On 24/10/04 10:12, in article
, "mcloone"
wrote:

Hi,
moved into my house about 1 yr ago. Our neighbours have a high
leylandii hedge. It was around 18 ft high but they've trimmed it to
around 14ft.
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Will the brown parts turn green in the spring? Frome my searches on
this forum it looks like it will stay brown. If teh hedge will not
turn green is there anything I could plant such as ivy which might
grow over the dead branches to provide some greenery next year?
Thanks for any advice, Mike

Once C. leylandii is hard pruned it won't grow back, so I'm afraid you're
left with the unsightly dead growth. Ivy will possibly take over naturally
of its own accord but it can be difficult to grow anything at the foot of
this particular tree.
This hedge is still very high though, from your point of view and I wonder
if it's possible for you to suggest to its owners that they fell it
completely and plant something more friendly, such as beech? If kept below
8' or 9' that retains its leaves, even if they're dead. If finances permit,
perhaps you could suggest sharing the costs of doing this with them, if the
possible outcome seems worth it to you?
I'm surprised their gardener agreed to do this for you, really. He should
really have known before starting of the effect this trim would have.
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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
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