replacement hedge

Hello All

I have just started gutting my back yard and I am removing the hedge that runs along the back fence because I personly dont like them. I would like to be able to grow something more colourful and that doesnt take up as much space as a hedge. On the otherside of the wooden fence is a quiet pathway. So I am looking to get a plant/s that would give us a bit of privacy and that does'nt take up to much space as a hedge while still being able to grow smaller flowers/shrubs in front. Our side of the fence is north facing.
So my question is what plant can I get to replace the hedge preferrably an evergreen and do I need to do something/treat the soil prior to planting enything in its place.

Thanks for your help

 

If you're try to maximise the space, why not go for a trellis fence and grow climbers up it? There are varietise of Honeysuckle, Jasmin and Clematis that will accept a north facing aspect. There are also evergreen vareities of all three of those, and there is a winter flowering Jasmin. Honeysuckle and Jasmin are both very fragrant too. Not sure about Clematis though.

 

Hi young, I think you mean that something less oppressive is called for. I too would recomend you look to trellises with one of the evergreen climbers-ivy is a much ( and quite foolishly) maligned plant-as with all plants if it receives care and attention and isn`t just left to its own devices it is quite beautiful.

On the other hand if you aren`t too concerned with evergreen, then a climbing rose is a wise choice-they are delightful.

The climbers obviously grow up and over the fence and this would leave a large space for a bed in which you could plant pretty much what you liked,.

 

Thanks Clueless & Claire

Have had a good look at the three Clueless suggested and quite like the look of the Clematis but could anyone tell me if it is a fast growing plant that will with stand the Scottish weather (Aberdeenshire). My misses has already said she would like to go for the climbers-ivy but I was looking for something that flowers (don’t know it this flowers). Will sit down with the misses later tonight and look at more ivy's. But I defiantly thing I will be going down the trellis fence route.

Thanks again

 

I have a simaler problem as what to do with the hedge in the front, I was thinking of fencing similar to the side of the path, How hard are these conifers to take up [will put pics up tomorrow ] :thmb:

 

Young996, you keep on about this "hedge" now tell us what the PLANTS are please.

 

Hydrangea petiolaris (see I`m learning the latin) then,




I`m chucking one up my the back of my house because it is northfacing. And it also ticks another box for you-it`s evergreen.

 

Hydrangea Petiolaris is not an evergreen .... certainly not for me, and I doubt if it would be in Aberdeenshire

 

Sorry my mistake-I`m sure there is one though, maybe I`m remembering wrongly.

 

David, ask my neighbours and they are saying it is a type of conifer, what type I couldnâ??t tell you.

Claire, those Hydrangea petiolaris are exactly the type of plant I'm looking at getting just a pity it isn't an evergreen though. Thank you for taking the time to get the pic's.

Cheers

 

It sounds like Leylandii. Anathema.

 

The hydrangea seemanii is evergreen, -I knew one of them were!! Gonna have to clear my lugholes out I reck`n.


Thanks

 

Totally agree Claire, or else Lonicera Henryi or Clematis Armandii.:gnthb:

 

How would you go about this job I want to put palisade fencing instead of the conifers would they be easy to lift or would I be better cutting down to ground level
Fence I think would be about 2ft-3ft same as the one on the side

 

looks like they are on the edge of the bank. doesn't make it easy to dig out without damaging the bank.

If you dont take out the stumps it will be difficult putting in the posts for the fencing

Call in a fencing specialist and get him/her to quote and describe exactly what they will do. Its difficult to tell from a photo

good luck