dwarf lilly pilly on left, colorbond fence on right

Hi members,

This is my IP.

Left boundary fence at front yard is one-foot high wire fence. Neighbour made it clear to me that I could replace it as long as I do not ask them to share. I am thinking of planting a row of dwarf lilly pilly hedging plants along this fence line. Sounds good ?

Right boundary fence at same front yard is timber fence. Condition is poor, and it keeps getting blown onto my side whenever there is strong wind. My tenant nailed it back whenever this happened. I had approached the neighbour several times, but they were tenants who couldn't speak English and seemed to never pass my messages to owner. I am thinking of quickly replacing this fence with colorbond fence ----- before any strong wind blows off the old fence again and causes casualty to my tenants' kids ----- thereafter check with council for owners' detail & serve official fencing notice which could probably take forever to get response. Sounds alright ?

 

You have to tell them first or you bear the costs.

 

Asking these two neighbours to share costs is equivalent to trying to squeeze juice from a rock.
I reckon I can proceed with the plants on my left and replace the fence on my right ----- as long as I solely bear the costs ?

 

As someone who works in lawn care & gardening - why Lilly Pillys? Nothing but problems with them, one of the worst hedges in my opinion, every pest & fungus known is attracted to lilly pillys.
Have you thought about Murraya's?

 

I don't know much about plants. The new gardener I engaged recommended dwarf lilly pillys. ok.. I'd find out more about Murraya..

 

def look into dwarf murrayas. Very simple, they grow into a hedge quick and are low maintenance afterwards.

 

If you don't want a tall fence, westringa will grow to 1m or gardenias.