On 27/6/08 06:28, in article
net, "Trevor" news.plus.net
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 16/6/08 13:34, in article
, "TheScullster"
wrote:


"Sacha" wrote


Sorry if I've asked you this before but where do you live? This is why
I
used to plead that people put their location in their sig.file!

--
Sacha

Good point Sacha
I live in a village called Swanland, East Yorkshire in a fairly elevated
position (about 3 miles from the Humber Bridge - north end)

Phil


Then I'm sure people who know about gardening 'up there' will come along
to
help you. If you'd been in the balmy south west and near the sea, I was
thinking of Escallonia or even Pittosporum tobira but I don't think they'd
like your climate!



Hey it's not all rain and wind up here Sacha - Escallonia did fine where I
worked Aberdeen. The Humber estuary creates it's own slight micro climate,
so it should do well here.


Hi Trevor - nice to hear from you. ;-) I was thinking more of winter
frosts than wind and rain, Devon makes plenty of both! I think Escallonia
is a lovely hedge and I also like Griselinia grown as a 'tapestry' hedge
with an alternating two variegated to two green.
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Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)