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Old 14-08-2018, 05:51 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default Thorny hedge

On Tue, 14 Aug 2018 14:06:20 +0100, egit123
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Hello,

I am thinking to plant some thorny shrubs along my neighbor's fence. A
couple of years ago he replaced his wooden fence but the new one is
barely 1.50m high while the older was about 1.80, so now I have lost
privacy and by law he is not obliged to make it higher. I asked him
already a couple of times if he would do something but he does not care.
Besides he now has got a cat that easily jumps the fence and use my
garden as a toilette. I have tried most of the usual remedies but they
won't really work. I think that a thorny hedge can stop the cat and will
give me back my privacy at the same time. I would like to buy thorny
shrubs that can be also decorative for the garden and that do not grow
too thick as they may damage the neighbor's fence which is already in a
bad condition. I was thinking to plant the shrubs 30-40cm from the fence
and maintain it about 1.80-2m high and about 40cm thick. I like
pyracantha but I am concerned it may grow too thick. What plant would
you suggest is right for me?

Many thanks,

egit123


The easy solution is to plant an attractive wooden privacy fence
that's taller than the neighbors'.... you won't have to look at the
neighbor's fence and you can plant whatever you like along your fence.
As for the cat, there really isn't any hedge that will deter a cat,
perhaps closely spaced bamboo. Cats will have trouble scaling a
chainlink fence and there are colorful privacy slats that can be
slipped into the fence, however chainlink is not very attractive
regardless.