[dno71]

just in the process of shredding a large privet hedge from the garden is there any way of using these clippings on the lottie?

[compostqueen]

Oh gawd, privet    I'm surrounded by piles of the stuff, been shredding, burning (sshhhh), and taken three van-fulls to the skip. Still got loads to deal with before I can see my soil to get planting.  I'm beginning to like the look of Waneylap 

So, to answer your question, no I don't think so. I found that it started to grow where the smaller cuttings had landed on the ground. I thought I'd collected them all up, but to go round and collect all the little bits was unnecessary 

I suppose you could compost the shreddings but if there are a lot it could take an age

[JayG]

My garden is surrounded by privet hedges and the soft to semi-ripe clippings rot down reasonably well if mixed with other stuff (anything woody takes much longer.)

dno71; assuming your shreddings include some quite old woody material I would still say compost it but don't expect quick results! 

[Jakell]

I always cut my hedge while it is still soft/semi-ripe. I then either throw them under to the hedge to rot down, or use them in my compost. I haven't had to burn or dispose of hedge trimmings for years,

[bigben]

Rake trimmings over the path as a mulch to suppress weed growth - only works if the cuttings are small - otherwise you trip over stuff!

[JayG]

Previous 3 posts are making me wonder whether Sheffield is the hedge capital of the UK   

[compostqueen]

I'm not far away in North Derbys. We've got tougher privet in these parts 

[solway cropper]

If you've got a lawn as well you can mix the shredded privet with grass clippings and leave to rot down. I add liberal doses of chicken manure to speed things up but if it's not ready next year it will be the year after. You have to start thinking long term when you have a garden.

[Rangerkris]

Previous 3 posts are making me wonder whether Sheffield is the hedge capital of the UK   

Reading the posts above just made me think of  American pie The wedding hahahah if you seen it you will know what i mean.