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Alternative to Box Hedge

Posted by Alistair on Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

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  1. Anne Targontsidison 29 Nov 2009 at 6:34 pm 1

    Hello
    Was very interested to come across your site.I was searching for alternatives to box as some box hedging i recently planted was ravaged by blight this year. I ,like yourself am going to remove it and was looking for a good alternative you have persuaded me to plant yew instead of ilex crenata- I think it will establish a bit quicker and I am going to keep it around the 14 inches.
    Regards
    Anne Targontsidis
    Alistair says
    Good luck with the Yew. Plants may look a bit straggly for a while, but will soon firm up with gentle pruning.

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