If your soil was well prepared at planting time last year there is no need for fertiliser or anything else now. Too much nitrogen is not good for recently planted trees and shrubs; those roots need to get going now so if you want to top dress with anything compost or well rotted manure is best.
Based in Sussex, I garden to encourage as many birds to my garden as possible.
We love our Privet, I don't know why more people don't like it, given how tough it is, and how well suited it is to be shaped as a formal hedge/shrub. I think it suffers a little bit from what I call Dahlia syndrome. Years ago they were regarded as old-fashioned and vulgar, but now people can't get enough of them.
Privet is the quintessential english hedge to me, I’ve planted some bareroots this year for a hedge out the front!! Mostly because of the look and the fact that birds seem to love it!
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If your soil was well prepared at planting time last year there is no need for fertiliser or anything else now. Too much nitrogen is not good for recently planted trees and shrubs; those roots need to get going now so if you want to top dress with anything compost or well rotted manure is best.
Perhaps Privet will have it's day again.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.