"NikV" wrote in message
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Another issue, in the new house we have inherited a handsome hedge which
does a great job of sheilding us from the road
http://www.nasuwt.net/~nikvenn/hedge.jpg

What is it - any ideas, heres a close up shot

http://www.nasuwt.net/~nikvenn/hedgecloseup.jpg

It looks like a laurel to me, I'd cut back to whatever pleases you. The
leaves do get old, brown and brittle.

No idea about the smell but laurel does have its own odour, which I wouldn't
describe as revolting. Can't say I've ever smelt it when wet, I usually keep
away from hedges when it rains!

If you crush the leaves they produce an almondy scent - it's a cyanide (it
won't kill you). We used to use them in insect killing jars.

Mary


it appears to have some disease any clue would be useful, I was planning
on cutting it right back to the dark green healthy leaves. In the dry it
has no smell at all but as soon as it gets damp IT SMELLS, initially I
thought we had a cracked sewer but it is definitely the hedge, dampening a
few of the leaves produces the revolting smell - what is causing it
(nothing rotting underneath)


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