I'm looking at planting up a fairly large area (say 5m x 12m) with minimum
care shrubs.

I quite fancy planting some Elaeagnus x ebbingei, having read the ecstatic
writeup at http://www.scs.leeds.ac.uk/pfaf/elaeagns.html, but how invasive
is it?

Any other suggestions? Must be shrubs, not trees - primary aim is ground
cover, though fruit and flowers would be nice. Soil is mildly acid and
rich part of the ground tends to flooding in the winter.


Victoria Clare
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gardening on a north-facing hill
in South-East Cornwall
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