I am creating a new hedge on the corner of my plot to shield it from view. This is not because I don't want anyone to see what I'm doing on the plot, but rather to entice people in. In my minds eye, given another couple of years, the plot will be well-established and growing some wonderful plants for flowering arranging, have a pear and cherry "orchard" in the centre, a wild-life pond, a bit of topiary and a soil that can grow some great veg too. As I say, the idea of the screen is to entice people to venture in and hopefully give them a pleasant surprise. Time will tell if that works or not.
The plot is surrounded by a tall hedge on three sides (the fourth side is metal railings and then woodland) so it is already private. So it would be more accurate to say that I am creating a screen across one of the two entrances. I'm using a green dogwood which has variegated leaves. I'm not a huge dogwood fan but the foliage is great in flower arranging.
Three variegated dogwoods to create a screen
I have also planted some Cornus alba Kesselringii (black-stemmed dogwood) to start a hedge round by Compost Corner. I may have planted them too far apart, but as it is a very easy plant to propagate, I'll just add more if need be.
Three black-stemmed dogwood to screen 'Compost Corner'
