Hi everyone,just a quickie,i have a 6ft tall hedge,about 30 ft long,can i
plant a border or a raised bed in front of it?
Or am i best not to plant anything,i was thinking of putting a gravel path
so far along,next to the hedge.......with prehaps
a bench,then it would be easier to trim the hedge,won`t it?
thanks for any feedback,
neil.

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Hi everyone,just a quickie,i have a 6ft tall hedge,about 30 ft long,can i
plant a border or a raised bed in front of it?
Or am i best not to plant anything,i was thinking of putting a gravel path
so far along,next to the hedge.......with prehaps
a bench,then it would be easier to trim the hedge,won`t it?
thanks for any feedback,
neil.


Whatever you do, you must certainly consider hedge maintenance. Have you
got enough room to lay a maintenance path (with bench, if desired), and then
plant a border in front of that? This will allow you to maintain the back
of the border, as well as the hedge.

If you need to, you can underplant a hedge. However, hedges are greedy
plants, and the soil underneath is often rooty, so you will need to take
this into consideration. For a narrow border, look at hedgerows. |If you
want a deep border, look at some grand herbaceous borders in public
gardens. These will give you some ideas. With the latter, you may even be
able to talk to the gardener and get some advice.

Spider