Wildlife Hedges and Trees (desperately needed)

[nightshade]

'Tis the time to do something positive in the garden,the pressure on wildlife
is increasing with the carte-blanche to developers to seize and build on some of the larger gardens in our towns and cities every bush and tree planted will
count in increasing the scope of our urban jigsaw to support our refugee wildlife
Bare-root native hedging,trees are the cheapest way of doing this and can even be grown in a container by the front door?

[tufftie]

Even the front garden type hedges are getting pulled up to make way for tarmaced parking bays round here.

[C C]

Originally Posted by tufftie

Even the front garden type hedges are getting pulled up to make way for tarmaced parking bays round here.

They are being ripped out by the local authority around me. And replacing them with silly little walls with railings on top.


My parents neighbours ripped their hedges down, because they could not be bothered to maintain them. It is now just chainlink, but the dividing half i relplanted and the neighbours were not happy.

[C C]

Originally Posted by nightshade

'Tis the time to do something positive in the garden,the pressure on wildlife
is increasing with the carte-blanche to developers to seize and build on some of the larger gardens in our towns and cities every bush and tree planted will
count in increasing the scope of our urban jigsaw to support our refugee wildlife
Bare-root native hedging,trees are the cheapest way of doing this and can even be grown in a container by the front door?

I agree Nightshade.

I always try to get my customers to plant an Hedge instead of Fencing/Wall. If they are Natives i don't usually charge them for the Trees, gives them a bit of an insentive to go with an Hedge. I have still got a load of Beach Trees that i had donated to me from Silent Valley. I think they make a great hedge, but no one likes them around here.

[Stomperone]

My Back Garden backs on to a Devon hedge and the neighbours on the opposite side of the hedge cut 3/4 of the trees down including a large sycamore tree, hazel, holly and a small oak...

The hedge is now a mess and I am doing my best to replace the trees but it will be 20-30 yrs before they get to the stage they were at before the butcher attacked it..

In Case you are interested, the people i am buying the hedging from are the cheapest i have found their website is Perrie Hale Forest Nursery they do a hedge pack at a very reasonable price.

[ron1863]

I agree that hedges in towns and cities are disappearing but in the countryside many farmers are replanting hedges that were removed and replaced with wire fencing years ago.

[The Woodman]

CC - are your Beach trees salt water tolerant?

[tawnyman]

I'm putting in a small hedge at the end of my garden. Bare-rooted plants are very cheap to buy, so it's not costing much. I've gone for a mix of beech and hornbeam, which both keep their dead leaves in the winter (bit of cover for roosting birds) and guelder rose for food. Don't know why I didn't do it years ago!

[C C]

Originally Posted by The Woodman

CC - are your Beach trees salt water tolerant?

I doubt these would be. Beach dislikes salty, as you most likely know. These have got great provenance, they are from one of the most Westerly and highest Natural Beach woods in Britain.

There is a type of Cornish hedge near Pen-y-fan pond, it has lost some of its topping of Beach to vandals. I was thinking of using them up on there.


Regards Christian.

[Susie]

I agree with your sentiments, Nightshade. I am trying to do my bit to plant hedging too.