security hedge suggestions
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Am new to all this so please bear with me!! :) I'm looking for a hedge that will grow quickly and will be bushy and dense from ground level up to keep people out. I've heard about Leylandi but have seen some (I think) that seem to get bushy only at head height and therefore can let people walk between the trunks. I have a stodgy dense wet clay soil like fudge. Any reccommendations please re. type of plant, spacing, when to plant and feed, how to prepare the soil and where to buy in bulk at a good price. Cheers Nick |
security hedge suggestions
"Nick" wrote in message I'm looking for a hedge that will grow quickly and will be bushy and dense from ground level up to keep people out. I've heard about Leylandi but have seen some (I think) that seem to get bushy only at head height and therefore can let people walk between the trunks. I have a stodgy dense wet clay soil like fudge. Any reccommendations please re. type of plant, spacing, when to plant and feed, how to prepare the soil and where to buy in bulk at a good price. Beech, Italian Alder, Hawthorn, all make the sort of solid hedge you want but aren't as quick growing as Leylandii. But then they don't need so much work when they get to the required height. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars |
security hedge suggestions
"Nick" wrote in message m... Hi there Am new to all this so please bear with me!! :) I'm looking for a hedge that will grow quickly and will be bushy and dense from ground level up to keep people out. I've heard about Leylandi but have seen some (I think) that seem to get bushy only at head height and therefore can let people walk between the trunks. I have a stodgy dense wet clay soil like fudge. Any reccommendations please re. type of plant, spacing, when to plant and feed, how to prepare the soil and where to buy in bulk at a good price. Cheers Nick Have a look at the Parkers web site for Berberis, not the fastest of growers but the thorns are vicious enough to keep anything out!! the Q |
security hedge suggestions
"Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Nick" wrote in message I'm looking for a hedge that will grow quickly and will be bushy and dense from ground level up to keep people out. I've heard about Leylandi but have seen some (I think) that seem to get bushy only at head height and therefore can let people walk between the trunks. I have a stodgy dense wet clay soil like fudge. Any reccommendations please re. type of plant, spacing, when to plant and feed, how to prepare the soil and where to buy in bulk at a good price. Beech, Italian Alder, Hawthorn, all make the sort of solid hedge you want but aren't as quick growing as Leylandii. But then they don't need so much work when they get to the required height. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars Pyracantha is fast growing and its prickles deter intruders yet the flowers now and the berries all winter make it stunning comes with red or orange or yellow berries ......why not mix the lot |
security hedge suggestions
"Nick" wrote in message m... Hi there Am new to all this so please bear with me!! :) I'm looking for a hedge that will grow quickly and will be bushy and dense from ground level up to keep people out. I've heard about Leylandi but have seen some (I think) that seem to get bushy only at head height and therefore can let people walk between the trunks. I have a stodgy dense wet clay soil like fudge. Any reccommendations please re. type of plant, spacing, when to plant and feed, how to prepare the soil and where to buy in bulk at a good price. Cheers Nick Hi Nick I planted a selection of hawthorn, blackthorn, sweet brier, hazel - planted as 18 inch whips - bare rooted, and the hedge has grown fairly quickly. I'm cutting it back to encourage it to bush. It replaced a leylandii hedge - the chap I got the whips from recommended growing them three rows deep and plants in the three rows to be 18 inches - 2 feet apart. Local stock, locally grown - the hazel had its first catkins this year (4 years old?) I'm in Aberdeen by the way, so the plants need to be hardy:-) Chris S |
security hedge suggestions
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writes Hi there Am new to all this so please bear with me!! :) I'm looking for a hedge that will grow quickly and will be bushy and dense from ground level up to keep people out. I've heard about Leylandi but have seen some (I think) that seem to get bushy only at head height and therefore can let people walk between the trunks. I have a stodgy dense wet clay soil like fudge. Any reccommendations please re. type of plant, spacing, when to plant and feed, how to prepare the soil and where to buy in bulk at a good price. Not sure quite where this list came from, but here it is: Creeping Juniper Juniperis horizontalis 'Wiltonii' - Also known as 'Blue Rug' because it has long branches and its prostrate shape forms a flattened blue carpet. It has a thorny stem and foliage. Blue Spruce Picea pungens 'Globosa' - Rigid branches, irregular dense blue, spiky needles. Height 1-1.25m x 75cm - 1 m. Slow growing. Moist rich soil. Common Holly Ilex agulfolium - Large evergreen shrub, dark green spiked leaves. Large red berries on female plants only. Any well drained soil. Plant with garden compost and bone-meal. Giant Rhubarb Gunnera manicata - Giant rhubarb-like leaves on erect stems, abrasive foliage. Can grow up to 2.5m high. Plant by water-side for effect. Golden Bamboo Phyllostachys aurea - Very graceful, forming thick clumps of up to 3.5m high. Less invasive than other bamboos. Hardy. Young shoots in spring. Chinese Jujube Zizyphus sativa - Medium sized tree with very spiny pendulous branches. Leaves glossy bright green. Bears clusters of small yellow flowers. Firethorn Pyracantha 'Orange Glow' - Flowers white in June, with bright orange-red berries. Thorny stem. Height 10-15ft. Suitable for north or east-facing wall or as impenetrable hedging. Shrub Rose Rosa 'Frau Dagmar Hastrup' - Excellent ground cover, pale pink flowers, very thorny stem. May to September. Plant with garden compost and bone-meal. Pencil Christmas Tree Picea abias 'Cupressina' - Medium-sized tree of columnar habit, with ascending spiky branches. Attractive form with dense growth. Avoid dry chalky soils. Juniper Juniperus x media 'Old Gold' - Evergreen. Golden-tipped foliage. Prickly foliage. Height 2ft. Spread 6ft. Low growing. Excellent ground cover. Purple Berberis Berberis thunbergil 'Atropurpurea' - Rich purple foliage. Thorny stem. Medium-sized deciduous. Any soil sunny position. Mountain Pine Pinus mugo 'Mughus' - A very hardy, large shrub or small tree, with long sharp needles, of dense, bushy habit. Leaves in pairs, 3 - 4cm long, rigid and curved, dark green, cone. Blue Pine Picea pungens 'Hoopsii' - Small to medium-sized tree, spiky needled stem, densely conical habit, with vividly glaucous blue leaves. Likes moist, rich soil. Oleaster Elaeagnus angustifolia - Small deciduous tree, about 4.5 to 6 m (15 to 20 feet) high. Smooth, dark brown branches that often bear spines and narrow, light green leaves that are silvery on the undersides. The flowers are small, greenish, fragrant, and silvery-scaled on the outside, as are the edible, olive-shaped, yellowish fruits, which are sweet but mealy. Hardy, wind resistant, tolerant of poor, dry sites, and thus useful in windbreak hedges. Blackthorn Prunus spinosa - Also called Sloe; spiny shrub. Usually grows less than 3.6 metres (12 feet) tall and has numerous, small leaves. Its dense growth makes it suitable for hedges. White flowers. Bluish-black fruit is used to flavour sloe gin. Fuschia-flowered Gooseberry Ribes speciosum - Fruit bush, spiny, produces greenish to greenish-pink flowers in clusters of two or three. Extremely hardy, thrive in moist, heavy clay soil in cool, humid climate. In addition, the following thorny plants can also be considered: Aralia, Chaenomeles, Colletia, Crataegus (including hawthorn/may), Hippophae (sea buckthorn), Maclura, Mahonia, Oplopanax, Osmanthus, Poncirus, Rhamnus, Rosa (climbing & shrub roses), Rubus (bramble), Smilax, Prickly ash(Zanthoxylum). Although they will take some time to grow, the end result justifies the effort. They should deter even the most determined burglar. John -- John Rouse |
security hedge suggestions
On Mon, 10 May 2004 19:24:23 +0000 (UTC), nambucca
wrote: "Bob Hobden" wrote in message ... "Nick" wrote in message I'm looking for a hedge that will grow quickly and will be bushy and dense from ground level up to keep people out. I've heard about Leylandi but have seen some (I think) that seem to get bushy only at head height and therefore can let people walk between the trunks. I have a stodgy dense wet clay soil like fudge. Any reccommendations please re. type of plant, spacing, when to plant and feed, how to prepare the soil and where to buy in bulk at a good price. Beech, Italian Alder, Hawthorn, all make the sort of solid hedge you want but aren't as quick growing as Leylandii. But then they don't need so much work when they get to the required height. -- Regards Bob Use a useful Screen Saver... http://setiathome.ssl.berkeley.edu/ and find intelligent life amongst the stars Blackthorn will keep everyone out and you get a good crop of sloes (Gin...) Using M2, Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ |
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