On 29/01/2014 13:56, Stephen Wolstenholme wrote:
On Wed, 29 Jan 2014 10:02:55 +0000, stuart noble
wrote:

Anyone got any suggestions?

http://i59.tinypic.com/vdegpw.jpg

The hedge had been allowed to get out of hand for a few years by the
previous owners, so we have reduced height by a foot, and are wondering
whether to thin it out a little in the Spring. Maybe those bare stalks
will sprout leaves if the top is kept trimmed?
Any advice appreciated

It's a mess! I doubt it will recover. I would start again.

Steve


Regardless of appearance, the privet is an effective boundary, and it
doesn't blow down in the wind :-)
Yep, sorry about the link. Tinypic used to be the way to do this, but
maybe no longer