"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 6/9/04 11:24 am, in article , "Amber
Ormerod"
wrote:


"Kate Morgan" wrote in message
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I am thinking of putting a hedge in my front garden.

I would like an evergreen, mixed cottage garden style hedge with
flowers coming through.

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You might like to think about Fuchsia ricartonii.

I agree with that, I planted a Fuchsia ricartonii hedge and it is
absolutely beautiful.



is its a good hedging for wildlife? I am trying to double the depth of
my
hedge and convert it to a wildlife friendly hedge.


It won't be as wide or dense a hedge as e.g. Yew or holly but we find the
bees love them and certainly birds use them for cover. If you're trying
to
widen a hedge, planting Fuchsia in front of it would be a good way to do
it,
IMO and you have the bonus of the flowers.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
(remove the weeds to email me)


how about adding Escallonia and pyracantha then you have 2 more lots of
flowers plus berries for the birds all winter