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18-01-2004, 11:12 PM

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from (Steve Harris) contains these words:

I have a wind funnel at the side of my house and I want to do something
about it. Currently I have a 6' wooden palisade fence across the wide
entrance to the funnel fronted by some young Leylandii.

I caught part of GQT today where they were talking about Jerusalem
Artichoke as a very quick and effective hedge that wouldn't get too
tall. Checking up, JA isn't suitable for my case because I want it still
to be there during winter.

But it got me thinking. Surely there is a fast-growing, self-limiting,
low-maintenance, good-looking, all-seasons, six-foot hedge plant out
there?

If your garden isn't too cold, how about a row of phormium tenax, or
escallonia.

Janet