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Old 09-05-2008, 03:38 PM posted to rec.gardens
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Default growing plants for security as well as aesthics

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Sheldon wrote:

grincherum wrote:

For security reasons, I am looking for a quick growing, thick and
prickly solution to a fence that borders a public highway.

can you recommend some planting for this? I rather go down this route
than for generic broken glass and barbed wire.



Osage:
http://findarticles.com/p/articles/m...06/ai_65774772


Here is another one.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugosa_Rose

Rose hip jam UMMMM

http://www.springvalleyroses.com/inthegarden/roserecipes.html

More below.........

http://www.google.com/search?client=...e+hip+jam&ie=U
TF-8&oe=UTF-8

Bill

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Garden in shade zone 5 S Jersey USA