What we walked into
He's an older gentleman who likes doing it himself, and to be fair to him the back hedge was spot on. On the front he cut into the brown, and on a leylandii that isn't coming back any time soon.
We went back in to tidy it up and make the best of what was left green.
Filmed and posted October 2026. Watch the full job on our YouTube channel.
The job in numbers
| Details | |
|---|---|
| The job | Leylandii hedge tidy up after a hard cut |
| Length | About 30 metres on two sides |
| Hedge type | Leylandii |
| Problem | Cut back into brown wood |
| Context | The fifth hedge we've done on a street of about ten houses |
Step by step
Assess the green
Checked where green growth was left on each face.
Tidy it up
Tidied up so it looks as even as it can while it recovers.
Clean up
Clippings cleared.
Leylandii won't grow back from brown
Leylandii, like most conifers, only regrows from green foliage. Cut back into the brown inner wood and that section usually stays bare.
The safe rule is to never cut back past the last bit of green. If a leylandii has got too big for that, it's often better to talk about a new hedge than a hard cut.
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