The plants look very spindly now , therefore if you don’t cut them back HARD , all the growth will be from the top buds leaving the base sparse and thin. Eventually the weight at the top will have them bending over . CUT EM HARD 1.5-2 ft they’ll produce good bushy plants and make a better hedge. If the pots were so full of root it’s wise to slash the roots to encourage them to branch out as well.Be careful watering too.regurlarly in summer not much in winter.
Hi all first time poster so just to say what a great thread. Secondly, I have a question which needs some serious advice before I engage in what may be folly of the highest order. Have I any chance of growing a laurel hedge in the concrete flower bed shown in the attached photo? The bed is 8” wide and 10”deep, and drains really well as the holes you see on the concrete base are also on the bottom and effectively on soil. My rationale is that if a laurel tree can grow in a small plastic pot it can also thrive in a concrete bed with good quality topsoil, lots of compost, great drainage and constant watering? Or am I deluded??
Thank you @Dovefromabove i was clinging to the plastic pot theory I mentioned in the post, and indeed lavender was also supposed to be part of this flower bed but we realised a bit late in the day that a nice bushy screen is more of a priority. Will any hedge or tall plant grow in it? Bamboo??
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Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
first time poster so just to say what a great thread. Secondly, I have a question which needs some serious advice before I engage in what may be folly of the highest order. Have I any chance of growing a laurel hedge in the concrete flower bed shown in the attached photo? The bed is 8” wide and 10”deep, and drains really well as the holes you see on the concrete base are also on the bottom and effectively on soil. My rationale is that if a laurel tree can grow in a small plastic pot it can also thrive in a concrete bed with good quality topsoil, lots of compost, great drainage and constant watering? Or am I deluded??
I think you know the answer to your own question don’t you? 😉
There’s not a hope in hell that you can grow a laurel hedge in that tiny space.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
i was clinging to the plastic pot theory I mentioned in the post, and indeed lavender was also supposed to be part of this flower bed but we realised a bit late in the day that a nice bushy screen is more of a priority. Will any hedge or tall plant grow in it? Bamboo??