Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design Re: Topiary, Pleaching, Espalier and Hedging 28Aug 17, 2013 8:29 pm I'd like some suggestions for good trees to use for pleaching in pots. The aim is to achieve approximately 2.5m in height. This is the site below. My block is 12.5m wide and the rear fence is 1.8m. I'm planning to plant cordylines and other grasses in front of the trees. The rear of the house will face NNW (just west of North). The property is located in the Hills District of Sydney so gets summers 40+ and winter night-time temperatures down as low as -2 degrees. I'm planning my landscaping whilst twiddling thumbs waiting for council approval. Viewing from above, the position of the rear fence in relation to the house is shown below: (clothesline will actually be against the side fence and not a rotary clothesline as shown) The challenge that I have is that I have a 1.5m wide stormwater easement. I understand that means I can't plant screening trees in the ground. That means the trees will need to be in pots. Aim is for 5 trees, each with a canopy approximately 2m wide. The questions I have are: 1. What evergreen or semi-deciduous trees do you recommend? (something not too messy in terms of dropped flowers) 2. What is the minimum recommended depth and height of the pots? 3. Is 0.75m from fence to tree trunk sufficient? ( as you can see I will have a small yard) 4. How long for trees to reach say 1.8m in height? (Assuming a 600mm height pot, that would give me 0.6m of screening above the fence line ) Along the 4-5m of side fence on each side, I could put bamboo (carefully) in tubs. Much like this - what Bamboo would be used here?: (last image is from http://www.secretgardens.com.au/landscape-design/planting-for-privacy-part-2/) Build thread: here Land Nov 12, Contract 6/07/13, Consent 15/08/13, Start 20/09/13, Slab 25/09/13, Frame 4/10/13, Brick 21/10/13, Roof 2/11/13, Lock-up 17/12/13, Handover 3/3/14 I recently went through a similar renovation and move scenario when updating our family home. We also swapped some rooms around and tackled a major… 2 10048 The HIA contract, in the term & conditions section states that "Commencment" is deemed when the drainage is started or the piers are dug or the slab is formed up (incase… 2 6182 Hi there, We've just build a new hardwood (Greybox) deck and am wondering whether firepit protective mats/surfaces are sufficient? I'm not sure that they're heat… 0 2118 |