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
ypg schrieb:
We have the restriction: no conifer hedges.
I’m glad because otherwise everyone would put those cheap cemetery-style arborvitaes along the property line.I much prefer the yew there …Best regards
Axel
montessalet24 Apr 2018 07:25Nordlys schrieb:
This is off topic, but when I read this, I wonder what those local councils actually think, trying to dictate the choice of plants to the property owner. Of course, in Germany, you don’t release orangutans into the forest—it’s bad enough that they already idolize the wolf—but plants? If bamboo or a palm tree grows here, then let it be. And it shouldn’t come down to personal taste—my house, my land, my rubber tree. That’s how I see it. KarstenBasically, yes: except in the case of invasive plants. This is often severely underestimated. That’s why I understand when development plans include a list of allowed plants. However, that list should not be too restrictive.
Martin
To Yvonne: I don’t understand these dismissive judgments about cheap cemetery arborvitae that everyone supposedly chooses. You don’t like them, so you wouldn’t use them yourself, which doesn’t mean everyone else wouldn’t! But if the Hansens like them, it’s their land. What a dictatorship of taste.
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Bieber081524 Apr 2018 08:34M4rvin schrieb:
native, site-appropriate deciduous treesIs there an appendix in the development plan that defines what counts as native and what does not? Otherwise, in my opinion, this is a very vague phrase that can easily lead to misunderstandings and disputes.There are communities where anything goes in terms of color and style, and there are communities that prefer to maintain a consistent visual theme. If you don’t like the latter, you might want to settle in the former.
Maybe there are also ecological reasons for such regulations? I have no idea about that. But an apple tree surely appreciates being near others of its kind, right?
Maybe there are also ecological reasons for such regulations? I have no idea about that. But an apple tree surely appreciates being near others of its kind, right?
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Bieber081524 Apr 2018 08:48Most apple varieties are self-sterile, meaning they require a second (compatible) variety nearby for cross-pollination.