help something to block out noise

i recently cut down some conifers down the side off my brick wall the problem i have now is the increase of traffic noise etc i wondered if any one had any ideas of what i could put in to cover it i thought of bamboo any thoughts would be great
cheers simon

 

I dont think bamboo would be the answer..i live on a main road and get lots of noise ..cars.. fire engines etc..I think the trees besides blocking some noise also absorbed some of the traffic fumes..I cut a row of leylandi down off the front garden and i have noticed my windows are dirty all the time..so i have to clean them weekly..you will have to look for something a bit more dense than bamboo..maybe an evergreen shrub..

 

Yes - I agree with Wildflower. I live on a main road too and I lost dense shrubs when a car crashed through them into my front garden! Trees will reduce the noise and soak up much of the pollution. Try hawthorn and elder for rapid growth and superb blossom. If you want something denser then nothing beats yew and as it is evergreen, you will get protection all year. A high beech hedge is good too as the leaves don't fall in the autumn.

 

Hornbeams! Of course - now why didn't I think of that?

 

You could try one of those Willow fedges, you buy hem by the linear metre I believe. Grow like stink and very dense, though not evergreen.

 

The careful placing of a trickling and lapping water feature will help soften those traffic noises as well.
This will cut down on noise while your new buffer screen grows.