Hedging.......???

[Stuart]

Guys

I have a bit of garden/land that I need to hedge. I'm impatient so I wanted to buy established plants rather than waiting twenty years for the buggers to grow to 2 or 3 metres, so I was going to buy ones that were 1.5m or thereabouts.

My questions are numerous

1) This is being done to cover up a bit of an eye sore next door, so it needs to be dense. Any recommendations?

2) I need a fair quantity as the initial area I want to plant covers about 80m. I reckon I'll need around 200-250 'plants'. Any recommended places to buy?

3) Is this totally the wrong time of year for this?

Thanks

I have had a browse online but, as always, prefer to pick the brains of you guys first before parting with cash.

[Rob S]

Er Stu, don't know how to break this to you but our mum works in a nursery!!
Give her a nudge, she'd be thrilled to help (She'll probably cook for you too!)

[Stuart]

Er Rob, don't know how to break this to you, but our Mum doesn't use the forum

I will be speaking to Mother later on anyway.........cooking sounds good

[RX7]

our mum works in a nursery!!

Is child labour legal in this country ?!!!!?

[woody]

Just ask my dad and he says beech would be a good choice, once established it grows fast and the leaves stay on all year round, you do have to be careful about cutting it though as if you do it wrong then it will stop growing.
Leylandii is also popular and grows very quickly but under the anti social act if your neigbours complain the local authorities can inssit you cut it back to a max of 2m high.

[Stuart]

My only neighbour, and even he's a fair way off, couldn't give a toss but I take your point. Leylandii..............been offered 250 of them between 1200mm and 1500mm for less than

[Bladerider]

Laurel would be my choice,

MUCH nicer on the eye than Leylandii and not that much slower growing, keeps its leaves all year, and critically doesnt mind if you chop it back a bit too harshly as it will regrow which Leylandii and other coniferous hedging will not do - basically they are only green and live on the tips of their branches, so if you cut into the face too much or have let it grow out too far then you can never trim back otherwise you are left with a brown leafless spot of just twigs !!

Hope that helps,

If your mum cant help then a pal of mine is a commercial landscaper and can probably get you a good price on them.

J.

[Safety_James]

I had a similar problem earlier this year, i have a stretch about 15m around the front of the house i wanted hedged off but couldn't be bothered to wait for something to grow.

Ideally wanted a brick wall, but at

[Stuart]

Do you have that guys details Mr Spicer?

Thanks for the input chaps