North facing garden.

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  1. TH

    TH Apprentice Gardener

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    Can anyone recommend any shrubs that will survive this garden and the chickens?

    Thank you.
     
  2. Sarraceniac

    Sarraceniac Gardener

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    Hi TH welcome to GC. I can recommend shrubs for north facing but not anti-chicken ones. I think that is impossible with the appetites those critters have.
     
  3. Dave W

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    I'm tempted to say something along the lines of onions and a sage bush, but I won't :D

    Rhododenrons will cope with shade - we had a few growing right next to a 6 to 7 foot north facing wall and they did quite well.
     
  4. Helofadigger

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    Why Dave I was just thinking along the same lines! :D Hel.xxx.
     
  5. shiney

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    Can't help with what to plant but years ago we kept chickens and Mrs shiney trained them not to go on certain parts of the garden [​IMG] but I don't know how :( . She even trained them to follow commands e.g 'roll over and play dead', 'stop', 'up' (they lifted their wings so she could put her hands underneath and pick them up :eek: ) etc. Needless to say, they didn't take a blind bit of notice of anything I said [​IMG]

    Good luck :D
     
  6. Sarraceniac

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    Originally posted by Shiney:

    Of course, being married, you were quite used to that. :D :D
     
  7. shiney

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    Kandy Will be glad to see the sun again soon.....

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    Shiney sounds like Mrs Shiney has got you well are trained then.Roll over and play dead,'stop' 'up' and I bet you only go onto the parts of the garden she has trained you to go onto,ie the lawns with your lawn mower [​IMG] :D
     
  9. Helofadigger

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    Kandy I would just like to add another command to your list 'Pay up' a brilliant command I must say! :D Hel.xxx.
     
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    Thats interesting, I'd love to have seen how your wife did that shiney. Train the chicks I mean [​IMG]
     
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    Shiney, that brings a whole new meaning to being hen pecked. :D [​IMG]
     
  13. THE MASTER

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    wot ya wonna do is grow sunflowrs
    the chickenks will grow with them
    8 foot tall chickens .
    [​IMG] :D
     
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