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Ceanothus for hedging?
The one thing against using Ceanothus for a hedge would be its hatred of
wind. I lost 7 before planting one in the shelter of a bank. -- David Hill Abacus Nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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Ceanothus for hedging?
That's useful to know - I think my fence will be quite sheltered as it runs
parallel to another fence/garages on the other side of a narrow back road. I think that and the surrounding buildings will keep it out of the worse of the wind. "david" wrote in message ... The one thing against using Ceanothus for a hedge would be its hatred of wind. I lost 7 before planting one in the shelter of a bank. -- David Hill Abacus Nurseries www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk |
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Ceanothus for hedging?
I'd certainly check out Trewithen Blue, as I'm looking for a variety with a
spreading habit, and good coverage. The exact shade of blue is not so important, as long as it gives a good display at the appropriate time of year. I don't plan on having to prune it back too much. "sacha" wrote in message . uk... in article , Inge Jones at wrote on 8/2/03 10:02 am: In article , spam says... I have a south facing fence, about 60 ft long and 4 ft high. I really like the vibrant colour of ceanothus and I'm wondering if it would make a suitable hedge to run along in front of the fence. I've seen some types which have small leaves and very type clumps of bright blue flowers in the spring/early summer. I would like the plants to grow to least 6-7 ft. Can anyone make any recommendations? Thanks very much. We had a single ceanothus in our last garden, and although I cannot remember which actual breed it was, I can confirm that the right sort should work as a hedge. It did want to produce leaf all the way down to the ground, was dense, and didn't mind being clipped quite severely - it soon filled in any gaps. Ray suggests C. 'Trewithen Blue' would spread well for this purpose. But Adrian would be best to look at an illustration to ensure the blue is what he wants. C.'Italian Skies' is lovely but it isn't as spreading. You can keep them in check but received wisdom seems to be that they don't like a lot of hacking into. But reducing height, for example, should be fine. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk |
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Ceanothus for hedging?
"Adrian Stanley" wrote in message ... I'd certainly check out Trewithen Blue, as I'm looking for a variety with a spreading habit, and good coverage. The exact shade of blue is not so important, as long as it gives a good display at the appropriate time of year. I don't plan on having to prune it back too much. Trewithen Blue is a good clone of C. arborea and is not a good hedging plant if you are going to leave it to do its own thing, mine (I have 3) are 20-25' high and across, when I prune I use a chain saw, the main trunks are 12" across. They can however unlike most ceanothus be cut back hard into old wood (hence the recomendation) -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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Ceanothus for hedging?
Certainly I have found ceanothus to be find for 'barrier' building (as opposed
to real hedging). "Concha" if you can get it grows very quickly and is a stunning dark colour But the drawback with this shrub is it gets leggy, taking up quite a bit of room, and like all plants that give good results in short time can, on occasions, be pretty short-lived. Not that that's too much of a problem - you will probably be fed up with it and want to try something else by then! Derek Carver Oxshott, Surrey |
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