"Nick Maclaren" wrote in message
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In article ,
David in Normandy writes:
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| I'm surprised that anyone would actually want elderberry as
| a hedge. I've always treated it as a "hedge weed" and
| chopped them out of existing hawthorn hedges at every
| opportunity. Perhaps that attitude comes from my farming
| background where elderflower is just too flimsy to make a
| barrier against cattle in hedging and is literally a waste
| of space. It also tends to self seed everywhere. Awful
| stuff. In view of the small garden I'd definitely go for
| trellis and climbing plants... lots of choice of clematis
| etc.

Yes, all of that is true, but I like elder. It is decorative
in flower and fruit, both can be used in cooking (though I don't
like the berries much), and you can make peashooters from it ....


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

.... and the birds love it