Artificial Hedge/Shrub For Privacy

kaktus · 11 Feb 2016 at 10:25

Gents

My wife wants to put up something to obscure vision into the living room/front of the house from people walking by.

I have a 2 foot tall brick wall at the front but that's it. I was thinking a 6 or 7 foot tall, 4 metre wide/long shrub or hedge just behind the brick wall would be the best thing to do?

I have absolutely no clue when it comes to this and talking to justartificial.co.uk is as if I asked them to build a bridge from Portsmouth to Brazil. Suffice to say, the conversation was of no assistance whatsoever.

A. Where do I find such a product
B. How would one typically install it? (dig a foot out of the soil, pop it in and put the soil back on top?
C. Is this the appropriate solution?

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Mark M · 11 Feb 2016 at 10:34

Surely a blind or shutter on the window will be cheaper and easier?

ironhorse · 11 Feb 2016 at 10:36

how about putting an artifial hedge on top of the wall like this:

kaktus · 11 Feb 2016 at 10:40

Mark M said:
Surely a blind or shutter on the window will be cheaper and easier?

We already have those, but she wants to be able to have those open all the time without people being able to see directly into the living room.

kaktus · 11 Feb 2016 at 10:42

ironhorse said:
how about putting an artifial hedge on top of the wall like this:

How would that work? do I screw the shrub onto the top of the brick wall? Mine doesn't have those brick pillars. It's just a 2 foot straight wall.

alx · 11 Feb 2016 at 12:21

kaktus said:
How would that work? do I screw the shrub onto the top of the brick wall? Mine doesn't have those brick pillars. It's just a 2 foot straight wall.

Try here: http://www.evergreendirect.co.uk/category/artificial-diy-hedge

You should be able to fix them to the top of the wall.

kaktus · 11 Feb 2016 at 12:29

alx said:
Try here: http://www.evergreendirect.co.uk/category/artificial-diy-hedge

You should be able to fix them to the top of the wall.

those aren't going to work. They're hedge panels (they're 4cm wide and are meant to be stapled/attached to an existing tall wall, frame or fence).

I need a tall, sturdy, standalone hedge that's 3-4metres wide which I can either put directly ontop of the soil and gravel without falling over or bury 1 or 2 feet into the soil. I imagine.

alx · 11 Feb 2016 at 12:48

kaktus said:
those aren't going to work. They're hedge panels (they're 4cm wide and are meant to be stapled/attached to an existing tall wall, frame or fence).

I need a tall, sturdy, standalone hedge that's 3-4metres wide which I can either put directly ontop of the soil and gravel without falling over or bury 1 or 2 feet into the soil. I imagine.

Ah fair enough, apologies.

If the latter isn't available, could you attached a trellis to the wall and then attach the ones I linked to it?

DXP55 · 12 Feb 2016 at 21:47

How about trying this stuff.

http://www.windowfilm.co.uk/buy-onl...ective-silver-window-film-for-daytime-privacy

*Moangroan* · 13 Feb 2016 at 13:58

what about and row of conifers... not the giant ones... lol.

bitslice · 13 Feb 2016 at 19:56

Stick something interesting on the windowsill, people will then look at that rather than the interior.

Europeans don't have net curtains, they are proud of their houses and don't mind people looking in. This is the better attitude I think.

Artificial hedges - stupidest thing I've ever seen... does it come with stone cladding and a box of gnomes?