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Garden Hedge Removal & Replacement Edinburgh

Leylandii Hedging is a common sight in many gardens in the UK- Its cheap, it grows quickly
(up to 15 meters in 16 years) and it is evergreen. This means it provides very effective
screening and privacy all year round. However, it is not without its draw backs. Leylandii
when not properly maintained can grow taller than your house and encroach on your
neighbour’s property! Another issue is when not properly maintained you are also limited
with how aggressively you can cut it- go too far and you ‘brown’ the hedge i.e., send it into
shock preventing regrowth in that area. Many leylandii’s we have removed have been due
neglect, disputes with neighbours and/or the council!

So, our client decided to remove the young leylandii hedge which was previously in place
and instead replant with yew hedging as well as smarten up the edging and the borders.
Yew hedging much the same as leylandii is evergreen and can grow to a large size, so it
functions well as all year-round screening. Unlike leylandii it can tolerate hard pruning and is
slower growing averaging between 20cm-40cm per year. Yew is also very low maintenance
requiring only one cut per year however with regular maintenance can also be grown into
intricate shapes. Yew is one of the longest living trees in the UK with the oldest specimen
located in Scotland which is estimated to be 1,500-3,000 years old.

We started first began with digging out the old hedging and turning over the soil. We then
mixed through new rich organic matter and compost with the newly turned over bed mixing
well to provide the ideal conditions for planting. We then started on the garden edging we
had just shy of 5 meters of aircraft grade aluminium edging to go it provides extremely
durable border edging and due to the flexible nature of the metal it can be manipulated and
easily shaped to form smooth and classic lines. Easily installed we cut out the new border
and simply joined together the edging giving the bed a definitive border with the lawn. Then
our lead gardener decided on the placement and spacing between the yew shrubs- once he
was happy the yew shrubs started to go in. Once in their holes the soil was packed in hard
around it to keep the roots healthy. We finished off with a dash of water to help the new
hedging take route in its new home.

If you have a garden that needs transformed in the Edinburgh area please call JDS Gardening at 0131 664 2143 or click here for an online garden transormation quote.