Soft fruit hedge

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  1. clueless1

    clueless1 member... yep, that's what I am:)

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    Evening all.

    I've been thinking about how to separate my new patio from my lawn. I've kind of nearly decided to plant a small soft fruit hedge, so that the patio is almost a separate part of the garden.

    I was thinking:

    Currents (red and black)
    Blueberries
    Some sort of very compact plum trees
    Strawberries in those cascading planter thingies you can get.
    NOT Raspberries, too invasive.

    I was also thinking of chucking a Japanese maple or two in there, and/or a couple of azaleas or some other purely ornamental shrubs.

    Any thoughts on this? What about other fruit options?

    Also, I think most of the things on my list prefer acid soil. I haven't measured the pH yet, but given that its clay, not waterlogged, and been left alone for a long, long time, I suspect its about neutral. Will I have to dig a trench and fill it with ericaceous compost?
     
  2. Phil A

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    At your age Dave, I would go for a Wild Service Tree and a Medlar as well. They'll be ok on a neutral soil.
     
  3. Scrungee

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    Have you considered Cherry Plums (Myrobalan/Prunus cerasifera)? They can be used for neatly clipped hedging or grown into trees. Must take a pic next time I'm at Buckingham Tescos as they have both in the car Park there. I'm using them for an edible hedge windbreak around my poly tunnel area.
     
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