"Tim Watts" wrote in message
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On 08/04/15 08:58, Nick Maclaren wrote:
In article ,
Tim Watts wrote:
On 07/04/15 22:42, Spider wrote:
On 06/04/2015 20:25, 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:

I resent that. I haven't even read Hamlet...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taxus_baccata#Toxicity

I give you human deaths are indeed rare, but it is most certainly toxic,
except the berry flesh.

I'm with you, Tim.