Conifer hedge removal

[jackie H]

Hi

Any help would be greatly appreciated I'm looking to purchase a bungalow with a 6ft deep and about 10ft tall in places and very dense conifer hedge all around the back garden been there for about 30 years what sort of problems am I likely to incur after removal

Thank you

Edited Thursday at 08:13 by jackie H
Added aerial shot

[Stere]

Non apart from the neighbours can peer at you  if using the backyard.

 

Also thats beech on one side not conny.

 

 

[tree-fancier123]

of all the hedges I maintain for people I like cherry laurel for a big garden, beech is ok, but laurel being evergreen is more my taste for a year round screen. I cut a few leylandi that have got like the 6ft wide ones above, people just put up with them, its a green screen, prettier than a fence, you would have a slightly bigger garden afterwards, by all of 3ft

[sime42]

Nah, Privet beats Laurel hands down every time for me. Much easier to get a decent finish with the smaller leaves and higher density.

 

 

[tree-fancier123]

Ive always just hedgecuttered laurels, if its a yearly cut after a couple of months the smashed up big leaves on the face are hardly noticeable, never had any complaints, certainly not used loppers or secateurs

[woody paul]

4 hours ago, Stere said:

 

Also thats beech on one side not conny

I think that brown hedge is conifer that has been cut back to hard. 

As for removing it you will have a bigger garden. 

[sime42]

I do believe you're right, on closer inspection.

 

 

[sime42]

3 hours ago, tree-fancier123 said:

Ive always just hedgecuttered laurels, if its a yearly cut after a couple of months the smashed up big leaves on the face are hardly noticeable, never had any complaints, certainly not used loppers or secateurs

 

Does anyone use loppers or secateurs for Laurel cutting? I think that's an urban myth, or maybe a homeowner only activity. Loppers and saws are only for reductions of hedges that have "got away".

[openspaceman]

I do on the one my neighbour planted between us. It is a regular task to prevent the damn thing taking over the front lawn. I had suggested a 4 ft picket fence 😞 and now have this 12 foot monstrosity. 

Horrible plant for a hedge.

 

Doubly bad because I spend some of my spare time ripping it out of some nature reserves.

[Stere]

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Does anyone use loppers or secateurs for Laurel cutting? I think that's an urban myth, or maybe a homeowner only activity.

 

Ive done it for 3 or 4 different fussy mrs miggin's several  yrs ago  who didn't want any of the leaves cut in half so it is a real thing. 

 

Yeah is all conny on a closer look

 

 

[peds]

8 hours ago, Stere said:

Non apart from the neighbours can peer at you  if using the backyard.

 

Also thats beech on one side not conny.

 

That's no beech... that's conny cut into the brown... to my eye, anyway! 

 

Any more pics available, OP?

 

Edit: ah, it's been mentioned already. Carry on, team. 

Edited Thursday at 17:32 by peds