Retraining damaged hedging

[ATC1983]

Have a customer whose front garden hedge has been almost flattened by the weight of the snow, so am going out with a view to fixing it up. It's only about 5ft high, but one end of it, for less than a metre, has been totally weighed down by the recent snow, causing the left side to veer off from the right side, and them both to be almost touching the ground. My idea is to stake it twice, about a foot apart, and use tie backs to pull up the arterial branches to try to rebunch the hedge and get it tight and straight again - but am wondering are there any tricks to this or types of stake I should use?

 

Just worried I'll stake it, only for the stake to go down with the hedging.

 

I know it's a bit basic but am still learning the ropes on this type of stuff while out on my own so all advice helps to get the job done.

[Daniël Bos]

What species is the hedge?

[ATC1983]

Privet.

[Matthew Arnold]

Does it still have snow on it? Or has the snow gone and it is still nearly on the deck?

[hedgesparrow]

lay the hedge can lay privett. then put stakes in and bind top will grow nice and strong. south of england style

[ATC1983]

No snow is gone - do you mean just to replant?

 

I got asked before by a surgery I did a bit of work for if I could replace a hedge at the front and I explained I was still picking up my trade and to leave it to others - however, I know now the hedge is Australian Laurel and, like laurel always does it winter, it has died a good bit through its middle and sides. Is there any remedy for this or would it be best to dig out and replant with new hedging?

[hedgesparrow]

as in my previous post lay it south of england style it will grow mad from the sides and fill right out so will have a cracking hedge in a couple of seasons.

out of interest were abouts in country are you. more than happy to give you details of a local hedgelayer. getting late now will need doing september onwards. but do not grub it out for a new hedge cost of doing that you will have it laid