If it is thuja(and it looks like it to me), the theory is that it does rejuvenate from old wood, but l think it takes a while to do so. My OH cut ours back and ended up buying a couple to fill in the gaps, they are filling out nicely.
@Lizzie27 great patient minds think alike. Um, maybe a daft idea, but if you want to keep it uniform and don't have the patience for the tying in and redirecting shoots, Is there a local nursery or garden centre, they usually have young hedging plants like yours, you could take a piece and match it up. It is such a nice neat hedge it seems a shame to make it odd at the end.
I've thought I would finally get around to tackling this and you know what, it looks pretty good. There were not many good shoots to tie in on the bottom right but there are one or two new shoots coming up from the base
That does look so much better! I think by the Spring, when hopefully new shoots will grow, it will cover over quite quickly. A good dollop of manure over the roots might also help.
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Whaddaya think?
Um, maybe a daft idea, but if you want to keep it uniform and don't have the patience for the tying in and redirecting shoots, Is there a local nursery or garden centre, they usually have young hedging plants like yours, you could take a piece and match it up. It is such a nice neat hedge it seems a shame to make it odd at the end.
I've thought I would finally get around to tackling this and you know what, it looks pretty good. There were not many good shoots to tie in on the bottom right but there are one or two new shoots coming up from the base
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Thanks for all the advice