in article , icathro at
wrote on 5/7/03 1:58 pm:

What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to separate our
garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory, so
we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could damage
masonry.


Eucalyptus which you keep pinching out after it's been in two years. That
way it will get bushier but won't get too tall. There's a specialist nursery
in N Wales which is www.eucalyptus.co.uk/ If you live in a mild climate,
you could try Escallonia and Griselinia, Euonymus, Olearia. All are
evergreen. Escallonia attracts lots of bees and Euonymus (some varieties
especially) has highly scented flowers. A beech hedge is lovely and will
retain its dead leaves all winter, if clipped to stay below 8' or so.
OR put in a trellis and grow evergreen climbers up it.
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Sacha
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