He's obviously spent a lot of money on buying his hedge plants ... you'd think he'd want to look after it and get it growing properly and to its full potential. Hedges don't just happen.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This is ours today, (bit sunny!) but these were bought as 2’ bare roots, cut back to 18” then picked out, cut back over the past 4 years, it’s now 4’ wide, 7’ tall and thick to the bottom, I don’t think people believe us when we say cut right back! Instant hedges do not happen.
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Instant hedges do not happen.
https://forum.gardenersworld.com/discussion/656523/help-needed-please-with-laurel-hedge-issues/p1
and has a good read through and checks out Befuddled's before and after photos.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
This is a previous thread about laurel hedging. The chap wasn't sure about the advice he was being given but he'd asked for it so he followed it. Even if you can't be bothered to read all of it at least look at the pictures. @Lyn is on there giving the same advice she's given you.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Great minds Dove. It is an excellent thread so I always remember it when there are hedging issues.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...