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There's a hedge I know of that's been kept at 4' for many years, so yes. Plant at a minimum of 4' apart. You won't keep it under control with a yearly clip, 3 or 4 times is more likely. Clip as far back as the green growth will allow, if you clip back into the brown it will not grow again.
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ugly fence
Is it structurally sound?
If so why not fit a load of chicken wire and grown climbers over it?
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Treat yourself to some pro-trellis, (made from 19x38mm roofing lathes),
and plant some climbers,
clematis, jasmine, maybe even a thornless blackberry.
If you want a hedge, English Yew is easily clipped to shape,
is dense enough to support birds nests,
and provides winter fruit for resident and overwintering birds.
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@aggi
I have a load of Leylandi (about 6' tall at the moment) in my small garden. Original plan was to rip them all out as they're going to end up too big for the garden.
However, there's an ugly fence at the back that I'd like to cover so my new thinking is to move some of them to the back and keep them pruned to about 8' to hide that.
Is that realistic, are they OK with that level of pruning? Any suggestions on when the best time to dig them up and move them would be? So far as I can tell their roots aren't particularly aggressive so having them on a boundary shouldn't be an issue?