"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 02/08/2012 22:07, Bill Grey wrote:
"David Hill" wrote in message
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On 02/08/2012 18:52, Bill Grey wrote:
If I may break into this thread, could someone please tell me exactly
how
to
insert privet cuttings into my hedge to fill in gaps.
I have cut down my hedge to a manageable height ( 1 metre) but my
neighbour
seems to think I've destroyed the "shared" hedge. The hedge had become
leggy with little growth at the bottom.... I now hope it will fillout
in
the
future.

TIA

Bill

"Sacha" wrote in message
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On 2012-07-31 19:01:22 +0100, Tim Watts said:

Thanks to everyone so far - some promising ideas. And I have never
heard
of
any of the suggestions, so I'd never have worked this out wiothout
all
your
help

Cheers!

Tim

I'm afraid I'm going to disagree with those suggesting Escallonia.
While
it does, indeed, make an extremely handsome hedge, imo it looks
absolutely
dreadful as 'dot' planting and achieves a kind of scruffiness that is
very
undesirable! If you decide to grub the whole hedge out and replace
it,
then I'd certainly say look at Escallonia. But as a few plants
interspersed with established holly and hawthorn, it will look like a
ballet dancer in a coalmine, imo.
--

Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.com
South Devon
http://www.shop.helpforheroes.org.uk/



Get straight cuttings around 12 to 18 inches in length, place the lower
end against the soil
Then PUSH

Thanks David, do the cuttings have to be taken at a leaf node and the
next
couple of leaves above removed?

Bill


I've never found Privet to be fussy, I've even used 3 year old cuttings
and had over 60% success, Take the cuttings end of Sept, October, strip
half way up the stem, some will say pinch out the top as well then either
just push them in the gaps, or if you don't have time heal them in to a
spare patch of ground and use ASAP after, they can start rooting in as
little as 10 weeks, depending on the weather.
David@ the Sunny end of Swansea Bay; sorry folks, that's the moon out
there.

Again, many thanks David - I shall do as you advise and I hope success will
appease my neighbour !

Bill