Bringing my hedge back to life

Hopefully you can see the attached pictures clearly.

When I moved into my house at the end of last summer the hedge was about 8 feet tall. I cut it right back to pretty much the height you can see now, this cull left it with just branches and no leaves. A few more leaves grew at the end of last summer before the winter set in.

I assume it's about to spring into life any time soon, I would like to get it looking like the neighbours, now what do I do?

Cut it all the way down to the bottom, like 6 inches off the floor and wait, then keep trimming it?

What type of hedge is it by the way - vibernam? (spelt wrong I'm sure:o)

Many thanks.

 

Well I would tidy up your cuts to a nice straight line, cut out any obvious dead wood, fork over the soil - taking out weeds. You can do that now unless its still freezing where you are. If it is wait for a couple of weeks.

At the end of March I would give the soil a good feed - granular growmore or rose/shrub feed at the recommended rates. I would also straighten up the lawn edges.

I would also cut the lawn at max height at the earliest opportunity (dry and frost free) as its looking a bit long. Use a grass box