On 29/7/07 18:15, in article
, "Mary Fisher"
wrote:


"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
...

In article ,
Sacha writes:
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| I imagine the 'attraction' in these is that they're pre-formed and that
they
| look nicer than wire bits and pieces. I don't think most would mind
chicken
| wire in the veg. garden but possibly not among the flower beds,

Nah. It's that they come in packets. You can make equally attractive
ones from your own willow/hazel twigs, hawthorn clippings etc. It's
just too much effort for the modern, er, fill in your own term here.

Chicken wire is almost invisible.

Mary

Indeed it is not, unless what has grown through it is a danger to life and
limb for those trying to weed, hoe, rake etc.!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove weeds from address)
'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our
children.'