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Fast growing hedge for clay soils

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CarobyBlobs · 02/01/2025 13:38

My neighbour is currently in the process of destroying the very well established hedge at the end of my garden which gives us a lot of privacy and blocks out road noise. Up to them it’s their hedge - but I would like to replace it. My ideal hedge would be:

fast growing
wide leaves for noise cancelling
pet friendly
wildlife friendly
suitable for heavy clay, sometimes waterlogged soil

That bit of garden is not waterlogged now but they’ve also removed a huge tree and are concreting the land so I suspect my marshy garden is about to get a lot wetter. I was going to go for red robin but it’s not really wildlife friendly so I wondered what else I should consider. Things I like like holly are far too slow growing.

also the best place to buy mature plants as cheap as possible would be good. I’m also open to a variety of plants to put in together as long as they meet the requirements.

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MereDintofPandiculation · 28/01/2025 09:43

Please, whatever you choose, do check first that it is happy in coastal conditions. It would be a nuisance to plant a whole hedge then find it didn’t thrive

MereDintofPandiculation · 29/01/2025 09:49

Also, remember there’s nothing that grows to hedge height and then stops. If you need fast growing, you need to resign yourself to cutting 3 times a year

lcakethereforeIam · 30/01/2025 13:54

Berberis; fragrant flowers, berries, evergreen varieties available although spiny. Not sure though if it would thrive in very damp soil although, I believe, it does okay in clay.

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