On 2009-11-05 09:25:30 +0000, mollie38
said:


'Sacha[_4_ Wrote:
;868650']On 2009-11-02 17:11:22 +0000, mollie38
said:
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Hi

We have just taken down 7 conifers which was a nightmare trying to
get
the stumps out, and had a new fence erected the fence is 21 feet long
I
want something that will grow about 8 feet in height but nothing that
comes out to bushy . With the ground being so dry I have treated the
soil first with a bonemeal from the garden centre and then put down
several bags of multi purpose compost it is not too bad now as we
have
had quite a bit of rain so the soil is quite soft I was worried with
the conifers taking all the goodness out of the soil that nothing
that
I planted on the patio seemed to grow so would be grateful of some
ideas.

Many thanks
Mollie-

Where do you live, Mollie? It's no good suggesting plants that will
grow by the sea in Cornwall if you live in the Highlands of Scotland.
--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon

Hi Sacha

I live on Merseyside we have the corner house in the close which tends
to get rather blowy what I am worried about though is the oil that was
put in the tree stumps and then the stump grinder scattering the debris
do you think it will be all right to plant, would I be able to take a
picture and upload it

Regards
Mollie

The oil might affect newly planted trees, according to Ray but that's a
risk you'd have to take! For future info, he says you don't really
need the oil as well as the grinder!
If they've also been ground down and you've put in lots of good
material, I should try three or four plants and see if they survive the
year. Any planted next year would soon catch up. There's laurel and
Aucuba, while beech is good and keeps its leaves if it's kept under
about 8' tall. Nurseries and garden centres should be getting bare
root hedging stock in soon, once the leaves have fallen and the plants
can be dug up. Your problem is going to be keeping the back of the
hedge trimmed so you'll have to leave room behind the new hedge for
that.
If you take a photo you can upload it to a site like tinypic and then
post the url here.

--
Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
Shrubs & perennials. Tender & exotics.
South Devon