Oops. Must confess I've always thought they were the same thing (without consciously thinking about it at all, iyswim!). OK: "Here's a video featuring yew, clippings, hedges and large yellowish dogs".
(they are dogs, right ?)
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Golden retrievers tend to be slightly taller, somewhat slimmer and have slightly longer hair than Yellow labradors ... think of them as the Patsy and Edina of the doggie world (except Edina did have floppy hair of course so the analogy falls down a bit there).
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi Fairygirl thanks for the vote of confidence. The plan is to have a Yew hedge on one side and then on the other side three individual topiary yews. Probably go for the simple pyramid shape. When I can work out how best to train the tree and keep the shape! Funnily enough I was wondering about running some honeysuckle along the fence which is opposite the Yew hedging so another good recommendation thanks.
Sorry Martyn - I may have slightly misled you about honeysuckle. I meant the shrubby kind as an alternative to box - L. nitida. It's like box - in the shape of the foliage, and can be grown as a hedge , and pruned into a shape. it's not the climbing one with flowers - L. periclymenum I have some in various parts of my garden. Sorry it's not a very good pic, but this is the golden one
The climbing kind is ideal for moist soil in a bit of shade, and where it has room to scramble over a structure or building.
It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
I did wonder about the yew/dog mix too, Martyn, but was thinking of risking some yew - my daft boy is an occasional chewer but more of grass, weeds, sunflower leaves etc.
There was a feature on a cloud pruning/topiary expert on TV a while back who recommended Phillyrea as a box alternative (latifolia or angustifolia, can’t remember which but one is more UK hardy than the other) and his did look gorgeous.
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(they are dogs, right
And now I know I'm not the only person who has made the Lab / GD mistake - there seem to be quite a lot of pages like this one: https://www.royalcanin.co.uk/discover/retriever-labrador-differences/
Phew.
Golden retrievers tend to be slightly taller, somewhat slimmer and have slightly longer hair than Yellow labradors ... think of them as the Patsy and Edina of the doggie world (except Edina did have floppy hair of course so the analogy falls down a bit there).
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Anyway martyn, enjoy your hedges - and how wonderful to be creating an Arts & Crafts garden
Thanks Fairygirl
I too am coming round to the notion that Yew is best. Thanks for adding to the advice.
Thanks
That video clip will be my first “go to” when it is time to trim the new hedge.
Thanks to all those that offered advice, you have now given me the confidence to go ahead with what I had set my heart on.
Much appreciated all.
I have some in various parts of my garden. Sorry it's not a very good pic, but this is the golden one
The climbing kind is ideal for moist soil in a bit of shade, and where it has room to scramble over a structure or building.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
There was a feature on a cloud pruning/topiary expert on TV a while back who recommended Phillyrea as a box alternative (latifolia or angustifolia, can’t remember which but one is more UK hardy than the other) and his did look gorgeous.