A big cherry tree that was growing just over my back fence has been cut down. I'm quite sad as it gave some privacy and made the garden look more mature and green. Everything seems really bare now đ
I'd like to plant a couple of small trees eg Japanese privet to give some privacy from the houses behind, as my garden feels a bit exposed now. I guess I would need to get rid of the decking in order to do this. Does anyone have any examples of where they have done similar?
by squeegee77
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Would you consider putting a trellis on top of the fence and growing climbers on it?
If thereâs soil under the decking you could cut a hole in the decking and plant the climber through that. It could be awkward to dig a hole but a drainage pipe or flowerpot with the bottom removed could be placed on the soil and the climber planted in that. Its roots would grow down into the ground.
Another possibility would be to build a pergola for climbers over the decking. Then youâd be planting on the grass side of the garden.
People are weird arenât they? Why would you ever want to cut down a tree at the bottom of the garden?
Privacy gone. Thats so sad.
Sorry man, that sucks. People have their reasons, but often itâs just a shitty reason.
Hate seeing trees cut down that look to cause no issue.
Put a sign up on the top of your side of the fence with âthe tree was beautifulâ in big letters. Privacy for you, and now the neighbours have to look at the sign every day
If it were me, and I’m not generally a spiteful person, I would plant a lovely cherry tree at the bottom of your garden đ
Decking can be cut so you could cut a large enough hole in it for a tree.
Or very large pots with trees in them. Or trellis with a fast climber like a Montanta clematis.
That’s sad. There should actually be a law about cutting down trees at a certain height. đ
This is why I’m glad the trees are on my side in my garden. Yes they’re leylandii, have been there since before I moved in, had to be topped last year, but they provide so much privacy and space for birds. I would never totally remove them.
From the first photo, I thought it was your tree.
Why not plant one where your clothes line is?
I thought the tree was in your garden and you had cut it down leaving just a weird bare trunk. That trunk is your washing line pole đ
Why would they do that? So sad
Objectively worse for the environment and looks Barron and soulless.
I’d be planting another tree there asap
Why do someone hate trees? I guessing because they can’t be bothered to dela with the leaves and the twigs etc?
I can recommend planting one or more silver birch: beautiful tree in all seasons, native so is excellent for wildlife and grows very quickly, so youâll soon have a nicer view again!Â
Oh, no!
Not only bare, but now overlooked. I’d move the decking forward, then have a double planting behind. First a tall hedge to get your privacy back, then a border of lower plants, so that it’s not ‘just a hedge’.
Or, instead of a hedge, plant three trees in front of the fence, a plum, a pear and a cherry tree. You’ll not only have something more attractive to look at, you’ll get great harvests of fruit in later years.
Some people seem to have no appreciation of natural beauty & how long it takes to grow. A neighbour on one side moved in with a large family & began a two storey extension that has been a shell with no roof or windows for years now & theyâve turned a once well manicured garden into a building supply rubbish heap. Just bricks, sand, rotting insulation & lots of weeds. Neighbour on the other side hacked away at a gorgeous cherry tree in the front garden & now itâs a big twig with some leaves on top. Think they used kitchen knives at one point!
Time to plant your own tree
Guarantee the next thing that neighbour does is install a blindingly bright floodlight that shines directly into your windows.
Happens every time one of my neighbours suddenly renovates their garden.
Fuck these tree cutters and yes plant your
Own one back . Iâd be devastated if any of ours were cut (actually they have tree preservation orders so canât be) – and the older I get the more grateful I am for that fact
“There is no curse in Elvish, Entish, or the tongues of Men bad enough for such treachery. Down with the neighbours!”
We march at dawn.
“Of course, it is likely enough, my friends, that we are going to our doom: the last march of the Ents.”
What a shame
I too live next to a couple of orcs. Theyâre really nice people but they cut down a beautiful magnolia tree, and every single mature shrub in their garden to make it âeasier to maintainâ. Theyâve since put in some raised beds to grow vegetables so I donât know why that gardening chore seems easier than cutting slow growing shrubs back every other year. They also killed a gorgeous California lilac that grew on the border of their garden and mine which was always covered in bees when it blossomed. I canât understand why they keep doing it.
Everyone’s cutting down all the trees and wondering why it’s so warm with no natural shade
All 3 trees in neighbouring gardens have gone in the last 10 years and it sucks, no birds nesting, no shade, just full sun in the evening and the house warming up even more
No privacy for you now either
Idk why I follpw this sub, I’ve so much rage today. Why do people hate trees? They cut them down but go visit parks to see trees and wildlife. All the proper trees on my estate have been cut down now except mine and one neighbour with palm tree. The council even came and cut down half the orchard behind my house. Feels like my house has been devalued massively. What is wrong with people, ugh.
What a damn shame, it looked lovely. Definitely get some of your own, itâs just a long time to wait for them to grow large enough isnât it. Unless you donât mind the price tag on mature ones!
One of my neighbours dislikes me as I wonât chop down my trees which were planted when the house was built, before I was here and well before he moved in. Theyâre beautiful and create a lot of privacy. Got tree surgeon in, made sure theyâre healthy and not causing any damage like the neighbour said they were. Now he chucks the leaves from the tree over my fence. Like a lot of other people have mentioned on here, itâs probably a mix of the leaves and bird poop. Oh no!
How depressing!! What the hell were your neighbours thinking?!
Please plant a cherry tree. I got a five year old one (semi-dwarf) around 2m tall for only ÂŁ50 and it’s doing great and will grow to 4 or 5m which is perfect. You won’t regret it. The only thing is they are deciduous, so not the year round privacy, but so what, the birds love it and it’s not like most people hang out in their garden in the cold winter months anyway. Plus you get cherries!
Oh that makes me sad!
The best time to plant a tree was ten years ago. So a lovely new cherry needs to go in as soon as possible.
If you liked having a cherry tree at the bottom of your garden, my suggestion would be to plant a cherry tree at the bottom of your garden! They can’t complain if it’s on your side of the line, and this way you also get to have some fun picking the exact variety(/ies) you’d like.
Cherries tend to grow quite quickly and there are some varieties with very compact or upright habits if that’s important for you in terms of encroaching on your space (look up fastigiate/columnar varieties for ones which have almost no spread at all).