refusing to cut Leylandii tight

[Mortimer Firewood]

Agreed, thats exactly what we do

 

N

 

People don't like paying my prices once let alone twice at best I'd be acussed of trying to make money for nothing .

[tony_t3d]

I never forget an encounter with an old gardener when I first started out at 18. I was in a similar situation were by the customer wanted it cutting hard back so being niev I obliged only for next doors gardener to give me a mouthful about kids just hacking away not realising the damage they are doing... in hindsight he was absolutely correct

[NFG]

People don't like paying my prices once let alone twice at best I'd be acussed of trying to make money for nothing .

 

Thats the problem, they have a leylandi hedge & expect that a cut once every 5 years will do, which it won't.

 

It just dosnt work like that, its 'little and often' otherwise it expands horribly & then is brown when cut back.

 

Even I know that.

 

N

[kcstevens]

People plant fast growing species because they're obsessed with privacy. Problem being that they assume when it's to the height they want it it'll just stop for them 😂. Personally I love a good beech/copper beech hedge but I'm yet to see a freshly planted one in place of a bloody 6ft high fence 🙁 . ( this may be more isolated to down here in Cornwall, not sure).

 

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[NFG]

People plant fast growing species because they're obsessed with privacy. Problem being that they assume when it's to the height they want it it'll just stop for them 😂. Personally I love a good beech/copper beech hedge but I'm yet to see a freshly planted one in place of a bloody 6ft high fence 🙁 . ( this may be more isolated to down here in Cornwall, not sure).

 

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We planted a copper beech hedge when we lived at Liskeard, took a while but made a cracking hedge.

 

N

[kcstevens]

We planted a copper beech hedge when we lived at Liskeard, took a while but made a cracking hedge.

 

N

Good man 👍

 

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[flatyre]

I watched a clip once on how to maintain a conifer hedge, the "expert" cut the hedge to a neat but not tight finish then went over it with hand sheers cutting into it here and there to create openings for air and light to get into the hedge, sounds weird, and up close a bit holey, but from further back it looked great and made a nice healthy hedge. Anyone use this technique?

[NFG]

I watched a clip once on how to maintain a conifer hedge, the "expert" cut the hedge to a neat but not tight finish then went over it with hand sheers cutting into it here and there to create openings for air and light to get into the hedge, sounds weird, and up close a bit holey, but from further back it looked great and made a nice healthy hedge. Anyone use this technique?

 

Yes, we've used a similar technique, if there is a larger limb near the surface of the hedge, we'll lop it back to the main stem. This allows the light into the hege as its less dense & prevents the woody stuff taking over. We try not to overdo it as stated before its a 'little & often' process generally twice a year.

 

N

[roys]

Old joke alert !!!!

I cover my hedge in cheap whisky so that it comes up half cut.

[flatyre]

I wish my hedge was emo, then it would cut itself!