Adding some privacy to a beech hedge
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Our back garden runs along the side of a road and the border is a beech hedge, so in the winter everyone can see straight into our garden. We love the beech hedge for the wildlife so we are definitely not replacing it, but we want to know whether we could grow an evergreen climber through it that would provide a screen in the winter without damaging the hedge. Luckily we have enough space that if that doesn't work we can plant some tall shrubs (photinia, ligustrum and viburnum are the current favourites based on reading other posts in this forum) our side of the beech hedge to provide a secondary barrier. Any advice / opinions appreciated. Jeremy
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Is the hedge not retaining it's golden leaves in the winter? If it's clipped in the late summer beech will put on new leaves which will be retained through the winter. That's how beech and hornbeam hedging is traditionally used.
The point I'm making is it grows just fine and I've never seen it without it's leaves in winter.
I thought it was normal.