Trees, bees and urban insights: Improve your security fencing with the right mix of plants

Wednesday, March 19, 2014

Improve your security fencing with the right mix of plants

A palisade security fence with a convenient foothold at the bottom! This shows a common problem, in this case planting thorny bushes along the fence. When the hedge is under the tree it begins to fade away. What is needed is a barrier in the form of a variety of plants, 70% thorny and 30% non-thorny, deceiving an intruder into thinking there’s a gap but then coming up against something thorny again. Also make sure that plants in shady areas get enough water otherwise there will be another weak link.

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Charles has become well known on South Africa's famous Garden Route for his work as an arborist or arboriculturist. He has a National Certificate in Horticulture and has practised in South Africa, the US and Europe.
It is only by talking to Charles on site that one begins to realise what an intricate science he is engaged in, the insight he has developed and why his services have grown so in demand. Charles comes from an artistic - and scientific - family and approaches his work like an artist – aesthetics playing a big role in his inspiration, just as science has in his professional approach. One of his greatest challenges in Plettenberg Bay and elsewhere has been to guide many clients out of a knee-jerk approach when dealing with trees and shrubs that seem ‘problematic’ – the “I can’t see THE VIEW…so cut it all down!” syndrome, or what Charles likes to call “urbanitis”. Uninformed owners of (often upmarket) urban properties (often with views) who are surprised and delighted to find what miracles are possible with knowledge, understanding and patience.