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Our privot headge is dying and turning a funny colour. See photos
below.

But this only happening where the hedge meets the lawn, where it doesn't
meet the lawn its fine. We had the lawn laid last year and the company
laid it on sand rather than soil. Anyway the lawn failed and we are
currently taking them to court as they were unwilling to resolve the
problem.

Between the hedge and lawn is a 1ft boarder of plum slate and I guess
under that is sand from when the lawn was laid.

We had had to have the sand and new turf taken away and topsoil and new
turf laid (grass growing nicely now).

So just to sum up, if I look at the privot thats near the grass its a
funny colour and thin. If I look where the lawn ends the privots quickly
turns green and healty. (see photo with sleepers)

Does anyone know how I can recover the Privot.

Thanks Gav

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Thanks Gav


I don't know the answer, but was there any possibilty of the roots being
disturbed or cut while the area was prepared for the turf?

When the 2nd lot of turf was laid did they remove the sand? if yes it may
be the sand was contaminated (by salt?) effecting the hedge and your
first lot of turf

has any weed and feed type product been used on either batch of turf? as
this often scorches and burns foliage of broad leafed plants.

Unhappily in my experiance Privot often dies due to root/fungal problems
so it may just be coincidence.

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Charlie Pridham, Gardening in Cornwall
www.roselandhouse.co.uk
Holders of national collections of Clematis viticella cultivars and
Lapageria rosea