Cotinus is lovely SGL (have several plants in my garden) and it responds well to hard pruning. I think, however, that Bekkie wanted an evergreen hedge & all the cotinus shrubs I have are deciduous - which is a shame because they provide some nice backdrops to other plants in the summer.
I had another thought - Sarcococca or Christmas Box - evergreen, slow growing, very clippable and producing those heavenly scented flowers in winter. Hope the following image loads properly...
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Those smoke bush wotsits are gorgeous, but i like them best left to grow big
A rose would be perfect with that hedge SGL
I considered xmas box too, got a rather large one in the back garden i could move and propogate, oh darn it, i had just talked myself into using the pyracantha from the bottom of the garden! on saying that i was all up for hardy gardenias yesterday! Forgot ive got to factor in my nextdoor neighbour "helpfully" trimming the hedge....think thats what did for the one im digging out!
By the way SGL - I love your hypericum hedge - haven't seen it grown like that before. I think the right rose / honeysuckle / whatever scrambling over an arch would look lovely
Heaven is ... sitting in the garden with a G&T and a cat while watching the sun go down
Love love love rugosas! But they arent evergreen, laurel would be perfect if they did one with smaller leaves, shame really as ive got a few plants that need a home!
Bekkie - if you want this hedge to be slow growing, but ideally you'd like to use cuttings from plants you already have, then how long are you expecting to wait to get full coverage to 3 foot
Ive got quite a few plants Chicky, im a monkey for buying or propogating things, then having nowhere to put them! Im not bothered about it getting to 3ft any time soon, it will give my flower bed a chance to establish with max light levels.
I could live without a hedge, but feel like ive got to put something there, dunno if thats odd!
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Beks, how about Continus
Cotinus is lovely SGL (have several plants in my garden) and it responds well to hard pruning. I think, however, that Bekkie wanted an evergreen hedge & all the cotinus shrubs I have are deciduous - which is a shame because they provide some nice backdrops to other plants in the summer.
I had another thought - Sarcococca or Christmas Box - evergreen, slow growing, very clippable and producing those heavenly scented flowers in winter. Hope the following image loads properly...
A rose would be perfect with that hedge SGL
I considered xmas box too, got a rather large one in the back garden i could move and propogate, oh darn it, i had just talked myself into using the pyracantha from the bottom of the garden!
Quite fancy that eleganus stuff, smells amazing!
Pyracanthas bit prickly beks
love xmas box Topbird, lovely perfume
I even thought about climbing hydrangea,as there is a low chainlink fence between us,dunno if that would need clipping tho
By the way SGL - I love your hypericum hedge - haven't seen it grown like that before. I think the right rose / honeysuckle / whatever scrambling over an arch would look lovely
Thank you Topbird.
I've got a climbing Hydranga beks, had it nearly 2yrs. Not sure it grows quick enough to cover fence to form a hedge. Really love it tho.
Bekkie - if you want this hedge to be slow growing, but ideally you'd like to use cuttings from plants you already have, then how long are you expecting to wait to get full coverage to 3 foot
I could live without a hedge, but feel like ive got to put something there, dunno if thats odd!