Bush

[kopend]

what is the best type of bush to grow at the end of a garden

my g/f house backs onto a school and the fance isnt too clever


so its to help stopping the kids getting in

someone suggested a red robin bush ?

[VHG]

Trouble is whatever you plant now is not going to be big enough to stop them for a couple of years.

Plus you will probably need more than one bush, depending on the size of area to be blocked off.

Why not get the fence fixed.

Berberis is a good plant to stop people getting in your garden because it has thorns.

[Ellipsis]

The best bush would be something like Pyracantha or hawthorn

http://www.crocus.co.uk/search/_/search.Pyracantha/sort.0/
http://www.crocus.co.uk/plants/_/crataegus-monogyna/classid.1044/

We have a row of pyracantha bushes at the bottom of our garden. You can train them up a fence. Get two or three bushes with different colour berries and you get a great display in Autumn. It's also great for wildlife.

Hawthorn is similar but makes a better bush/hedge, i.e. you don't need the fence to train it up.

A quick solution is anti-climb paint:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-climb_paint

[kopend]

fixing the fence would be the straight forward option


i think she wants bushes as they look nicer

[dannyk13]

Berberis

[dannyk13]

// a quick solution is anti-climb paint//
Beware, a householder was convicted of criminal damage when a youth got some on his clothing.

[dannyk13]

http://lucianne.com/thread/?artnum=816985

[woofgang]

If she fixes the fence, she will have more choice of bushes. If she grows something thorny and it grows through or over the fence onto the school area and a child gets injured, she could be responsible.

[andres]

Roses or Holly .

[Chipchopper]

Pyracantha or berberis, would be my choice, if the area is fairly sunny and will make a good impenetrable barrier in a short space of time.

If however the site is on the shady side, I think a holly hedge would be more suited.

[chaptazbru2]

Budleia bushes grow extremely quickly and keep on growing ! I think this would be ideal, particularly as they attract butterflies and bees too.

[S_Clarke33]

My mum used to like her Buddleia bushes they attract butterflies in the summer months.Very pretty,fence wouldn't matter too much this time.