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for yews. much more class than leylandi, easier to shape slower growing and birds like it.

how it goes - no point letting it waste energy growing where you don't want it. If mine dies, I'm planning an 8ft close-picket fence and pyracantha. Yew's too slow, laurel too big, escallonia too leggy, privet too... yuck. What really puts me off

H, look at what grows well in nearby gardens. If camellias and rhododendrons thrive, the soil is acidic, while flowering cherries, yew and clematis prefer alkaline soils, such as those on chalk.Testing your soil is quick and easy - simple pH testing kits

(if it is a windy site) or give you some instant privacy. I am afraid I have no experience with cedar but my neighbour has planted a yew hedge which is very thick and beautiful. He let it grow until it reahed the desired height before trimming the top

. Personally I'd get a water cannon or the jaggiest holly or firethorn you can  get hold of! Yew is good and is easy to clip to required shape as it grows, and if it gets out of hand for any reason you can recover things easily. Conifers are not good generally

the Garden moved there in 2005.  One long one will be the backdrop to the new native meadow.  As you say Emma a yew hedge is a great backdrop. Hello Happymarion, I'm so glad you allowed your scots pine seedling to grow. A mature scots pine with its red bark

concealed. The tricky bit is that anything I plant has to fit in with the surrounding landscape. If you look around, most native woodland is a bit short of evergreen—there might be some ivy climbing up a tree or the occasional yew.  If you suddenly start

, though they will grow in fairly neutral soil too, so need a fertiliser suitable for acid-lovers. Dono't fertilise too much, though ,or you'll stimulate too much growth.   Taxus....yew. This will regrow from old wood. Taxus Standishii is a beauty. Taxus

in autumn.    In the evergreen ranges, yew is good and can be clipped very neatly but it's very dark green and the clippings and fruits are poisonous so not a good idea if you have small children around.    Other conifers will grow rapidly but can easily run

garden (not particularly interested in growing produce as yet) and want to find out the best plants that will not harm my cats. I have done a lot of research online trying to find out which plants are toxic and which are non-toxic to cats and I have found