On 13/1/06 11:30, in article ,
"Mike Fitzpatrick" wrote:


snip The last one to go was in front garden and has been replaced with Yew
which
is not as slow growing as you might think. It also stands clipping back
well
and will regenerate if you cut it back fairly hard. My choice was green
but
you can get yellow varieties.

Padger, Yew is something I had not considered, food for thought there I
think.
Many thanks

You might like to consider beech, too. It holds its dead leaves if kept
below a height of about 8 or 9 feet, provides cover for birds and looks
rather pretty with its retained russet colouring. I loathe leylandii, so
would never encourage anyone to grow it. However, if you live in a fairly
mild climate, Griselinia, both green and variegated, make a wonderful
evergreen hedge, as does Escallonia which has the bonus of attractive
flowers, much loved by bees. You could use Eucalyptus, too and just keep
them at the level you want them after a couple of years allowing them to
grow and get their roots down - some varieties of eucalyptus are more
suitable for hedging than others and this is a good place to find them:
www.eucalyptus.co.uk
They're in N. Wales, I believe and are in a cold and windy spot, so their
plants are bred tough!

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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