wind'n'stone wrote:
Looking for advice about best shrubs for a south west facing slope.
The garden in very exposed - (live high up on a hill - Scotland)
there is very little shelter. Additionally the soil is quite shallow
and is just rock underneath.
The garden has nothing in it just now bar lawn and a sorry beech
hedge. Sheep in fields round house so can't have anything poisonous
(laurel, rhodi, etc) Ideas much appreciated. Thanks
wind'n'stone

I suggest that you contact a local branch of the Alpine Garden Society. Not
only should they be familiar with your growing conditions, they may also
suggest a source of plants.

It sounds to me as though whatever you choose, you will end up with
"natural" bonsai!

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Jeff
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