Often planted as a standalone garden shrub or placed at the back of a border, philadephus can actually be trained into a striking hedge. Preferring full sun or part shade, it can reach a height of ...

Luke referred to the height of garden hedges as an issue among property owners, which is why cutting them back is important. While there is no specific maximum height for hedges set by law ...

And while this garden task is something that you can ... For example, flowering shrubs should be cut back after they bloom, but yew and privet prefer to be pruned in autumn after active growth ...

Touching on the towering problem of hedge height among homeowners, Luke underscored the importance of keeping them trimmed back to size ... feathered friends in garden hedges too.

Giving your garden a prune, trim and a general spruce up each spring is a time honoured tradition, but time is rapidly running out to cut back any overgrown hedges before you run the risk of being ...