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Hedge HELP
Hello
we have recently moved in to our house and would love to keep the hedge however as you can see there is a large chunk missing in the middle any ideas on how we could repair this hole?
we have recently moved in to our house and would love to keep the hedge however as you can see there is a large chunk missing in the middle any ideas on how we could repair this hole?
Thanks so much in advance!! 

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Privet can be prone to honey fungus, but if it's healthy, you can often take some stems across the gap and tie them in to others. You might need to let a few grow in order to do that, and it'll be growing away soon so you wouldn't need to wait too long. It might take a while to get decent coverage, but it's fairly easy to do.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
You can see the vary solid 'trunk' with new foliage emerging on it. You may not be able to dig it out, so you can either keep cutting it right back to the ground, or try a weedkiller carefully applied. You'd probably need something stronger than the stuff for basic perennial weeds, and they tend to be best applied over winter - the stumpkiller types are the ones to use.
You can try just cutting back every time it appear until autumn, and see what happens.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...