Rhubarb...i love it in crumble but when i tried to move it in the garden it just would not stop popping up in its old position. Suppose i shouldn't complain...more puddings...lol.
For an unusual screen then I do recommend Loquat. It grows thick and is evergreen. You may even get fruits on it that wildlife love.
Only nightmare plants for me are Mint and fruits (blackcurrant and raspberry). Mint really does sprout like mad from seemingly nothing. This mild weather has not helped - I found loads of it in a 'cleared bed'.
Pampas grass is oddly invasive. I found lots of it growing in gravel at my in laws house in Inverness in quite heavy shade. I wondered what the strange leaves were, Cordyline looking but rough like reed. I do think that it could be fitted into more modern plantings but it does look dated in a 1970 raised island in suburbia.
Here is an interesting story, my brother has some bamboo growing in a big heavy pot at his house. On Christmas eve there was a knock on his door. It was the next door neighbour coming to see if my brother could help him with a problem. . . his son, on getting into bed said, 'Daddy, don't forget to do a stocking for Panda' (his soft toy). One bit of bamboo later Panda had something to 'eat' in his stocking! His son was delighted
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Rhubarb...i love it in crumble but when i tried to move it in the garden it just would not stop popping up in its old position. Suppose i shouldn't complain...more puddings...lol.
For an unusual screen then I do recommend Loquat. It grows thick and is evergreen. You may even get fruits on it that wildlife love.
Only nightmare plants for me are Mint and fruits (blackcurrant and raspberry). Mint really does sprout like mad from seemingly nothing. This mild weather has not helped - I found loads of it in a 'cleared bed'.
Thanks so much everyone for all your help and suggestions, it has really given
me lots of food for thought. I liked your message 4thPanda!! Think I'll do a bit
more research before I decide. In answer to your question Nutcutlet, I wouldn't
want anything much more than 10ft. high but nothing less than 8ft high as it's
to screen off an ugly wall. Will let you know what I decide........eventually!
Verdun - I made the mistake of planting a tiny little pampas grass twenty oddyears
ago and now it's a monster, but I haven't the heart to uproot it as it's where my
hedgehogs hibernate! I definitely wouldn't recommend it though - as soon as
the lovely cream fronds appear, the wind gets going and blows them all to
smithereens, so there's not much point in it really. It's O.K. on large estates
along with the ornamental rhubarb I suppose?!
Pampas grass is oddly invasive. I found lots of it growing in gravel at my in laws house in Inverness in quite heavy shade. I wondered what the strange leaves were, Cordyline looking but rough like reed. I do think that it could be fitted into more modern plantings but it does look dated in a 1970 raised island in suburbia.
Thank you FFB
Here is an interesting story, my brother has some bamboo growing in a big heavy pot at his house. On Christmas eve there was a knock on his door. It was the next door neighbour coming to see if my brother could help him with a problem. . . his son, on getting into bed said, 'Daddy, don't forget to do a stocking for Panda' (his soft toy). One bit of bamboo later Panda had something to 'eat' in his stocking!
His son was delighted 
Awwww!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.