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Are Leylandii really so bad?
My neighbour has six 30'+ Leylandii on the boundary with my garden, next to my fence.
They are much too close to the house and darken my narrow garden, however, they seem very popular with all the birds and Dunnocks, Robins and Wood Pigeons nest in them.
My neighbour has agreed to the trees being reduced or removed - he doesn't mind which.
If i remove them i only have room for a fairly narow 'hedge' of perhaps pyracantha and Ivy against the fence to replace them. If i reduce them to 5/6' I could still plant the ivy + pyracantha and let the conifers grow back to about 7'.
Remove or Reduce..?
to reduce them at that height would make them usightly for a coulpe of years at least, and you will have the responsiblity of trimming yearly.
I would remove and replant with shrubs.
You could replant with evergreens and make a nice tidy bush like affect at a reasonable hight.
Don't forget to check for nesting birds.
Ray
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Remove and replace with wildlife friendly scrubs