Before going to the trouble of putting plants on your garage roof,speak to your neighbour. Most people rarely go upstairs during the day,unless they don't have a downstairs loo!

Hi Peter

I wish it were that easy. They are known locally as 'the miseries' so not going to happen that way i'm afraid.

Also last year I had a close call when a police car pulled up right next to my fence one day, luckily i was inside making a drink so wasn't caught out. And i have my suspicions that it was 'the miseries' that would have called as no one else (at least i think so) was home at 2.30 in the afternoon.

So rather than risk it again i thought if i put up adequate screening i could then argue that i had made every reasonable precaution to make my garden private. If they then have to make an effort to see me then the view would be taken that i had done everything i could so it's their fault/problem not mine.

I just thought bamboo in pots would be relatively quick and easy to to do as i have a few bamboo plants in the garden already i could make use of/take cuttings from and just wanted other plant ideas.

Thanks
David

Christopher is in the process of moving house at the moment so won't be getting into the Forum for a little while. If any one else has any suggestions for Nottsnude then please do dive in.

Thankyou Cheery/JOhn.

In no real rush as i cant see me getting out into the garden until mid april at least.

Just wanted to start doing cuttings etc now so that ready for when the sun finally does come out to play.

Thanks
David

We have potted bamboo on staging along one side of the garden.  A mix of varieties and leaf forms adds interest.

Also Fatsia - it puts on big leaves.

With it all catching the breeze you've got to expect high water loss through the leaves.  I add clay nuggets to my pots to increase water-holding.

Thanks grower.

Useful tip about clay nuggets.

Hi ,
sorry not to have picked up on this earlier as John explained I am trying to move.
I have been helping another naturist friend with a similar problem but they need to plant in pots as there main drain runs exactly parallel with their fence line so tree planting in the ground is not a possibility.
We have used very large pots 3ft in diameter and 2ft 6" tall.
In this particular case a red leafed cherry which can for a hedge and responds to prunning. they can be grown in large pots and trained sideways to form a continuous hedge.
in my garden I have used Hornbeam that I  have trained  sideways and at the present time I have two in pots that I am training sideways in anticipation  of moving and needing immediate screening.
I can send you some pictures if that would be of help.
Buying standard trees that are feathered I.E have branches to the ground can still be purchased in pots.
you will need to install a watering system which does not cost a lot . The most expensive item being the timer.
I hope that is of help.
Regards,
Christopher

Thanks Christopher.

Will look into those although they sound quite big i only really need something that will grow to about 3-4ft high but be dense enough to make agood screen, was thinking something like bamboo or maybe box privet.

Making some decking boards into trough planters and job done i think, sound feasible to you?

Bamboo gets a bit taller than that...

Box is very effective although slower growing at first.

There are varieties of bamboo that don't grow more than 3 -4' (fastigia?) but even if your variety does want to grow tall you can always prune out the biggest stems and let the new ones come forth each year.  For this to happen the mix in the pot has gotta be good.