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[email protected] · 23-10-2006, 04:44 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 23 Oct 2006 05:28:20 -0700, wrote:

Without knowing too much about your soil I'd consider a couple of
rowans, if there is room, or a pair of small japenese Acer. There are
several cultivars of Acer palmatum that have been selected to be small
growing. Or a couple of small apple trees - people like the Ballerina
form for upright habit - having two to replace the conifers would
probably resolve the polination issue as long as you choose two
compatible ones. There are dwarfed upright forms of most fruit trees
now.

Or you could have, for a bit more work, bay or holly bushes and clip
them into decorative shapes. Eventually.

There is a fashion round here for putting lumps of old iron (sorry
"garden sculpture") up and growing clematis or honeysuckle up them.
It's vertical, but to me it still looks like rusy iron.

Thanks very much. Yet another really helpful NG!