Hawthorns for my garden.

[dean young]

The hedge that you're about to put in will be very grateful of the conditioning of you're soil.These hedging plants are very long lived so the better the soil,the happier the plants.I put lots of organic matter and rotted horse manure in my soil fours years ago and my hedge looks very well on it.I had those awful evergreen things,i think they're called Leylandii,and they left my soil in a right state.(Very acidic!!) Good luck with it!! Can't beat going native in my opinion.But thats just me!!

[Cotham Marble]

Originally Posted by dean young

I had those awful evergreen things,i think they're called Leylandii,and they left my soil in a right state.(Very acidic!!)

Although the shed fine needles/fronds of conifers can produce an acidic layer in the top parts of a soil there is no specific 'acidification' process produced by the plant as a whole and so long as the soil is reasonably well drained, simply digging it over will allow the affected area to reach the backgroung ph in a fairly short time. Including organic material into the planting area is useful for moisture regulation and will support growth in the first couple of years and help the plants get through any drought periods with limited stress.

CM

[artdemole]

Any one interested in Hedging then Aldi on Sunday 13th November are selling Plants at £3.99 per pack of 10...CHOOSE BETWEEN-Acer-Hornbeam-Hazel-Cornus alba-Blackthorn-Hawthorn-Rose and Beech...Part of Their Special Buys...