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Privet Plant - Description
- Potted Privet Hedging Plants
- Ligustrum Ovalifolium
- Common Privet, Evergreen
- With Glossy Oval Shaped Leaves
- Spacing for Hedging: 30cm Apart
- Pot Size: 2 Litre
- Current Height: 30cm
Privet Plant - Characteristics
- Privet is happy in either sun or shade
- These are frost hardy
- But in cold winters or when young the can loose foliage
- Fast growing plant
- Benefits from pruning twice yearly
Privet Plant - Uses
- Great for screening
- Use for a simple green backdrop to herbaceous borders
- Forms a formal hedge if clipped twice each year
- Can be grown as an informal hedge also
- Great for a fast growing hedge
- Great for privacy
- Great as a backdrop for planting schemes & herbaceous borders
Privet Plant - Planting Instructions
Sowing Time
- Potted Privet can be planted all year round
- Best to plant the moment the plants arrive
- Avoid frosty conditions, where the ground is frozen
For Hedging: Trench Preparation
- Dig trench approx. 2.5ft wide & 1.5ft deep
- Add about 4" of well rotted farm yard manure to base of the trench
- Cover the manure with a layer of soil
- This prevents the manure 'burning' the plant's roots
Positioning Plants
- Space plants 50cm apart
- Stagger / alternate plants to create a double row
- This creates a wider & thicker hedge
- Back fill the top soil
- Be sure that the base of each plant is just below soil surface
- Compact soil in well with your foot
- Level off the soil around the plants
Handling the Plants
- Watering is essential - Both before & after planting
- When plants arrive, plant them straight away
- If you are unable to plant straight away - then 'heel them in' temporarily
- Keep plant's roots in their bag & avoid exposure to sun light
- Take care not to damage roots, bark & buds
After Care
- Watering is essential for plants to establish
- Soak plants in basin of water prior to planting
- Water after planting
- If dry weather persists, water every second day
- Weeding is also essential
- A new hedge will need to be weeded at least 3 time over the growing season
- Weed in March, June & September
- We recommend using weed membrane & mulch to control weeds
Pruning
- For best results Privet should be pruned twice each Summer
- Can be cut back hard each spring
Privet - Quick Facts
- Privet is very tolerant of pollution making it great for town & city planting
- Some privet plants are great for topiary including ligustrum delavayanum
- To form a thick hedge, cut the tops off the hedging plants as this encourages lateral growth
- The word 'ovalifolium' means oval foliage
Note: We don't ship plants on Fridays due to the extended period they would remain without light & water
Shipping Options & Rates
FOR IRELAND & NORTHERN IRELAND
- Standard Courier Delivery With Fastway (3-4 Working Days)
- Cost is €4.95 on Orders Below €75
- Free Delivery on Orders Above €75
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Courier Delivery With Fastway (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €5 extra for express delivery
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- Express Delivery With DPD (1-2 Working Days)
- Cost is €11.45 for orders below €75
- Cost is €6.50 for orders above €75
- This service guarantees that any order placed before 4pm will ship from our depot the same day on the next day delivery service *
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This services comes with email tracking
- 'Seed' Postal Delivery Option ***
- Cost is €2 - Packet of Seeds ONLY Orders
- Note: Does Not Apply to Seed Potatoes, Bulbs or Sets ***
- Rep. of Ireland & Northern Ireland Only
- This is a non-trackable service
MAINLAND ENGLAND & SCOTLAND & WALES (Currently Unavailable Due to Brexit)
- Standard International Courier
- Cost is €10
- UK shipping fee covers parcels up to a total weight of 20Kg
WESTERN EUROPE & WORLDWIDE
- Standard International Courier
- Delivery rates vary, please see chart below
- Note: There is no free delivery for Western Europe Deliveries
Bulk Bags & Large Item Pallet Deliveries
- Bulk bags & large orders are shipped via pallet couriers on a rigid lorry
- Delivery is to kerbside only
- If road access to your site is tight, then please advise us before purchasing
- Please Note: We cannot guarantee next day delivery on pallet deliveries
- Also, we cannot guarantee delivery on a specific day (Please allow 1-3 days for delivery)
- It's always best to order well in advance to avoid disappointment
- Cancellation of pallets when items are already in transit will incur a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee (To cover return delivery costs)
- Where pallet delivery can not be made due to site access, a 40 euro per pallet cancellation fee will apply (To cover return delivery costs)
International Delivery Prices & Times
- Please note max weights below, heavier orders may require additional payment
- We will contact you to discuss, if max weight of order exceeded
Terms
- The shipping fee is fixed for an order, regardless of the number of items bought
- All courier orders require signed proof of delivery & the customer must be contactable by phone
- We do not offer a weekend delivery service (Mon-Fri Only excl. Bank Holidays)
- * Our courier achieves a 98% success rate on next day deliveries
- Once your parcel is shipped it will be placed on works courier's next day delivery service
- ** Seed postal option applies to seed ONLY orders & is available in all 32 counties of Ireland
- *** Does not apply to seed potatoes, bulbs or sets
