Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Best trees to create border on fence line 3Mar 16, 2012 12:50 pm "Whoever says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain!" Re: Best trees to create border on fence line 4Mar 17, 2012 11:03 am This link will also be helpful to you as to choice of trees and site planting: http://www.cfs.sa.gov.au/site/fire_safe ... caping.jsp We were in Margaret River WA during the recent bushfires with many homes lost but happily no lives, however you need to consider what you can do to reduce bush fire hazards as well. Wind-blown sparks are the worst, and gum trees can just explode with all the oil in them! (There's a lot to consider, isn't there- in light of all this we are currently planning our own windbreak!!) Re: Best trees to create border on fence line 5Mar 18, 2012 7:40 am Thank you for your responses. There is a lot more to consider than I first realised! I think we have narrowed it down to a kind of conifer? Something that wont grow to big, so that in 15 years we have no view and are shut in with massive trees. I had been thinking Leighton green but these will grow too high I think. Due to it only being 1.5 acres I don't want the trees to make it seem smaller if they are too big. The search is still on Re: Best trees to create border on fence line 6Mar 18, 2012 5:09 pm Do you mean something like the native hoop pine? (A medium sized tree, quite a good windbreak). My pick might be something along the lines of lilly pilly, ficifolia, with olive leaf grevillia or callistemons or camellias underneath as I need colour and form as well- developer states we must plant trees and/or hedges along all the fence lines. Have just edited this post as I discovered the hoop pine can grow really big (but a lovely looking drought resistant tree, tolerates clay as well.) Re: Best trees to create border on fence line 7Mar 29, 2012 7:37 pm Savanah Thank you for your responses. There is a lot more to consider than I first realised! I think we have narrowed it down to a kind of conifer? Something that wont grow to big, so that in 15 years we have no view and are shut in with massive trees. I had been thinking Leighton green but these will grow too high I think. Due to it only being 1.5 acres I don't want the trees to make it seem smaller if they are too big. The search is still on Hi Savanah,do you ever read your inbox? Topiarius Flamingo Give me a call and I will do my best to talk you through it. For those who would like an answer, Subject to seeing your actual DA condition, I think you are… 1 4617 4 9192 Hi everyone, Looking for some advise. We are about to build an above ground pool in our backyard. There is a private sewer line running under the pool at 1.6m… 0 12045 |