On 8/8/04 18:17, in article ,
"ambermeta" wrote:


we have 30 leylandi,well established.what flowering plants or shrubs
will grow in the soil?

If you mean literally at their feet, the answer is nothing. They take all
the goodness from the ground, they don't replenish it with leaf fall, they
make it excessively dry and eventually, they bush out so much as to take
light from their entire surroundings.
IF you get rid of the C. leylandii and plant e.g. a beech hedge instead, you
will gain a great deal of garden and a lot more planting area, plus cover
for birds.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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