pyracantha is definitely your best bet

"JScott7439" wrote in message
...
At the top of my (steep) garden there is a public footpath. I would like
to
grow some kind of hedge to make the garden a bit more private. At the
moment
there is a 5 foot fence which I dont want to replace but is about a foot
too
low - hence the hedge
I would like the hedge to be fairly fast growing, provide screening all
year
round and be low maintenance as I know hardly anything about gardening
(dont
want much do I).
The soil is heavy with a lot of clay in it.
Would be grateful if you greenfingered type people could give the benefit
of
your knowledge

Cheers JS

(As the Inflatable teacher said to the inflatable boy who had a pin in the
inflatable school.

Not only have you let me down, yourself down, but you've let the whole
school
down as well !!!)