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kopend | 14:10 Mon 26th Jan 2015 | Animals & Nature
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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 ?

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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.
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
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fixing the fence would be the straight forward option


i think she wants bushes as they look nicer

Berberis
// a quick solution is anti-climb paint//
Beware, a householder was convicted of criminal damage when a youth got some on his clothing.
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.
Roses or Holly .
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.
Budleia bushes grow extremely quickly and keep on growing ! I think this would be ideal, particularly as they attract butterflies and bees too.
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.

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