aliceBB Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Simply that. We have an unsightly telegraph pole in our (medium sized) garden which spoils the view. We don't want to wait for BT to remove it, as although I'm sure they will eventually when nobody needs landlines any more, that could be 20 years away. So we need to plant something in front of it which will distract the eye away from the pole itself and which will grow as high as possible as quickly as possible, but we don't want Leylandi or non-indigenous pine species. It would have to be planted about 20' (6-7 m) away from the house. Suggestions gratefully received. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skinz Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Seems unusual to have a T-pole in a garden.. Paint it different shades of Green? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daneha Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Polygonum baldshuanicum - Russian Vine/Mile a Minute will cover the pole in two years. Picture of a Telegraph pole smothered with Russian Vine Mile-a-minute' vine smothers 20ft pole A MONSTER vine has taken over a telegraph pole. Read more: http://www.cambridge-news.co.uk/News/Mile-a-minute-vine-smothers-20ft-pole.htm#ixzz33wI7lm5R Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mc55 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 make it into a feature by getting BT to add a cow http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Unusual_articles#mediaviewer/File:Cow-on_pole,_with_antlers.jpeg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Seems unusual to have a T-pole in a garden.. Paint it different shades of Green? It was already on the land when be bought it from our neighbour. There's a way leave which means they should pay us about 5/11d rent every year, but we're not bothered about that. We just want them to remove it, which they won't. It's not the colour as such ( after all, it's a wooden pole), more the mass of ugly wires going into it at the top. We just want something in front of it which is more aesthetically acceptable! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete0791 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 If it was there before you bought the land why did you buy it? If you plant something alongside it how are BT going to repair any faults with the wires? Moving it isn't as simple as you suggest, there are underground cables to the pole which will need to be re-routed. are you happy to pay for that? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 If it was there before you bought the land why did you buy it? Because it gave us a garden; we had none to speak of before. If you plant something alongside it how are BT going to repair any faults with the wires? They can climb up the other side as they did when a whacking great fir tree was growing next to it. (We felled that as it was a magnet for millions of flies and it wasn't an indigenous species. We live in a National Park so they're quite fussy about what you can plant). Moving it isn't as simple as you suggest, there are underground cables to the pole which will need to be re-routed. are you happy to pay for that?I wasn't aware I'd suggested it would be simple and I've said I don't think they'll do it yet anyway. (Eventually all poles will be redundant, but it will be a few years yet). Do you have any useful suggestions for trees we could plant, or not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poppet2 Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Polygonum baldshuanicum - Russian Vine/Mile a Minute will cover the pole in two years. I agree. You often see it on farmhouses like this, for decorative effect. http://static.laterooms.com/hotelphotos/laterooms/147656/gallery/the-vine-house-hotel-restaurant-towcester_030320091656583778.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aliceBB Posted June 7, 2014 Author Share Posted June 7, 2014 Thank you for the suggestion, but we were thinking of planting a sapling in front of the pole, rather than something which would grow round it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mafya Posted June 7, 2014 Share Posted June 7, 2014 Paint it up like a totem pole, some ideas here= https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=totem+pole&client=safari&hl=en&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=lZyTU8aFI8PmPPWNgMAE&ved=0CCoQsAQ&biw=1024&bih=672 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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