2 problems..hedge &soil..

 


Hi,

Its my very first post to the forum.I am a beginner & know nothing
about
gardening but I am quite determined to become a respectable
gardener.To begin
with,I want to plant a hedge on one side of the
garden.Can you please suggest me
an economical,low maintainance
evergreen hedge.My hubby loves flowers so it
would be nice if i have a
flowery one...will welcome any of your suggestions!

Another problem I am facing is that my ground has got all clay in it &
no
soil.Is there a way to get rid of it?I have used rotovator but it
didn't help
much.I want to lay down new grass & plants..will be
grateful for your help!

Many thanx!
Tania.


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taneys

 



Does not compute.

You can get a fairly low maintenance evergreen hedge (but slowly) with
say, box, but the flowers are generally insignificant.

Holly would be faster, but need more maintenance, and I can't think of
anything which is evergreen, flowers nicely and is low-maintenance.
Berberis, possibly. However, Berberis vulgaris is a host plant of wheat
rust, so if you are anywhere near arable fields, you might be planting a
source of infection.


Clay *IS* soil. ITYM 'loam'.


JCB? Start a brickworks?


It won't: it's rather like stirring the christmas pud mix.


You need to add compost, sand and powdered chalk to make the lawn happy,
drain well, and not get squishy when it rains. The more compost the
better. Peat would do, or mushroom compost.

Likewise with the beds, but the chalk is probably not important.

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   Escallonia, except in very cold areas. It will require clipping at
least once a year but so will any hedge.

   Janet

 

Janet Baraclough wrote:


Some of the cotoneasters might also qualify. I think pyracantha makes a
nice hedge. It is evergreen and you get both flowers and red berries for
the birds (orange or yellow some cultivars). Only trouble is it is
rather viciously armed with spines. It is definitely stock proof!

Most things with nice flowers and/or fruit are too vigorous to be a low
maintainence hedge. Cordonned apples will eventually make a nice but
fairly high maintenence hedge if trained properly. I share a boundary
with my neightbour planted to apples and pears.

Regards,
Martin Brown

 


Rusty Hinge 2 Wrote:

You could try mixing in an organic amendment into your clay soils go to
www.turfshop.co.uk they have something called neopeat for sale. Other
wise dig
it out put down some drainage in then wack some topsoil and
turf on top of that.
Don't put chalk down or you will just end up
growing a weed patch!


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turf doc