Wind barriers

My back garden faces north and I have a permanent problem with cold winds, down the right hand side I have conifers which are a great barrier against the winds but I could only plant them so far as I have a concrete path leading into the garden and for about 12 feet there is no barrier at all and thats where the wind comes in. I have an arch just inside the garden where I have planted a climbing rose on one side and a Hedera Ivy on the other but they get battered to hell even though I have protected them with a wrap around cover, I have read a solid timber wall would be no use as the wind would go straight over the top and swoosh down making things even worse, so I thought of erecting a trellis fence where that would not hopefully happen, has anyone had the same problem and how did you solve it, the damn wind is a thorn im my side and here in the north east we do tend to get a lot of winds even in the spring and early summer. Would be glad of any advice. Dicker

 

A solid barrier disrupts the air flow, so a permeable barrier is better for shelter. You can get Paraweb / netting for use as a windbreak, and plants (once established) are good.

You should get shelter (from memory) 4 times the height of the barrier on the leeward side, and once-the-height on the windward side.

 

Bamboo planting is supposed to be a good windbreak.

 

my a lovely sound to in the breeze:gnthb:but can get out of hand if left to their own roaming about:lollol:

 

Thanks for your replies, never really thought of netting or bamboo, did read that bamboo does not last long but they are both worth thinking about. Dicker

 

not in my case its invading my garden from next doors.That's where i get That's where i get my runner bean canes from:yho:
this is the one my neighbour has

makes a lovely sound to....

 

Bamboo will last years. If you go for a clump forming variety, rather than invasive, there's less chance of it ending up all over the garden.