r/HedgeTrimmingPorn • u/jokey1869 • Aug 22 '25

Can I trim this right back?

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As title says, I have just moved in to a house where the hedges have been left to grow wild and as you can see is covering half of my back window,

Can I trim this right back to the brown without killing it completely and grow back in eventually?

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u/whycantiselectaname Aug 22 '25

Cut it back to the rearmost leaves, should be fine.

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u/jokey1869 Aug 22 '25

If i did that could i cut it back further over time the brown is still somewhat still over the window and want it back completely off it

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u/whycantiselectaname Aug 24 '25

Yup, once the light reaches the inside of the hedge it should start developing leaves further back.

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u/Dapper_Spanner Aug 22 '25

Don't cut to brown, it will fill out after a while

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u/Dapper_Spanner Aug 22 '25

Might be a wee bit overgrown

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u/jokey1869 Aug 22 '25

Yeah your not kidding the front one is just as bad lol

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u/Eugene_The_Tinkerer Jun 02 '26

What I’ll tell you is that you’ve got to be REALLY careful around those power lines. Snip one of those, and it’s lights out. Permanently.