[lizby1]

Hi there, I wonder if anyone can help.

We've just planted an informal hedge - a mixture of laurels, lilac, jacintha, cotoneaster, red robin, japanese quince etc.
I am getting confused as to whether we should prune the hedge immediately, or wait until next spring and prune after spring flowering.

Any help and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thankyou.

[Gwiz]

HI,
I would let it establish for a while before any pruning. It won't hurt to let it settle in before cutting bits of it!

[muntjac]

3 yrs and prune back to form the shape  ,just take 50% off those bits that are outside the line you want to follow with the hedge .leave the top growing points  until you have the desired hieght