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Old 08-12-2013, 09:59 PM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Almost nothing grows here. Any advice?

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Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 8 Dec 2013 20:21:22 -0000, Janet wrote:

Has anyone mentioned blackthorn?


Not yet, are you going to?


I will, another forgotten one (I did say I'm not the gardener...).

Very slow to grow here, I think the largest bush of Blackthorn we
have is no more than a few feet high and a couple wide, very open and
10 years old.


Yes, they are - but they are essentially windproof.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.