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  1. This is a little bit 'idle curiousity', but I was wondering if anyone does? We do seem to have a lot of people with outrageously good views from their plots. For non-landscape nerds a ha-ha is a sunken wall and a ditch used to give you an uninterrupted view of the landscape, but still keep livestock out. The only downside is that it doesn't keep the wind out. I know quite a few people who have a hedge and a raised platform, which seems to be a modern alternative. We used to have one at home where the garden level ran across a depression in the pasture, probably put in when the Georgians or the Victorians laid out the garden. It was where we eventually incorporated a stone hut for the Aquatron 'composting loo' to have it out of sight. Very common in National Trust properties. Isn't there even a nod to these at the Badminton Horse Trials, with a fence called the "sunken wall"? Ferdinand
  2. Hello Everyone! I am in the process of renovating my balcony. I live in a row of 4 terraced houses all houses with matching balconies. The problem I have is that there is a real lack of privacy, we only have a small partition between us and If anyone of us are on the balcony it is impossible to relax. I have tried speaking to the neighbours to fix the issue but they are reluctant to cooperate as they don’t like change. Their main concern is the view being effected even though the view is across our balcony. My question to everyone is how high of a partition can I legally erect without permission? I know at ground level the height is 2m but as it’s up on a balcony I can’t find any information. it’s something we’d really like to sort as we feel uncomfortable sitting out there. any help would be amazing and greatly appreciated :)
  3. In late 2015 on Buildhub I had a thread about removing a Huuuuge TPO Poplar Tree. http://www.ebuild.co.uk/topic/16624-removal-of-tpo-tree-after-branch-fall/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eygMw9JE9tY This is an update. The Council forgot about the replacement, but the neighbour did not :-).The Council recommended "oak or beech". And we talked about replacement trees including Turner's Oak. So I will be putting a standard tree in this spring, looking at something narrower than the 15m branch radius of the Poplar but with leaf colour interest and a mature height of perhaps 12-15m, by which time I will be in my coffin ("Here lies Ferd, who was alive and is now derd. There is no more to be serd."). It is prominent on a corner at the entry to a 100+ house housing estate. Options are: Quercus Robur Fastigiata (upright common oak) Quercus Robur Fastigiata Koster (narrower and a little faster) Quercus Palustris Green Pillar (upright red oak which goes red in autumn on the correct soil) Pyrus something something Chanticleer (medium size ornamental pear which goes bright red in the autumn) All are hardy as it is an exposed site. I think I am looking at option 3 or 4. Cost will be about £200 delivered for an approx 8cm girth 3m tall tree. If anyone has any comments they would be welcome. Ferdinand (How to embed a video?)
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