"Nick Maclaren" wrote

Tim Watts wrote:
Spider wrote:
kev wrote:
We are planning to plant a hedge of Leylandii and will let them grow to
about 6-7'. What would be an ideal distance from the boundary 16-18"?

I confess I agree with the others: Leylandii and Lawsonii make good
masters but poor servants. You'd be better off planting a Yew hedge.
It's evergreen. It's one of the smartest hedges there is. It can be
clipped tightly without going brown.

Although yew is exceptionally toxic to humans which might be a
consideration. OK there's lots of plants you don't go eating, but yew is
quite a bad boy in that respect.

No, Hamlet is NOT a manual of toxicity, and that is complete and utter
hogwash. It's no more toxic than laburnum, monkshood and many other
garden plants, and less likely to be eaten than most. Human deaths
from it are essentially unknown, except for (rare) suicides. A quick
Web search found:

http://www.ancient-yew.org/s.php/fre...2#howpoisonous


Interesting link Nick, thanks.

Just been to see the Ankerwycke Yew and what is left of St Mary's Priory.
That yew is 26ft round and believed to be between 1400 and 2400 years old.
Why did I go to Ankerwycke, because some believe it is near the Priory that
the Magna Carta was signed, Runnymede Meadow is across the river, and there
are lots of things going on this year for it's 800 year anniversary.
--
Regards. Bob Hobden.
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