Hedge? or More conifers?

Violetta_2

Leif wrote: »

Think about the location of the sun and the effect of the barrier. Conifers can get rather tall, as you no doubt know. Laurel is a pain to trim. Evergreen-ish options include privet - Ligustrum ovalifolium - and Cotoneaster franchetti (berries for birdies). You can always do a mixed hedge, maybe some evergreens, with a few others such as Forsythia, hazel etc. Or more ornamenatl plants such as flowering quince.

I planted a privet hedge last spring, and it is now 1m tall. I trimmed about 6" to encourage it to broaden out. You can buy bare root plants at about £1 each, which saves money, and mine grew so fast that I doubt potted plants would be much bigger by now.

They all look lovely and look as if they would give us more of a cottage garden feel which I would like (even though it's not a cottage lol) handy to know about the bare root plant's I wasn't sure if it made any difference , apart from cost seems probably not. Will take location into account , was worried people would get technical & ask what kind of soil it was --- erm brown

Any recommendations for where to buy plants don't have any garden centers nearby apart from Dobbies so wonder if online might be more mse ?
Thanks for all the help & advice.

Leif

Violetta wrote: »

was worried people would get technical & ask what kind of soil it was --- erm brown

:rotfl: At least it isn't night soil.

Violetta wrote: »

Any recommendations for where to buy plants don't have any garden centers nearby apart from Dobbies so wonder if online might be more mse ?
Thanks for all the help & advice.

I bought some raspberry canes from one of the big companies, Marshalls IIRC, and I was pleased at the good wrapping, and delivery. But one swallow does not a summer make.

Leif

Violetta wrote: »

I ruled out holly as my wee girl would be playing out so don't want her spiked ( although it's more likely to be me getting attacked by prickles than her) shame as they are gorgeous & a good security plant.

I'm sure you can get non prickly Holly. Here is one:

http://www.esveld.nl/htmldia/i/ilajct.htm

My neighbour has a nice one, I assume it is Holly, on the boundary, although there are Holly like plants too which are not in the Ilex genus.

Violetta_2

Leif wrote: »

I'm sure you can get non prickly Holly. Here is one:

http://www.esveld.nl/htmldia/i/ilajct.htm

My neighbour has a nice one, I assume it is Holly, on the boundary, although there are Holly like plants too which are not in the Ilex genus.

Didn't know that I will keep an eye out for non prickly holly, although it doesn't seem quite right somehow.

lostinrates

I am pretty sure the RHS has lists of nurseries. Nurseries are great, you get real advice, and the people get to know you. My local nursery recently GAVE me some plants because they new I'd like them and they weren't selling. (They included an old fashioned prickly holly!)

Independent nurseries or plant sellers are REALLY hard to find. But they are better value and great sources of help.