Aim to plant lilac hedging plants roughly 20 inches (50cm ... Grown widely across the UK and North America it will form a dense, prickly boundary perfect for protecting birds, mammals and an ...

And, as a thorny hedging plant, Hawthorn are ideally planted as ... hedge that looks great at the back of the border with its prickly thorns,' he says, 'but it needs to be pruned after it ...

Hedge mixes are available from tree nurseries ... For added value, holly and blackthorn (along with other prickly plants) are a good burglar deterrent. If you have the space, plant double rows.