On 28/10/04 10:13, in article ,
" wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes
On 27/10/04 4:59 pm, in article , "Kay"
wrote:

In article , Sacha
writes
Perhaps people take better care of beech hedges because they don't take so
much care and that is because they don't grow at such a terrific rate.

perhaps there are just fewer beech hedges?

Perhaps. But when did you last read 6 complaints about out of control beech
hedges on here? Or even three? Leylandii even has its own place in urg's
FAQ.

There are a huge number of leylandii and other conifer hedges - a small
proportion not looked after would numerically be much larger than a
similar proportion of other hedges.

And don't forget the bandwagon effect. Leylandii complaints are the 'in
thing' atm.

In that case, they have been the 'in thing' for many years and for very good
reason. If they are the most planted hedge, they are the most planted hedge
causing the most annoyance, most suffering and most all round bloody
nuisance.
If they are the most planted hedge then they will have the most
complaints shurely, statistically speaking of course

If they're such a good idea and so easy to maintain, why should there be any
complaints, let alone the scores there are or have been?
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Sacha
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