Not so standard trees
Standard trees are both practical and architectural and come in a wide variety of plant materials both evergreen, deciduous and flowering options too!
Category: Screening
Bamboozled
Bamboos are hugely popular garden plants, grown for their fast growth and architectural stems but loved for their softness and their calming rustle that reminds me of water noise. Some bamboos are perfect for using in tropical planting schemes, while others are more suited to contemporary or urban designs where they are perfect for adding screening without the solidity of a usual tree or hedge. Some clump-forming species work well as natural screening. There’s a huge range of bamboo plants to choose from, ranging in colour from black to yellow.
Pleached and Espaliered Trees for Screening and Privacy.
Screening trees are invaluable as they can create a higher screen that is taller than a hedge and wall and creates privacy or screening a new house or extension too. A wall or fence cannot be any higher than 2metres tall where there is no maximum height of a tree and if you pick the right tree you aren’t going to have a problem with light and sun for your home or garden or your neighbours either.