willow screening
Last post 10-09-2009 10:59 AM by sue1002. 6 replies.
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25/08/2009 12:15 AM
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- patiopal
- My Garden forums
- 11 Feb 2009
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I heard that willow screen is more long lasting than bamboo, but i dont really like the dark colour as i have a very small yard.
also can you cut this down to size i want, as i have very low boundary walls?
In fact can you cut any kind of screening.
what other type screening would you suggest, i like a blonder look than willow but would like it to last a good while.
the wall that gets no sun will not be used, the other walls do get sun.
drainage is poor so i would not put it directly to the ground and thought that i would have it away about six inches.
also how does one attach this to concrete walls?
in anticipation of a reponse.
patio pal.
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25/08/2009 11:20 AM
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- Arrem
- West Midlands. UK
- 12 Jul 2009
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This is very much an amateur guess at a solution, and if I'm way off the mark I'd appreciate opinions from our more knowledgeable members. OK, I am thinking of approaching this from the point of view of the poor drainage patiopal mention mentions. This is where Willow might score well even though it is darker than would be preferred. Why not plan a few willows along the bottom of the wall and let them grow to whatever height you need then pollard them? They will provide a decent screen and as a bonus, soak up some excess water from the poor drainage.
There is no such thing as useless - you can always be a bad example.
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25/08/2009 11:29 AM
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- BB
- Hereford
- 12 May 2009
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That sounds like a good idea Arrem. There are living willow whips available in the Autumn to purchase too which are very flexible and easy to construct and shape. I believe they can be expensive though depending obviously on the length of boundary .
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25/08/2009 12:16 PM
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- Susiq
- Northumberland
- 16 Feb 2008
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There are different types of willow available patiopal, and they do need quite a bit of water - they are also very expensive. We looked into it a couple of years ago, we loved it when in full leaf in the summer, but the leaves die off in the winter leaving just the bare canes on show. You can just keep cutting them to the height required, depends how large the area and how much work you are prepared to put into the maintenance. We were also told we would have to have a bespoke irrigation system in the soil to keep them going, which added to the already heavy costs for the large area we wanted to cover.
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26/08/2009 10:23 PM
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- Phot's-Moll
- The sunny South coast.
- 06 Jan 2007
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If you're thinking of the kind of screening that comes on a roll,
thenyes it can be cut to size (secauteurs should do it) If you bought
the tallest size, then perhaps you could cut it in half, so you'd only
need to buy half as much? Most of these type of screens seem to get lighter as they age (bleached by the sun, I guess) You could possibly try growing something up it, to make it more attractive.
Whether you think you can do a thing, or think you cannot, you are right.
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27/08/2009 07:39 PM
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- patiopal
- My Garden forums
- 11 Feb 2009
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went to a hardware store, a big one where they have a large selection of garden stuff, they usually have someone there that really knows their stuff.
talking to the young guy there he says that willow is easier to cut than the reed or bamboo, but reed will give about five years whereas willow a little more.
they have to be treated though to preserve them.
Looking at the willow, NOPE, i couldnt cope with the darkness of them.
I just love light and airy and think i will go for reed.
guy says these are trickier to cut. I am deaf so didnt catch everything he said, told me what to use but that what i coudnt catch!
what suggestions have ye on the screening. I like the blonde look, my patch is weeny. five years is a long time and being very disabled i could be, well, anywhere then...!
I just dont think i could cope with willow!!!!!!
x patio pal
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10/09/2009 10:59 AM
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- sue1002
- Ipswich, Suffolk
- 06 Sep 2005
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Patiopal - if you have a Wilkinsons store near you, they have some garden bits in their sale section. I noticed this morning in our store that they have 3m x 1m rolls of pale coloured screening at half price (currently £7.99 per roll).
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