says this method ‘allows more light to get to the lower branches’ and keeps the hedge healthy. She also recommends: ‘If your privet is thin in the center, hard prune one side a year to ...

a hedge can soon lose its shape and end up casting unwanted shade. With a good pruning schedule you can keep hedges under control without too much effort. Most evergreen formal hedges like to be ...

The best time to prune evergreen hedges, such as cherry laurel, English yew, common privet and Photinia Red Robin, is in spring, just before they start sprouting new leaves. This will typically ...