How to renovate a Laurel Hedge

How to renovate a Laurel Hedge video - Pruning

Chapters for this video:

0:00 Laurel Hedge Renovation
0:55 Where to cut to allow for the new growth
1:40 Time estimate for the work
2:15 First part complete - IMPORTANT TIPS TO FOLLOW
3:24 REMEMBER - you can reshape/reprofile your hedge when you renovate
4:03 How to get a flat top and avoid dips and bumps
5:00 Always carry secateurs to tidy the bottom of the hedge
5:20 TIP - only renovate one side at a time (ideally) - both are possible
6:15 The end result

Sometimes hedges need to be cut back hard, which is a renovation or reduction, can feel like a scary thing to do. However, if it's done properly and at the right time, your laurel hedge will come back better than before.

This hedge is quite small and the 'overgrowth' is not too bad, and even though the cut looks drastic, this is quite light in terms of a hard cut back. For the most part, most of the internal structure is still in place which means that the recovery period should be quite short.

I would expect this hedge to be in full leaf again within 2 years. That is to say that the internal framework should not be visible at that point. After the first year, I would expect bussing across the whole of the hedge on both faces and leave development should be quite advanced by the end of the following year's growing season. There may be even new buds sprouting on the frame this year.

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