GardenWild Plant a Yew Hedge on Clay Soil

Описание: Everything you need to know about planting a yew hedge on clay soil. Watch the team at GardenWild use slit planting for a bare root yew hedge.The big issue with Yew is that they don't like wet feet - so be careful if you are planting into clay soil, which is notoriously poorly drained. If Yew roots are sat in water they will drown, and the plant will turn brown and die.

If you want to plant on a site that is poorly drained, such as on clay, there is a strong chance of your yew trees roots being sat in water. If this is the case then either choose something else, or install drainage. If you want to get drainage installed, talk to a landscaper or drainage expert, who will be able to advise you. Drainage installation is difficult and therefore expensive, so be prepared for that.

Do not under any circumstances think that you can dig a hole, add gravel and compost and plant into it. All you are doing is creating a nice bath full of water retentive material for your Yew roots to sit in. The drainage problem is still there, you just made it worse.

If you are planting on clay, as we have been this week, you have to be sneaky. Ignore the standard advice on preparing a planting hole - you need to either plant on a raised mound or slit plant.

For the above garden we went for slit planting for the sloped sections which drain more easily, and planting on a mound in the flatter areas which were not draining as well.