"Peter Brown" wrote in
:

I've tried unsuccessfully for years to grow Viburnum as a hedge in my
front garden and have just dug up the soil to discover that the soil
is heavy clay after about 6-7 inches. The top 6 inches has clumps of
clay in it. Can anybody suggest a good hedge for a site that gets good
amounts of sunshine. Somebody suggested a PYRACANTHA (especially
Mohave). Any comments??


Pyracantha certainly makes a great hedge and is tolerant of heavy clay:
make sure you have really thick gloves for pruning though, and give young
plants a good start by making a biggish hole rather than just hacking a
lump out of the clay.

Roses usually like heavy clays - what about mixing in a rugosa type rose
hedge for flowers and rosehips? It's not evergreen, but it would be easier
to prune than the pyracantha.

Victoria