"DaveDay34" wrote:
Buxus semperivens - aka Box right?
Taxus baccata (Yew)

Both these seem to be good suggestions with the added advantage of
limited
maintenance requirement.

The most important point I neglected to mention in my op was that one end
is
very close to a house - will the root systems of either be a problem
here?

Conifers - I hate conifers in England - well the leyandii and similar
which
always look out of place. Anyway, they grow too fast/too high for this
application.

Of the two suggestions, Box is probably better as the yew is toxic.

Yes, Box and Yew. Sorry I didn't clarify that. A Yew hedge kept small
should
not be a problem. Box is never likely to get to be a problem in normal
circumstances (with regard to damaging house foundations).

A tip with planting a new hedge that I have given to many people now.
Plant
the plants so that side branches can be bent downward along the length of
the
hedge. They will need tying into some stakes/canes for a while, but this
will
reduce the number of plants needed to produce the hedge and will keep the
cost
down. The plants will soon grow and fill out the gaps, and the plants
will
grow better in the long run through being given some extra room each to
put out
their roots.

I hope this is clear. Not always easy to explain things without
pictures/diagrams. Come back to me if you're confused.



Splendidly clear - thanks Dave.

I'll see what I can find locally, but with Wisley only 20 minutes away I
should be ok round here.

--
William Tasso