PRIVET REASONS

I had no idea that privet was a plant native to Britain until we came to selecting shrubs for the original planting of Filnore Woods in 1998.  This is the common privet, not the Japanese privet with more rounded leaves, often used for small hedges.

It is in bloom now.  The flowers have a heady fragrance, which I like, but which some people find a bit overpowering.

There's some just below post 3.