How about good old Englsih Laurel? You can get some pretty big plants that
will get huge in no time at all.

"dave" wrote in message
. uk...

"scfundogs" wrote in message
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"dave" wrote in message
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hi
i would be grateful for any advice for planting an already mature hedge.

after a dispute with my neighbour, i am keen to plant a hedge along the
side of my front garden, but i want the privacy as soon as possible, i.e
not have to wait possibly 2 or 3 years for a hedge to grow.

the length of the hedge only needs to be about 2 meters, but i would
ideally like a height of about 1.5 - 2 meters straight away. also as
dense as possible, and evergreen!

would just putting a row of some kind of firs close together work?

this will be alongside a concrete wall about 1m in height if that makes
a difference

i do not have any gardening experience so if you have any ideas please
post!

Check to see if Red Tips (Photinia Fraseri) are available & do well in
your area. They are very fast growers, form dense hedges and are
attractive year-round. I know they're available in England but I think I
read that they grow best in the southern region.

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Tara





great - thanks for all the replies,

i am in south west england (bristol) so the red tips might be an idea..

i have found companies which supply "instant hedges" but at about £400 per
meter i think i'll do it myself

guess i need to find out the soil type too and check the right plant will
grow, so thatnks for that too ..

dave