A quick intro from me

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  1. ARMANDII

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    Talk to the Council, NF, to get a clearer picture of what's what.:coffee:
     
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    :scratch: Tate and Lyle? Could you clarify please?
     
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    Hi nFrost - looks like a good garden with lots of potential. :dbgrtmb:
     
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    Sugar? Sweet talk the council? :scratch:
     
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    To sweeten up the neighbour!
     
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    Thanks for the clarification,
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    GOOD NEWS! :SUNsmile:

    I saw the next door neighbour in our front garden yesterday so I went outside to apprehend talk to her. The dividing fence between our gardens had blown over and she was trying to fix it so I went and got my tools and sorted it out.

    Whilst talking to her she complained the leylandii where getting too big round the back so I jumped straight in there and offered to trim them right down. I first said 6 foot so they'd be in line with the fence but I think she wants them a bit higher. Also offered to cut down the rampant ivy and eyesore elderberry tree in her gardne that casts shadows into our garden. :yes:

    So it looks like things are looking up in the nFrost garden. And, AND!, she said she'd pay me for it! Not that I'd accept the money really.

    :yay: Int life brill! :yay:
     
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      So glad for you nFrost. Sometimes, Fate does lend a hand to get things sorted. Just think of all that extra light to come and the growing possibilties it wil bring,
      a most welcome happy story this morning,
      thanks,
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        I'm well chuffed, can't wait to trim them down. The lawn will hopefully start to be more grass than moss and I'm sure the garden will be much happier.

        I've never cut leylandii down before (or any large tree for that matter) so I'm a bit worried I make a mess of it knowing leylandii can be a bit sensitive. I'm going to have a big read up for it for sure.
         
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        Cutting them from the top is no problem.

        If you intend to cut them back from the sides you need to be careful. If you cut back to where there is no green leaf then that part will not regrow and it will just show dead brown leaves. So it would be best to have at least a foot of green leaf showing. If you do that it may look a bit gappy but should eventually thicken up.
         
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        I'm planning on only giving it a light trim on the sides, the main problem is the height as shown on page 2 of this thread. Hoping to at least half them, I guess it's then a case of neatening them. Unsure of this bit however.
         
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        The problem is the size of the job. The end result is almost certainly going to have to be a flat topped Leylandii hedge effect. From the upstairs windows in the house it won't look much good for quite a lon time as the top will look open and brown except round the edges. From the ground it won't look bad.

        Getting to the top half will be awkward. You'll need to decide the height at which to cut it and then cut your way in from the outside as it will be impossible to just lop it off in one go.

        The major problem is not the cutting but the amount of stuff you will have to get rid of. You won't believe how much there will be. If you're thinking of carting it away in the boot of a car then you may have between 50 and 100 journeys to make!!!!! Otherwise, you could burn it on the area at the bottom of your garden - or, preferably, in your neighbour's garden as I think you said her garden was a mess anyway. The ash from the fire can be spread all over the flower beds and won't be a problem.

        It's a massive amount of burning but may be easier than carting away. It can also be burning whilst your working, which will save time.
         
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          Very good post there Shiney :dbgrtmb: . nFrost , maybe you could plant a nice clematis to flower up through and around the lowered trees?
          Jenny
           
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            Thank you. My old man is pretty good with leylandii, my parents have roughly 20 in therr garden that they regularly have to deal with this. My old man has also got a trailer (its a caravan cut in half, its quite a sight!) that we can chuck it all in and then I'll probably have a bonfire with friends and beers at my parents house!!! (goodbye eyebrows)

            I think my neighbour was a tad a concerned at how it might look but I said I'd take care of it and go for a more curved shape at the top corners if poss.

            Jenny, that's a great idea. Might go for a pink Montana, really like those. I guess I'd have to plant a bit away from the leylandii so it still gets water and then train it towards the tree?

            Just thought I could make some features out of the cut logs, will have to think on that.
             
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              Totally agree with you on that, NF, so my address is in the post and you can send it to me:heehee: :snork:
               
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