Re: Centre piece suggestion please

Stewart Robert Hinsley wrote:
> In message <449do4F121dpU2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Broadback
> <wen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes
>> Any ideas as to what to place in the middle of a 12 foot diameter
>> round bed. It needs to be rabbit resistant, I would like a bit of a
>> wow factor and interest all year round. The bed is in full sun.
>
> I don't know about the rabbit resistance, but you could consider a
> coppiced Paulownia. Of course that doesn't give you any winter
> interest.

An arbutus, perhaps? A very interesting tree which can get more
"architectural" with age, and not many of the neighbours will have one!
Reading University had a nice one, sheltered, IIRC, only slightly from
the north.

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Mike.


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