Hello Mark

In article 3e174094_8@server.,
mark wrote:
Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the length of
which will be around 52meters, I would like to plant it as a double hedge,
but with so much choice as to what sort of native plants to put in the hedge
im beginning to get a little lost, im just wondering if anyone could point
me in the right direction as to some suppliers in the Uk that could give be
advice and hopefully good service. I am also thinking of creating a webpage
to show how the garden develops of the years showing pics and info about
what I have done and were best the advice came from. Anyway enough from me
hope (One) can help.

This is definitely a good idea.

In 1995 some neighbours and I bought a piece of field adjoining our houses
from a farmer. A condition of the change of use was that we put in a double
row of British native species along the boundary (about 300m). We did it as a
cooperative project. I organised the plants from a specialist nursery in
Kent. Sorry I have mislaied the name. They supplied 25% Hawthorn, 25%
Blackthorn, and the remaining 50% was a mixture of 7 other species. Everyone
has looked after the hedge while it got established, and now there is 300 m
of super hedge about 7 ft high.

John

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