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Red Robin Hedge

  • 09-04-2015 12:10pm
    #1
    briancarr82
    Registered Users Posts: 313 ✭✭


    Hi All,

    Looking to plant a red robin hedge along the picket fence at the front of my house. Would be a right angled hedge about 20ft by 20 ft. I was reading that they should be planted about 2 feet apart. B and Q had potted red robins, about 2 feet high for a tenner each but obviously if i need 20 of them this would be rather expensive. Anyone know any good nusery's in the midlands?

    Also is it ok to plant this time of year or am i too late?

    Cheers


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  • #2
    renandstimpy
    Registered Users Posts: 439 ✭✭renandstimpy


    briancarr82 wrote:
    Looking to plant a red robin hedge along the picket fence at the front of my house. Would be a right angled hedge about 20ft by 20 ft. I was reading that they should be planted about 2 feet apart. B and Q had potted red robins, about 2 feet high for a tenner each but obviously if i need 20 of them this would be rather expensive. Anyone know any good nusery's in the midlands?


    ww.gardens4you.ie have 5 red robin plants for €15 .. got 50 myself a few weeks ago and have them planted ..it was a lot wetter then though ... I'm keeping then we'll watered this weather


  • #3
    Sonnenblumen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,834 ✭✭✭Sonnenblumen


    Unless you're in a mad rush, Red Robins are quite vigorous and fast growing, why not plant 2 L plants ( cost c € 3.00 - 4.00 ea) every 0.6m and they will double + in size every year.

    Important to trim regularly to keep dense, otherwise plants have a tendency to open out and conspicuous and unsightly gaps are inevitable.

    IMO a better option would be Viburnum Tinus!


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