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Old 02-09-2007, 10:20 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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"Sally Thompson" wrote in message
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On Sun, 2 Sep 2007 09:21:21 +0100, johngood_____ wrote
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Saw a rather smart hedge put in by professional gardeners. Under the
laws
of 'gardeners license' I later borrowed some tiny clippings, which are
the
seven alongside the left edge of the window box in the tinypic webpage
below.

http://tinypic.com/view.php?pic=2mwczfm

Could anyone identify this plant for me please? Many thanks.


It isn't that clear a picture, but could it be laurel?
Picture he
http://www.english-country-garden.com/a/i/flowers/cherry-laurel-5.jpg

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Sally in Shropshire, UK


Thanks for your response. I should have put a coin in to help identify the
size, since the leaves are very much smaller than most laurels I have ever
seen. The leaves are quite small with the biggest only being 30mm long and
12mm wide and most being a lot smaller than that. The hedge was about four
and half feet tall. I initially made me think it was some kind of
cotoneaster. Grateful for any further advice.