[afraidfortherepublic]

If you live in the north -- lingonberries are a beautiful substitute for boxwood and make a delicious jam, or sauce.

I don't know what it would take to keep marauding animals a birds away.

[afraidfortherepublic]

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[Black Agnes]

True. Hadn’t thought of those as they are NOT happy in the deep south. A chain link fence or something similarly sturdy could house a few grapevines, currants might be an attractive plant and cranberries might like a damp boggy part of the yard that might not grow anything else.