Hedging - Ilex Meservea (Blue Prince)

I have a row of the above at the front of the house. I cannot protect them from windburn as they are at the front and it will look silly with polythene or fleece.

Any other suggestions and should I continue to water them ?

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A photo would be good,and can you tell us how tall they are.If they are established then they shouldn't need watering.Someone should be along later who can help you out on this one

 

Holly doesn't normally need protection - am I missing somethin here?

 

Here's some info about what situations suit it - note, not wet conditions
http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/product_17021.html

 

Theu suffer very badly from windburn. The leaves turn brown and shrivel up. They do not return again.

 

Jules I allways think if you struggle against nature as you are with your holly it would perhaps be better to replace it with somethin more suited to the conditions like Dendy I have never known holly to suffer windburn are you sure its not something else causing it

 

I very much doubt that the problem is windburn as holly is a very hard tree.
Could the problem be leaf spot or blight? Have a look at this article -

http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-1087/ANR-1087.pdf

 

This is possibly a more user-friendly version of what Dave has posted - from the RHS, purely about holly blight
http://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profiles0201/holly_blight.asp

Hope these answers help you, Julekha.

 

some good advice dendrobium

 

Ta for that, U2bg! How are things in Livingston? I got my new dog Charlie from nearby - West Calder!