What hedge plant?

Does that compromise how much flower you get @Sheal?

 

I had a quick look at the ashridgetrees co uk and tried to sus out how much it might cost for the materials for this.... around £150..... if i'm looking at the right things. That seems very reasonable for a 25m long hedge. It's a good day up with us today so I'll keep my eye out for hedges to get some snaps of to show you what I like the look of as well as what is growing around the local area.

I'm delighted with how much response you get on this site! Such good info as well and not the usual torrent of cheek that doesn't help you at all. lol

 

We do that too ... you must have caught us on an off day

 

I thought it a useful academic exercise so I have added an article to my blog on "What does it cost to plant a new hedge"
http://kgarden.wordpress.com/2014/07/22/what-does-it-cost-to-plant-a-new-hedge/

I make it:

Price of plant e.g. £1.18
Rootgrow + £0.11
Number per Metre x e.g. 3
Plant cost per metre = e.g. £3.87
Mypex per Metre + £0.40
Leaky hose per Metre + £0.65
Number of Metres x e.g. 25
Total cost = e.g. £123.00

Here’s a formula that you can bung into Google, alter the figures as appropriate:

((( 1.18 + 0.11 ) x 3 ) + 0.40 + 0.65 ) x 25 =

 

Thats some pretty good info Kristen, very helpful! I've got a couple of pictures of local hedges today;




I prefer the first one. Can anyone tell me what it is?

 

Looks like Privet to me.

My guess is that the second one is Lonicera nitida - which gives a hedge like a sort of bigger form of Box - it can be clipped nice and tight. Privet is quite good for that too, but it will need cutting several times a year if you want to keep it "tight"

 

Ha, that sounds about right then. I'll prepare some gardening type insults for response when the cheek starts.

Is it a particular type of privet I should be looking for as I had a quick search and there seems to be a couple of different types of Privet..... not quite sure what the differences are.

 

Probably "green" or "golden" ... green forms are normally faster growing than yellow / red leaved counterparts.

 

Kristen said....."Looks like Privet to me.
My guess is that the second one is Lonicera nitida -"

Pics posted by P23unk on Tuesday 22nd July of 2 hedges.
Both the hedges are Ligustrum sp...Privet.
Sorry 2nd is not Lonicera nitida.
One has been clipped into neater shape than the other.

Lonicera nitida has very small neat leaves.

http://www.aphotoflora.com/images/c...itida_wilsons_honeysuckle_leaves_05-12-04.jpg

http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/loni4.htm

 

That's brilliant, thank you every one for the info. I know what hedge plants I want now - Privet. I know how to plant them and how many to plant. All I need to do now is wait for the best time to plant them I think. I'm not looking forward to digging that length of trench though.