Re: critters > fence ideas

True- but they are the nastiest thing to touch- it burns!!!!!  Ouch!

Theresa

Judy Browning wrote:
Oh jim you have a wicked sense of humor. If you don't know what they are, nettles don't look dangerous at all. Kind of like a tall mint. 
----- Original Message ----- From: "james singer" <islandjim1@verizon.net>
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Subject: Re: [CHAT]critters > fence ideas
Aren't stinging nettles shade plants? I remember as a kid hooking up with some in Cranboork [BC]. 

On Jun 23, 2007, at 1:08 PM, Kitty wrote:
The orange requires full sun. The mahonia, M bealei, is full sun to light shade. The Eleutherococcus I mentioned has thorns and takes part to full shade and I have an opportunity for several so I might create a hedge in front of the the privacy fence. If you're not familiar with it: 
http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/Plant.asp?code=A950

Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Maria" <marolsh@verizon.net>
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How about Poncirus trifoliata, Japanese Bitter Orange? Ornamental and vicious. <g> 

Maria



If leatherleaf mahonia will grow there, that is the sharpest, pickiest
stuff. I planted one between me and the imbeciles next door to stop the 
foot traffic.


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Southwest Florida
27.1 N, 82.4 W
Hardiness Zone 10
Heat Zone 10
Sunset Zone 25
Minimum 30 F [-1 C]
Maximum 100 F [38 C]

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