Hedge recommendations

Boxwood would work well.

I like Japanese Holly. Birds like it too.

William(Bill)

William Brown writes: >We live in a city in Zone 5/6. We have a privet hedge around our front >yard, which looks nice and has survived, but over the years it has >gradually grown higher and wider, to the point that it has to be >severely cut back; I'm wondering if it will survive this and considering >just removing it and putting in another. > >While the privet is nice, it grows rapidly and requires frequent >trimming. We want a hedge that is about eighteen inches or two feet >high, and perhaps eighteen inches thick. What types of hedge would look >good trimmed to that size, and perhaps not grow as rapidly as the privet? >-- >SPAMBLOCK NOTICE! To reply to me, delete the h from apkh.net, if it is >there. >

I am trying shrub roses for such a situation. I planted them about 2 feet apart and so far so good. They each have about 15 flowers on them and look gorgeous. Problem though - maintenance, Dead head shrubs weekly. But looks great. No pics available yet.