Bear in mind that the Lilac will get tall, but the Cornus will stay squat -
more or less. Perhaps plant with the mind to train into a 2-tiered array??

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Mike LaMana, MS
Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
Toms River, NJ
www.HeartwoodConsulting.net



"Fred" wrote in message
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I'd like to do a Common Lilac/Red Twig Dogwood hedge.... what
sort of spacing should I use? I'd like a full screen during the
summer. (actually got a bunch of the schrubs VERY cheap locally)
Thanks!!!

i have been seeing what looks like lilac bushes around
town..............are these just trees that have been trimmed to
stay small?

--
rosie

..........while reagan rarely missed an
opportunity to invoke America's greatness, bush rarely misses a
chance to
scare and divide us.
................................a.huffington




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: Bear in mind that the Lilac will get tall, but the Cornus will
stay squat -
: more or less. Perhaps plant with the mind to train into a 2-tiered
array??
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: Mike LaMana, MS
: Heartwood Consulting Services, LLC
: Toms River, NJ
: www.HeartwoodConsulting.net
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: "Fred" wrote in message
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: I'd like to do a Common Lilac/Red Twig Dogwood hedge.... what
: sort of spacing should I use? I'd like a full screen during
the
: summer. (actually got a bunch of the schrubs VERY cheap
locally)
: Thanks!!!
:
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From: Fred


I'd like to do a Common Lilac/Red Twig Dogwood hedge.... what
sort of spacing should I use? I'd like a full screen during the
summer.

I planted red-twig & yellow-twig Dogwood 5 ft. apart last spring. They were
about 2 ft. tall, got them from the "clearance" corner of the nursery. They
have grown together this year blocking out the daylilies I had planted between
them.
HTH

Depending on what variety of dogwood, the lilacs may eventually swallow them up
as they grow bigger. I would highly reccommend you plant the lilacs in a row
and then continue the dogwoods after you run out of lilacs. Space the lilacs
at least 5 or 6 feet apart for better air circulation, and the dogwoods about 4
or 5 feet apart. Consider the idea mentioned above, alternating them in the
hedge will look obsurd.

Toad