replacing hedge with wall

[Wild-Woman]

Given the choice, I'd have Hawthorn hedging all around my garden.

[Dan Salter]

Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Lets get something clear...a regular brick wall granted is not much good for wildlife...but...A dry stone wall?.....Different story ! ( and beautiful to look at)

I just happen to live on an ancient ragstone quarry ! (Hence the name stoneacre) i am also about to dig out a huge area for a wildlife pond....guess i may have a fair bit of stone to play with lol....

actually a wall isnt in my plans but be sure there will be a healthy pond side rock pile.
Was also meant to go on a dry stone walling course this summer with college...yet another uni/college thing that failed to happen

[Jez]

Originally Posted by nightshade

I agree with Cotham Marble 10m is a big fence,mine is featherboard and very strong
a similar fence where I work has 2" gaps to ease wind pressure
A raised bed with trees and shrubs incorporating some Holly as he has outlined sounds great
but you must have someway of keeping the soil off the fence of course

What would you suggest to keep the soil from the fencing. Something like pond liner perhaps?

[Cotham Marble]

Originally Posted by Jez

What would you suggest to keep the soil from the fencing. Something like pond liner perhaps?

If the soil level can not be sloped 'down' to the fence, then the most effective solution is a concrete gravel board - most fencing suppliers have these available. 10m would cost around £60 on top the panels and posts.

CM

[m1.carson]

Hi,

There were two "hedges" not too far away that were so bird noisy it was incredible, they have gone silent in the last few year unfortunately, I asked my wife to ID the hedges and they are russian vine, mile-a-minute stuff, the birds [when we had some] loved it, it grows so densly.

Our few sparrows and dunnocks hide in a mix of quince and ivy, again very dense, they leap out, have a few pecks at food and leap back in again, they won't even travel another few feet to another table even if the first is empty.

Max.

The electricity board use a sacrificial wooden plank at the bottom of their fencing, about 6 inches in depth, wood be a lot cheaper than concrete, but not so durable.