| Re: Hedging to encourage wildlife
Spindle normally grows on chalk but I've seen a few good ones that were planted that were on neutral soils so I'd still give it a go unless you're on very acid soil.
I've got Loniceras growing through my boundary shrubs along with other climbers + wouldn't be without it- wonderful fragrance, attractive flowers/berries not to mention attractive to various pollinating moths.
A disadvantage of Blackthorn is that it suckers profusely which may be a problem, otherwise good native shrub. |