How to cut & trim hedges: the ultimate guide for perfect garden hedges

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Hedge trimming doesn't have to be difficult or take all day. Garden Ninja shows how to trim a hedge in the most efficient manner with loads of time-saving tips. Providing beginner gardeners with advice on ensuring your hedges look great all year round.
Why not visit my blog for hundreds of gardening guides? www.gardenninja.co.uk
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This video covers:
- What tools you need to trim a hedge
- How to trim a hedge
- When is the best time to cut a hedge?
- What is the best shape to cut a hedge into?
- How to clean up and compost your hedge cuttings
- How to renovate an old hedge
- How to keep your tools sharp
All explained by Garden Ninja, Multi-award winning Garden Designer and blogger Lee Burkhill. He's an RHS winning garden designer and expert panellist on BBC Radio Manchester's Saturday morning garden phone in. He is also listed as one of the Top 10 Garden Vloggers in the UK.
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@rock4you8 4 года назад

Brilliant video. Full of all the information needed. Keep up the hard work

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Thanks for the great feedback. Glad it’s got all the info you need. I’ll be making more vlogs soon! Happy Gardening.

@ikeremilio6925 3 года назад

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@lachlanshepherd9652 3 года назад

@Iker Emilio lately I have been using FlixZone. You can find it on google =)

@amosmitchell2130 3 года назад

@Lachlan Shepherd Yup, been watching on FlixZone for years myself :D

@ikeremilio6925 3 года назад

@Lachlan Shepherd thanks, I went there and it seems to work :D I really appreciate it!

@JEffigy 11 месяцев назад

Must say anyone who has such a fantastic shave as you have is probably the perfect person to deliver this video 😂...thanks mate 👍

@tenacioustraining 2 года назад

man is the hedge trimming king... even got a hedge trimmed haircut 😂😂😂😂

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

🥷🌿😜

@austinbokish6703 3 года назад

This Brit is on point

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

Thanks Austin! 🤘🥷🌿

@kevinstephenson9887 2 года назад

Nice to see a young man who knows his stuff well done garden Ninja.

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Thanks so much Kevin! 🥷🌿🤘

@CrypticCrisp Год назад

Awesome man, this is all new to me with family life but it feels really natural in my primal heart

@Gardenninja Год назад

Glad to hear it!

@penelopehunt2371 4 года назад

Englishmen know about hedges! Thanks so much for this

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

You’re welcome Penelope. Glad it’s been helpful! Happy Gardening.

@silentnight2671 Год назад

My very first hedge vid, thanQ for the useful tips.

@Gardenninja Год назад

You’re welcome Silent Night. Glad to help! 🥷🤘🌿

@JelleVictoor 12 дней назад

thanks, this was the explanation i needed, very clear

@TheEnduringGardener 4 года назад

Some good hedge trimming tips there Ninj 😊

@peaspeculiars9667 4 года назад

Some great tips! Hope you are enjoying the summer! :-)

@elainegilmore5439 3 года назад

Good advice. Thank you 👍

@bethechangebath7663 2 года назад

such a useful video. Im a novice and you answered all my questions! Thank you.

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Thanks Susan! I’m glad my video guide is helpful. Make sure you subscribe for hundreds more of my gardening guides! 🥷🌿🙌 Happy gardening. Lee

@rafiquenazir6281 3 года назад

All my questions answered. Nice one mate. Thanks.

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

You’re welcome! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🤘

@sarahharbert8944 2 года назад

Brilliant! Thank you for sharing

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

You’re welcome Sarah! Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🙌 Lee

@mjmw7efc 4 года назад

Really useful and presented in a great easy to watch style - thanks

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

You’re welcome. Glad it’s been helpful. Make sure you subscribe for more! Happy Gardening. Lee

@nathanslawnsandgardens Год назад

💯👍

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

It's been a busy week at Garden Ninja HQ cutting hundreds of meters of hedging. So I thought it would be a good time to show all my garden hacks on cutting hedges. It doesn't need to be a drama and these tips should help sve you time and effort in the garden! Let me know your thoughts below or any garden questions you may have. Happy gardening! Lee Garden Ninja

@cheshirescarf2065 4 года назад

Garden Ninja Ltd hi! Love the tips, can you advise on cutting back my lavender, I’ve 2 varieties, I’m a novice ...but planted 2 hedgerows of them...one is still flowering but other is nearly over.

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Thanks for the great feedback! With lavender you’re wanting to cut back 1/3 of the green shoots / new growth at the end of each flowering season. So when the flowers have crisped up. This will help keep it in shape. Be careful though if you cut back to old wood the brown stems it won’t grow back from there. So trimming each years essential to keep them healthy and dense rather than straggly! Hope that helps Clare! Happy Gardening.

@cheshirescarf2065 4 года назад

Garden Ninja Ltd thank you!

@penelopehunt2371 4 года назад

If my predecessor cut the top of the hedge unevenly, how do I flatten it out? It looks as if an elephant has taken a huge bite 🙄

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

@@penelopehunt2371 You can either hard prune back to the lowest level or just wait for the dip to grow out. If that makes sense!

@clarus7981 3 года назад

Very helpful video thanks for the advice 👍

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

You’re welcome Claire. Glad it’s helpful. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🌿

@gracesmith6199 Год назад

That was good to know, it's my first time doing my hedge, thanks for that

@Gardenninja Год назад

You’re welcome Grace. Glad it’s been helpful for you! 🥷🤘🌿 Subscribe for hundreds more garden tips and hacks. Lee

@alexcurtis6800 2 года назад

Brilliant. Needed this for new privet.

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Thanks Alex! Glad it’s helpful. 🥷🤘🌿

@darwinbeagle9394 Год назад

Really informative. Thanks.

@Gardenninja Год назад

You're welcome!

@Paul-mz2dq Год назад

Thanks mate, very helpful

@Gardenninja Год назад

Cheers Paul! 🥷🤘🌿

@JL-ze5qm 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for this helpful video. I'm a shrub novice and needed some guidelines to give me a bit more confidence. Cheers!

@ruthshannon7556 Год назад

Very helpful thanks.

@Gardenninja Год назад

Glad my gardening guides are useful! Do check out my site too with hundreds more free gardening guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🤘🌿 Happy Gardening!

@brianm4108 Год назад

Great video! Thank you.

@Gardenninja Год назад

Glad you liked it!

@lostkeys2679 Год назад

Great video, thanks a million

@Gardenninja Год назад

Glad you liked it! Make sure you subscribe for hundreds of garden guides. You can also read my active blog with yet more garden tips and tricks! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🌿🤘

@raffica3233 2 года назад

This helped me greatly 👍👍👍

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Thanks Raffica! 🥷🌿🤘

@_SnowJustice_ Год назад

Great tips, thanks

@Gardenninja Год назад

You’re welcome SnowBlade. Make sure you checkout my award winning garden blog too hundreds more free gardening guides! www.gardenninja.co.uk 🥷🌿🤘

@DanA-zd9kz 3 года назад

Great video!👍🏼👍🏼

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

Cheers Daniel. Make sure you subscribe for more garden design guides! Lee 🥷🌿

@DonnaDonna2023 25 дней назад

Thank you for your video! About to cut my hedge for the first time!!!! Pray for me! 😂❤

@Gardenninja 22 дня назад

You don’t need prayers. You’re a Nina now! 🥷🤘🌿

@DonnaDonna2023 22 дня назад

lol 😂 OMG I’m so chuffed with myself at age 40 I didn’t get my Dad to do it, and I do a better job, but ohh my I never knew how heavy and labour intensive 😂 and yes I did cut the wire at the very end, a bit gutted at that as I had my dads voice in my head saying ‘watch the wire, don’t cut the wire!’ 😂I was able to repair and finish off the tops yesterday! Thanks again! ❤

@stevesgardening Год назад

Hey! Good video - all informations on point! Great job 👍🏼💚

@Gardenninja Год назад

Thanks Steve! Glad you’re enjoying my gardening content. Happy gardening! Lee 🥷🤘🌿

@dankmdunn4725 2 года назад

Brilliant video and lovely work , keep the great content coming LIKED and SUBSCRIBED from the UK

@Gardenninja Год назад

Thanks so much Dan. I’m glad you’re enjoying my gardening guides. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🤘🌿

@cesaranaya491 2 года назад

Great tips!!!

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Thanks so much! Happy hedge cutting. Lee 🥷🌿👌

@nathanslawnsandgardens Год назад

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@shakirkhan8656 5 месяцев назад

Awsome information

@Gardenninja 5 месяцев назад

Glad you think so! Make sure you subscribe for more and checkout my blog where there are hundreds of free gardening guides, www.gardenninja.co.uk 🌿🥷 Happy gardening! Lee

@TaxiChronicles 7 месяцев назад

Thanks super useful information

@Gardenninja 7 месяцев назад

You’re welcome. I’m glad the guides helpful. Make sure you check out my blog for hundreds more free guides and garden design tutorials. www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🥷🌿🤘

@Crooks103 Год назад

Great video.

@Gardenninja Год назад

Thanks Crooks! Make sure you also checkout my award winning Garden blog and forum for more gardening help! www.gardenninja.co.uk/ Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🤘

@sbhimji4568 3 года назад

Awesome video! Subscribed!

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

Thanks and happy gardening! Lee

@user-yi9uv7uj9p 10 месяцев назад

Thanx for the info bro

@Gardenninja 10 месяцев назад

You’re welcome! There’s more detail here too on hedge pruning. www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-to-prune-trim-and-clip-hedges-with-ease/ 🥷🌿👌

@billy4072 Год назад

Brill. 👍

@loisjackson3846 9 месяцев назад

Good information 👍

@Gardenninja 9 месяцев назад

So nice of you and glad my gardening guides are helpful! 🥷🌿🌈

@johnprest636 3 года назад

Skilled hedge trimmer

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

Thanks! 🥷🌿

@rseverance2 2 месяца назад

Thank you

@Gardenninja 2 месяца назад

You’re welcome! Make sure you also check out my web site www.gardenninja.co.uk for hundreds more free expert gardening guides! 🌿🥷🤘

@DunningsMillLawnCare 4 года назад

That evergreen griselinia hedge has grown a lot since the how to plant a hedge video! Wow! My pyracantha Hedge I planted last year has grown a lot aswell but not as much as your griselinia hedge!

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Hey Matt. I know! Hasn’t it just it’s huge now. It’s really taken off an gives a much softer boundary hedge to the garden. The whole Exploding Atom Garden has gone a bit nuts to be honest. Just how I like it! Haha. Pyracantha is slower growing but great as a deterrent as well. Had many a thorn in my thumb pruning those bad boys!! Happy Gardening.

@pansepot1490 4 года назад

Matt’s garden servise, good luck with your pyracantha hedge! Hope it will continue to grow moderately. I had one, fortunately not very long, that when mature threw up 2 meters long branches each year. I had not time for monthly trimming and pruning those thorny monsters once a year became a nightmare so eventually I got rid of it. I still have a hedge of dwarf pyracantha though. It grows a lot as well but being dwarf is more manageable. When I started my garden I wanted fast growing plants because I was impatient but after years of pruning and disposing of large amounts of clippings I have come to appreciate slow growing plants. 😁

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Pat Pezzi pyracantha are vicious but great for wildlife and deterring burglars. I’ve never had a massive problem with them. I find they grow similarly to hawthorn which I cut two or three times a year. You must have really fertile soil! Great to see so many people growing hedges which are so much more beneficial than fence panels for wildlife, slowing down wind exposure and helping with drainage. Keep up the good work guys!! Lee

@tatiana5568 2 года назад

Hola amigo, thank you for your tips, greetings from Chile 🤗🌻🌻

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

You’re welcome. I’m glad you like my gardening guides! Subscribe for even more of them. Happy gardening in Chile! 🥷🤘🌿

@MLM111 Год назад

Great info 😁

@Gardenninja Год назад

Thanks so much! Make sure you subscribe for hundreds more beginner gardening guides! 🥷🤘🌿 Lee

@nathanslawnsandgardens Год назад

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@Koepex 3 года назад

In the netherlands they will be happy seeing this video , using those secateurs and handshears from Okatsune..

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

Glad to hear it! I love Japanese garden tools. They’re the best! Happy trimming. Lee 🥷🌿

@saskelee Год назад

Perfect air cut for the craft

@artpimentel5244 10 месяцев назад

Solid trimmer

@Gardenninja 10 месяцев назад

Thanks! 🥷🌿🤘

@francesr48 2 года назад

A great tarpaulin to use is a painters stairway one. It’s a nice width and a decent length, just roll it up and shackle out.

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Great tip! Thanks for sharing Frances! 🥷🌿🙌

@mercianwoodsmantraditional9470 3 года назад

A good video, for hedge renovation though, have a look at hedge laying, it's not a simple thing for everyone to do, but it's the best way to renovate broadleaf hedges

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

Thanks Mercian. Hedge laying is such a heritage skill. Time consuming but brilliant to watch. So many patchy rural hedges could do with a proper lay again with the right tools. Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿

@daviddoyle5480 4 года назад

Hello just watched your hedge cutting video which I found very useful. I have a wide privet hedge, I wondered if I could cut it back to narrow it down, with some loppers I have. The start of august I cut back a foot wide section and 5 feet high. I can see that it is already sprouting new growth. Following your advice, I will cut back all the hedge in February, that hopefully will give it time to recover the the time winter comes again. Its a lovely hedge just to wide to get up n down the path. Your vid has giving me the confidence to do this now. And If Im likely to kill it, try to let me know before next February. Keep producing the great videos, very informative. Cheers.

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Thanks David for the great comment. Yes Feb will give you the best visible recovery. Though you probably could do it now but it may look a bit bare through winter. I’m glad the videos helped and do let me know how the hedge renovation goes! You can always post a pic on my Facebook or twitter feed. Keep up the good gardening work! Lee

@talhaselia5103 7 месяцев назад

Hello sir can you please tell me how did you fit that plate on hedge trimmer blade?

@marymary5494 Год назад

👌💕

@nathanslawnsandgardens Год назад

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@lg5819 Месяц назад

I wasn’t sure if I could use a rechargeable pole chainsaw to shorten the height of my large garden hedge. I’ve never used it before, it’s new, so I was worried about kickback. My hedge has some thick branches growing on the top of the hedge and I can’t cut them down with my rechargeable pole trimmer. I do have some manual shears that have been good over the years but are now a bit blunt. I bought them from Lidls, they were cheap. Also, I wasn’t sure if I should sharpen them on a metal block with WD40 or buy some new manual shears from B&Q. They sell Fiskars brand. Any feedback would be appreciated. Thanks.

@Tara-sf7uu 4 года назад

I have a hedge question...I want to surround my garden with espalier apple trees as a fence, and put a short hedge in front of the apples. My question is: what sort of distance should i plan for between the hedge and the trees? Will the espalier trees be lacking nutrients due to the hedges being close by?

@BrionyGunson 2 года назад

Great video - useful points like the chamber effecting growth and electric shears creating torn leaves that can be unsightly. I actually love using hand shears for the mindful exercise! What hand shears are you using please? :)

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Thanks Briony. I love hand sheers too!! They’re from Niwaki. Their stuffs great. Tell them I sent you it you visit their shop or site! 🥷🤘🌿

@marymary5494 Год назад

Me too.

@BrionyGunson Год назад

@@Gardenninja Fab! Thanks for the recommendation - I'll check them out for sure and mention you :) thanks for all the work you do, creating this awesome content!

@nathanslawnsandgardens Год назад

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@peeweetv8982 4 года назад

Loving all your vids! Thankyou so much for making them! I’m learning so much!! Quick question: are those hand shears 217or 231? Thankyou 🌱🌻

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Hey Peewee. Thanks for the comment and kind words! They’re the 217 shorter ones! Happy Pruning! Lee

@peeweetv8982 4 года назад

Fantastic, thanks for the info you star! Soooo much appreciated 🌱🌻 Sal

@smoggie2833 4 года назад

Great video and very informative. I know you covered pruning newly planted hedges here but I still have a question or two if you could kindly advise: I have just planted a new Privet hedge (L. Ovalifolium) with nursery grown bare root plants of 80cm-100cm high. I have planted 50 of them at 4 per metre and ran out of plants towards the end of my fence line :( I have about 12 metres left to fill and no more pocket money... so I was wondering if I could fill the gap with some L. vulgare which I could get my hands on - although not ideal nursery stock it is seemingly healthy and growing wild in a nearby copse. Is it okay to plant them to continue my Privet hedge? Should I still prune these plants twice a year even though they are only currently 80cm or so high? How much should I cut back - the bloke at the nursery said to cut them back by half... would much appreciate some advice. I have subscribed by the way - great channel. Thanks

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Hi. Thanks for the kind words and glad you like the guide! The nursery advice is quite right you to need to be a bit brutal to ensure the privet thickens and meshes together. Hence cutting it back by half. Then all it’s energy goes into roots and then new side shoots. You could use the other species. It may grow at a different rate though. Then clip twice a year as per my guide. In a few years it will have established as one hedge. I wouldn’t feed other than maybe a mulch in year two. If you over feed it won’t establish as strong a root structure. So you need to be a bit cruel to be kind! Hope that helps. Lee

@smoggie2833 4 года назад

@@Gardenninja Thanks for the detailed answer - very helpful, I will take your advice. Happy New Year to you.

@timatkins6693 4 месяца назад

Hey Lee, fab video as always. I understand from your video this time of year is a good time to cut back hedges. I’ve a privet which has only a thin layer of foliage and is very leggy underneath. What’s the best method to get it to fill out? Thanks Lee!

@Gardenninja 4 месяца назад

The best method as brutal as it sounds is to hard prune it back by half. That’s if it’s really leggy. It will soon bush out the same year. I’ve demonstrated this on my monthly videos from last year and the year before. My guide to pruning and hard pruning will show you here. www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-to-prune-trim-and-clip-hedges-with-ease/ under the link to ‘renovating old hedges’ with privet as the example! Hope that helps! Lee 🥷🌿🤘

@timatkins6693 4 месяца назад

@@Gardenninja Amazing! Thanks Lee. Truly great to have an expert gardener (and busy TV personality) at hand for guidance on here. Thanks for being so responsive and helpful! 😊

@Gardenninja 4 месяца назад

@timatkins6693 you’re welcome. Gardening and educating others is my passion! Let your other gardening mates know where to look if they’re struggling!

@timatkins6693 8 месяцев назад

Hi Lee, your videos are amazing. I’ve a star jasmine that’s gone really leggy, it’s growing along a fence and obstructing a narrow passageway. I would like to hard prune it back to the fence but this will mean losing all the thin layer of top foliage! If I hard prune will new foliage appear? What’s your advice? Thanks Lee!

@Gardenninja 8 месяцев назад

If it’s the annual star Jasmin then yes it give it a good winter haircut. If it’s the evergreen one they’re slow to regenerate so be a bit more delicate with it! Hope that helps. 🥷🌿👌

@timatkins6693 8 месяцев назад

@@Gardenninja Brilliant, thanks Lee. So am I right to think I can hard prune Summer jasmine between November to March but gradually reduce the evergreen one? Thanks Lee, great to have advice from a pro!

@ciararespect4296 2 года назад

Hi there great advice. I planted some golden privet a few years ago they're about 5ft tall now. I've cut them every year I didn't really know when to cut. I live in south of UK is it too late to cut now or should I wait till August? Also I want them a little higher. Should I still top them? Thanks for your videos

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Hi Ciara. As long as birds aren’t nesting you’ll be fine so Just check them. Cut them twice a year again in autumn to really thicken them up! Happy gardening. Lee 🥷🌿

@ciararespect4296 2 года назад

@@Gardenninja nice one thanks Lee. None are nesting in my privet but definitely nesting in some climbing ivy I have . I won't disturb anything 🙏

@iwanjones88 2 года назад

Can I do formative pruning in winter for Griselinia? I have a lot of hedging that was planted last spring/summer which has not yet been pruned, now I realise I should have pruned them after planting. Should I wait until spring for formative pruning?

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Hi Iwan. Wait until Sprint to prune evergreens. I’ve got some more information on why that is but it’s best to wait until March in the UK before you make any pruning. Pruning now with the risk of frost and fact it’s the wrong time of year may harm it! www.gardenninja.co.uk/winter-gardening-jobs-for-beginners-garden-maintenance-made-easy/ 🥷🌿🙌

@SuperKiko112 3 года назад

For your hair was that a cordless or petrol trimmer ? Looks dope

@Gardenninja 3 года назад

Cordless! 😂😂😂 Happy gardening. 🥷🌿🤘

@travellerseko 2 года назад

I bought a flat which has a garden. Hedges are so weak even though they have been kept short to thicken further down the plant. Could there be a problem? I want my hedges to be dense. What is your recommendation? I live in Glasgow by the way:)

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Hi Traveller. It’s hard to advise without photos. If you could use the Garden Ninja forum that would be great. To thicken any hedge a hard prune is usually the best way. It depends on the species but cutting back hard usually in early spring is the best way to thicken and revitalise an old hedge. Happy gardening! Lee You can visit the gardening forum here. 🌿👉www.gardenninja.co.uk/forum/

@bucketrobbert 3 года назад

tip number 3 keep your power trimmers well greased are oils thy will self sharpen with friction give your bolts a quarter of turn every couple of years depending how often you use them

@nathanslawnsandgardens Год назад

💯👍👍

@theconsistentnoddy9851 2 года назад

Hi I’m not a professional but I have the best part of 500ft of 7ft high hedging on my property that I look after, half is privet & the other half is yew. I’m getting myself a new hedge trimmer and was wondering, in my situation would you favour a 60cm blade or a 70cm blade? (Just for reference I’m looking at the stihl hse electric range, 71 & 81) Thanks for any help 👍

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Hi Consistent Noddy, With large tall hedges I'd always recommend a longer blade for less sweeps of the hedge which reduces unnecessary damage. It also means less work for your arms too! Happy hedge cutting! Lee

@theconsistentnoddy9851 2 года назад

@@Gardenninja thanks for the reply Lee, it’s appreciated 👍👍

@nathanslawnsandgardens Год назад

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@mmckgpio Год назад

Hi Lee, I planted 89 hedges, most were different sizes due to availability. My question is: when you give the hedges their first clipping back and the clippings after, did you clip yours to the one length? Thank you

@Gardenninja Год назад

Hi Marguerite. Yes you want to cut the top so all plants or whips are level. That way they grow at relatively similar rates. Obviously some plants are quicker but this method will help the hedge thicken up. Even if it means taking it down far lower to the smallest plant! 🥷🌿🤘

@mmckgpio Год назад

@@Gardenninja Thanks Lee

@mmckgpio Год назад

@@Gardenninja Hi Lee, just wondering when clipping back hedges in spring, do you clip the sides as well as the tops, or do you just clip the tops. Thank you

@AndyH89 4 года назад

Hi, I have a leylandii hedge and took quite a bit of height off it last year and left it quite bare and woody on top. I’m a bit worried I might have taken too much off, will it grow back and cover up? I’ve heard that it might not grow back..

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Hi Andy. Unfortunately conifers don’t grow back from old wood. So when you take back say Leylandii to old brown wood they stay that way. Best way to trim conifers is to just take off small amounts of the new green foliage a few times a year to keep them in check. Sorry I can’t bring better news! Lee

@AndyH89 4 года назад

Garden Ninja Ltd thanks for your response, just not sure what I’m best doing now. Should I remove them? They’re quite unsightly

@Gardenninja 4 года назад

Depends on your preference. If they’re really ugly then yes. Maybe choose another evergreen species that can be hard pruned. Ie Laurel.

@Zinstonian 2 года назад

I have 4 year old hedges that are a little gangly on the bottom, and thick on top. They're 6 to 7 ft tall. Is it to late to cut them back to encourage growth to thicken in the bottom? How much should I cut?

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Hi Rachel. You can be brutal with a lot of deciduous hedges ones that lose their leaves. You’ll never completely regenerate the bottom but if can help force growth lower down. You could do that now providing there are no birds nesting. Happy trimming! Lee 🥷🌿🤘

@aceofspades5786 Год назад

Is February/March ok to take cuttings from the griselinia

@Gardenninja Год назад

Hi Ace of Spades. I’d leave evergreen cuttings until April when they’ve woken up from their winter slow down. You’ll get better results with rooting that way. Happy propagating! Lee

@thomasnichols1698 Год назад

Hi, Lee. I am planting a hornbeam hedge in the next month or so. I have read some say that hornbeam should not be trimmed back at all until it reaches one's desired height--in my case 3 meters. Others say as soon as the seedling is planted, cut it down by a third to encourage branching. In your experience, which way is best?

@Gardenninja Год назад

Hi Thomas. I would always trim Hornbeam. In my experience of growing and renovating hedges simply leaving them always ends up in thin weak growth rather than a well meshed stable hedge. Leaving one main leader to get to 3m will lead to lots of mini trees rather than a thick well established hedge! Happy trimming! 🥷🤘🌿

@thomasnichols1698 Год назад

@@Gardenninja So if the seedlings will be arriving at 45-60cm tall, would recommend cutting them down to 30-40cm? Maybe more? Thank you very much for your response! There is a lot of information on the internet, and it is hard to determine what is reliable. Glad to have your expertise.

@joneastelow3242 Год назад

Hi Lee, I have the same question about some Portuguese Laurel I planted last year. Will topping the hedge to encourage thickening reduce the plant growing in desired height? Great vids

@Gardenninja Год назад

Hi Jon. Good question. The quick answer is yes. It will focus the energy on lower growth and side shoots. Best to top them each year to form a thick hedge then let it get bigger after say 2-3 years of establishing. Thanks for the kind words on my videos. Make sure you checkout my blog too for loads more gardening guides. www.gardenninja.co.uk/ 🌿🥷🤘

@joneastelow3242 Год назад

@@Gardenninja Great feedback, thanks Lee. I will check out the blog. 👍

@mufclad2 10 месяцев назад

Looks like you’ve had a bad accident with the clippers there mate 🥶💈

@q7jdwomfvkbj74 5 месяцев назад

HOW TO USE ELECTRIC TRIMMER? HOLD IT PERPENDICULAR OR?

@Bella418 2 года назад

How would you trim Clusia hedges?

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Hi Bella. I’d use really sharp hand sheets or hedge sheets. The issue with Clusia is their large fleshy leaves. They do tend to crisp up when cut. As they’re so soft I’d keep dipping my secateurs into a bucket with some disinfectant in just to stop transference of any bacteria which could half the shrub. Hope that helps! Lee 🥷🤘🌿

@Bella418 2 года назад

@@Gardenninja thank you so much, it does help.

@kaiteross6596 4 месяца назад

What are the name of these hedges in this video? I think theres 2 different types of them in this video ❤

@Gardenninja 3 месяца назад

One’s a privet. The other a Griselinia. You can find out more on my hedge cutting guide here Kaite. www.gardenninja.co.uk/how-to-lay-a-hedge/ 🌿🥷🤘

@annbary8853 2 года назад

How did you trim your hair in this shape?

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

With clippers and scissors! 🥷🤘

@SIRENTHEROCKER 2 месяца назад

He paid good money for that hair gel and those teeth!

@christinatorres4872 10 месяцев назад

Holy smoke you have beautiful teeth 😮

@Gardenninja 10 месяцев назад

Thanks. They’re all my own. Got good dental genetics! 🥷🌿😉

@gunnerbearige1139 Год назад

No ear defenders on? That's a health and safety breach.

@silentnight2671 Год назад

Loool!

@user-wx4ou6qw4m 2 года назад

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@davidburden2360 2 года назад

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@benh4544 2 года назад

"hi I'm steve-o, and this is hedge trimming"

@tomowen6846 2 года назад

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@zillaman7674 3 года назад

Damn life's been bad to Steve 0

@janetwales4018 2 года назад

sORRY BUT A 15 SECOND AD AND THEN A 1:47 AD MEANS I'M OUT OF HERE. PITY YOU SEEM TO HAVE SOME GOOD INFO ON YOUR CHANNEL

@Gardenninja 2 года назад

Hi Janet. Sorry you feel that way. No one pays me to create these guides I rely on ads to fund them. I create these outside of my full time garden design practice as I find that new gardeners find them useful. Ads are a necessary part of providing free content. Otherwise I wouldn’t be able to film all these guides to help new gardeners. Good luck in your gardening endeavours though. Lee Garden Ninja. 🌿🥷🤘