I have a mixed privet and lonicera hedge, which is very share for the bottom 20-30 cm. It is right beside the lawn, so hard to disguise the bare area. Is there any way to encourage it to bush out at the bottom?
And cut it to a ‘batter’ ... that is slope the sides so they’re wider at the bottom than at the top ... sort of ‘A’ shaped ... that way more sunlight reaches the bottom twigs and it’s sunlight that stimulates new shoots. 😊
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And if there are bad spots you can also pop a few little bits in the gaps. Especially the lonicera. There was a discussion just the other day about the way lonicera layers itself. Not sure about privet though. Just using the above advice from others will work.
Our lonicera is terrible at the moment I can't talk or take my own advice
Edit : Also a little food and watering would help it along after a trim.
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Not sure about privet though. Just using the above advice from others will work.
Our lonicera is terrible at the moment I can't talk or take my own advice
Edit : Also a little food and watering would help it along after a trim.