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Pros:
- apple tree and the end (they don't maintain it tho, so it's feast or famine)
- some random tree the parakeets live in
Cons:
- budlia at the end (not maintained)
- removing an epic blossoming cherry tree (not ours, but it brought joy every spring and I still miss it)
So pretty lucky overall.
- apple tree and the end (they don't maintain it tho, so it's feast or famine)
hugo7-
Pardon the slow reply to the concrete question., I was driving to Exmoor. Tiles are not famed for their bendy properties and if they aren't perfectly aligned at every corner they look bloody awful. Thus, the slightest ridge in the concrete of even 1mm will bugger the entire surface. If the ridge hasn't been spotted it is evil incarnate to attempt to make the tiles match up and the whole lot might have to be lifted, probably sacrificing any tiles that have already been laid. The adhesive goes off in minutes and makes shit to a blanket look an insecure bond.
You can get away with slight deviations with stone, particularly when using a 25mm bed of mortar, but anything ceramic is unforgiving.
Colin_the_Bald
I'd leave it for now, like you said, it's not about to sprout 10ft of growth and fulfils a purpose. I must admit it wouldn't be my first choice to plant but it definitely adds more than it detracts.
It raises a question I've been meaning to posit here - what plants do you guys benefit/suffer from your neighbouring gardens? On our easterly boundary (so no shade issue) we have neighbours cherry tree which I like, and their clematis have climbed over the fence to mingle with our crab apple.
At the far end they’ve let an elder grow which whilst I think brings aphid and pests has the absolute net win of blocking their windows from our kitchen so I’m perfectly happy with it, more so if the slightly sick looking wisteria bullies it.
On the other side we benefit from a decent budlia which flowers superbly but a rather unruly philadelphus which sits squarely on the boundary and covers my garage/garden/waterbutt in all manner of debris. It's the go to place for the birds to hang out though so it has a reprieve... for now!