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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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 Posted - Sep 29 2007 : 01:34:05 AM
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I am about to attempt to grow a hedgerow all around my front yard. I want to do something that incorporates native plants and still has a wild cottage garden feel...rugosa roses, service berry, hawthorn etc.
I want it to be wildlife friendly and provide food and shelter for wintering birds. I have seen some beautiful hedgerows in photos and I was wondering if anyone else has grown one? I'm asking for shrub and small tree suggestions...I can always look up the viability of growing anything in my area on line. I *think* I am in zone 5
Mostly I am doing it to give my poor little wild garden some shelter from the hot dry winds of summer, but there is kind of a secret garden feel to it all. A small haven of privacy to enjoy the seasons in. Gentle winding pathways between the beds bordered by wild roses.
I have mostly lived in wetter climates so this is a challenge to see what I can do with my new environment. I'm excited, we are starting on it tomorrow if the weather isn't too awful. I don't know, there is just something old world old fashioned romantic about hedgerows of flowering shrubs enclosing a garden.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
6948 Posts
Tina
sunshine state
FL
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2007 : 2:34:09 PM
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there is a very fast growing tree that can be trimmed into any shape practically...I left mine to grow into trees though... and boy did they grow fast...the trees are called "wax myrtle"
you can trim them into hedges or even into topiary shapes also.
I bought waist high trees about 3 yrs ago, and planted them around the edges of my backyard..my trees are now about 15 ft. tall and filled out, giving me lots of privacy and a "secret garden" feel /country feel to my city backyard.
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Annika
True Blue Farmgirl
5602 Posts
Annika
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2007 : 7:20:37 PM
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Thank you Tina! I spent part of the day going to end of the season plant sales at various local farms and nurseries... It's a good thing I'm not rolling in money LOL.
I think I picked up about $500 worth of plants for around $150. I've been saving for this all summer. I hope it doesn't snow until I get the shrubs, trees and perennials in the ground.
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Tina Michelle
True Blue Farmgirl
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Tina
sunshine state
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USA
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Alee
True Blue Farmgirl
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Alee
Worland
Wy
USA
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Posted - Sep 29 2007 : 9:13:47 PM
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Annika-
My neighbor has a plant that he calls "Northwest Bamboo" I am not sure what it really is, but it grows FAST! In the spring we can dig you some if you like!
Alee
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