On Sat, 10 May 2003 17:46:07 +0100, Sacha
wrote:

Scratch the G. palmatum. The wind will decimate it in an exposed site and I
should have thought of that before. But the Hypericum and Vinca are both
possibles. Hypericum is commonly known as St John's Wort and Vinca as
speedwell. There are various kinds of Vinca, with different size leaves,
flowers, colour etc. Some creep, some form mounds, so you'll need a bit of
advice from your local nursery or someone here, if you go for that.
This obviously isn't what you want to hear but if Gorse grows well on that
site, I'd leave it alone and only hack back what you don't want, where you
don't want it. There's a reason sea cliffs are often covered with it!
And of course, for you, it will always be 'kissing time'. ;-)

Ummmm.... around here, Vinca is known as periwinkle. What is
called speedwell is a quite different plant.

Regards, VivienB