How do I make an old privet hedge look good again?

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There are lots of old, dead stems, and a bit of green on top. I have trimmed it the past 10 years, but this year it seems especially bare.

2007-06-12 11:05:29 · 4 answers · asked by Karen Z 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape

stop trimming it. prune by the thinning method. cut out old dead stems as low as you can

2007-06-12 17:54:27 · answer #1 · answered by glenn t 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

In Autumn after the first frost cut it back to about 1-2ft.

2007-06-12 11:14:15 · answer #2 · answered by Sptfyr 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

this fall after frost cut back to ground and fertilize with
8-8-8. should come back rubustly.

2007-06-12 11:09:09 · answer #3 · answered by James B 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋

Cut it down and plant something new.

2007-06-12 11:12:28 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋