Yea or nay on privet hedge? Hedge with something else?
Holly Robinson
3 years ago
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Comments (14)Thank you Shawn and Suzi for the tips on Thuja Green Giants and how to get shrubbery cheap. I *have* considered arborvitae, which probably would go best with the current look of the house, and are fast-growing. bmh4796, I looked up English Laurel, and it's handsome and a fast grower, but aren't the leaves toxic? Maybe I could plant a line of arborvitae and then add some more colorful or interesting plants at their bases? Anyway, because I had them and didn't know what else to do with them, I put some 4 inch lilacs in the ground already, and a 2 day cold snap promptly blackened their leaves. Undaunted, I stuck a white Beauty of Moscow on the corner next to the twin trees, hopefully far enough behind the hydrant to not run into trouble. I don't know what I'm doing here... hope it doesn't look too weird. The more I consider, it seems like I need to come up with an overall plan for the house instead of just buying plants I like and poking them in here and there. I suppose the tiny lilacs will stay there until I find a sale on Thuja, or save up enough for a stone wall. I'm afraid that whole area is probably solid rock underneath. There are a couple of large (2 foot long) outcroppings of stone that look like they extend underground. Wish I could show you but I still can't find my camera!...See MorePrivet ID and help fixing old hedge.
Comments (6)Cut a lot of lengths about a foot long and stick 6 inches into the ground in reasonable soil. Do plenty to allow for duds. Water occasionally and forget them. Or if you want to be a bit more organised do it in pots of compost. You can do it more carefully but privet roots so easily it's not worth the fuss. Your hedge needs pretty vigorous treatment IMO - at the moment it's a row of shrubs. But what do you want it to look like? To me a hedge looks like the link but maybe you don't want it so dense? Also privet is evergreen here so I might have a different conception of what you area after. Here is a link that might be useful: Privet hedge...See MoreHedge for swimming pool landscaping
Comments (23)I am getting mixed feedback from several nurseries ive visited. Some say that the roots of Podocarpus Gracilior will not create a problem for the pool & retaining wall IF the hedge is trimmed every other year or so to keep it under control. Some say that EVENTUALLY the roots may create a problem for the adjoining pool & retaining wall since it IS a tree. Anybody out there has had an experience w Podocarpus Gracilior as a HEDGE? I am also considering a Photenia hedge. Any feedback on the cleanliness, bees, roots? Need a tall (at least 10 ft) privacy hedge to plant in a 5 ft wide planter located between pool & retaining wall...can't wait for it to grow tall since the retaining wall is only 4ft tall & is facing the street providing full visibility of our backyard :( TIA for taking the time to share ur experience....See Moreprivet hedges
Comments (4)3 dozen privet hedges ???? Is this a stately home you are babysitting? How long are they away for? Unless it is a very long time ie more than a year, I don't think you should feel responsible for the hedges. They will have started to get unhealthy long before you came on the scene and you are unlikely to be able to make much difference to them in less than a year or so. Also you say 'they are well watered'. Privet hedges shouldn't really need watering. They can manage fine without it. If you are watering them I think you are probably wasting your energy, your time and water. There are very few things that should need watering in an average British summer apart from newly planted stuff, some vegetables and things in containers. personally I'd just leave the hedges alone apart from clipping them if they need it....See MoreEmbothrium
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