Hedge advice for noobie please

After sorting out my back garden, I am now looking to add some greenery
to my front garden. Unfortunately, I have some restrictions and would
therefore like some advice.

My garden is totally bricked over to allow off street parking. To one
side of my garden is a wall approximately 4ft X 4ft.

I would like to add a hedge to to the wall to provide the above
mentioned greenery and also privacy. The limitation I mentioned earlier
is that I am unable to dig up the garden, although I believe I would be
able to remove a few bricks.

Any advice as to possible solutions would be gratefully received.


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Greeno
Greeno [ Sa, 17 Juni 2006 14:59 ] [ ID #131976 ]

Re: Hedge advice for noobie please

In article <Greeno.29juw0 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk>,
Greeno <Greeno.29juw0 [at] gardenbanter.co.uk> writes:
|>
|> My garden is totally bricked over to allow off street parking. To one
|> side of my garden is a wall approximately 4ft X 4ft.
|>
|> I would like to add a hedge to to the wall to provide the above
|> mentioned greenery and also privacy. The limitation I mentioned earlier
|> is that I am unable to dig up the garden, although I believe I would be
|> able to remove a few bricks.

Don't even think of a hedge - think of a climber that can be trained
up the wall and/or supports. There are a fair number that will do OK
with a gap into the soil of only 9" square and an area to climb of
only 6'x4'. It depends on the aspect and soil.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
nmm1 [ Sa, 17 Juni 2006 22:18 ] [ ID #131993 ]

Re: Hedge advice for noobie please

Thanks for the information Nick.

Will visit a local nursery and ask them about recomendations about
which climbers they think would be best for the type of soil.

Much obliged.

Greeno


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Greeno
Greeno [ Di, 20 Juni 2006 00:10 ] [ ID #132385 ]
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