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Im planning to set some castlewellan gold leylandii to replace my dead hedge. i have cut down all the hedge to ground level but left the roots in. can i still plant the leylandii about 1foot in from the roots?
My escallonia hedge appears to have been killed by the severe winter and i am considering replacing it with something more hardy like hornbeam. Has it any advantages/disadvantages verses beech.
I have a Laurel Hedge for past 5yrs, some of which have had yellowing leaves and then the plant dies off. I have only half of the plants left and am wondering will they all die? Can they be saved?They are growing on a bank at end of the garden.This happened before the snowy/frosty weather.Any help gratefully received?
Is it too late to plant a hedge, bareroot or pots?
Escalonia hedge completly burned with frost. Approx 5 years old. No leaves just sticks! What can i do because it was a lovely hedge?
I recently cut all my escalonia hedge (frost damaged)down to the root( left roots in). Could you please advise on a good replacement, that grows fast and survies harsh winters. What about Gold leylandii-Castlewellan Gold ?
i am planting trees in our garden, the trees are being planted by the roadside for privacy the trees i would like to set are mountain ash and silver birch, how far apart should they be set i would like to set them close so we could have some privacy from the roadside.
My Escallonia hedge is dead! I thought I might replace it with rose hedging. Would this be truly hardy should we experience another winter like the last one? If so, which roses would be suitable?
I need to replace 100 ft of dead escallonia hedge. What would you recommend for an exposed site with heavy, clay soil thats relatively easy to maintain? I'd like to maintain it at 5-6 ft high? I was considering variagated holly? Any advice please and thank you.
How far apart should i plant hornbeam hedging.I will be planting two rows. Also,what is the maximum height a copper beech hedge should be allowed grow to?
I planted 50 laurels in novmeber. they were 3-4ft. they got damaged from the frost and now all the leaves seem to be falling off. some are brown and others are prefectly green that fall off. do i need to prune them yet or could they be dying.65 also do leaves grow back when they fall off.
I have laurels for a hedge. But the local dogs use it for a short cut.leaving gaps at the bottom.what thorny bush might i plant to fill out the gaps.
The Grisilinia hedge at the front of my house has succumbed completely to the weather (just like all the others in my area). I'm hoping to replace it with 6 or 7 shrubs. They'll need to be tough, frost-hardy, decorative if possible, and I'll need to keep them at about 4 feet high. The site is facing NNE, so it gets only the early morning sun and it can be quite windy. I'll be planting inside a 3 foot high wall. Any recommendations please?
Please can you advise the name of a quick growing shelterbelt/ screening for a south coastal garden which is very windswept. I have tried escallonia but without success
Have been reading through other peoples questions. Our garden has also suffered. My escallonia suffered from a disease last year, I cut it back but I'm afraid this years frost has finished it. We have a boundary is 120 ft made up of olearia, not a leaf left on it. That hedge was planted with 19yrs. What are we to plant now, must we wait for years for it to grow as at this stage I can shake hands with the neighbours. What about Leylandii trees, can I top these every year to keep them a certain height.
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