Not sure of this is a landscaping issue or gardening issue - but perhaps
a bit
of both...
My family and I moved into a new house over the summer and are thinking
of
installing some fencing to improve our privacy/security. We have
about 60ft of
mature beech hedge and about 30ft of hornbeam separated by
our front drive. The
hedging is mature standing at over 2m high and
about 1m thick. We live in quite
a rural area and have many 'visitors'
to our garden including deer and local
dogs. I also have a young
family and would like to have a dog of our own soon
so am keen to keep
things out as well as in! Although the hedging is thick, its
a little
bit patchy and as we head into Autumn/Winter, our privacy will only get
worse although I expect both hedges to hold on to their leaves quite
well.
By adding fencing, I would like to increase our security as well as
reduce the
visibility of our house from the road. So I would like to
ask 2 questions to
the forum:
1. What type of fencing should I use. I have been advised to go for
post and
rail with either chainlink or dog fence-type wire below the top
bar downwards.
The fence installers insist they can set the fence quite
far back into the hedge
so when it comes to Spring it will grow through
and will hardly be seen. I'm a
little sceptical and concerned that they
may either damage the hedge in the
process or that the
chainlink/dogfence will restrict the growth of the hedge (I
have read
elsewhere on a separate post that someone had a problem with leaf
growth
on a beech hedge next to fencing?) and it may not grow through properly
and thereby destroying the magnificent view of a beech hedge in full
leaf come
the summer.
2. Which side of the hedge should the fence typically be installed. On
the
inside of hedge (i.e. where it may be viewable from inside the
garden) or on the
outside (where it can be viewed from the road)?
If anybody has any experience of this or just helpful advice, it would
certainly
be most appreciated.
Best Regards
Alex
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alexpp
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