Hedging:

 

Species:

       80-90%

Crateagus monogyna (hawthorn)

Malus sylvestris (crab apple)

Rhamnus cathartica (Common buckthorn)

       10-20%

Acer campestre (field maple)

Corylus avvelana (hazel)

Euonymus europaeus (spindle)

Ligustrum vulgare (native wild privet)

Viburnum lantana (wayfaring tree)

Viburnum opulus (guelder rose)

 

For winter foliage:

 

Fagus sylvatica (beech)

Ilex aquifolium (holly, 1 male per 6 fem.)

 

Care:

 

2 yr seedlings. Planted in double row for extra density, planted at 30cm spacing (5 plants per metre), 30cm from surrounding fences. Water in and mulch. Water during first year. Underplant with woodland bulbs and flowers.

 

Maintenance:

Cut back half every year to leave cover. Aiming for minimum height 1.6m. After 10 years, lay or coppice.

 

Climbers through hedge

 

Lonicera periclymenum (honeysuckle)

Clematis vitalba (old man’s beard, traveller’s joy)

Solanum dulcamara (bittersweet)

 

Key:

a= annual, b=biennial, r=rhizome or bulb, p=perennial.