ᐅ The hedge has been removed.

Nordlys schrieb:

PS: A beautiful hedge takes 10 years to grow.

🙄 Seriously? Oh man.
I thought native plants would grow like weeds, but no such luck.

Even cherry laurel needs time.
Our cherry laurel hedge is now 4 years old. Some plants are doing quite well, but others lose the battle against winter, suffering from either insufficient water or frost damage, causing the leaves to turn brown and the branches to die off. These are cut back drastically in spring and will regrow. However, this only partially benefits the overall appearance of the hedge. Last winter was the first one that was not quite as harsh. With a bit of optimism, you could start to glimpse the beginnings of a future hedge after the spring pruning.

Yes, that takes time. When a plant is relocated, it first needs to focus on establishing itself – meaning it has to grow leaves but especially roots... and don’t plant too much in the gaps. I’m always impatient about that too, but shrubs need space above ground and just as much below the surface.

Almost all our plants are now in their fourth year.
Our cherry laurel needed a heavy pruning after just three years; the few bushes already reach head height in their second year. However, I never buy tiny plants. They all measured a comfortable 1.20 to 1.50 meters (4 to 5 feet) when purchased.
Our hornbeams are our problem child. I’ve been told they are supposed to really take off this year. I’m curious to see.

Horn shavings are a slow-release fertilizer, while horn meal is finer and known for immediate effect.
It’s best to mix both to ensure the bushes get optimal nutrition.

I’ll be working on this weekend as well; everything is already prepared [e

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Sorry, we are now in the 5th year.
The copper beech in the third, the bushes in the third in the second picture.

That's how I imagined it as well. However, I started smaller. A 120m (394 ft) hedge also needs to be paid for. I could only afford a starting height of 30cm (12 inches).