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Hi all,

Just wanting to canvas opinion if possible please? - I'm looking to plant something around my lottie fences which will provide as much security - or as much of a deterent as possible - any suggestions?

I was thinking along the lines of a good old hawthorn hedge and/or some climbing rose bushes? - ideally I was hoping for something fairly quick growing to keep the yobos out!

Does anyone have any suggestions??

Thanks in advance
Sheddie ;D

I find a hawthorn hedge very effective, but you won't grow a decent one overnight. it's not that fast growing, and if you want a thick hedge you have to keep hacking it back mercilessly.

Brambles - fast growing and vicious but will spread into your plot.  Dog Rose is pretty good too.  Pyracantha (sp) are a favourite amongst security bods.  I would go for a mix (with hawthorn), prevides dense hedging which wildlife will love and intruders won't.

Blackberries - fast growing, thorny, and tasty. Yum.

Rugosa roses. grow quick, very thorny and set roots like mad, very cheap try Buckinghams nursery you can buy them by the bundle XX Jeannine

That has prompted me to do a search:
Dog Rose:  I have a huge soft spot for these.
Other Native Roses from the same site.
Yours is on that list too Jeannine.  It's gorgeous!! :)

Pyracanthus - big thorns

Blackthorn! OUCH!

Old Bird!

;D

Triffids

I am sure one of the nurseries (Victoriana maybe) do a native hedge mix. Whilst probably not ideal for security in the short term as it does take time to grow - when it does it should add lots of interest for wildlife. I am considering doing this to provide wind shelter.

http://www.buckingham-nurseries.co.uk/acatalog/securityhedging.html

Worcester berries are meant to be good - I have never grown them myself though.

for during the summer stinging nettles mayb........

Tayberries are nice and have thorns.

Or Japanese wineberry - a lot of thorns.

Although I am not sure how to grow these as a hedge.

Watch out or the chavs will sue you for staining their 'prison white' trainers with blackberry juice.  ;D

Exploding cucumbers? ;D

http://www.realseeds.co.uk/cucumbers.html

Put up a wire fence and grow vigorous rambling roses over it. That way you'd get both a defence and the flowers.

Berberis - but slow.

I would go along with Hawthorn but there is a better one, and that is ME, so if any little or big scrumpers out there in LE13 are going to have a go at my allotment don't let me catch ya, or I'll cut em off with mi edging tool, :)

The best if you want quick is Quickthorn and makes a brilliant prickly hedge.  I have berberis too but for speed of growing it has to be Quickthorn.

Sinbad