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Talkback: How to grow hawthorn from seed

by douglangston

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24/11/2011 15:29:57

by douglangston

Roses

Afternoon All! I've got some briar rose seeds which i was hoping to grow on and have rambling through my hawthorn.... however I've never grown any roses from seed, any advise would be welcome. Thanks in advance by Moonlit Hare

24/03/2013 17:57:46

by Moonlit Hare

Talkback: Hawthorn

I do ? The flowering of Hawthorn always signals the start of summer to me, I love the sight of the hedges like blowsy brides kicking thier skirts up. It never faisl to cheer me up. I always wind the windows down on my car to inhale the smell, even by Carole

02/07/2012 21:11:08

by quercus_rubur

Suggestions of plants for a hedge

their autumnal brown leaves if pruned before the end of July. Hawthorns are also fast growing but are thorny - good for deterring unwanted visitors and protecting birds. It plays host to lots of insects and has spring flowers for nectar and then fruits for birds by nancyg

07/03/2013 21:01:51

by nancyg

North West corner of garden

Hi everyone At the bottom of our garden we have Elder and Hawthorn trees which give some screening from the houses beyond. The north west corner is very bare and is screaming out for a large shrub to fill the space and complete the screening. Our by Josephine3

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22/03/2012 23:21:34

by jeffd

buddjlea

hawthorn and cotoneaster, both of which will grow in part shade. by lynne24

07/11/2012 21:21:24

by Busy-Lizzie

laurel

to grow 'bushy', take out the top third every year, autumn or spring. Spacing and how far from the fence, I wouldn't worry too much as they will quickly grow to fill whatever gap you plant them at. Regards to the birds using, better off with hawthorn by lynne24

23/02/2013 13:15:32

by lynne24

Shredding my rhododendrons for mulch

Hi, Im new to the forum but hope someone could advice me on the merits of shredding my rhodedendron branches. I aquired a shredder last year and have used it for shredding fruit tree prunings and part of a hawthorn hedge that had to be removed (the by Julie Forshaw

05/04/2013 09:23:51

by Julie Forshaw

Talkback: Small trees as hedging plants

how. can anyone help? Thanks. I have found it impossible to grow hawthorne/blackthorne in may garden via cuttings though they both grow in the wild abu.dantly nearby. Is there any means of creating a h/b hedge other than by berries, peat and sand by sandie

28/11/2011 18:40:46

by Lila Das Gupta

Best large/wide hedges

? Hawthorn. Plant as single stemmed, bare rooted whips in autumn in well prepared holes or a trench. Prune back to about a foot high and leave to grow a good root system over winter. It will put on 5 to 6 feet during the next growing season. Cut back by RianDixon

17/04/2012 21:43:29

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