Hello Mark

In article 3e174094_8@server.,
mark wrote:
Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the length of
which will be around 52meters, I would like to plant it as a double hedge,
but with so much choice as to what sort of native plants to put in the hedge
im beginning to get a little lost, im just wondering if anyone could point
me in the right direction as to some suppliers in the Uk that could give be
advice and hopefully good service. I am also thinking of creating a webpage
to show how the garden develops of the years showing pics and info about
what I have done and were best the advice came from. Anyway enough from me
hope (One) can help.

This is definitely a good idea.

In 1995 some neighbours and I bought a piece of field adjoining our houses
from a farmer. A condition of the change of use was that we put in a double
row of British native species along the boundary (about 300m). We did it as a
cooperative project. I organised the plants from a specialist nursery in
Kent. Sorry I have mislaied the name. They supplied 25% Hawthorn, 25%
Blackthorn, and the remaining 50% was a mixture of 7 other species. Everyone
has looked after the hedge while it got established, and now there is 300 m
of super hedge about 7 ft high.

John

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from "mark" contains these words:

Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the length of
which will be around 52meters,

Great idea. I recommend Buckingham Nurseries..but I don't have my
catalogue to hand to give you the address. You'll find it easily with a
websearch.

When you've done your garden webpages, why not contact cormaic about
joining this newsgroup's garden webpage webring? You'll find a link to
it in his sig. Welcome to urg.

Janet.

Eur Ing John Rye wrote:

This is definitely a good idea.

Agreed!!

Have a look here
http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.u...lections_2.htm
l Hope this helps.

Jaqy

Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the length of
which will be around 52meters, I would like to plant it as a double hedge,
but with so much choice as to what sort of native plants to put in the hedge
im beginning to get a little lost, im just wondering if anyone could point
me in the right direction as to some suppliers in the Uk that could give be
advice and hopefully good service. I am also thinking of creating a webpage
to show how the garden develops of the years showing pics and info about
what I have done and were best the advice came from. Anyway enough from me
hope (One) can help.
Regards
Mark

On Sat, 4 Jan 2003 23:10:27 GMT, Janet Baraclough
wrote:

The message 3e174094_8@server.
from "mark" contains these words:

Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the length of
which will be around 52meters,

Great idea. I recommend Buckingham Nurseries..but I don't have my
catalogue to hand to give you the address. You'll find it easily with a
websearch.

When you've done your garden webpages, why not contact cormaic about
joining this newsgroup's garden webpage webring? You'll find a link to
it in his sig. Welcome to urg.

Sorry to piggy back on Janet's reply, Mark, but your original posting
hasn't yet shown up on my server. We did exactly the same thing and
planted a double row of native hedge plants about March 2000 and
ordered ours from BTCV Enterprises. Although they have a web site
www.btcv.org they don't appear to take orders online for plants,
but their phone number to order a catalogue is 01302 572200, Fax 01302
310167. They do a mixed hedgerow collection of 50 plants at GBP 18.40
plus delivery. We've been very pleased with ours, although may well
extend it through a local nursery to save delivery charges.

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"Eur Ing John Rye" wrote in message
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Hello Mark

In article 3e174094_8@server.,
mark wrote:
Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving
house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that
I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the
local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the
length of
which will be around 52meters, I would like to plant it as a double
hedge,
but with so much choice as to what sort of native plants to put in
the hedge
im beginning to get a little lost, im just wondering if anyone could
point
me in the right direction as to some suppliers in the Uk that could
give be
advice and hopefully good service. I am also thinking of creating a
webpage
to show how the garden develops of the years showing pics and info
about
what I have done and were best the advice came from. Anyway enough
from me
hope (One) can help.

A very good idea. If you have the ability it is also a very good idea to
plant a part of the hedge on a bank thrown up from digging a ditch next
to it, there is a great increase in species benefiting by this. Also I
find that most people don't underplant the hedge, it is important for
wildlife to have the three layers, ground shrub and canopy. Another
thing I would include is small animal retreats, log piles etc, anything
to hide under or in.

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mark wrote:
Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the length of
which will be around 52meters, I would like to plant it as a double hedge,
but with so much choice as to what sort of native plants to put in the hedge
im beginning to get a little lost,


There's a web site, I can't recall the name, which allows you to put in
a postcode and you get a list of native plants for that area.
--
Janet
Hedgerows & lawns
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk/plants

On Wed, 8 Jan 2003 22:05:10 +0000, Janet Tweedy
wrote:

mark wrote:
Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house, and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the length of
which will be around 52meters, I would like to plant it as a double hedge,
but with so much choice as to what sort of native plants to put in the hedge
im beginning to get a little lost,


There's a web site, I can't recall the name, which allows you to put in
a postcode and you get a list of native plants for that area.


Janet,

I think you are referring to "The Postcode Plants Database" at

http://www.nhm.ac.uk/science/projects/fff/

Norman Tulloch

the org is called 'flora for fauna' just do a search for this and if you get
species list try and get local provenances too.
"Janet Tweedy" wrote in message
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mark wrote:
Hi all im about to embark on a new project as im shortly moving house,
and
the garden is much to be desired, I have come to the conclusion that I
really would like to create a habitat that is beneficial to the local
wildlife, my first decision is to plant up a Native hedgerow, the
length of
which will be around 52meters, I would like to plant it as a double
hedge,
but with so much choice as to what sort of native plants to put in the
hedge
im beginning to get a little lost,


There's a web site, I can't recall the name, which allows you to put in
a postcode and you get a list of native plants for that area.
--
Janet
Hedgerows & lawns
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk/plants