not quite to do with flowers....

[chrissie the chippy]

I was wondering if anyone could recomend a bush/ tree/ anything that will grow tall quickly to regain the privacy we lost today when our neighbours gardener chopped lots of the tree down! It's left a big gap in what is otherwise a secluded garden

So I need something that will get to at least 10ft?? I was thinking of a fast growing connifer? My mum said it takes up a lot of room width ways though.... or maybe a privet of some sort? Can they grow that high quie quick?

Thank you

[rana]

If you can keep it under control by regular clipping Leylandii will get there fast.

[Two_Sheds]

The trouble with anything fast growing is that it doesn't know when to stop ...

What about a "nice" shrub that is slower growing and will behave itself, but with a temporary screen until it establishes itself?
Perhaps a trellis with annual climbers over it

[IgglePiggle]

The trouble with anything fast growing is that it doesn't know when to stop ...

What about a "nice" shrub that is slower growing and will behave itself, but with a temporary screen until it establishes itself?
Perhaps a trellis with annual climbers over it

I would go with this tbh Maybe replant a tree as well if you like wildlife, also helps give abit of age to a garden

[chrissie the chippy]

Not sure what to go for It is a very well established garden with lots of trees... and a great big gap that looks silly and out of place. They also chopped off the wisterier at the bottom, so that's going to look great when it all dies in the tree

If I did go with the first suggestion, I would only get the one and regularly prune it.

Are there any other, 'pretty' ones that the birds would like? We have, I think, from memory, a lupin tree, a lime tree, several plum, a holly tree, only the one connifer which is massive,but ok where it is, it's not in the way... we also have several others, not sure what they are called. So we have quite a few trees

We've got a gorgeous orange blossom, i think that's what it is, which would be great, but it has taken years to get as big as it has!

I did think about a trellis, but not sure if they would be happy with me adding one to their fence

[Two_Sheds]

I did think about a trellis, but not sure if they would be happy with me adding one to their fence

You can ask. Show them the sorry situation from your point of view, over a cuppa tea perhaps.
They might be embarrassed about the hash they've made and allow a trellis.

If not, you could erect a bit on your own land, supported by two big posts.

[tamsin]

How about a buddleia? We cut ours back to about 18" each autumn and it's currently over 8' tall.

You can easily do a free standing trellis, put in a couple of posts/poles and stretch net or a couple of poles across. Our neighbours have done a similar thing, we've put bamboo canes in one area and planted runner beans up them then in front put some shrubs to start growing. In another area we put in two poles (8' green plastic coated metal about £2 each) and stretched some net between. That's got a grape and a jasmine going up that were already planted but growing around the floor.

The other thing would be to spend a little bit more and start with a bigger plant so it's got less growing to do.