Hege issues, overgrown and wild
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thomas Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 16 Location: Cork, Ireland
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 10:55 am Post subject: Hege issues, overgrown and wild |
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Hello, i have a few problems in my garden at the moment.
One is the back hedge, it has been left to it's own for the last 7 years, i moved in two months ago and started cutting back a little with the possible intention of replacing it with a fence however i would prefer keeping it in-front of the fence!
The main issue is height! At the moment it has grown to about 5 metres and really needs to be topped, my question is what would be the best tool and/or way to do this? It is also about 3 metres deep, i have already cut back quite a bit on the garden side but don't want to cut back to much more at the moment, at least until it grows a few leaves. Reason being there is a park behin the house and if i cut it back too much anyone will be able to see into my garden!
Second issue is with pine hedges, I need to put a fence behind one but don't want to get rid of it, how much can i cut it back to make neough space for me to work on the fence without stopping it from growing back??
May upload some pictures over the weekend if that helps. _________________ Thomas
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medieval knievel Rank attained: Chlorophyll for blood
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:09 am Post subject: |
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most important piece of info is what sort of hedge is it? |
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thomas Rank attained: Hazel Tree

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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 11:21 am Post subject: |
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very good question, would pictures help you recognise what type because i really could not tell you? |
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James Kilkelly Rank: Site Admin

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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:16 pm Post subject: |
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is it evergreen? if so, does it have leaves? |
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thomas Rank attained: Hazel Tree

Joined: 08 Oct 2008 Posts: 16 Location: Cork, Ireland
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Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2009 12:38 pm Post subject: |
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The back one that has grown to about 6 metres has leaves and the trunks are becoming tree sized!
The one on the side is evergreen |
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