A quick intro from me

Tate and Lyle? Could you clarify please?

 

Hi nFrost - looks like a good garden with lots of potential.

 

Sugar? Sweet talk the council?

 

To sweeten up the neighbour!

 

Thanks for the clarification,
Jenny

 

GOOD NEWS!

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.

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.

Int life brill!

 

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,
Jenny

 

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.

 

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.

 

Very good post there Shiney . nFrost , maybe you could plant a nice clematis to flower up through and around the lowered trees?
Jenny

 

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.