"Martin Sykes" wrote in message ...
"Warwick" wrote in message
news:MPG.18b8e549670280979897ec@lateinos...
big snip

The fence is brand-new all the way around and for reasons of security and
safety ( I share a boundary with a primary school ) I don't want to remove
it. Is there really such a problem with growing the hedge next to the fence?
One of my neighbours has a 6ft privet hedge running along his side which
doesn't seem to be a problem.

Surely the at worst the plants will grow lopsided as there is no light
coming from the direction of the fence?

Aren't you a little unsure of what you want from both fence and hedge?
Didn't you say the hedge was intended to replace the fence,
eventually? Now you're saying you don't want to remove the fence.
Which is it?
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Sacha