On 09/11/2010 13:20, gavj wrote:
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).

Why? There may be a clue here. Too much salt in the sand or something?

If it wasn't for the healthy looking chunk off to the left I'd have said
some of it was characteristic of windburn/frost damage to tender shoots
at this time of year. But the stuff nearest the lawn looks distinctly
unwell by comparison. I have known gas leaks kill privet hedge but apart
from that they are tough as old boots.

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.

Best bet is probably to leave well alone and give it a bit of fertiliser
when it starts growing next year. And be more careful with any weed
treatments you or your contractors use on the lawn in future.

Regards,
Martin Brown