Cheers for all the responses. Good to see it should be possible.
We've pondered going with something else but we already have the leylandi and if I don't use them for this they'll be going to the tip after I've dug them up. As such, it's a low effort, zero cost option and if it does fail we can try something else.
The "fence" is actually corrugated iron and belongs to the house behind us. It's awkward to replace as their house is wide so it spans half of next door too. Given that, I think it would be awkward to fit a trellis to.
I would like to go with something more attractive but, aside from the issue of getting a trellis up, they all seem to be quite slow growing to get dense coverage (or very expensive for large plants). The only option that I could really spot where it wouldn't take years to get up to 8' or so was bamboo. If there are any options I've missed I'd be interested to hear them.
@aggi
Cheers for all the responses. Good to see it should be possible.
We've pondered going with something else but we already have the leylandi and if I don't use them for this they'll be going to the tip after I've dug them up. As such, it's a low effort, zero cost option and if it does fail we can try something else.
The "fence" is actually corrugated iron and belongs to the house behind us. It's awkward to replace as their house is wide so it spans half of next door too. Given that, I think it would be awkward to fit a trellis to.
I would like to go with something more attractive but, aside from the issue of getting a trellis up, they all seem to be quite slow growing to get dense coverage (or very expensive for large plants). The only option that I could really spot where it wouldn't take years to get up to 8' or so was bamboo. If there are any options I've missed I'd be interested to hear them.