[Scribbler]

Talking to someone today who is looking to put a hedge across the front of their large garden. It's a very tall order, but does anyone have any ideas what she could use? They want a mixed hedge of 3 or 4 different hedge shrubs for some reason, and the main requirements are:

1 - evergreen
2 - small leaves so it can be trimmed with a hedge trimmer

Yew, pyrocanthus, cotoneaster? Owt else?

[Gwiz]

berberis, ulex

[gobs]

Privet? :roll: If not stuck on formal, roses can make a nice flowering one.

Berberis is a B&&*(rd with the thorns but very wild life friendly. :roll:  

[weeeed]

I know I've just misspelt that but these hedges are fabulous burgular deterants they also keep the birds safe from the cats so I'd give this a thumbs up on all counts. Jan

[tin]

Lonicera nitida would make a good hedge type plant, small leaves and evergreen. Not sure how tall it grows though.

[Lynne]

leylandii?  :shock:

I'll run away now.  

[Lynne]

seriously, we have a well established wildlife hedge and it is made up of several plants that have mixed together over the years. These include yew, privet, pyrocantha, gorse, berberis, ceonothus. Many flower at different times and the birds love the berries on others.

They also nest in the hedging so we have a big prune of it in the late autumn and don't touch it again until the birds have fledged when they get a small trim. So it is quite low maintenance really.

[Scribbler]

Can you post a pic Lynne??

[Lynne]

No sooner said than done.

Just taken it, I couldn't get the best angle because the sun was in the wrong position.

[Scribbler]

What service! Thanks v much. Cheers. Will pass it on.