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I don't know where you live, Kate but perhaps Escallonias would answer your
need? They grow pretty quickly and have lovely flowers, beloved by bees.
The other possibility is Eucalyptus which also grows fast and tall. If the
height isn't what you want, there are some varieties that can be 'stopped'
and make good hedging plants. Holly isn't quite so fast but it's a good
deterrent and if you get male and female varieties, you'll get the berries,
too.

I don't know - in a race I'd back holly against laurel any day.

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