#Holly hedge estate how to

How do I look after my Holly hedge after planting?ДЄlthough Holly plants will put up with most soil types, we recommended that the planting soil is mixed with compostВ to give the plants the best environment to grow in for their first year.

#Holly hedge estate how to

See section below on how to look after your Holly hedge after planting.

As with all hedges careful preparation of the planting site is important. We recommend that Holly should be planted at 1ft (30cm) apart in a single row or alternatively at 1.5ft (45cm) apart in a staggered double row which will help to create a thicker visual barrier in a shorter time frame. How far apart should I plant a Holly hedge? When should I clip or trim a Holly hedge?ДЄ Holly hedge will need to be clipped annually in the Spring or Autumn as you would with any other hedge. However, Holly does make an excellent hedge if a little bit of patience is exercised. If you are looking for a fast growing instant hedge, then Holly is probably not the answer unless you are prepared to wait for your plants to thicken out into a dense visual barrier. This will slow down the upward growth of your hedge and encourage growth sideways to make a denser hedge. Once the hedgeВ has reached its desired height it should be trimmed at that height accordingly to maintain its size and increase its density. Holly are relatively slow growing and they will put on around 6-9 inches of growth each year if left untrimmed and can take a while to fill out into a dense hedge. Holly can also be cut back hard and will regenerate which makes it useful for those trying to restore older hedges. When planting a Holly hedge, it can quite happily be grown as a short hedge of around 2ft in height but will be equally happy grown as a taller hedge with a height of 10ft or more. Holly grows relatively slowly and forms an attractive dense dark green barrier with red berries in the winter which are a favoured food supply for wild birds.ДЄ single Holly can be grown into an attractive tree and will grow to a good height if left for long enough. It grows extensively in the wild and has long been used as a hedging plant. It is the only prickly evergreen hedging plant native to the UK and has been cultivated since ancient times. Holly (Ilex aquifolium) is also known as Common Holly or English Holly.