
the house. A distance of some 75 feet.

However, a neighbour to my last house, (we had gardens of some half an
acre
and he had lots of trees), his drain was crushed by a tree root. I would
guess the tree was some 30 ft from the drain. These were some very well
established old trees.

Mike


the other option is to dig down and put in a root break