I like to plant hedges that are also beautiful and relatively low maintenance: Night blooming jasmine or Lakeview Jasmine are favorites - they smell amazing! For seasonal color Ixora and Oleander are hardy and tolerant of most environments, provided they have plenty of air circulation. Hibiscus and bougainvillea take a little more training but the colorful results are spectacular. Arboricola, Silver Buttonwood and Podocarpus are more subtle background shrubs.

Camellia japonica is very good for hedges. I know big hedges of Camellia japonica in Galicia (Spain). But this annual growth, which you want for your Camellias, I believe that she is not possible. To obtain one I peeped or more of annual growth only can be obtained in very good conditions of culture. And a lot of varieties grow towards the sides and little in vertically. In the collection of more than three hundred elderly and modern Camellias of Soutomaior's Castle, it is possible to observe the growth of many of you them will cultivate. Good varieties of vertical growth: MORNING GLOW, PRESTON ROSE, ORANDA-KO AND SAWADA. The densest hedges and more recortables for having the small leaves, are obtained by species of Camellia as: Camellia sasanqua, Camellia vernalis or Camellia wabisuke Camellia japonica cv.'SAWADA' The Camellias grow very much, but they need many years to develop her height. In order that they grow well you have to obtain: To cultivate adapted. Appropriate climate. Appropriate soil Good fertilization. Good taken care of gardening. Good luck. The best thing that you can do is to buy Camellias of the definitive size. To give form to the Camellia and to support them in the height that you want. Camellia's plants, which stand out as hedge, lose many flowering. The flowers are born in the apexes of the branches. Due to this circumstance, it gets used to planting hedges, the Camellias of simple flower, obtained of seeds. Pardon for my evil English. Regards. Here is a link that might be useful: Camellias in A Toxa

What, nobody responding? There are some great bamboo places down you way, see my pictures half way down this post. Tom

I'd like to be there to observe if you two ever meet face to face. Yeah, my mom has 5 acres out near Shelton, covered with Madrona, evergreen trees, salal, and ehuck. I transplanted some ehuck in the shade of a Red Cedar, I don't quite remember when, maybe even 10 years ago, and it is 4-5' tall and wide, big enough to have berries now. It is very healthy and green. My yard was logged by PO who also jerkily planted grass everywhere at expense of the native flora, but in places there are salal, Oregon Holly Grape, Trillium, Flowering currant, stinging nettle, miner's lettuce, and so on. It's great to re-establish the local flora a little at a time. Not that ehuck is local, but I have seen wild Red Huckleberry. Ehuck would certainly take patience. Blueberries would be fast.