It is true that Cherry Laurel, Prunus laurocerasus, is a trooper and will grow almost anywhere, but that is not the same as looking tip top as a hedge in all situations. A few yellow leaves here and there are natural, especially in the early years after transplanting when it’s still catching up on root… Continue reading Why Are My Cherry Laurel Leaves Turning Yellow?
Category: Hedges
Can I Slit Plant Bareroot Hedge & Tree Whips into Grass?
Establishing trees & hedges should be kept clear of grass & weeds
RHS Dead Hedge In The City Video
The RHS has produced a dear little video that very sweetly promotes hedges over fences on the basis of their usefullness and environmental value. On a debatably even sweeter premise, I will offer my dear little criticisms in the traditional manner of my people, the backseat driving folk of Somerset: RHS Horticultural Advisor Nick Turrell… Continue reading RHS Dead Hedge In The City Video
Cutting A Chamfer Into Your Hedge When Trimming
An angled cut along the top corner of a hedge lets more light in
Which Plants To Use in a Mixed Native Hedge
Most mixed native hedges are mainly hawthorn or blackthorn
Trimming Country Hedge Season & Cycle
Unlike garden hedges, country hedges are typically trimmed every 2-3 years
You Won’t Believe This Irish Hedge
Laying mulch fabric before VS after planting.
Do Hedges Block Road Noise & Other Sounds?
Hedges don’t reduce road noise
Countryside Stewardship Hedge Grants
The Countryside Stewardship new hedge grant BN11 covers the cost of a native hedge
Best Plants For Low, Small, Narrow Hedges
The Best Plants for Small Hedges Low Ornamental & Border Hedges Plants Low hedging is roughly shin to waist high, approximately 30cm to 120cm tall (between 1 and 4 feet). The purpose of low hedges is mainly ornamental: to create structure in or around the garden that frames borders and lawns without blocking the view.It acts… Continue reading Best Plants For Low, Small, Narrow Hedges
Formative Pruning New Hedges
Pruning Young Hedges While Growing to Mature Size Formative pruning of a new hedge is handled differently from trimming a mature hedge. Because you want your new hedge to reach the desired height, the general aim is to remove the tips of the stems all over the plant once a year, maybe twice for vigorous evergreens. Deciduous Hedges Evergreen Broadleaf Hedges Evergreen Conifer… Continue reading Formative Pruning New Hedges
Best Hedges For Shade
Best Hedge Plants for Shade If you look in our Hedging category filtered for Full Shade, you will see mostly evergreen plants, and some tough native plants.Most garden owners are looking for lush evergreens along a visible boundary, but Hornbeam is a good formal choice for shady areas where sun-loving Beech won’t grow well. Best Evergreen Hedge Plants for Shade Special Mention… Continue reading Best Hedges For Shade
How to Trim a Garden Hedge
Trimming a Hedge Means Two Different Things Trimming a Mature Hedge: Cut off practically all the new growth (less than a year old), in order to keep a mature hedge at the desired size. It’s like shaving back to the same line every time. Trimming a New Hedge: Cut off the tips of all the shoots*, pruning back thin or… Continue reading How to Trim a Garden Hedge
Cutting Back A Pyracantha Hedge Hard
Pyracantha, like almost any broadleaf, hardwood hedge plant, can be hard pruned as needed to reduce its size and keep it tidy. In this video, we take the opportunity to show training it against a fence as well. You will need a good pair of secateurs, leather gloves, pruning saw or loppers and some garden… Continue reading Cutting Back A Pyracantha Hedge Hard
Double Staggered Row Hedge Planting Distance
Difference between a garden single row hedge, and a double row country hedge? Most garden hedges are planted in a single row, three plants per metre, 33cm apart. This page is about planting distances for a staggered double row with a total of 6 plants per metre. This qualifies for the BN11: Planting New Hedges Grant,… Continue reading Double Staggered Row Hedge Planting Distance
How Many Hedge Plants Per Metre?
Hedgerow Planting Density Hedge Spacing Used For Single Row at 2 Plants Per Metre Inside the garden Single Row at 3 Plants Per Metre Typical garden boundary: Intruder proof Single Row at 5 Plants Per Metre Used for Boxwood Double Row at 4 Plants Per Metre Good for any tall hedge over 4m, and for… Continue reading How Many Hedge Plants Per Metre?
How to Plant Rootballed Yew Hedging
Yew is the King of Hedges for good reason, but it grows steadily rather than vigorously, so a new Yew hedge takes a bit more time to reach the desired size. If it suits your budget, it makes sense to buy large Yew plants delivered with a rootball, rather than bareroot smaller size plants. Spacing Bareroot Vs Rootballed Yew 1.… Continue reading How to Plant Rootballed Yew Hedging
Opening Packs of Spiral Guards
Open rabbit spirals quickly like a pro, smoothly separating rolls out into 5 individual guards Hedge spirals, rabbit guards, are manufactured in rolls of 5, coiled up like springs: the harder you try to pull them apart, the more they grip one another. Unwinding them from the outside takes too long. To pull them apart… Continue reading Opening Packs of Spiral Guards
Trimming & Hard Pruning Yew Hedges
Best Time to Trim Yew Hedges To keep a mature yew hedge tidy with only one cut per year, the ideal time is September-October. How to Prune a Yew Hedge You do need to clip yew plants to make them bushy – shortening side branches causes them to produce the twiggy growths that help make a… Continue reading Trimming & Hard Pruning Yew Hedges
Planting A Box Hedge
Boxwood (Buxus sempervirens) is a tough little evergreen, one of the relatively few hedge plants that is genuinely happy in shade. Once established, Box survives in dry ground. Box grows slowly and clips very neatly, a perfect choice for a low hedge or living border edging, an ideal subject for topiary. Bareroot box hedge plants are… Continue reading Planting A Box Hedge
Planting a Garden Hedge Like Beech, Yew, Laurel
How to Trench Plant a garden hedge like Privet, Beech, L:aurel, or Yew in well dug soil
Hedgelaying in the UK
Hedgelaying Services & Grants What is Hedgelaying? For those who don’t know, asking a farmer is a sensible place to start: Hedge laying is the art of rejuvenating a hedge to keep it solid and stockproof. How to Lay an English Country Hedge The National Hedgelaying Society has records of over 30 hedgelaying styles, the eleven most common… Continue reading Hedgelaying in the UK
Best fast-growing hedge plants for blocking the neighbour’s view!
If your neighbours are seeing too much for comfort, a mature hedge between you is a fine sight! But growing a privacy hedge in order to block the neighbour’s view requires patience. With these fast-growing species, your hedge will be towering tall as quickly as possible. The High Hedges Act Applies to any hedge over… Continue reading Best fast-growing hedge plants for blocking the neighbour’s view!
Planting A Bareroot Mixed Native Country Hedge
How to Slit Plant bareroot whips like Hawthorn in mixed native hedges
Prepare Soil For Planting Trees, Shrubs & Hedges
This article is primarily about preparing soil before planting trees (ornamental or fruiting), hedging, roses, and other shrubs. It won’t consider vegetable beds, where more work might be justified, or perhaps No-Dig methods. Soil preparation is important because it helps strong roots to establish quickly. If the roots struggle to settle in, the whole plant will struggle. Like so many things in gardening,… Continue reading Prepare Soil For Planting Trees, Shrubs & Hedges
Transplanting Evergreen Trees & Shrubs
Moving Evergreens Without Killing Them This article is all about moving evergreens like box, yew or pyracantha. Moving plants is not complicated, but by minimising the stress they endure, your success rate will be much higher. Preparation before digging up your plants You need a plan. Are you going to replant immediately? If so then make sure the new… Continue reading Transplanting Evergreen Trees & Shrubs
Best Time To Plant Hedges & Trees In the UK
“Which month is best for planting?” is an age-old debate! You can plant trees or hedges at any time of year. There are pros & cons to each season. Watering new plants well in dry weather until they are established is the most important thing. Bareroot Season Starts In Autumn – November With woody plants like trees, hedge plants, or rose bushes, it’s always better to… Continue reading Best Time To Plant Hedges & Trees In the UK
Looking After a Bay Tree Care Guide
Laurus nobilis, Sweet Bay or Bay Laurel, is a smart evergreen tree, easy to clip as a hedge, ideal for training into topiary shapes. The richly aromatic leaves are used in cooking to flavour stews and soups. Our bay tree care guide has all the instructions you’ll need to care for your bay tree and get… Continue reading Looking After a Bay Tree Care Guide
Slit Planting Vs Planting In A Trench Or Hole
Compare Slit Planting VS Trench Planting Slit Planting Used for bareroot hedging & trees under 80cm Mainly for country hedges & forestry planting of sapling trees Does not allow you to improve soil Roots must be small enough to sweep down into a slit Quick and easy See our Country Hedge Planting Film Trench /… Continue reading Slit Planting Vs Planting In A Trench Or Hole
Box Blight Disease
Box Blight refers to two separate fungi that attack Common Box and Dwarf Box.It does not affect Box-Leaf Holly, nor Sweet Box. The two fungi can be present together. Cylindrocladium buxicola is relatively new in the UK. It causes dead spots on leaves, and eventually full defoliation, killing the plant. It can be identified by the wispy grey-white fungus on the… Continue reading Box Blight Disease