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[lisaroo2]

Hi All

 

I want to grow a wildlife friendly hedge around the girls run to 'pretty' it up abit. Trouble is I dont know what to plant that the bees will like and the girls wont like to eat. I was thinking of lavender?

 

Sorry if there's already a post on this topic.

[C&T]

Mine don't eat my lavender...

 

I'ld suggest getting one or 2 plants and test them before buying loads...

[Redwing]

My grandad has a laurel bush in his chicken run which has only had a few bites taken out of it. Laurel makes a lovely hedge

[stoice]

My girls seem to leave alone the more woody plants so lavender as you suggest should be ok. Also maybe Rosemary? Or yew? or Box? Maybe even Holly?

[AJuff]

Lavender and Rosemary my girls leave alone. One chook loves the lavender and wallows in it nest building. I bought 100 lavender seeds from ebay for £3 and planted up loads. They have been in the greehouse over the winter and I'll plant them in the hen run when they are a little more woody!!