Does anyone know anything about gardening?

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tbc

This is my hedge, planted about 2 years ago (along with a "proud parent" picture to show how far it's come since it was little).

According to this, I should be trimming only the sides at the moment to encourage it to be bushy, and then trimming the top branches to the height I want it in autumn.

I want it much taller than this though - should I be cutting back the top and sides now?

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ColinTheBald in reply to @tbc

That advice is broadly correct, however, make sure you do prune the leaders quite hard to ensure that your upwards growth stays bushy (fnarr, fnarr). It might take the hedge longer to reach the overall height desired, but you wouldn't want spindly upright growth, would you?

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