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Spider[_3_] · 15-04-2012, 10:05 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening

On 15/04/2012 19:02, Spider wrote:
On 15/04/2012 16:06, wrote:
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Am I missing something here, or is there some reason why an evergreen
hedge couldn't be grown in this situation?

Lack of width, for a start. I could grow something that can be
trained to be very narrow, like Cotoneaster, but it would be
suitable for only part of the area, and I find them as exciting
as a wet Wednesday in Wigan.

I am thinking specifically
of Pyracantha, which is often grown next to a house wall and can look
very smart. It is smothered in flower June/July and is very attractive
to bees, hoverflies and butterflies; then, in Autumn it is smothered in
berries which attract birds .. thus saving you lots of dosh on bird
food.

Er, that's a GHASTLY idea! I got rid of my last one because I was
sick of pruning it - stems 6' and 3/4" across in a season - and the
thorns always caused minor inflammation. Also, it's not evergreen
here! Sorry ....

Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Oh well ... back to the drawing board!

I suppose Muehlenbeckia complexa would be less than hardy with you?

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Spider
from high ground in SE London
gardening on clay