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tina writes:
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| Nick, Its a north (think its NNE to be exact), e want it to be about
| 4ft or 5ft high as its the boundry to the street so would like a bit
| of privacy.

That's good. You needn't worry about the shade it casts, then.

| The laurel hedge was 6ft on average, but I have clipped it down to 5ft
| just to even it up a it was 7ft sloping own to 5ft.
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| There are 14 in total, but if it nds replacing then I'd probably
| think of it.....

Oh, I wouldn't get rid of an EXISTING hedge in that location; I would
just not plant a NEW one. As everyone else says, you don't have a
significant problem, but vegetables very close to it won't grow well
in dry spells in the summer (if any).

What you are doing is fine.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.