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That appears to mostly be ivy now, I can hardly see any holly leaves.
Holly should be able to take a hard pruning. Lots of evergreens won't grow back at all from bare wood. So you need to work out what the other plants in your hedge are.
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If it was me, I’d take the whole thing out and replace with something I actually like.
The light it would let in alone would be worth it.
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Raze it to the ground. You’ll be glad.
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Cut it back soon, and even the Ivy will have leafed up a little by Spring.
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I've just moved into a new house, which has a huge hedge out the front - it's a mixture of a few plants - holly and some other things ( I don't know what they are - just different colours and leaves).
It's about six feet deep and overhangs the pavement by quite a lot. I'd like to cut it back quite heavily to the red line in the picture, but that would mean cutting all the leaves off, as I'd be removing right to the middle, where there's no greenery.
My question - would the green grow back in a reasonable timeframe if I trimmed it back this severely?
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