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Post by joysie21 on May 7, 2014 11:54:11 GMT
My hedge needs cutting badly so do my neighbors which adjoins it hers is 2ft higher than mine I asked the neighbor if i could get someone to cut it properly and she said its to stop people looking in the front window I said hardly anyone goes pass the house only the postman as we jump in the car outside our houses when we go out I will get mine done if she doesn't want hers done but its an eyesore we have never had anything like this before as we were a tidy culdesac
Another problem is Ive seen bees buzzing about my hedge recently
any advice welcomed
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Post by sweetpea on May 7, 2014 14:00:45 GMT
What hedging plant is it as there are about 5 million plants that can be used as a hedge.
If it is the common privet then you can chop it back as much as you like same with Pyracantha.
Some other hedging plants are holly, Lonicera nitida, Lavender, Forsythia, Beech/Hornbeam, plus the other 4,999,995 that I haven't the time to type out.
Bees are not a problem and should be encouraged plus they are a protected species I think.
One point to note - this is nesting season so check there are no nests in the hedge prior to cutting it.
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Post by joysie21 on May 7, 2014 15:02:10 GMT
Sweetpea I think its the common privet which is in the front of the house So Ill have to wait till the bees have gone before I get it cut then  I only need it chopped at the top and tidied at the sides |
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Post by sweetpea on May 7, 2014 18:18:00 GMT
Any bees will most likely be underground near the roots unless you have flowers on the privet which is unlikely at this time of year. They won't bother you when trimming the hedge. You didn't say what kind of bees they were. I assume one of the bumble bees as honey bees will most likely be from a nearby hive.
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Post by joysie21 on May 7, 2014 18:35:44 GMT
My hedge doesnt flower so Ill get the hedge cut then I think they are honey bees as they are small
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Post by daitheplant on May 7, 2014 19:43:18 GMT
Joysie, if you have bees, then the plants flower. Also, may I suggest, you DO NOT want your hedge cut badly, you want it cut properly. May I ask, what area do you live in?
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Post by joysie21 on May 7, 2014 22:32:21 GMT
I thought my hedge was a privet but it doesn't flower its getting out of hand now I was getting a gardener to do it who is cutting my lawn tomorrow if it doesn't rain
I live in hilsea portsmouth hampshire
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Post by daitheplant on May 8, 2014 19:28:12 GMT
I thought my hedge was a privet but it doesn't flower its getting out of hand now I was getting a gardener to do it who is cutting my lawn tomorrow if it doesn't rain I live in hilsea portsmouth hampshire A bit nearer and I would have come sort it for you.  |
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Post by joysie21 on May 9, 2014 19:57:46 GMT
That was very kind of you david the gardener cut the hedge for me which makes hers next door looking ugly also cut the lawn took all the plants out from the border surrounding the pond and put begonias in for me took the weeds out of the patio and it all looks lovely and tidy now
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Post by joysie21 on May 23, 2014 14:07:23 GMT
just to let you know my hedge has been cut also my neighbors had hers cut but its higher than mine but it looks better now
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Post by joysie21 on Jun 27, 2015 8:11:27 GMT
I have new neighbors now and the landlord cut the hedge the same height as mine
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Post by daitheplant on Jun 27, 2015 19:27:08 GMT
Well done him/her.
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Post by Cherry on Jun 28, 2015 19:52:40 GMT
joysie21 I know you live in Portsmouth, but did not know it is Hilsea. My husband was brought up in Battenburg Avenue, North End, near Ophir Road bus stop. I always pictured you in a new area which were navy quarters, but I was wrong. Hilsea is very nice.
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Post by joysie21 on Aug 11, 2016 11:08:55 GMT
Back to square one the hedge is over 5ft high now and very untidy the family of four adults next doors in a rented house said they would cut it but they havent I get fed up sweeping the frontage as they dont What do you suggest I thought of getting a trellis planter to devide the frontage of the houses (as its terraced ) but they are £80 and ive just had a lot of expence with my car
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Post by SueA on Aug 11, 2016 20:56:04 GMT
You could see if you could get hold of the landlord who cut it last time joysie21 but other than that all you can do is keep your hedge looking really tidy & hope you can shame them into cutting theirs. Where we used to live there was a gap in the fence at the front of the houses which sounds like what you have & I blocked it with an enormous pot (you could use a plastic one or a fake or real half barrel) with a big fatsia plant in which did stop a lot of the rubbish blowing straight in from next door. |
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I only need it chopped at the top and tidied at the sides
