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  • Planting ideas for a wildlife border please

    Morning, i'm after a bit of help with a new border i am planning in my front garden. My partner has bought me two holly bushes 'blue prince & blue princess' and i have a honysuckle to plant in the middle. the border in question is about 4ft deep & about 10ft wide. my plan is to have a holly bush at each end and to plant the honysuckle in the middle of the border to cover the fence. would i better off buying another honeysuckle to ensure more coverage?. my partner is building me a wildlife hotel to put there so i'm really after some further wildlife planting ideas. also could anyone recomend a suitible tree to support wildlife which i would like to place in a seperate area in the front which would need to be fairly compact. Many thanks in advance.

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    You need to look up your variety of honeysuckle and see how far apart they are planted: you can then decide if you have enough space for more.
    Ditto the hollies.

    Rowan is a good small berry-producing tree
    All gardeners know better than other gardeners." -- Chinese Proverb.

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      Holly,though slow growing,is a very hungry and eventually dominating plant.In a border the size you mention it will be a short holly hedge in a few years,nothing will grow under it as it shuts out all the light.I love holly,but it's well away from everything else.

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