QuestionsHow to growTrees and ShrubsHedges and Shelter beltslaurel hedge slips 0 Vote Up Vote Down timmy scanlon asked 13 years ago Im replacining my frost burnt griselenia hedge with laurel. I was thinking of trying slips as a cheap option or is this a waste of time? 1 Answers 0 Vote Up Vote Down Gerry Daly Staff answered 6 years ago Slips have a better chance of working from early autumn.