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Bulbs under leylandii
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I am thinking of planting bulbs (dialia - spell might be wrong?) just about 1.5 ft in front of leylandii stems all along the hedge line. Leylandiis are young 4 ft tall and thin stemed just now. Does this sound ok or bad idea?? Thanks Dan |
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Bulbs under leylandii
"DLee" wrote in message ... Hi All I am thinking of planting bulbs (dialia - spell might be wrong?) just about 1.5 ft in front of leylandii stems all along the hedge line. Leylandiis are young 4 ft tall and thin stemed just now. Does this sound ok or bad idea?? Thanks Dan Extremely bad idea ..........bulbs need moisture and Leylandi will strip every ounce of moisture and nutrients from the soil |
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Bulbs under leylandii
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DLee wrote: I am thinking of planting bulbs (dialia - spell might be wrong?) just about 1.5 ft in front of leylandii stems all along the hedge line. Leylandiis are young 4 ft tall and thin stemed just now. Does this sound ok or bad idea?? It depends how well trimmed the leylandii will be. If they make that area very dry, it is a bad idea; if they allow rain to fall there, then that is fine. I recommend growing Cyclamen coum (and perhaps other species) a bit closer in, because they like the dryness. Regards, Nick Maclaren. |
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Bulbs under leylandii
DLee wrote in message ... Hi All I am thinking of planting bulbs (dialia - spell might be wrong?) just about 1.5 ft in front of leylandii stems all along the hedge line. Leylandiis are young 4 ft tall and thin stemed just now. Does this sound ok or bad idea?? Thanks Dan Given the general opinions in this NG to leylandii hedges, and their potential problems. A lot of people would say the the hedge is 3' 11" too high already. It will cause a very dry and shaded area, and, unless well looked after, and kept well in trim, will cause problems later. Perhaps not while you are at the house, but if you move, and the new owners do not realise the problems leylandii can cause, then in the future. Mike www.british-naturism.org.uk |
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