ᐅ What types of boundaries or fences are permitted? Is a bamboo hedge allowed?
Created on: 22 Apr 2018 09:41
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M4rvin
Hi everyone!
Since we don’t want a fence and I have always wanted a bamboo hedge, I’m now in a bit of a tricky situation with my property.
The local authority requires us to implement one of the following three ecological measures:
A) Rainwater cistern
B) Solar system
C) Garden planting with native trees and shrubs
The development plan also states that we must plant two native fruit or deciduous trees.
Regarding boundaries, there is an additional rule: “Instead of fences, the planting of hedges up to a maximum height of 2.0 meters (6.6 feet) is allowed (lower reference point: road surface level of the public street traffic area/traffic area with special purpose designation at the street boundary line; upper reference point: top of the hedge), using native, site-appropriate deciduous woody plants.”
For the required measures, I would obviously choose option C), but there are no specified quantities, so for me, planting the two trees would already fulfill the requirement...
Is there any way to plant a bamboo hedge, for example on my property side, not directly at the boundary line?
Thanks in advance!
Marvin
Since we don’t want a fence and I have always wanted a bamboo hedge, I’m now in a bit of a tricky situation with my property.
The local authority requires us to implement one of the following three ecological measures:
A) Rainwater cistern
B) Solar system
C) Garden planting with native trees and shrubs
The development plan also states that we must plant two native fruit or deciduous trees.
Regarding boundaries, there is an additional rule: “Instead of fences, the planting of hedges up to a maximum height of 2.0 meters (6.6 feet) is allowed (lower reference point: road surface level of the public street traffic area/traffic area with special purpose designation at the street boundary line; upper reference point: top of the hedge), using native, site-appropriate deciduous woody plants.”
For the required measures, I would obviously choose option C), but there are no specified quantities, so for me, planting the two trees would already fulfill the requirement...
Is there any way to plant a bamboo hedge, for example on my property side, not directly at the boundary line?
Thanks in advance!
Marvin
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Gustav Hobel23 Apr 2018 14:07Hello M4rvin. Just don’t make the mistake of treating bamboo like a native plant. I wouldn’t recommend planting it right at the property boundary, and it can also cause issues if placed next to the terrace. I strongly advise you to first inform yourself about bamboo; you need to limit the roots, otherwise you will have problems in a few years.
Best regards, Gustav
Best regards, Gustav
This might be off topic, but when I read this, I wonder what these local councils actually think they’re doing, trying to dictate the choice of plants to the property owner. Of course, it’s clear that you wouldn’t release orangutans into the forest here in Germany; it’s bad enough that they already worship wolves, but plants? If bamboo or a palm tree can grow here, then let it be. It surely can’t be about personal taste — my house, my land, my rubber tree. That’s how I see it. Karsten
Nordlys schrieb:
This is off topic, but reading this, I wonder what these local council members think they’re doing trying to dictate the choice of plants to the property owner. Of course, in Germany, you wouldn’t release orangutans into the forest—it’s bad enough that they already worship the wolf—but plants? If bamboo or a palm tree grow here, let them be. And it shouldn’t be about personal taste: my house, my land, my rubber plant. That’s how I see it. KarstenWe have the restriction: no conifer hedges.
I’m glad about that, otherwise everyone here would just plant the cheap cemetery-style thuja along the property line.
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