New hedge

[Slab]

I always liked the bog standard privet hedge (Ligustrum ovalifolium for you Tashy) maybe a bit old fashioned these days but there's reasons it was so popular. Sure it might need pruned/trimmed 2-3 times a year but damed hardy and pest/disease resilient and still looks good over winter and very malleable to lots of shaping etc

 

[PIng]

Red Robins as they are commonly known make good hedges. Easy to grow, easy to keep under control and at this time of year a great read folliage.
I have put 2 hedge runs of these in my front garden, and they don't look too bad

My mother needs an 8 ft gap in her hedge filling and mentioned Red Robin, supposed to be fairly fast growing. Do you reckon 2 of these would be enough?

 

[williamalex1]

I need to change my forum name to something that better describes me.
Fat *** wont be far off. 👍

Remember and post the photo of the Tash looking through a hedge. Or go for the easy option like me , 2.4 mt high fence without the trimmings

 

[Bunkermagnet]

My mother needs an 8 ft gap in her hedge filling and mentioned Red Robin, supposed to be fairly fast growing. Do you reckon 2 of these would be enough?

Reckon so

 

[Dando]

Just remember to keep it trimmed as there’s nothing worse than an over grown bush! 😂

 

[Tashyboy]

My mother needs an 8 ft gap in her hedge filling and mentioned Red Robin, supposed to be fairly fast growing. Do you reckon 2 of these would be enough?

PIng. When i was googling Red Robins. You can get them at differant heights. Obviously the higher they are the more you pay but how long do you want to wait to fill the gap. 👍

 

[User62651]

Could do worse than beech (Fagus sylvatica) for a hedge - retains the dead leaves over winter, different colours different times of year. There is a purple (copper beech) variant also which can be mixed through. Bit slow to start but tidy looking and minimal pruning in time.

A nice way of hedging I've seen is mixing beech with the conifer western hemlock (tsuga heterophylla) which is bit like yew but much quicker growing. Birds will utilise it as that conifer offers winter 'warmth' and the conifers pull the beech up with it faster.

 

[Golfmmad]

Yeah right. you just wanted to show off your fab lawn. PS when can you come and sort mine out.

Thanks, it is nice isn't it?

But I have to admit - I use "Greensleeves". They are a Nationwide Franchise Company. Treat my lawns 4 times a year, seasonally. Costing £15 per treatment.
They are amazing, after just one treatment the weeds disappeared! And there were many! Also, after last summers heatwave leaving the lawn like straw and now lush green!

 

[PIng]

PIng. When i was googling Red Robins. You can get them at differant heights. Obviously the higher they are the more you pay but how long do you want to wait to fill the gap. 👍

Something big enough to stop paperboys etc cutting through instead of using the pavements. I'll visit the local garden centres this weekend.