Thursday 23 October 2008

CHOOSING NATIVE HEDGE PLANTS



The correct mix will depend on your soil and site conditions and varies around the country and from site to site. The tableabove may be of help to you.

Hedging mixes are often around 50% hawthorn with the other half made from a mix of plants suitable to the conditions. You can see from the table however that hawthorn is not suited to wet or shady conditions. For these sites it may be better to use a large percentage of blackthorn. It is often a good idea to look at the hedging which thrives in your neighbourhood to see which plants are likely to do best.

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