Tall privet hedges are best cut into a tapered shape ... hard prune one side a year to retain some privacy.’ Post-pruning, it is best practise to dispose of the clippings immediately.

The Privet family includes multiple species, cultivars, and hybrids of privets that are often planted ornamentally but have a tendency to escape into natural habitats. KISMA focuses mainly on the ...

“According to available records, tree privets were first introduced into New Zealand in the 1950s as hedge plants,” Thompson said. “It is likely that the privet trees in question were ...