Glad it's working for you Lily, it's a lovely plant, but the consensus against has definitely scared me off! I actually have a couple already, planted earlier this year as shrubs rather than a hedge (it's a brand new garden). I bought them as I'd seen them elsewhere being popular with bees, and I like to make rosehip jelly, but am slightly worried about them now...
Don't have a photo to hand unfortunately, but it's rather exposed to the wind. It will take the full force of the wind off the Mersey, which gets pretty fierce at times! About four feet high is what I'm aiming for. Regarding the width, a single line will be fine, I think. For example, I've seen single lines of beech around here kept trimmed to a couple of feet wide, which will be fine for my purposes.
If you only want a couple of feet wide you can have the laurel, just keep it trimmed. It will behave if you chop it back and the more you do, the thicker it will be. the Rosa isn’t much good as a hedge IMO, you need to prune it so for quite a time you have nothing there. I know it soon grows up but it’s bare through the winter when the leaves drop and then you cut down in Spring. And it’s vicious!
Now you've got it you'll never be without it. It will sucker all over! 😀😱
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
I've seen the best, and the worst, of Rosa Rugosa hedges... the best at the late Sir Henry Cecil's garden, Warren Place, Newmarket - he had staff to deal with it... a magnificent hedge of the pink and white varieties, about 30 foot long and a joy to behold... the worst, one I tended myself for a friend, which was overgrown with brambles and impossible to weed... a huge rampant mess..
Not suitable for new build gardens, young family owners who don't have a lot of time, but in large gardens - with people around to assist - there's no better dividing hedge in my opinion... in a garden of roses... but I would say that..
You needn't worry about the two you have, I had a couple in a garden in Kent for at least 5 years without any problems... beautiful roses, scent that wafts, and hips... do enjoy these roses and don't worry about them... but as for the hedge... please look elsewhere as you've been advised by so many...
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Don't have a photo to hand unfortunately, but it's rather exposed to the wind. It will take the full force of the wind off the Mersey, which gets pretty fierce at times! About four feet high is what I'm aiming for. Regarding the width, a single line will be fine, I think. For example, I've seen single lines of beech around here kept trimmed to a couple of feet wide, which will be fine for my purposes.
the Rosa isn’t much good as a hedge IMO, you need to prune it so for quite a time you have nothing there. I know it soon grows up but it’s bare through the winter when the leaves drop and then you cut down in Spring. And it’s vicious!
Now you've got it you'll never be without it. It will sucker all over! 😀😱
Not suitable for new build gardens, young family owners who don't have a lot of time, but in large gardens - with people around to assist - there's no better dividing hedge in my opinion... in a garden of roses... but I would say that..
You needn't worry about the two you have, I had a couple in a garden in Kent for at least 5 years without any problems... beautiful roses, scent that wafts, and hips... do enjoy these roses and don't worry about them... but as for the hedge... please look elsewhere as you've been advised by so many...