26 OCTOBER 1945, Page 14

In My Garden

The destruction of a hedge of Lonicera Nitida (which needed inordinate attention) !eaves the question what to plant instead. Some shrub not very greedy in root is needed, for the hedge is at the back of a herbaceous border. Of many applicants, three have been selected for further examina- tion: Sweet-briar, Berberis Darwinii and Cotoneaster Simonsii. - The last of these has proved a most excellent hedge-plant elsewhere. It has out-grown its quick neighbours, it keeps its leaves and its very numerous. very bright berries for a long time. I am told that C. Buxiforia is at least as good. Both are "good doers." W. BEACH THOMAS.