{"id":106,"date":"2012-03-07T08:29:44","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T15:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/?p=106"},"modified":"2012-04-10T01:39:52","modified_gmt":"2012-04-10T08:39:52","slug":"childhood-shrubs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gardenerstips.co.uk\/blog\/gardening\/tips\/childhood-shrubs\/","title":{"rendered":"Childhood Shrubs Privet and Golden Privet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/jimmysmith\/471292698\/\" title=\"Privet by jwinfred, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm1.staticflickr.com\/175\/471292698_119010647f.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"Privet\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Privet in flower<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Privet &#8216;Lingustrum Vulgare&#8217;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Where has all the &#8216;Privet&#8217; gone? In my youth it seemed as though every small garden was kept private by a neatly clipped Privet hedge. If it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t clipped it went hay wire.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Privet is usually described as evergreen or semi-evergreen. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>It loses some leaves in the winter, but not all of them and will grow almost anywhere<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Green privet must be kept cut otherwise it becomes very open and loses its effect.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Particularly good in windy areas and by the sea.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Privet can withstand very hard pruning to get it back in shape<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Privet is hard to remove as the roots are tenacious.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/yersinia\/4707968512\/\" title=\"privet lives by Yersinia, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm5.staticflickr.com\/4070\/4707968512_573bc37015.jpg\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" alt=\"privet lives\"><\/a><br \/>\n<strong>Privet Hedge<\/strong> around tennis court.<\/p>\n<p>The posh gardens near us had golden privet that was light green with a yellow stripe but most of us had a dark green hedge. <span>There are Yellow-leaved varieties available which are smaller than the green-leaved type. <\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--><span>Yellow <em>Ligustrum ovalifolium aureum<\/em> has wonderfully scented if fairly ordinary looking white flowers in the spring.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--><span>Height and spread:<\/span><span> 12ft x 12ft <\/span><\/li>\n<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--><span>Growth needs cutting twice a year but leaves can be bisected. Clipping may take away most of the flowers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><!--[if !supportLists]--><!--[endif]--><span>Propagation by cutting is very easy<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em><strong>Credits<\/strong><br \/>\nPrivet by jwinfred CC BY-NC-ND 2.0<br \/>\nprivet lives by Yersinia CC BY-NC-SA 2.0<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Privet in flower Privet &#8216;Lingustrum Vulgare&#8217; Where has all the &#8216;Privet&#8217; gone? In my youth it seemed as though every small garden was kept private by a neatly clipped Privet hedge. If it wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t clipped it went hay wire. Privet is usually described as evergreen or semi-evergreen. It loses some leaves in the winter, but not all of them and will grow almost anywhere Green privet must be kept cut otherwise it becomes very open and loses its effect. 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