Privet Hedge Spacing
Tie a string between the stakes for use as a guide when planting the privet plants.
Privet hedge spacing. You ll need 9 to 12 inches between california privets to create an attractive dense hedge while ibolium privets should be spaced at least 24 inches apart. Privets are best planted 2 feet apart for low formal hedges and 4 feet or more for informal hedges or medium to tall formal hedges. Privet is a fast growing hedge plant that is easy to establish in your yard.
How to grow a privet hedge. Warning watch out for leaf spot and root rot diseases infecting your privet hedge. To plant a new privet hedge create a trench two feet wide and two feet deep space individual shrubs about 12 inches apart and bring soil up to the branching trunk.
Mark the location of each plant with a flag or string marker for easy reference. Fast growing it can create a dense long lasting hedge with a mature height and spread of about 4m. Pound a short wooden stake into the ground at either end of the site for the hedgerow.
Hedges with plants 60cm apart fill in quicker than those planted 100cm apart but you get just as good a hedge in the long run at either distance apart. When you are planting a hedge be sure to note any changes in soil type or condition which will affect the uniformity of the hedge. North privet can be planted 24 inches apart the rose of sharon should be planted 2 3 feet apart again at a minimum try to avoid root crowding by setting at least 12 24 inches apart measuring from the center of the plant.
Privet is a popular choice for city country and coastal hedges. Proper spacing leads to a more uniform hedge. Amend the soil if there are any areas of poor soil.
Spacing waxleaf privet is fast growing at more than 2 feet per year eventually reaching up to 8 to 10 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. Space the privet shrubs about 2 feet apart in a row to create a low formal hedge or 4 feet apart to make a medium to tall formal or informal hedge. Water deeply and frequently the first year using drip irrigation.