Patricia Little asked 15 years ago
Our neighbour recently removed the 40′ leylandii on the north side of our garden, replacing them with a handsome 6′ timber fence. This has opened up a strip of garden at least 12′ wide, front and back of the house. What can we plant in it, given that the roots will still be there? We understand leylandii create a very acid soil, and were thinking of rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers etc.
1 Answers
Gerry Daly Staff answered 7 years ago
Once the Leyland cypresses are cut down they will not re-sprout and the roots will eventually rot away. Their decaying leaves can be acidic but the soil around Arklow is acidic in any case.
You can plant anything you like into the ground newly available. Simply plant between big roots if necessary and the plants with no difficulty or competition from the felled trees. The shrubs you mention would be fine but you do not need to choose only acid-soil plants.
