Been away a bit

Hello there Mad, good to see you , have looked at your photos and the one where the birds are on the bench with the hedge behind them, is this the hedge you mean ? Do the neighbours have a fence the other side ?

Hello Mad hope today you feel a lot better, yes I would say that bamboo fencing would look good there, why I say that is because I bought some and was quite pleased with the way it looks, if you take a look at my pics you will see but I put mine on a sloping garden i wanted to look very natural which I feel it does the job. Sorry to hear about your hedges. Hope you start to feel much better in your health and well being.

Yes Megan, thats it. There is a bit of a wobbly sort of fence behind.

Gina 1, I've looked at your pictures. Very nice. The bamboo stuff looks nice in your garden, but I doubt they make it 8 or 9 ft tall. We'll find out though.

Thank you both.

try B and Q or other centres or even online

hi Mad,sorry to hear you have not been too good and hope you feel better soon..not had the bamboo but it maybe your answer..

Mad I have missed you. I really hope you feel tons better soon. It not nice to be up and down having treatments I know. It takes a lot out of you. Take care of yourself x

Sorry to hear you haven't been well,and hope the better weather bucks you up a bit.Shame about your conifer hedge,Mad,hope you find a suitable solution ..take care...

I'm sorry to hear that you're not well and am sending you happy vibes down the computer lines. I find that a sunny day with a cool drink in the garden helps the mood if not the symptoms so am sending one of those too.

Did you know that conifers breathe through their bark? This is quite important cos it means that if you are good and keep them closely cropped the foliage gets so thick that they get weak and then they cant breathe. So disease or no disease I would go over it with a sharp pair of secateurs and make lots of little holes in it to help it breathe (dont trust me trust the books I've been reading lately!) and then give it a damn good feed and water it in. Normally I wouldnt use an inorganic fertiliser but they are just the trick when something needs a good pep up.

Good luck. Don't give up on it yet - I have this on the best authority and will find out who said it when I get a minute.

Hoping your feeling a lot better Mad we are all thinking of you.Also hope you get your problems in the garden sorted oh well plenty of good weather ahead (fingers crossed)you will be able to enjoy Take care :~))))

hi mad, sorry you have been unwell again, hope you will feel better soon ,take care.

I am sorry, to hear you have had a rough ride over, the last couple of weeks.
It looks like your poor old hedge is coming out in sympathy...seemed to
make sense what sarah suggested you, to do, it cannot do any harm to
try!! `Hope you are feeling a bit better, i am glad you are back....take care
now...

Thank you again all. Sarah, having looked on the web about this fungus, I really don't think we can do anything to stop it. I do appreciate your suggestions, but practically in our circumstances, what you describe would be beyond our capabilities unfortunately. Even feeding it would be almost impossible, as getting anywhere near the roots is almost impossible - for us.
Its no fun being decrepid! By the way, thank you for the vibes - very nice.

Sorry you have not been well, hope you are feeling better now.

Hope you are feeling a bit better now take care.

o have you bin pooly hope u better now . i have the rush type stuff in mine to hide ugly fense,