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Hi All,

Thanks for the overwhleming response! - in terms of price - it looks like a mixture of hawthorn, brambles and climbing rose could be the way to go. There is a guy on E-bay selling 10 x hawthorns (40-60cm) for £5.50 inc delivey (or 50 x for £18 delivered) which seems to be a good price?

Pyracanthus seen a bit more expensive than bog standard hawthorn from what I can see - I've a pretty big plot, so want to keep the costs down as much as possible! ;D

The guy selling the hawthorns suggests they should be planted 30cm apart - is the about right or is he just trying to sell more plants?!

thanks again everyone
Sheddie

With thorn the closer you plant the sooner you get a good barrier... If you know a hedge layer 18" is best but in a double offset layer... once they grow up they are easily laid... plant them further apart and you get bushes which won't lay easily...
;D

Got alot of dogrose in my garden if you want me to pull some up for you??

Hi Gunnerbee,

Wow - what a very kind offer! - I'd been over the moon with some! - how would I go about covering your costs though?

Thanks again,
Sheddie

Got a lot of brambles on mine you could have  ;)

Hi Bupster,

Yes please - great! - again, I really appreciate the generosity. How do I cover costs though? - I really appreciate the kind offers, but wouldn't like to see anyone out of pocket of course!

Thanks again - can't believe people are so generous!
Cheers
Sheddie

If you wait a little while longer, I'm sure Jon Munday will be along to tell you what he's got  in stock !

I have no clue how I'd send this, but will have a look at the weekend and see what I can do - send me a PM!

Hi
If you go for hawthorn cut the plants down to 12" when you plant them. This gives a better root to shoot ratio and they establish better. They also bush out. When you see a leggy hedge that is bald at the bottom the person who planted it did not do this. This is a tip I picked up from a tree nursery man and I do it with all hedge plants that we plant at work now.

Gorse would make an impenetrable hedge!

Ivor