2 Hedge Questions

 

Hi all

Another plea for recommendations please.
I have 2 locations for which hedge/planting suggestions would be
appreciated:

1) to separate 2 drives - definite hedge required here max 5' tall - 2' wide
Don't want boring privet/hawthorne/beach, prefer something colourful and
fragrant
Must be evergreen.  Doesn't have to be too fast growing.  Will tend to get
morning sun only.
Soil is heavy clay which has been broken up and much vegetable matter and
general purpose compost added.

2) To "improve the street scene" planted in front of a north facing fence.
Doesn't need to be a hedge as such, more individual plants, particularly to
hide 6' concrete posts and 1' high gravel board.
The fence will be set 500mm back from a public footpath to allow for this
planting, so don't want anything that desparately wants to spread far from
the fence.
Another consideration here is that I want to grow stuff (perhaps fruit
trees) trained on the south side of the same fence.
So whatever is put on the north side shouldn't affect the area 2-3' south
IYSWIM.  So nothing that's going to drag all the nutrients out.
Soil here will have been sucked dry by a line of Blue Lawson firs, so any
recommendations on how to rejuvenate the area would be appreciated.

Thanks to anyone who's read this far and can be bothered to reply

Phil

 

On 16/6/08 12:11, in article
IZOdnRJ-W7TC1MvVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk, "TheScullster"


Sorry if I've asked you this before but where do you live?  This is why I
used to plead that people put their location in their sig.file!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon

 


"Sacha" wrote


Good point Sacha
I live in a village called Swanland, East Yorkshire in a fairly elevated
position (about 3 miles from the Humber Bridge - north end)

Phil

 

On 16/6/08 13:34, in article
HLudnZ891qhAwcvVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@eclipse.net.uk, "TheScullster"


Then I'm sure people who know about gardening 'up there' will come along to
help you.  If you'd been in the balmy south west and near the sea, I was
thinking of Escallonia or even Pittosporum tobira but I don't think they'd
like your climate!

--
Sacha
http://www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
(new website online but not completed - shop to come and some mild tweaking
to do!)

 


"Sacha" wrote


I already have Escallonia Rubra Macanthra (sp) in a mixed hedge with
ceanothus, cotoneaster and ileagnus.  All seem to do well.
However I was looking for something a bit more compact.
Is there a variety of escallonia that is perhaps more dense foliage and
generally happy to be smaller IYSWIM.
Still want the blooms and fragrance though of course.

I will look at your Pittosporum Tobira.

Thanks

Phil