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shrubs for boundary

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  • 10-05-2009 10:08pm
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    angeldaisy
    Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 2,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    can anyone help, I'm looking for shrubs to put down in a border next to a fence in order to stop a dog getting through.

    I only need something small max 2ft high and that wont spread like mad.

    Any ideas??


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    old boy
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    chicken wire, then you can plant what you like, a few types of clematis will hide it, just make sure that they are not vigirous.


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    The Sweeper
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    You want something thorny that stays small. If you're willing to do a lot of pruning, you have lots of options - you'll just have to keep them hacked back. If you want something low maintenance, you'll have some trouble achieving dog-proof density or thorniness in just two feet of height. (Must be a v. small dog?!)

    Rose bushes would be an option - carpet roses don't get huge, but as with all roses they DO benefit from being cut back once a year, which will interfere with your efforts at creating a barrier.

    Otherwise you could just use chickenwire and then plant a box hedge to hide it...


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