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We have a few - to put it politely - weapons-grade level curtain twitchers near us. Now, granted, our dwelling house is a loooong way from them, but that doesn't stop them from peering in to our gardens and wider plot, probably keeping a log of everyone who's coming and going, etc etc We already have evergreen hedges growing but these are going to take a long time to deliver the right result, and they're also (arguably) close enough to the border fence (owned by us) to be restricted by the 2m law. The good news is that with some judicious planting further in to the plot/garden, we could block any wider view in to it. However any serious growth is going to take years, so what alternatives are there to the following? bamboo in planters bamboo in the ground (but there are water pipes and potential electric cables nearby, albeit no buildings/structures) AN other plant which grows crazy quick and ideally is not massively invasive AN other very large/pre-grown tree that can be bought and planted and will still take and not die Before anyone mentions Leylandii we have already planted a lot of them along the border but they lack width (which we need to block the neighbouring windows), and they grow quick but not fast enough. Not being knowledgeable at all on a horticultural level it would be great if anyone has suggestions. -
Following on from all the hedgerows removal and hedge laying that was done earlier this year, I have an enormous pile of woody waste that needs to be burned. It's currently resident in the garden area but I may get it dragged into the field. My past history may be chequered but being a pyromaniac is not something I ever aspired to and so I have no idea how to actually set light to this stuff and get it all burned. Is it as simple as a judiciously applied can of petrol and a match or two, or is there a more scientific approach?
