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Posted by Country Gardener Reblogged by Old Roses to boxwood, hedge on 2008-08-18, 06:23:08

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While we have our pruners out this spring, it's a good time to take a look at those shrubs we planted to give ourselves some privacy. Personally, I like...

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While we have our pruners out this spring, it's a good time to take a look at those shrubs we planted to give ourselves some privacy. Personally, I like...

reBlogged to hedge on May 4, 2008, 9:01PM

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Over the past few weeks I have been on a project that involved boxwoods - moving them, relocating them to a holding bed and replanting some for a formal,historic garden. We thought we were home free (ish) - all of them seem to be surviving. The last Friday I went down and -eek - one had red leaves on it. This is not good. The next one had gooey gunk on the internal stems. I took some samples and took them into the Extention office where we found the the gunk was a soft scab thing that looks really interesting under the microscope Not tough the address and treat. . . .

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Posted by katy Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2007-05-16, 18:41:00

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Ahhhh, the “common privet” or as plant aficionado’s everywhere like to say LIGUSTRUM vulgare:

[LIGUSTRUM vulgare]

[photo: Washington State University]

Here’s another shot, possible the best one I’ve ever seen of the berries, actually the image above is the best one of a hedge I’ve ever seen. To tell the truth I am staring(fixated) on that image, and have lost my train of thought, that hedge actually looks decent, anyway . . .

reBlogged to hedge on May 9, 2007, 10:39AM

Posted by Rick Anderson Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2007-05-10, 17:24:54

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While we have our pruners out this spring, it's a good time to take a look at those shrubs we planted to give ourselves some privacy. Personally, I like...

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2007-05-07, 17:04:03

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You've recently bought some boxwood or other shrubs, and you're wondering how to trim them into hedges? Trimming hedges is fairly easy, if you start when they're young and set...

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2007-05-06, 15:49:21

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Yesterday was Anzac Day, a midweek public holiday and a chance to catch up on some much needed rest - I've been fighting a flu since Sunday.

Apart from sleeping in and taking my time to get my act together, it was an opportune occasion to head into the garden. The big project of the day was removing our damaged hedge. Our goal was to also get down to Margaret River's Lavender Farm and look for a new variety to hedge our garden - but we ran out of time and will hopefully get there on the weekend instead. . .

reBlogged to hedge on Apr 25, 2007, 7:08PM

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2007-04-26, 23:51:39

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This Yew hedge is 100 feet long, 9 feet high and 12 feet wide. A freight train and taxus, and with two driveways passing through it, it was becoming a risky venture. So after nearly a hundred years of growth, this weekend, my brother Bruce, his son Taylor and Joe and I, removed it, in prep for a new fence which will hopefully go in this summer. . . .

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Posted by Matt Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2007-04-17, 23:49:10

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Approaching my front door with the mail in hand, a delicious light, yet sweet, scent caught my attention. I turned my head to look for its origin when I realized it was right there, the sweet box or Sarcococca confusa. It's been here several years, but I think this is the first time I've noticed mine exuding that legendary fragrance.



Some years ago, living in the Seattle-ish area (King County is very large), we lived for a time where there was a hedge of sweet box and I loved it. It wasn't until we moved back here to Virginia and then until I redid the front door bed that I was able to find a place for sweet box. . . .

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Posted by Gotta Garden Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2007-03-14, 16:50:34

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Everyone knows about the privacy fences and traditional hedges used to gain privacy in the yard. But Steve Jones offers some thoughts on a more creative way to shield yourself...

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Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2006-08-02, 23:13:42

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My plan is to get about 10 or so of the little box hedges and make a circle around the iris and gladiolus garden-for this year. I'd so love to knock down the useless grape arbor you see in the background that is covered now mostly with wild, sticky roses. Phase two would to make a 'figure 8' with the crop circle garden. It must be my English heritage coming to the surface as I love the neat look of the hedges surrounding the florals. Something like this:

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Posted by Dianne Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2006-07-02, 10:53:17

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Posted by JLB Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2006-06-15, 23:11:10

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I've plenty of box wood hedges in my front and in my back yard mostly with ivy growing underneath and I've spend 3 days to cut them all with sheep scissors *phew*

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Posted by Carol Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2006-06-07, 22:54:29

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This hedge reminds me of an Oreo Cookie! Two jasmine plants with Bougainvillea as the creamy center!

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Posted by California Gardener in Zone 23 Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2006-06-05, 12:13:32

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Hedge, my long meadow grass, and fir tree (Neighbours have trimmed it back so badly on their side.He has taken a foot off.Oh my gawd!!!!Its about eight feet high at our end of the hedge) 

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Posted by snappy Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2006-05-27, 23:03:17

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Boxwood Hedge

Posted by Reblogged by Old Roses to hedge on 2006-04-10, 09:58:44

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