Re: Hedges
- Subject: Re: Hedges
- From: d* f* <d*@yahoo.com>
- Date: Fri, 11 May 2007 10:13:36 -0700 (PDT)
More info please, what size,formal clipped or
informal, bees/no bees, evergreen/deciduous or
flowering, how drought tolerant, sun/shade exposure,
etc. Sunset Western Garden Book Encyclopedia has an
extensive hedge list that is a good starting point.
--- Laura Cooper <coopertaggart@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Depends of course on the height and kind of hedge
> you want---all one
> thing clipped, or looser but still a visual
> perimeter and barrier. I
> am more inland (NE Los Angeles) but these are things
> I like, that I
> believe could work on the coast as well.
>
> Olea 'Little Ollie' (dwarf olive)
> Pittosporum 'Silver Sheen' (can be loose or
> clipped-truly a wonderful
> and versatile landscaping plant )
> Adenanthos (wooly bush)
> dwarf citrus, esp. kumquat
> pomegranate (deciduous but twiggy enough to still be
> a barrier).
> Nandina
>
>
> I have some big old pomegranates that if wedded to
> each other by some
> dwarf citrus would make a fine hedge--at least
> that's my plan! The
> deciduous augmented by the evergreen, both with nice
> fruit.
>
> Best of luck-
> Laura
>
> PS I am very interested to see other
> recommendations!
>
> On May 10, 2007, at 7:43 AM, M. Landers wrote:
>
> > Could anyone recommend some good coastal
> Mediterranean hedge plants?
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > ~M. Landers
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