Hi,
I want to replace an old 5 ft high screenblock wall with a hedge as the
wall is unsafe and needs to come down. This wall runs east/west along the
length of my garden and subdivides it into a lawned area and veg /fruit
garden. The area I will have left is some 5ft wide and around 80ft long and
is currently covered in a 3inch layer of red chips laid on top of a
membrane. The whole area sees the sun for the full afternoon.
My requirements for the hedge would be:
1) Final height around 4 - 5ft tall, medium growth rate
2) Evergreen ( I've got quite enough leaves blowing around my garden,
thankyou!).
3) Formal or informal....I've not decided
4) Suitably dense for birds to nest
5) Preferably not "green privet" ( or at least variagated!)

Finally, being a lazy sod, I would prefer to leave the chips in place and
plant through them as there is 8 tons of them. I know that the soil
underneath is good quality, presently I have roses growing happily, these
will be moved elsewhere.
Advice on plant types and planting techniques would be appreciated,

thanks in anticipation,

David