Re: A hedge by the sea
What an interesting problem Allesandra has presented the group with! I
have a couple of questions and a comment. First of all, why does the
archeological agency require the contractor to plant the hedge? Is it to
protect the site from people? From animals? Is it to protect people from
harming themselves with the artifacts? Are they interpreting the site for
the public at all? Is there any educational program planned? Must there
be room for interpretive signs among the plants of the hedge? All of these
factors can contribute to plant selection.
As a comment, I'd like to second Trevor's recommendation for an multi-plant
"semi-wild" hedge rather than a formal single species hedge. To me, a more
natural looking plant grouping would fit an archeological site best,
especially if there is any interpretive or educational component to it.
Alessandra, perhaps you could suggest to the archeologist that the most
appropriate plants to use are those that were (or that resemble) plant
groupings that had been on that site originally and gently explain how easy
that is to do.
Nan
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Nan Sterman
San Diego County California
Sunset zone 24, USDA hardiness zone 10b or 11
