How do I make an old privet hedge look good again?

Question:There are lots of old, dead stems, and a bit of green on top. I have trimmed it the past 10 years, but this year it seems especially bare.

Answers:
stop trimming it. prune by the thinning method. cut out old dead stems as low as you can

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this fall after frost cut back to ground and fertilize with
8-8-8. should come back rubustly.

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Cut it down and plant something new.

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In Autumn after the first frost cut it back to about 1-2ft.

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