The plantings must be able to survive a SW Ontario winter.
2007-02-05 07:54:16 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
All the others mentioned would work well. I'd also suggest looking at leylandi cypress, which has both all-green and gold-tipped varieties. It grows very quickly (house-tall in just a few years) and can be either trimmed to make a hedge or left to make a feathery border (though that takes more space).
2007-02-05 08:52:26 · answer #1 · answered by will_o_the_west 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ok you said "interesting"...
Here are a some suggestions for a hedge pruned or not pruned:
Russian Olive (Elaeagnus angustifolia) - very cool looking gray-green leaves and the birds love the fruit - not that messy. Highly aromatic, creamy yellow flowers appear in June and July.
Canadian Hemlock (Tsuga canadensis) - awesome tree that takes heavy shearing that you can form into a hedge.
Cotoneasters (many species) - cool looking small leaves and makes an easily managed hedge - beautiful berries.
I hope this helps.
2007-02-05 09:10:33 · answer #2 · answered by Gardening Guy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out "thuja". The catalog I use is wayside gardes. they are very fast growing so they would make an excellent privacy hedge in no time. they are also deer resistant, can tolerate heavy snow loads, and are hardy to -15 degrees F. About $29.00for a one gallon size tree.
2007-02-05 08:11:28 · answer #3 · answered by m_h 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We use "red tips" here, but I don't know if they work in your climate.
2007-02-05 08:01:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
siberian elm grows fast, can be topiaried or just left to grow and you cant kill it
2007-02-05 07:58:03 · answer #5 · answered by drezdogge 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋