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Sacha[_3_] · 16-08-2008, 11:34 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 16/8/08 19:20, in article
, "Dave
Hill" wrote:

On 16 Aug, 18:43, Sacha wrote:
On 16/8/08 18:15, in article , "MikeH"

wrote:

I am about to plant a low, formal, evergreen hedge, approx 0.8 - 1.2
metres high and 16 metres long. It fronts a lawn and borders on a
pavement so needs to be resilent i.e. must be able to regenerate from
old wood in case of vandalism. *Has anybody had experience of planting
the following: Lonicera nitida, Ilex crenata Convexa orThuja
occidentalis. Open aspect, north facing, light shade withy late
afternoon sun. I have decided against Escallonia and Box. Any other
advice or experience of others would be greatly appreciated.

If you want resilient to vandalism, get some well-grown Rosa rugosa.

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Sachahttp://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

I have to dissagree with Sacha on this.
I used to teach mobility to Visually impared people and one of the
greatest hazards were Rugosa hedged growing over pavements, they grow
so fast that you can't keep up with them, and one burst of heavy rain
and they can be 2 or 3 feet over the pavement at face hight.where the
day before there had been a clear path.

You're absolutely right. I wasn't doing lateral thinking.

Where I used to live I had a 40 ft long Lonicera nitida hedge that was
around 6ft heigh. I started having problems with kids throwing
themselves against it, and knocking it out of shape.
I put in half a dozen fencing posts and fed 2 strands of barbed wire
into the middle of the hedge so that it was at least 12 inches into
the hedge.
within 2 days they stoped and never did it again.

I think someone could be in real trouble doing that with elf 'n safety,
Dave. I wanted to replace an ornamental railing fence in my previous house.
The fence posts had those arrow shaped finials which weren't at all sharp
but I was told, very firmly, that I couldn't use the same style in a new
fence in case someone tried to climb over it and hurt themselves. I did
suggest electric fencing but for some reason that didn't find favour,
either. Luckily, then, as now, I lived in peaceful places - knocking wood!

I'd put an ordinary wirw fence up, 2 or 3 strands of plain wire and
plant the hedge along that.
OR
As I have here Iplanted a mixture of Loniceria and Hawthorn so the
hawthorn gives strength to the hedge and makes it almost imposible to
penetrate.,
I have that with a wire fence in it as field boundaries, and I have it
to over 8ft heigh.
David Hill
Abacus Nurseries

For the OP it depends on time to some extent, I imagine. A fence, wire and
a hedge is expensive, too. A clip round the ear would be cheaper, of
course.....
--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon