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Originally Posted by TrudyM
I was told, If you don't want them to grow huge and they have been let go in the past you have to be brutal to get them low again.
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I half-murdered ours this year as it had been left to run wild for several years - and in no way do I blame Mrs Fox for this, although it was clearly her fault - and it has rewarded us with its best ever start to the season.
I shall half-murder it again next year in the remaining wild areas.
The key with many such plants, including hedges, is not to remove more than one third in total, so that they are not over-stressed but have a good chance to recover.