On Sunday, November 4, 2012 10:02:33 AM UTC, stuart noble wrote:
On 04/11/2012 09:46, wrote:
On Sunday, November 4, 2012 9:34:26 AM UTC, Bertie Doe wrote:

2 years ago I bought 25 bareroot Elderberry bushes, gold-leaf
variety. They're doing great on the allotment, hopefully some
fruit in '13. I'd be tempted to get a Foragers Mix if my allotment
was on the border with the adjoining farm, but sadly not. I have no
fiscal interest with Hedge nursery but I thought I'd share this
link. They also do an Intruder-proof hedge at 47p +vat per plant.
http://www.hedgenursery.co.uk/produc... 04%2F11%2F12

But why pay? Go to your local bit of wild ground, pick twigs &
berries to stick in the ground. I'd forget the pears, and include a
few more.

As with any plant, I guess what you're buying is x years of proven
growth. Most, but not all, of my cuttings die, and often they take a
year to do that.

Yup, you do need to plant several times as many and roll the dice. I'd rather do that than dig 75 holes though. People's priorities vary.


NT