Windbreak Evergreens

[Matheous-2]

Can anyone suggest a fast growing evergreen to fill a three metre gap where the wind accelerates through between our shed & garage (west to east)?

[rowanwitch]

laurel or escallonia if you want something prettier

[carlton23]

A Leylandii, but you will have to keep it under control, as they grow real fast.

[rowanwitch]

Noooooooooo no leylandii they are useless for wildlife, hard to maintain and wind burn badly when young...if you must have a conifer use mixed planting and put a couple of Yew in, they will grow slowly so when the others die of old age the yew will fill the gaps..

[zita-green]

Bamboo is great as a windbreak but you must put it in containers as it is rampant.

[modeller]

What ever you put in will take time to grow unless you buy tall expensive shrubs and even they they time to fill out . I have had similar problems and I found the answer was to put in a wooden fence and then plant shrubs against it. I found that variagated shrubs are the most attractive in the long run and from a wind break point of view and easy cutting, smallish leaves are best .
They also look the neatest when trimmed.

[carlton23]

You have asked for a fast growing evergreen, not a haven for wild life, and if you have a pair of sheers to trim it once a year, Leylandii will suit your purpose, just don`t cut it too far into itself when it thickens out as otherwise it will die-back and not look nice. Any soil will suit it.