Sacha wrote:
On 24/10/08 22:28, in article , "Dave"

Do look at the other hedge thread here and at the people I mentioned. I
don't know that bit of Essex but I imagine it's close enough to London to
push prices up? I think what you need is a nursery or a hedging specialist.
This Nursery is in Colchester - http://www.hedge-plants.co.uk/

Thank you for the suggestion. Colchester is not that far from me (~ 30
miles), but I don't know if that nursery only sells via the internet.
But I have no problem with that - it is cheaper generally than paying
the fuel.

My husband was born in Waltham Abbey and his family had a nursery in Upshire
so I've visited there and very lovely it is, too. BUT, being close to
London, the houses have been 'poshed up' and I think prices might reflect
that.

Perhaps so.

I can't afford to buy any more at £300-£600, but looking in any of the
garden centres around here, many plants are a lot of money. I might look
at other places online to buy other hollies to fill the gap in my hedge.
Apart from looking quite nice, they also add security, as their leaves
are not too inviting for intruders!

Online seems your best bet, IMO. Look at Glebe Farm hedging at the url I've
given above. But when planting a hedge, do be prepared to be patient for a
year or three. In the end, it pays off.

Unfortunately, quite a mature hedge got destroyed by a mixture of
woodworm in some trees, and ivy sufforcating others. So I have quite a
large gap. Living on a reasonably busy road, I want something almost
instant. But clearly costs rises dramatically with the sizes of the plants.


PS,
sorry about the bit about "Digging the whole is enough work!" I'm not
quite sure why I spent hole that way!

There's something about typing for newsgroups that sends everyone's spelling
haywire at times!


English never was my strongest subject (I'm a scientist/engineer), but
even I was surprised I could spell hole with a w in front!

dave