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Nicola Taylor
Apr 15, 2001, 12:51:07 PM4/15/01
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Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
plants gratefully received.
please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
plants gratefully received.
Nicki Taylor
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John Neale Baraclough
Apr 15, 2001, 2:33:16 PM4/15/01
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The message <9bcjj6$d31$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com>
from "Nicola Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
from "Nicola Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
> Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
> please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
> with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
> here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
> plants gratefully received.
I suggest you try gorse. It's evergreen, tough, sheep proof, and it
flowers. Clipped tight it makes a superb hedge; there used to be one
just at the entrance to Inverewe gardens. Please read the charter
about posting advertisements on this ng.
Janet
Peter and Ruth Thoem
Apr 15, 2001, 5:46:12 PM4/15/01
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I think this response is tongue-in-cheek.
There is a plant native to N. America, common in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Maine etc. (so it should be hardy in the Highlands of Scotland,) called Kalmia
angustifolia also called Sheep Laurel or Lamb-kill. It's a diminutive
evergreen, but has a display of bunches of beautiful pink flowers in early
summer.
It is an ericacious plant, related to rhododendrons & azaleas etc. In fact its
flowers look like miniature rhodos. It probably would do the trick in at least
one sense.
The plant may not initially be sheep resistant, but it does get its own
ultimate revenge on marauding sheep. Terminal.
Good luck.
There is a plant native to N. America, common in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick,
Maine etc. (so it should be hardy in the Highlands of Scotland,) called Kalmia
angustifolia also called Sheep Laurel or Lamb-kill. It's a diminutive
evergreen, but has a display of bunches of beautiful pink flowers in early
summer.
It is an ericacious plant, related to rhododendrons & azaleas etc. In fact its
flowers look like miniature rhodos. It probably would do the trick in at least
one sense.
The plant may not initially be sheep resistant, but it does get its own
ultimate revenge on marauding sheep. Terminal.
Good luck.
David Hill
Apr 17, 2001, 5:13:52 PM4/17/01
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Sheep???
I think that they were those woolly things that we used to see on hillside
etc,
If you still have them around then be glad you can help feed them.
I think that they were those woolly things that we used to see on hillside
etc,
If you still have them around then be glad you can help feed them.
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David Hill, Abacus Nurseries, South Wales,
www.abacus-nurseries.co.uk
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Nick Maclaren
Sep 13, 2018, 8:03:02 AM9/13/18
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In article <6a63a620-00a5-46f2...@googlegroups.com>,
that are decorative and some that are less vigorous than the wild form.
If even that fails to thrive, gorse is pretty well the only option
I can think of.
>> I suggest you try gorse. It's evergreen, tough, sheep proof, and it
>> flowers. Clipped tight it makes a superb hedge; there used to be one
>> just at the entrance to Inverewe gardens. Please read the charter
>> about posting advertisements on this ng.
Assuming that you are prepared to keep it clipped, and don't mind its
aggressive tendencies (both spines and roots) :-)
> quest, though am looking for a cascading plant to cover a very ugly
>wall which the sheep will not eat! I have had to pay 500 to fence my
>front garden because of sheep, it makes me angry, I do not see why I
>should have to pay this, the crofters who let their sheep just roam
>should pay for fencing our gardens against their marauding sheep!!
If you choose to live in an area where open grazing is traditional,
you should accept it, and not impose suburban attitudes on others.
Ivy would do for you, too.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
<blisset...@gmail.com> wrote:
>On Sunday, 15 April 2001 19:33:16 UTC+1, John Neale Baraclough wrote:
>> The message <9bcjj6$d31$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com>
>> from "Nicola Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
>>
>> > Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
>> > please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
>> > with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
>> > here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
>> > plants gratefully received.
Where you are, the simplest answer is ivy. There are plenty of ones
>On Sunday, 15 April 2001 19:33:16 UTC+1, John Neale Baraclough wrote:
>> The message <9bcjj6$d31$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com>
>> from "Nicola Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
>>
>> > Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
>> > please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
>> > with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
>> > here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
>> > plants gratefully received.
that are decorative and some that are less vigorous than the wild form.
If even that fails to thrive, gorse is pretty well the only option
I can think of.
>> I suggest you try gorse. It's evergreen, tough, sheep proof, and it
>> flowers. Clipped tight it makes a superb hedge; there used to be one
>> just at the entrance to Inverewe gardens. Please read the charter
>> about posting advertisements on this ng.
aggressive tendencies (both spines and roots) :-)
> quest, though am looking for a cascading plant to cover a very ugly
>wall which the sheep will not eat! I have had to pay 500 to fence my
>front garden because of sheep, it makes me angry, I do not see why I
>should have to pay this, the crofters who let their sheep just roam
>should pay for fencing our gardens against their marauding sheep!!
you should accept it, and not impose suburban attitudes on others.
Ivy would do for you, too.
Regards,
Nick Maclaren.
Martin Brown
Sep 13, 2018, 8:49:44 AM9/13/18
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On 13/09/2018 12:28, blisset...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Sunday, 15 April 2001 19:33:16 UTC+1, John Neale Baraclough
> wrote:
>> The message <9bcjj6$d31$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com> from "Nicola
>> Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
>>
>>> Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of
>>> Scotland, please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence
>>> (3' high), perhaps with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep
>>> wander all over the place here and eat just about everything. Any
>>> suggestions for sheep-resistant plants gratefully received.
Pyracantha or hawthorn might be up to it. Likewise berberis. But be
> On Sunday, 15 April 2001 19:33:16 UTC+1, John Neale Baraclough
> wrote:
>> The message <9bcjj6$d31$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com> from "Nicola
>> Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
>>
>>> Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of
>>> Scotland, please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence
>>> (3' high), perhaps with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep
>>> wander all over the place here and eat just about everything. Any
>>> suggestions for sheep-resistant plants gratefully received.
careful what you wish for since for sheep/goats not to eat it it needs
to be stock proof which translates to tough and very very spiny. The
cows will happily eat our brambles and holly. They are much less keen om
stuff with 1" rigid spines. I use chrome leather gloves to prune it.
Although we have a nominally stockproof fence I know for a fact that it
would not stop a suitably motivated cow. I chased an invading herd out
of the VH patio garden once and a couple cleared a 5 bar fence with no
problem at all - the others went out through the gate!
>> I suggest you try gorse. It's evergreen, tough, sheep proof, and
>> it flowers. Clipped tight it makes a superb hedge; there used to be
>> one just at the entrance to Inverewe gardens. Please read the
>> charter about posting advertisements on this ng.
>>
>> Janet
>
> quest, though am looking for a cascading plant to cover a very ugly
> wall which the sheep will not eat! I have had to pay £500 to fence
> my front garden because of sheep, it makes me angry, I do not see why
> I should have to pay this, the crofters who let their sheep just roam
> should pay for fencing our gardens against their marauding sheep!!
for - the solution may be more work and worse than the original problem.
I think you will find that the crofters were there first and you are
obliged to maintain a boundary fence to keep stock from straying onto
your property. This is especially important if you have any really toxic
plants like yew or daphnes that might kill an animal that ate it.
--
Regards,
Martin Brown
Janet
Sep 13, 2018, 11:04:09 AM9/13/18
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In article <pndmd6$15sj$2...@gioia.aioe.org>,
'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk says...
I thought her sig was priceless.
Janet
'''newspam'''@nezumi.demon.co.uk says...
>
> I think you will find that the crofters were there first and you are
> obliged to maintain a boundary fence to keep stock from straying onto
> your property. This is especially important if you have any really toxic
> plants like yew or daphnes that might kill an animal that ate it.
It's an ancient thread from 2001, come back to life.
> I think you will find that the crofters were there first and you are
> obliged to maintain a boundary fence to keep stock from straying onto
> your property. This is especially important if you have any really toxic
> plants like yew or daphnes that might kill an animal that ate it.
I thought her sig was priceless.
Janet
S Viemeister
Sep 13, 2018, 4:22:31 PM9/13/18
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On 9/13/2018 12:28 PM, blisset...@gmail.com wrote:
> quest, though am looking for a cascading plant to cover a very ugly wall which the sheep will not eat! I have had to pay £500 to fence my front garden because of sheep, it makes me angry, I do not see why I should have to pay this, the crofters who let their sheep just roam should pay for fencing our gardens against their marauding sheep!!
>
The feu charter for my property includes a requirement for fencing.
> quest, though am looking for a cascading plant to cover a very ugly wall which the sheep will not eat! I have had to pay £500 to fence my front garden because of sheep, it makes me angry, I do not see why I should have to pay this, the crofters who let their sheep just roam should pay for fencing our gardens against their marauding sheep!!
>
Perhaps yours does, too?
You can't expect to move to a common grazings area, and have everyone
else adjust to what _you_ want.
war...@hotmail.co.uk
Sep 14, 2018, 6:19:38 AM9/14/18
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On Sunday, 15 April 2001 17:51:07 UTC+1, Nicola Taylor wrote:
Jonathan
war...@hotmail.co.uk
Sep 14, 2018, 6:20:49 AM9/14/18
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On Thursday, 13 September 2018 13:03:02 UTC+1, Nick Maclaren wrote:
> In article <6a63a620-00a5-46f2...@googlegroups.com>,
> <blisset...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Sunday, 15 April 2001 19:33:16 UTC+1, John Neale Baraclough wrote:
> >> The message <9bcjj6$d31$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com>
> >> from "Nicola Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
> >>
> >> > Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
> >> > please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
> >> > with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
> >> > here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
> >> > plants gratefully received.
>
> Where you are, the simplest answer is ivy.
I have kept sheep and they love ivy. It's a good pick-me-up for them if they are a bit off colour.
> In article <6a63a620-00a5-46f2...@googlegroups.com>,
> <blisset...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >On Sunday, 15 April 2001 19:33:16 UTC+1, John Neale Baraclough wrote:
> >> The message <9bcjj6$d31$1...@neptunium.btinternet.com>
> >> from "Nicola Taylor" <nicola...@virgin.net> contains these words:
> >>
> >> > Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
> >> > please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
> >> > with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
> >> > here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
> >> > plants gratefully received.
>
> Where you are, the simplest answer is ivy.
Jonathan
Janet
Sep 14, 2018, 10:54:13 AM9/14/18
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In article <2d24ed97-3dfb-47ab...@googlegroups.com>,
war...@hotmail.co.uk says...
you-still-need-insurance/>
> Hawthorne.
Sheep love to eat hawthorn.
Janet.
war...@hotmail.co.uk says...
>
> On Sunday, 15 April 2001 17:51:07 UTC+1, Nicola Taylor wrote:
> > Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
> > please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
> > with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
> > here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
> > plants gratefully received.
> >
> > Nicki Taylor
> >
> > --
> > ________________________________________________________________________
> > https://www.moneysupermarket.com/money-made-easy/car-off-the-road-
> On Sunday, 15 April 2001 17:51:07 UTC+1, Nicola Taylor wrote:
> > Hi, can anyone help two non-gardeners here in the NW Highlands of Scotland,
> > please? We need to disguise a rather ugly wooden fence (3' high), perhaps
> > with a climber. Trouble is, the flippin' sheep wander all over the place
> > here and eat just about everything. Any suggestions for sheep-resistant
> > plants gratefully received.
> >
> > Nicki Taylor
> >
> > --
> > ________________________________________________________________________
you-still-need-insurance/>
> Hawthorne.
Sheep love to eat hawthorn.
Janet.
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