What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to separate our
garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory, so
we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could damage
masonry.

Best avoid Leylandi like the plague then
Escallonia or Pyracantha are pretty fast but controllable and can be kept to
a 1ft wide hedge ........not easy with many other hedging
Variegated Eleagnus would be nice but its not a fast grower
Variegated Privet is available now and that stays slim but it fairly fast
growing
All the above are evergreen

"icathro" wrote in message
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What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to separate
our
garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory, so
we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could damage
masonry.

in article , icathro at
wrote on 5/7/03 1:58 pm:

What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to separate our
garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory, so
we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could damage
masonry.


Eucalyptus which you keep pinching out after it's been in two years. That
way it will get bushier but won't get too tall. There's a specialist nursery
in N Wales which is www.eucalyptus.co.uk/ If you live in a mild climate,
you could try Escallonia and Griselinia, Euonymus, Olearia. All are
evergreen. Escallonia attracts lots of bees and Euonymus (some varieties
especially) has highly scented flowers. A beech hedge is lovely and will
retain its dead leaves all winter, if clipped to stay below 8' or so.
OR put in a trellis and grow evergreen climbers up it.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
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Sacha ,,,,,,,Eucalyptus is NOT recomended near masonry etc
they have nasty root habits even when kept clipped
My daughter nearly landed up with major damage thanks to a neighbours
Eucalyptus just 6 ft away
4 inch trunk yet roots were 3inches in diameter and wrecked her patio


"Sacha" wrote in message
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in article , icathro at
wrote on 5/7/03 1:58 pm:

What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to separate
our
garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory,
so
we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could damage
masonry.


Eucalyptus which you keep pinching out after it's been in two years. That
way it will get bushier but won't get too tall. There's a specialist
nursery
in N Wales which is www.eucalyptus.co.uk/ If you live in a mild climate,
you could try Escallonia and Griselinia, Euonymus, Olearia. All are
evergreen. Escallonia attracts lots of bees and Euonymus (some varieties
especially) has highly scented flowers. A beech hedge is lovely and will
retain its dead leaves all winter, if clipped to stay below 8' or so.
OR put in a trellis and grow evergreen climbers up it.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
(remove the 'x' to email me)

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:58:37 +0000 (UTC), "icathro"
wrote:

What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to separate our
garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory, so
we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could damage
masonry.




Traditional rustic hedge mixed plants ............. quickthorn,
blackthorn, beech, oak, etc etc ....... not that fast growing but
wondefull once established, and cheaper initially ............

Might I suggest Hebe?

Hebe x franciscana "Blue Gem" 4ft height and spread with 3"- 4" blue
racemes are borne intermittently through out the year. ( The local church
has grown this as a hedge ).
quite fast growing and trim-able, not sure how invasive the roots are but
none of the hebes I have growing cause me trouble.
There is another hebe with white flowers, but I don't know the variety name
but it grows in the same proportions as the "Blue Gem" and would look
attractive grown alternately
They are salt air tolerant and reasonably priced.

Regards Jeff

"icathro" wrote in message
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What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to separate
our
garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory, so
we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could damage
masonry.

AndWhyNot wrote in
s.com:

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:58:37 +0000 (UTC), "icathro"
wrote:

What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to
separate our garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory,
so we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could
damage masonry.




Traditional rustic hedge mixed plants ............. quickthorn,
blackthorn, beech, oak, etc etc ....... not that fast growing but
wondefull once established, and cheaper initially ............


I suggest the 'etc' not include hazel. I have lots of hazel hedging, and
it grows like stink and is a pain to keep in order. It can easily grow 6
feet in a year from a well-clipped base.

Useful for beanpoles, but I don't like beans *that* much!

I would go for beech, if prepared to wait a few years, or trellis and
climbers for almost instant effect. Could even do both -beech against
trellis with honeysuckle or rambling roses. By the time the trellis is
looking shaky, the beech will be well-established.

Victoria

Beech is lovely but it does go brown and bare in the winter much though i
love to see it during the summer i would still say Escallonia and pyracantha
"Victoria Clare" wrote in message
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AndWhyNot wrote in
s.com:

On Sat, 5 Jul 2003 12:58:37 +0000 (UTC), "icathro"
wrote:

What do you recommend for a fast growing, attractive, hedge to
separate our garden from our next door neighbour ?

We have one section which is very close to our house and conservatory,
so we'd want to avoid something with aggressive roots that could
damage masonry.




Traditional rustic hedge mixed plants ............. quickthorn,
blackthorn, beech, oak, etc etc ....... not that fast growing but
wondefull once established, and cheaper initially ............


I suggest the 'etc' not include hazel. I have lots of hazel hedging, and
it grows like stink and is a pain to keep in order. It can easily grow 6
feet in a year from a well-clipped base.

Useful for beanpoles, but I don't like beans *that* much!

I would go for beech, if prepared to wait a few years, or trellis and
climbers for almost instant effect. Could even do both -beech against
trellis with honeysuckle or rambling roses. By the time the trellis is
looking shaky, the beech will be well-established.

Victoria