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Message 1.Â
Posted by Daisy136 (U9682560) on Sunday, 8th April 2012
My son-in-law has offered to put a new hedge in for someone. She wants a mixed hedge with evergreen and blossom, about 120 trees/plants. He now realises that it wont be as easy as he thought! Has anyone got any suggestions for this, its between a very large garden (2 acres or so) and a field owned by a stables. He would be very grateful to receive any help anyone can give him. He may now think longer before offering next time!!!
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Message 2
Posted by marinelilium (U8293024) on Monday, 9th April 2012
Hello Daisy136,
I work in the New Forest and so can assure you that horses and ponies will munch ANY young shoots .
Planting something delicious next to the fence means they will lean and shove against the fence if they are free to access the boundary. (stable owner may be more responsible than that and paddock them in well). Have a chat with the stable owner to see if the horses can access the boundary first. Hungry,or bored, horses can make hedges look silly in no time.
They don't like woody holly and tend to leave holly shoots as the very last choice but everything else is on the menu. Even if the fencing is sound the horses and ponies will 'trim' the tops down on any fresh growth if they can get their necks over. A high fence and low shrubs on that side would be the best bet.
Hoping that doesn't sound pessimistic but ponies and horses love mixed hedges like we love mixed salads.
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Message 3
Posted by Joe_the_Gardener (U3478064) on Monday, 9th April 2012
Daisy,
Is there room to put a back fence about 1.5 - 2.0metres on the garden side of the paddock and then plant the hedge on the garden side of that? Then your son-in-law's customer can fairly say that he has done all he can to protect his hedge from grazing, and that it's up to the stables to maintain their own fence to prevent their animals from reaching over.
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Message 4
Posted by garyhobson (U11055016) on Monday, 9th April 2012
A row of 'mixed native hedging' makes the best hedging, although that would not be evergreen. Most suppliers will supply a mix of suitable species.
The most economical way to buy these plants is as bare-rooted plants, but it's getting a bit late to plant bare-rooted plants now. Perhaps you could. You can easily find suppliers on the web, and you could check with them.
A few weeks ago I planted some pyracantha. Pyracantha is a very nice hedging plant, evergreen, and with blossom and attractive berries later, and with vicious thorns (although you wouldn't want a hedge composed entirely of pyracantha).
Although the plants looked vicious, several of the plants were eaten almost entirely. I suspect that the culprits were deer. I'm hoping the plants will recover. They should, at this time of year. But it's reduced their height considerably. I've resorted to convering the plants with wire. -
Message 5
Posted by Daisy136 (U9682560) on Monday, 9th April 2012
Thank you all very much for your replies. I am currently trying to ascertain whether the horses are actually able to get to the hedge, and I will come back to you. Again many thanks.
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Message 6
Posted by Daisy136 (U9682560) on Tuesday, 10th April 2012
Hello again. I have now ascertained that there is a gap between the hedge and field and that the horses wont be able to reach the new hedge.. Any more suggestions please.
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Message 7
Posted by marinelilium (U8293024) on Wednesday, 11th April 2012
Ooh now we're in business!
Viburnums for evergreen and lovely blossom, crab apple for blossom, hawthorns for anti-burglar and pro birds, briar roses, copper beeches for leaf colour, Escallonia for evergreen, scented foliage and flowers and osmanthus for the same.
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Message 8
Posted by As-If (U15116884) on Wednesday, 11th April 2012
If it were my garden, here are some trees and shrubs I would include:
I`d be trying to get some interesting features in the hedges for every season.
A green or golden privet, allowed to grow to full size, heavy scent in July epitomises mid-summer to me. It`s almost evergreen, not quite, especially if its a bad winter. It`s fully hardy though.
A Lilac, Katherine Havermehr has a lovely perfume, and blue-lavender colour blossoms in Spring. Not evergreen.
Viburnum tinus, useful evergreen, blossom in winter months. (not so many evergreen shrubs blossom naturally in winter)
A Mountain Ash, maybe sorbus scalaris, but there are several varieties to choose from. Blossom in spring, berries late summer, lovely autumn colours. Not evergreen, but you could plant smaller evergreen shrubs, like skimmias, at it`s feet.
Other posters suggested an assortment of native shrubs to help our wildlife and our countryside, and I`d definitely include some of those too.
There are so many tempting shrubs and trees to choose from, and such an expanse of garden to fill, I could go on for ever here.
I envy your son!
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Message 9
Posted by Daisy136 (U9682560) on Tuesday, 17th April 2012
Thank you to everyone who took the time to answer my post. The suggestions were perfect and I am quite envious , I would also love to be able to plant such a lovely feature. If only I could have this hedgerow in my garden......now.....what could I move!!
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